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"Isn't modern bicycle technology absolutely wonderful?"š
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doctor-bond
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When I grow up, Iām going to avoid posting on modern vs old threads ā¦ā¦ but -
Went with my teenage boys to Dalby Forest and hired what I beleive are referred-to as āhard-tailā mountain bikes (29er/27.5er, 140mm front, alloy frame, c. 14kg)
We did the 22mile , fairly technical red run. Notes:
Dropper posts are so good: hite rite!
1 x 12 works
29ers are too big to do the technical switchbacks on (with any kind of flow). The course was probably laid down in 26 era ā¦
But they go over/ down anything.
We got overtaken by lots of e-bikes (but I wonder if they got round 22 miles on one charge). They were not cool in any way. My boys are very taken with them (Gen Z
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14kg bikes are very slow uphill, so spin it and have a rest.
Last time we did this run we were on light 26ā rigid bikes. Got round in about the same time, but were much more knackered without suspension.
I want a 10kg 26ā bike with some front suspension, if something like that has even been invented ā¦
Went with my teenage boys to Dalby Forest and hired what I beleive are referred-to as āhard-tailā mountain bikes (29er/27.5er, 140mm front, alloy frame, c. 14kg)
We did the 22mile , fairly technical red run. Notes:
Dropper posts are so good: hite rite!
1 x 12 works
29ers are too big to do the technical switchbacks on (with any kind of flow). The course was probably laid down in 26 era ā¦
But they go over/ down anything.
We got overtaken by lots of e-bikes (but I wonder if they got round 22 miles on one charge). They were not cool in any way. My boys are very taken with them (Gen Z
)14kg bikes are very slow uphill, so spin it and have a rest.
Last time we did this run we were on light 26ā rigid bikes. Got round in about the same time, but were much more knackered without suspension.
I want a 10kg 26ā bike with some front suspension, if something like that has even been invented ā¦
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I love trimming my mechs with thumbies. All this newfangled indexingā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.
Splatter Paint
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^^ I like doctor-bondās post
Very much my experience of modern bikes. Iām trying to shave weight off my lardy 29er! It is is much less nimble/agile/flickable than 26, but on the techy stuff it is just so much more capable. If only there was an in-between wheel sizeā¦..
Very much my experience of modern bikes. Iām trying to shave weight off my lardy 29er! It is is much less nimble/agile/flickable than 26, but on the techy stuff it is just so much more capable. If only there was an in-between wheel sizeā¦..
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
1X10, dropper, tubeless, discs...
But 26, metal, 1&1/8 120mm
It really works!
But 26, metal, 1&1/8 120mm
It really works!
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160mm travel, 29, metal, dropper, 1 x 12, thick tubes, 4-pot brakes. Works for me
1 1/8ā is a bit weedy but 1 1/4ā and 1 1/2ā never really got popular.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
160mm travel, 29, metal, dropper, 1 x 12, thick tubes, 4-pot brakes. Works for me
Aye that would work better, but it's not looking so Retro.
You could probably find something similar on display in a high street cycle emporium
doctor-bond
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I forgot to mention the brakes: disc, very on / off compared to cantis, but they work very well and you get used to feathering them within about 3minutes.
doctor-bond
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Just making a list of wanted requirements while I remember:
Lightness and 26/ 27 wheels a must. High volume tyres a must - suspect a much bigger difference than a few mm on suspension travel. Brakes - you adapt to what you have.
Incidentally, flat pedals with spikes were surprisingly grippy (almost too much if you want to adjust foot position on the go) but being a child of the 80s, Iād still spec half toe clips with no straps; no slipping off the front when you have to grab a big gear change.
Wide handlebars are great but the ends need to be angled back (put a chop stick in each fist and hold your arms out straight: look at the angles the sticks make)
Lightness and 26/ 27 wheels a must. High volume tyres a must - suspect a much bigger difference than a few mm on suspension travel. Brakes - you adapt to what you have.
Incidentally, flat pedals with spikes were surprisingly grippy (almost too much if you want to adjust foot position on the go) but being a child of the 80s, Iād still spec half toe clips with no straps; no slipping off the front when you have to grab a big gear change.
Wide handlebars are great but the ends need to be angled back (put a chop stick in each fist and hold your arms out straight: look at the angles the sticks make)
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