How heavy are modern bikes in comparison?
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It would seem my BITD is a generation of travel lovers - me included. But as i try a larger range of bikes i realise that its a bike to a purpose. Some of the purposes have been blown apart now such as DH and the bikes grow with it. Often a point and shoot sport now. And as the strength is needed the weight increases.
Kind of like that 'saying' - 'Pick 2; strength, cheap, light'
I have 3 bikes and each has a different purpose or 2 (so i could effectively double my bikes to have one specifically for each strain of the sport (money and space doesnt allow and besides that would be getting extreme then)).
BUT each of these bikes wont generally do a strain that another will do, that is that my DH bike will not happily do XC and neither will my commuter etc.
At my local recently me and a mate went up. I with my club roost (8'' either end), and him with his RTS. Habit has it that if someone is riding a different bike, you swap for a couple runs. So i go from my trail gobbler to his RTS and i feel everything! But my grin is wider :? Much much wider. After a couple runs though, all his pivots and such were loose
so not ideal for what i was doing.
I think if your worried about weight your probably not enjoying it as much as you could (not to say your not enjoying it). Currently weight alwasy has a trade off with strength.
Kind of like that 'saying' - 'Pick 2; strength, cheap, light'
I have 3 bikes and each has a different purpose or 2 (so i could effectively double my bikes to have one specifically for each strain of the sport (money and space doesnt allow and besides that would be getting extreme then)).
BUT each of these bikes wont generally do a strain that another will do, that is that my DH bike will not happily do XC and neither will my commuter etc.
At my local recently me and a mate went up. I with my club roost (8'' either end), and him with his RTS. Habit has it that if someone is riding a different bike, you swap for a couple runs. So i go from my trail gobbler to his RTS and i feel everything! But my grin is wider :? Much much wider. After a couple runs though, all his pivots and such were loose
so not ideal for what i was doing.I think if your worried about weight your probably not enjoying it as much as you could (not to say your not enjoying it). Currently weight alwasy has a trade off with strength.
silverclaws
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I always wondered about these so called downhill bikes, what do they do about getting to the down hill bit, ride 'em or ski lift ?
As what I am seeing with regards to downhill bikes, I wouldn't relish riding one uphill.
Bikes of the past were a compromise, and there is a lot to be said about compromise, it generally equals a bike that is reasonable at most things and unreasonable about other things, specialist as opposed to general purpose.
As what I am seeing with regards to downhill bikes, I wouldn't relish riding one uphill.
Bikes of the past were a compromise, and there is a lot to be said about compromise, it generally equals a bike that is reasonable at most things and unreasonable about other things, specialist as opposed to general purpose.
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Russell":g0coo5ge said:
I think Cyfa made the point already.
silverclaws":32dgy087 said:
People are still looking for the weight vs. strength trade off on the downhill circuit and while its getting there, it has a way to go.
Me being generally fitter than my DH riding buddies, we still all push back up the hill (although it can be ridden up, as i have done. Its not worth the effort exerted). But i will not ride up forder valley hill on that thing, not a chance - i now do it on an SS with fairly low gearing but wont even touch it with DH bike.
Where i ride there is no ski lift either
And i generally try to stay away from paying for riding!
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