So asking the kanevo to wistand the same punishment as a Santa Cruz high tower is to much.
The fact that a mid grade stock wheel set can withstand what you claim as a category 5 hit. But a 8,000 long travel suspension can’t??
Is not running a red light and wondering why you got taken out...
I sent my bike none spec off mammoth water fall landed so hard bent both pedals and stripped threads in crank arms, bent motor shaft and messed up tq sensor.
But my suspension just fine. I would expect suspension on any high end bike to take a hard enough hit to bend pedals without any...
Spring rate is good, 5mm preload to set at 30% sag.
The problem is the side load leverage from the rear suspension geometry at bottom. The shock has to pivot in the bushing at. Full compression.
With the load of the bump stop and pivoting shock shaft takes a serous side load and the shaft is...
Bike only 5 weeks old it hasn’t been ridden easy but the owner never broke a shock on his other bikes and he over 45yrs old. And takes impeccable care of his bikes. But he does ride well and hard
They just redid the water bars so there pretty steep, it’s down hill but there is no landing. There about 6 of them you get 6-8 ft but the second to last one is a sneaker.
You carry a lot of forward momentum so it’s def a hard hit but now one that makes you chit yourself.
The landing marks...
I make a stand for bulls and Fantic, they sit with back tire off the ground but if you remove front tire it will set on back tire. Work great for washing and changing tires.
I made them wide so you can pressure wash your bike and it won’t blow over.
I can honestly say my bike never been anywhere near that muddy, out trail system has a 48hr drying period there closed after it rains.
So by time trail open there only puddles that for most part you can avoid most of them. Or i go slow through them as i don’t have fenders.
That’s about as...
I have always pressure washed mine I’m just careful around seals and bushings. Not to blow water into them.
People think I’m crazy but i been pressure washing my dirt bikes and bicycles since 80’s and i have never had an issue because of it.
But i have seen many issues with wheel bearings and...
Shorter
Shorter stem reduces steering arch. Your just moving the bars in a smaller radius so you get more wheel movement in same bar movement.
Gary think of the basic physics.
How can a shorter bike turn slower? The longer the wheel base the larger the turn radius. But some have the false...
The diagram of fork offset doesn’t support your theory.
Fork offset has same affect as steering access inclination or caster in a car.
More offset the more self centering steering point is.
More stable it becomes at speed and slower more effort to turn.
If you want to test your theory...
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Glad you mentioned that Gary. As there is nothing in print that specs the changes. I actually rode the bike then wanted to know why it felt so different so i went on a mission to find it.
I was the first out of all the Fantic crew to notice the changes. Fantic USA didn’t have any...
So got a chance to take the 2019 Fantic Integra 180 race for a spin and evaluation.
First let’s talk about what updates that Fantic didn’t put much on paper about over the 2018model.
I’ll start at front work my way through the bike. First update is the fork offset and steering stem. Gone is...
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i know what you mean about the difference on Strava, i have has some blitz runs and thought oh that had to top my best and find it a full 30 plus spec off.
I also use my lezyne and iPhone on same run to see the comparisons and there always a few seconds different. But what i notice more...