Bad.what's the consensus here on ebike riders?
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Bad.what's the consensus here on ebike riders?
I tried his advice last night and I don't think I'd do it again. Weighting the front bars more means getting over the bars more. It feels like you're going over the bars if you do this, and you might if you hit anything. Instead, I tried again staying upright in a front-squat position with my heels dropping as I exited the turn like I'm pumping over a bump. Throughout the entire turn, I'm feeling slight backward pressure on the handlebars. This works a lot better. If your front fork feels squirrelly, pull outward on the handlebars. There are sponsored riders and retired pros on here so maybe they can give their opinion.
Footwork is dynamicI was told long ago by the best rider in my circle of friends to weight your outside pedal and inside grip in a turn. This has always worked for me.
I use mine to cruise down the bike path right next to my hood to and along the beach in both directions,Bad.
Your weight should be shifting constantly depending on the terrain.I tried his advice last night and I don't think I'd do it again. Weighting the front bars more means getting over the bars more. It feels like you're going over the bars if you do this, and you might if you hit anything. Instead, I tried again staying upright in a front-squat position with my heels dropping as I exited the turn like I'm pumping over a bump. Throughout the entire turn, I'm feeling slight backward pressure on the handlebars. This works a lot better. If your front fork feels squirrelly, pull outward on the handlebars. There are sponsored riders and retired pros on here so maybe they can give their opinion.
It's an electric motorcycle.I use mine to cruise down the bike path right next to my hood to and along the beach in both directions,
following the same laws I expect the suited-up-spandex crew to do (they don't, usually). It's f'ing awesome.
People can be complete dikks on any mechanism. I give common courtesy. It would be nice if most did the same
on whatever the F they're driving/riding.
It's a Kona Taro/Honzo: HTA 68 degrees. I might be willing to try/buy a new hardtail if they implemented some of the ideas in @Chocki's awesome article. I don't know enough to chase around all these dimensions and at my level of riding, it probably doesn't matter that much. Maybe I'll wait a few years til they start making 26ers again haha. Not really thrilled with a 29er.^If these positions make it feels like you're gonna flip over the bars you're bike's reach is too short and possibly the stem is too long and head angle is too steep. These are the changes that constitute "modern geometry" and allow aggressive cornering with some margin for error.
Congrats and much respect. As a wannabe Enduro racer and someone who you couldn’t pay to Dirt Lance, I’m not sure which result I’m more impressed with. I bet there were some killers in the Pro class in both disciplines.^If these positions make it feels like you're gonna flip over the bars you're bike's reach is too short and possibly the stem is too long and head angle is too steep. These are the changes that constitute "modern geometry" and allow aggressive cornering with some margin for error.
P.S. Finally got to race this season. Stoked to win the Enduro and 3rd in XC. 40 years old and still fighting in the pro class!
I normally agree with this statement in general. Mt bikes are a different story.Archer, not the arrow. In this case. ^^^
Those ideas have been implemented, only by companies you won’t hear about unless you do some digging. The key to the puzzle is knowing your reach measurement and HTA <= 64.5/65 degIt's a Kona Taro/Honzo: HTA 68 degrees. I might be willing to try/buy a new hardtail if they implemented some of the ideas in @Chocki's awesome article. I don't know enough to chase around all these dimensions and at my level of riding, it probably doesn't matter that much. Maybe I'll wait a few years til they start making 26ers again haha. Not really thrilled with a 29er.
I don't know, I ride all sort of bike geometries, from Enduro to XC to gravel to road and never felt like 'I was going to go over the bars' because of the bike.I normally agree with this statement in general. Mt bikes are a different story.
The introduction of Enduro geometry aka “long, low, and slack” over the past few years is a game changer. It changes how the bike rides and how you have to ride the bike.
Why is a 27.5 hardtail so heavy (901 = 31 lbs)?Those ideas have been implemented, only by companies you won’t hear about unless you do some digging. The key to the puzzle is knowing your reach measurement and HTA <= 64.5/65 deg
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I’m convinced there is some fuckery going on here in the US between the major bike companies and review sites. You’ll be hard pressed to find reviews of anything outside of the stateside major players. The review sites always push bikes that are wicked expensive ($4k = price of normal bike?).
Econ 101 rules do not seem to apply (Economies of scale). Why is an Ibis Ripmo Af (rad bike) $1k more than a Whyte G170?
As far as not digging 29” wheels, I’m not surprised. Getting back into riding I debated going that route. To start with I never liked the way the looked on a bike (wagon wheels). I did some research and what sold me on 27.5 was a video where they were asking Enduro World Series riders what they thought about the difference between the two sizes. The big/tall riders were stocked right away. Pretty much everyone else preferred the “ride” of 27.5, said they felt faster/were more fun and only switched to 29 once they saw the faster times they produced.
It could be reach/too short a bike coupled with trying to ride new school style? I didn’t understand what riding “in the bike vs on the bike” meant until I got on a “long” bike (450mm reach Med). Felt like the bike was custom made for me. Once I started really focusing on improving my technical trail riding skills/trying to shred as hard as possible it definitely felt like a piece of the puzzle was missing on the old bike (Timberjack). With the change I instantly could tell that from now on the only thing holding me back was me. It was like what I can only imagine smoking crack for the first time is like. I had found what I was looking for and I didn’t want anything else, ever.I don't know, I ride all sort of bike geometries, from Enduro to XC to gravel to road and never felt like 'I was going to go over the bars' because of the bike.
Principles are the same regardless of the geometry. If he's going over the bars' on one bike, 2mm slacker bike is not going to solve that problem.
He's talking about "weighing the bars more" - Rider err.
I don't know if I could get used to that. If you DO go OTB on a modern bike, don't you have less time to react? I feel like an old-school riding technique leaves a lot of room to adjust and my face is simply farther from the ground. IOW, I like being upright.I normally agree with this statement in general. Mt bikes are a different story.
The introduction of Enduro geometry aka “long, low, and slack” over the past few years is a game changer. It changes how the bike rides and how you have to ride the bike.
Santa Cruz Chameleon is a winner. Alu or carbon.Why is a 27.5 hardtail so heavy (901 = 31 lbs)?
I'm tempted to build a titanium ht to keep up w my groms on climbs. I just got my first fs 2 years ago, but I can easily go back w the mellow riding I do w the groms. Litespeed has all the bikes, including frames on sale right now.
If anyone has any suggestions for a light ht, preferably a frame that I can build out, I'm listening. I like the sound of the whyte, but don't want a ht that's as heavy as my fs. We just refinanced and took out some extra $.
What other steel frames do you like? I was thinking of getting the steel Honzo but don't think I want to get another 29er.Santa Cruz Chameleon is a winner. Alu or carbon.
If you don't mind steel, Ritchey is making some great light-for-steel-frames.