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11-13-2017, 02:22 PM | #10976 | |
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11-13-2017, 02:31 PM | #10977 |
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Yea, let's see how that works out now that the big boys are headed into the market. I give in 2 years before you can rip around shredding a 27.5"plus DH tire for 4 hours without pedaling once. They didn't even look at Class 2 in the short worthless little fact sheet, which is where I see the issue coming from.
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11-13-2017, 02:36 PM | #10978 |
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I, too hope that they fine a way to restrict ebikes from singletracks (at least most of them). I admit that it is just a knee-jerk reaction from me, not based on any "science" or even any personal experience. If you are physically sound enough to motor an ebike around, you are sound enough to pedal a damn regular bike.
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11-13-2017, 02:45 PM | #10979 |
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I’ve yet to come across an e-bike on the trails. My LBS pestered me to ride one around the block as I was waiting for an employee to free up to do my fitting. It was super weird. Being in turbo mode or whatever just launched the bike forward with very moderate pedal input. I can’t really envision any scenario where I’d want an e-bike. As my strength and/or health fades, I would be more likely to change my riding type to something that fit my ability.
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11-13-2017, 03:09 PM | #10980 | |
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I've seen these douches roosting thru steep loose switchbacks, creating worse trail damage than motos or DH brake-draggers do. Perhaps it's more of a concern in the dry and loose southwest. It's dry and loose here, plus steeeeeeeep. E bike riders are all sloppers with no bike handling skills or trail etiquette. They can stick to the moto/multi use trails, or slit their wrists. |
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11-13-2017, 09:41 PM | #10981 | |
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I'm all for people who actually need them to ride e-bikes, because they would be the type that wouldn't cause issues...but we're already seeing that jackasses will pay a $2,000 tariff to be...jackasses. |
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11-13-2017, 09:55 PM | #10982 |
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I***65039; was pretty upset when a local specialized shop owner posted an Instagram of his new e bike on the singletrack. People need to be better trail stewards.
That is the exact behavior I***65039; expect of an e biker by the way. If somebody is just chilling along and blends in no biggie and I***65039; think it would even be hard to really notice. |
11-20-2017, 02:56 PM | #10983 |
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Finally done built up.
Still need to do some random fiddling, but for the most part, it's good to go. 34x15, tall enough to move at a decent rate, but short enough to make it up the "hills" we have in Houston. oh, and Kona sells a rear dropout that will accommodate a derailleur, so I got that so I can swap with relative ease, should I decided I want gears. Last edited by samagon; 11-20-2017 at 04:25 PM. |
11-21-2017, 07:29 AM | #10985 | |
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11-21-2017, 08:37 AM | #10986 |
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seatpost is about right, stem is one of the things I still need to fiddle.
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11-21-2017, 09:08 AM | #10987 |
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11-21-2017, 09:15 AM | #10988 | |
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My ride yesterday was a bit different. The snow melted, except where it is packed down to ice on the shaded parts of the trail. The ground was still frozen, except for the top inch or less, which is wet, extremely slick mud. Going downhill through what is only slightly technical terrain (when it is dry), I hit an icy downhill stretch with a small drop and tight turn at the bottom. I tried to use the base of a tree for a berm, and scraped my leg pretty good in the process. But I stayed upright and was able to ride it out. Took me an hour to clean the bike. |
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11-21-2017, 10:54 AM | #10989 |
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11-21-2017, 12:54 PM | #10990 | |
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I really only finished assembly this week. It's still not adjusted. I took that picture after riding around the block to make sure brakes felt ok and make sure things felt tight. That's not even the seat I'm going to use on it, it's an old specialized toupe, definitely a road bike saddle, but it's what I had sitting in my pile of bike parts. The stem is a starting point. I'll be going shorter and less rise. It helps to be friendly with a lbs that lets you pull from their bag of take offs to get things dialed in. Last edited by samagon; 11-21-2017 at 01:00 PM. |
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11-21-2017, 01:28 PM | #10991 | |
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11-21-2017, 02:00 PM | #10992 |
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Who's there? Olive. Olive who? DRUNKEN OLIVE! |
11-21-2017, 08:05 PM | #10993 |
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11-21-2017, 08:42 PM | #10994 |
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Smells like carbon fiber around here....like it should!
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11-21-2017, 08:45 PM | #10995 |
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I was just being a dick when I asked if the seatpost and stem were long enough. A larger frame should give you the same seat/bar height without a super long seatpost and steep angle stem and you can fiddle with reach/effective TT length by adjusting saddle position and stem length. |
11-21-2017, 08:47 PM | #10996 |
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11-21-2017, 09:44 PM | #10997 | |
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34x15? You are either a beast or silly. 2-1 is the best I can do personally. Let me know when you want to ride. |
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11-21-2017, 10:28 PM | #10998 | |
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Man, I mostly ran 32:21 on my SS 29er 'round these parts but would also do 32:20 too. sometimes even 32:19 in flat areas, like Pueblo reservoir. Before moving to 29, my single 26 trail bike was 32:18. Burt that's just me. All singles are actually three speeds: stand up, sit down, or get off and walk. It's up to you how much walking you want to do. |
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11-22-2017, 01:07 PM | #10999 |
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I usually ride 74 gear inches on my single speed road bike, which is my only real point of reference. As I ride I'm sure I'll hone in on something shorter.
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11-22-2017, 01:37 PM | #11000 |
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My road fixie is 75.62 gear inches. Pushing that up a 20% grade is a blast.
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