cce":mgj2etiw said:Manufacturers don't use these more expensive tube shaping processes for shits and giggles you know....
coomber":2uqyrp6b said:cce":2uqyrp6b said:Manufacturers don't use these more expensive tube shaping processes for shits and giggles you know....
But the benefit for strength or weight saving are overkill for most bikes where the simplicity of straight tubes would result in less processing and a marginally heavier or less strong bike for a cheaper cost.
syncrosfan":15ayfky4 said:It's sad to see that even a company like Moots will cave in and make that 29er full suspension abomination called MX Divide! Ugh! They used to make such cool bikes but now I lost some respect of them because of this. The curved down-tube I hate curved down tubes or any curved tubes as a matter of fact. Looks from afar like some shitty Wal-Mart Huffy POS. Why Moots? Why?!!
What like Lava Dome, D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X and Clockwork. Plus a myriad of random numbers?M-Power":1y8yi4x8 said:syncrosfan":1y8yi4x8 said:It's sad to see that even a company like Moots will cave in and make that 29er full suspension abomination called MX Divide! Ugh! They used to make such cool bikes but now I lost some respect of them because of this. The curved down-tube I hate curved down tubes or any curved tubes as a matter of fact. Looks from afar like some shitty Wal-Mart Huffy POS. Why Moots? Why?!!
100% agree. Another thing that puts me off modern bikes is the often weird model names with no relevance to a cycling.
fagin":3egjm02y said:What like Lava Dome, D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X and Clockwork. Plus a myriad of random numbers?M-Power":3egjm02y said:syncrosfan":3egjm02y said:It's sad to see that even a company like Moots will cave in and make that 29er full suspension abomination called MX Divide! Ugh! They used to make such cool bikes but now I lost some respect of them because of this. The curved down-tube I hate curved down tubes or any curved tubes as a matter of fact. Looks from afar like some shitty Wal-Mart Huffy POS. Why Moots? Why?!!
100% agree. Another thing that puts me off modern bikes is the often weird model names with no relevance to a cycling.