Given eMtb take/adoption has exploded; in 40 years taking part in “extreme” sports have never witnessed the sheer growth of a sport. Especially one in which you need to invest an average of (guessing) £6,500.
Ergo it seems natural to get people competing on such bikes, to further promote the...
Along with long chain stays. The GLP2 has shorter CS hence why probably less uphill traction but more DH pop and faster cornering.
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I‘d like to know what strength loctite was used by Lapierre mechanics to keep the rear axles in :)
How much of the overall result is down to hill climbing ? Bikes best at climbing aren’t necessarily best for descending, bet those on longer CS bikes went better uphill.
seems you need to be French to win too…
DH is more about bike kinematic and rider ability at the discipline of DH. Less...
Well paragliders have taken over as an easier to learn form of foot launched free flight (although still very capable of some amazing flights) however hang gliding is still very much alive with some Carbon aerospace tek that puts CF bike frame flex designs to shame.
check the Atos VX range out…...
super video ….last time I was there it was flying a hang glider. Remember parking park way up then a killer climb on foot with 100lb of gear. No throttle ;-)
must revisit sometime on the eeeeb
Lots of good advice …
it’s very much about anticipation and technique. Yes shorter cranks help and on an eMtb with motor assist less of an issue on knees etc as a non eeb. Your Cube seems to have a lot of BB drop so would guess BB is quite low. Designed for railing turns and stability in gnar...
I’ve found the ewilds good while they last however are pretty heavy and seem to wear quite rapidly. They round off quite quickly.
Always been a fan of a MM in 29 up front as the square edged design helps cornering grip so I’m experimenting with a 2.6*27.5 in rear. Only used so for on my non...
I tried this way back and just throws error codes.
more to the point make sure if you have a spoke magnet there is no more than 17mm between sensor and magnet. I’ve had an expensive trip to bike shop only to find out myself the cLear an easy is key…you get a WO13 error if distance is out or...
If you live in Merthyr you can get a big discount off the annual pass fee, contact the guys at BPW. You also have runs around Cwmbran, Risca, Afan is 45 min away max (towards Swansea on infamous 465) and a plethora of networks and trails all over the valleys around Ponty too; you need to go...
In our world of “Wales is the most environmentally concious of all nations” it’s weird that a diesel polluting truck uplift is financially preferred to an environmentally friendly Ebike. Well in terms of the order of most friendly to the planet it goes:
Pedal Up on non ebike.
use Ebike charged...
It’s because Gary is ded ‘ard ...
I wear a helmet as my head always gets in the way of my body and ground. However didn’t wear one skiing for 30 years and went down some gnar in that time. Wore one hang gliding and it saved my life. Horses for courses.
ref brakes. I’ve both sram and shim. Sram...
27.5 out back has a tighter turning circle helping the back end arc on tighter trails. Also allows seat to be slammed lower if seat stay is low. Also lowers BB and slackens HA. 29” up front helps front traction and rollover. Short chainstays don’t always help as a longer FC (with lower HA) puts...
In lock down from my door to home made local South Wales trails.
when not in lock down from my door to home made local trails. Occasionally around 10 miles to other local home made trails.
My XL 2015 Enduro 29er has a shorter reach number than the Kenevo S3. I’m 6’2” 35” inseam and long arms and have been going down fairly gnarky stuff on it for 5 years. Such is the huge change in sizing. Going by RAD I’d be on a s3 or S4. I’ll bet many sub 6’ riders are on the S5 as longer reach...
Leelikesbikes has a good take on the whole bike fit approach. It and his argument supporting it seems logical.
https://www.leelikesbikes.com/rad-bike-setup.html
Lee uses a calculator called RAD if you look it up on his web site (above) he states that reach is key and measures it from BB to...
Tracey Mosely is a small but exceedingly fast rider and uses a Trek 29er. They will feel bigger as you are used to smaller wheels. Hence why takes time to dial in. As mentioned 27.5 is actually nearer 27 so quite close to 26 hence why the move from 26 to 27.5 feels a small change.
Nearly all DH...