Anti-Hope- Rant.
- Thread starter dyna-ti
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LOL, the forks on my ex wifes new bike retail at €1300 (can buy them for €950) and have 120mm of travel.
The ones on my race bike are €1100, can't be bought on significant discount anywhere (i found them with €50 off in one place) and only have 100mm.
On the flip side, the complete bike costs less than the RRP of the frame, fork and wheels.
So i'll be buying all my future bike parts as complete bikes and stripping them down
The ones on my race bike are €1100, can't be bought on significant discount anywhere (i found them with €50 off in one place) and only have 100mm.
On the flip side, the complete bike costs less than the RRP of the frame, fork and wheels.
So i'll be buying all my future bike parts as complete bikes and stripping them down
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Well make sure you have all the tools just in case you decide to modernize
But is there somewhere a thread with someone else getting pelters for daring to question the all knowing and almighty Sram :shock: Talking about how annoying Sram are with their flimsy mechs.....
Clubby in, must be quiet in MacR.
No need to recap anything bud, Just a member airing an opinion. Nothing to see, more along now.
shedobits":3asxeekc said:
Well make sure you have all the tools just in case you decide to modernize
But is there somewhere a thread with someone else getting pelters for daring to question the all knowing and almighty Sram :shock: Talking about how annoying Sram are with their flimsy mechs.....
Clubby in, must be quiet in MacR.
No need to recap anything bud, Just a member airing an opinion. Nothing to see, more along now.
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This was discussed some months ago, where someone was finding it very difficult to set their new bike up in the same way as their old bike. And get comfortable.
No one believes that, unless they haven't been paying attention. Or they are being quoted out of context.thirteen":hawcmvoi said:
On a frame with modern geometry/forks/set up, you will be more upright then you would have been 10 years ago.thirteen":hawcmvoi said:
This was discussed some months ago, where someone was finding it very difficult to set their new bike up in the same way as their old bike. And get comfortable.
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As for the great axle debate, I both agree and disagree!
Definitely a need on modern bikes for thru axles. It’s just that competing manufacturers have ballsed it up with too many options. Thankfully diameter has settled at 12mm but there are 3 different thread types for the screw in axles depending on frame makers. That’s just stupid.
The thru axles are also the reason for Hope keeping updating their hubs. On Pro 2 and 2 Evo they were getting a lot of broken axles. Making everything a little bigger on the Pro 4 allowed them to make the axle a lot stronger. So while yes no-one will notice the performance difference of a bigger ratchet ring, it will be less likely to break.
I’m with everyone on the chaos that is bottom brackets though
As for the great axle debate, I both agree and disagree!
Definitely a need on modern bikes for thru axles. It’s just that competing manufacturers have ballsed it up with too many options. Thankfully diameter has settled at 12mm but there are 3 different thread types for the screw in axles depending on frame makers. That’s just stupid.
The thru axles are also the reason for Hope keeping updating their hubs. On Pro 2 and 2 Evo they were getting a lot of broken axles. Making everything a little bigger on the Pro 4 allowed them to make the axle a lot stronger. So while yes no-one will notice the performance difference of a bigger ratchet ring, it will be less likely to break.
I’m with everyone on the chaos that is bottom brackets though
