come on....
I agree with you but Ft William (where I presume the pic's from) isn't really either.In certain places it is a huge advantage, in my opinion. People should give super slack a chance if their trails are steep and tech or just ridiculously fast.
I have it on good authority that Barel regularly runs his HA at 58-60 degs. :O
Ooooooohhhh...the real stunner is the helium filled helmet. That fokker is floating away. Sneaky frenchie....
pic may not portray it accurately enough for Ridemonkey but it certainly looks a lot slacker than Fabien's (or anyone's for that matter)
It's a modified marzocchi fender. you can modify downtube fenders as well very easily by drilling four holes and using zip ties to secure it in place. very stable, though the marzocchi fender is even bigger.What fender is that? I've been looking for one that can be mounted to the fork brace.
...Uuuh , no its not...It's a modified marzocchi fender.
uuuh, it has been many fenders, including a marzocchi, which is the same idea, but now appears to be mainly the d-fender:...Uuuh , no its not...
I bet you could. Don't you ride Whistler and Squamish all year? I am sure you could adapt for the first day or two and then you would start to see where the advantages are. The disadvantages are pretty easy to get over with a little body English....Uuuh , no its not...
Love the look of that bike but I couldnt ride that thing
That's actually UCI Commissaire Kelvin Hoy.OT, but i love that barel appears to be super excited and shaking the lift dude's hand...
The computer. One of the engineers at Scott measured my bike and then put my set up with a2c height, bb drop, etc. into the existing drawings and told me. I was close with a hanging needle style construction one but wanted to be sure.Hey Ben, what are you using to measure your HA?
I think you're just making stuff up to sound cool on the internet.The computer. One of the engineers at Scott measured my bike and then put my set up with a2c height, bb drop, etc. into the existing drawings and told me. I was close with a hanging needle style construction one but wanted to be sure.
I wanted to be sure because I don't ride the a2c height the geo was designed around. I was close in my estimates but it is nice to know exactly what it is since it feels good to me.Is nobody smart enough to make a triangle and figure out their head angle?
I do that too. I have my crown as close to my TT as possible (2mm or so) and a low stem so I can raise my fork but keep my hands where I want them. This is my old frame. I have my fork a little higher now.I'm curious. My bike's a hair over 63 right now. That's with the crowns all the way down. I'd move them up a little but don't want the bars higher. Guess I could get a lower stem and try it.
There's something wrong with your headtube. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I seems that you are missing something...I do that too. I have my crown as close to my TT as possible (2mm or so) and a low stem so I can raise my fork but keep my hands where I want them. This is my old frame. I have my fork a little higher now.
Haha, there is a -2° head tube sleeve in there my friend made on his lathe. He put the bearing seats at exactly the height I needed to get my top crown as close to the TT as possible. I wanted to run my fork tall and my hands low without a flat bar. Lots of my friends are machinists and welders so we are always making stuff in the garage. I like testing out all sorts of ideas.There's something wrong with your headtube. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I seems that you are missing something...
I was referring to the lack of a head tube.Haha, there is a -2° head tube sleeve in there my friend made on his lathe. He put the bearing seats at exactly the height I needed to get my top crown as close to the TT as possible. I wanted to run my fork tall and my hands low without a flat bar. Lots of my friends are machinists and welders so we are always making stuff in the garage. I like testing out all sorts of ideas.
It is there. That is not the steerer you see if that is what you mean. It is a home garage made head tube sleeve.I was referring to the lack of a head tube.
Interesting. How tall are you? I've found that riding some really steep trails (which I imagine is basically all you ride) that higher bars are a godsend. Might just be a height thing and maybe yours are proportionally right. I'd assume you've tried running your bars a lot higher. Can you just not corner as well?I do that too. I have my crown as close to my TT as possible (2mm or so) and a low stem so I can raise my fork but keep my hands where I want them. This is my old frame. I have my fork a little higher now.
Am I right in remembering that you're pretty much wookie sized?Interesting. How tall are you? I've found that riding some really steep trails (which I imagine is basically all you ride) that higher bars are a godsend. Might just be a height thing and maybe yours are proportionally right. I'd assume you've tried running your bars a lot higher. Can you just not corner as well?
don't get me wrong, i love slack head angles....my bike sits at 62.8 ish, so i'm no stranger to a raked out bike....that thing is just flat out silly...looks like 58/59 deg with a 50" wheelbase....Slack HA's are a deff advantage to some courses, Im testing mine right now and its super slack. You have to ride the bike aggressive the whole time or it will ride you. It really does feel like a chopper in the parking lot but in the steeper bits of trails that I have ridden makes it feel relaxing to ride which is nice. I would like to test this bike on some real steep trails and really see how much better it feels.
You guys will see it soon enough!