ChrisH Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 *Scratches chin*What make of bike is the bottom one brand whores?ChrisH2009-05-25 05:11:20
Danger Dassie Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 In passing they may look the same, but the tubing is way different especiallt the top tube, the geometry is a lot tighter and the swingarm is also a different build.
Bos Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 *Scratches chin*What make of bike is the bottom one brand whores? Their both Gray?.. Morewood is in trouble Bud, I can think of 3 or4 other bikes that are closer than this. Every manufacturer have their own reason for using a specific design and they tweak it to get their own Identifyable look from it. But I dont really know what youre getting at here...?BOS10002009-05-25 05:48:16
Shebeen Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 *Scratches chin*What make of bike is the bottom one brand whores? trick question, the bottom one is a plastic bike.
ChrisH Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Their both Gray?.. Morewood is in trouble Bude' date=' I can think of 3 or4 other bikes that are closer than this. Every manufacturer have their own reason for using a specific design and they tweak it to get their own Identifyable look from it. But I dont really know what youre getting at here...?[/quote'] It's just that if it has a Raleigh badge on it, people here say it is crap, but if it is a Morewood it must be the best thing since knicker elastic. And let's be honest, apart from a few little tweaks and a badge, the two frames are very similar.
Danger Dassie Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 No where near, geometry and tubing is a lot different, just look at the swingarm alone... completly different, the chain line alone tells you that.
Shebeen Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 They are not similar ' date=' they are identical [/quote'] think kevin evans would swop teams if they made him ride that blue and red thing you just posted
dirtrider Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 No where near' date=' geometry and tubing?is a lot different, just look at the swingarm alone... completly different, the chain line alone tells you that.[/quote'] The Pic Chris posted is a Raleigh ! Print both out and you will see even the routing of the cables are the same !!
dirtrider Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 BTW that "thing" as you so like to call it is the best design for a DS mtb yet ! And being a Raleigh makes it even better !
ChrisH Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 No where near' date=' geometry and tubing is a lot different, just look at the swingarm alone... completly different, the chain line alone tells you that.[/quote'] The Pic Chris posted is a Raleigh ! Print both out and you will see even the routing of the cables are the same !! dirt-rider is correct. I just de-badged it to stop knee jerk reactions.
AndreZA Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 shoe!, luckily my SC does not look anything like it. http://www.bikexpert.ro/catalog/images/santacruz%20superlight%20.jpg
Bos Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Their both Gray?.. Morewood is in trouble Bude' date=' I can think of 3 or4 other bikes that are closer than this. Every manufacturer have their own reason for using a specific design and they tweak it to get their own Identifyable look from it. But I dont really know what youre getting at here...?[/quote'] It's just that if it has a Raleigh badge on it, people here say it is crap, but if it is a Morewood it must be the best thing since knicker elastic. And let's be honest, apart from a few little tweaks and a badge, the two frames are very similar. You clearly dont know much about FS frame design and the way Shocks and spring rates differ depending on place it is mounted. The Raleigh has its shock mounted high which used to be way frames overcame "bobbing" but today we have shocks with Pro pedal and lockout, so one can make frames with lower shock positions which normally have Higher leverage ratios and give better smallbump performance than the raleigh for one. Go look at the specialised FSR and the new TREK carbon fs bikes both very similar in many ways, but small things that you for one probably wont pick up makes them very different in the end. I dont want to get into it. Also , we are South African..and Proud of it. Go look for reviews on other Morewoods, they are all well rated. Guys might be getting a little carried away but hey, let them Rave, we have waited forever for this. Its the first South African built highperformance xc FS bike.
Danger Dassie Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 No where near' date=' geometry and tubing is a lot different, just look at the swingarm alone... completly different, the chain line alone tells you that.[/quote'] The Pic Chris posted is a Raleigh ! Print both out and you will see even the routing of the cables are the same !! I saw the post with two images (before the pic of the blue and red Raleigh), one was Intern's photo of the Morewood and a pic of a white/silver Raleigh beneath that. Put the two side by side and they are completely different, even in the pics it's easy enough to spot a number of differences.
singletrackmind Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Just look at the rear swing arm strut... its curved and looks nice, the raleigh is very... well... average compared to that
SwissVan Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Can I volunteer for the position of Director General European Chief Distributorship and weekend rider? There is no confusion on my side with regards to Morewood.. HINT!
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