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  1. jon-boy

    So,now I'm seriously thinking 29r.

    Yeah, maybe I didn't explain it well.. I'm not fighting the bike, the bike actually corners really well, it just took a tweak of technique to get to that point. Anyway horses for courses... I like what I'm riding right now.
  2. jon-boy

    So,now I'm seriously thinking 29r.

    I don't post often but I have to respond to this as I have been on this bike since the spring... this bike is awesome and I have a lot of fun riding it. It also corners just fine, if you have the balls to carve a bike harder than you would on a 26" wheel bike. The larger wheels do require you to...
  3. jon-boy

    30" AM bars?

    I went with the Enve DH bar and trimmed them down to 29.5". I tried the Race Face SIXC at 28.5" but felt it was too narrow for me and my AM shenanigans. I couldn't get my hands on the Easton Havocs at the time. Also the 'plastic' bars are working really well for me right now. I like the feel on...
  4. jon-boy

    2012 team rumour and speculation

    If true it'll be nice to see a Yeti rider on the podium again.
  5. jon-boy

    2012 team rumour and speculation

    So it seems that Brook has signed up with 23 degrees, not that means much with respect to what bike he'll be riding next year. Vital News
  6. jon-boy

    Suspension setup (Whistler)

    There's a place in Vancouver than can service and tune forks and shocks. http://www.suspensionwerx.com/ However, I'd say the same, get your bike sorted now and then ride the crap out of it in Whistler. Vancouver is a 2hr drive south and you don't want to loose any riding time getting parts...
  7. jon-boy

    Evil Undead

    It looks like they have tweaked the shock actuation too... it's not floating any longer. Can't really see from the pic but sounds like the bottom shock mount is on the front triangle and not the rear triangle. Looks nice though. I'm kind of sad that my Revolt doesn't have an issue with it!
  8. jon-boy

    experimenting with stem offset

    Yeah, seems a little bit backwards in logic to me too. I get that it will quicken the steering with the slack HA but I guess the shorter stem will make it easier to move your weight onto the bar and thus onto the front tire. I'd have to draw some diagrams on where the force is acting with that...
  9. jon-boy

    What did you ride before downhill and how does it affect your style now?

    I too started riding hardtails with minimal travel, in fact my first two bikes were fully rigid until I gave in and got a Rock Shox Quadra21. 45mm of elastomer sprung travel. Nice. However all my early riding was in the UK, so very different terrain to what I ride now. All my rides with friends...
  10. jon-boy

    Road Trip? San Fran > Whistler

    It's an amazing drive if you can push it out to 5 days or so. Take the coast road for sections and you'll be blown away. Oregon has some stellar riding spots as does Washington. On the way up you'll be passing through Portland (great town), close by Mount St Helens (cool spot to visit amazing...
  11. jon-boy

    A Hill in Spain by Chris Akrigg

    Awesome vid and I love the fact that you have no idea what to expect from him other than the fact that you'll be stoked from watching it. Did anyone see the vid of him winning the mid-velodrome race that Red Bull held in London earlier this year. You should check that out... Sorry for the...
  12. jon-boy

    Advantages of Carbon Handlebars--Vibration?

    I've ridden an Enve bar for the past month on my AM bike (had to get the DH bar to get the width I wanted). I'd agree with the above, the bar feels stiff when cranking on it, but seems to damped some of the vibration out from the trail. So far I'm really impressed.
  13. jon-boy

    Evil Undead

    Well.. the frame is Vandersteez's and it was new in October. So I'd hope it's got all the latest additions. I'm checking it out on Saturday.
  14. jon-boy

    Evil Undead

    Okay, as someone that's thinking of buying a 2nd hand Revolt (that has all the latest hardware on it and has been looked after like a pro's bike) that's good to hear. I'm going into this with my eyes wide open but I have struggled to find anything about how the bike rides over all the other...
  15. jon-boy

    LeakCyles DH bike

    Hints of the first gen Santa Cruz V10? Nice to see these seemingly well engineered bikes though.
  16. jon-boy

    "downhill" trailbike fork options

    Really the decision is down to whether you feel you can get up the climbs on that bike with the slack HA and if that's important to you. I'm in Vancouver and having the ability to drop the fork for the climbs on the northshore, Squamish and Whistler is an important aspect for me, especially with...
  17. jon-boy

    A Season on the 2010 Trek Remedy

    Nice write up and I agree with your thoughts on the bike. I have an 08 that I just treated to a respray and a pampering. I haven't gone down the coil route for the rear shock yet, but have tweaked the chamber volume on the stock Fox RP23 to try and get the mid stroke a bit more firmness. I may...
  18. jon-boy

    American Classic Wheels?

    The old version of the rims were the same as the Syncros DS28 I think... if so the rims are pretty stout and stand up to some decent abuse.
  19. jon-boy

    Candy Blue

    Very nice. I've just gone with a metallic grey under a flat clearcoat for my paint job. Subtle from afar, but bling up close.
  20. jon-boy

    Black Market Roam

    I'd rather have a 6" bike that progressively ramps up... something that's active at the start of stroke and will ramp up on the bigger hits and drops. Linear shocks/suspension blow through the travel too quickly for my liking on the bigger hits, so maybe the Roam is the bike for me?
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