Confessions from the fuckwits

[moorey]

I needed a budget set of 29” boost wheels

I don’t need to read any further.

 

[ChrisJC]

Damn I have been eyeing these of for awhile , most reviews I've read have been good - I just put a big ding in my stocko giant rim and was getting closer to pulling the trigger , I'm only a lightweight but still not so sure now , maybe I should uppercut and keep saving - cheers for the heads up

Have a look at the No Tubes Flow S1.

 

[ChrisJC]

Have a look at the No Tubes Flow S1.

Actually, on 2nd thoughts, maybe don’t! The Stans S1 rims are 6061 alloy whereas the Mk3 rims are 6069 alloy. From the information i can find, 6061 is dofter and heavier. Not sure what the Horizon rims are made from... playdoh perhaps! IMO, I don’t think I’m hard on my gear; but I can’t believe hoe out of shape the reaf rim is after 2 weeks riding. After the initial damage I upped the pressure a bit and haven’t had further rim strikes bug it hasn’t stopped the rim becoming square shaped!

 

[camo71]

Actually, on 2nd thoughts, maybe don’t! The Stans S1 rims are 6061 alloy whereas the Mk3 rims are 6069 alloy. From the information i can find, 6061 is dofter and heavier. Not sure what the Horizon rims are made from... playdoh perhaps! IMO, I don’t think I’m hard on my gear; but I can’t believe hoe out of shape the reaf rim is after 2 weeks riding. After the initial damage I upped the pressure a bit and haven’t had further rim strikes bug it hasn’t stopped the rim becoming square shaped!

Yeh I’m pretty good to my gear - don’t do massive drops or weigh that much but landed bad and put a nice inward dent and popped my tyre last outing so something that can handle a bit of punishment from my slack riding style would be better in the long run ... I was looking at a few of Stan’s prior but the horizon was appealing to my low budget - think I’ll go better and wait for good quality 2nd hand then low quality cheaper new , cheers

 

[ChrisJC]

Yeh I’m pretty good to my gear - don’t do massive drops or weigh that much but landed bad and put a nice inward dent and popped my tyre last outing so something that can handle a bit of punishment from my slack riding style would be better in the long run ... I was looking at a few of Stan’s prior but the horizon was appealing to my low budget - think I’ll go better and wait for good quality 2nd hand then low quality cheaper new , cheers

Stans Arch or Flow are pretty tough as are Spank Oozy. No doubt there are heaps of others that will take some abuse. I don’t normally bag a product; especially if it’s due to misadventure but the Horizon rims are seriously shit!

 

[Oddjob]

I've slowly been buying up bikes and parts as people move onto boost, super boost whatever. I've pretty much got every segment I care about stitched up, except a newer 29er xc/marathon bike.

I've been looking at a few but my needs/wants thinned out the options. I wanted carbon, 2x fd, 100-120mm travel of efficient travel (fsr/four bar was out then), and less than 2.8kg frame.

I'd been looking at a few bikes but after I had a bit of a spaz on the 2019 Yeti thread and vented my spleen about Yeti's bullshit marketing, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and buy a Turner Czar... until I went to check out. They wanted to charge me $788 USD to ship with UPS. Which would have bought the frame only close to $4k landed. Even using comgateway shipping was still going to cost $580 USD.

So I went and bought a NOS 2017 Orbea Occam Tr and a Fox 32 Talas 29er from the Pros Closet for $2000 landed instead.

I feel like a fuckwit, but I just couldn't let UPS fuck me in the ass like that. Sorry Dave.

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[hifiandmtb]

One of these?

Looks oright...

 

[Oddjob]

One of these?

Looks oright...

Thats the one, colour scheme and all.

I'm going for a weight weenie build. Full 2x10 XTR, 22mm id asymmetrical carbon rims on 28h I9 Torch hubs and Cx-ray spokes, Fox32 Talas 29er, I might even go non-dropper carbon seatpost.

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[slider_phil]

Thats the one, colour scheme and all.

I'm going for a weight weenie build. Full 2x10 XTR, 22mm id asymmetrical carbon rims on 28h I9 Torch hubs and Cx-ray spokes, Fox32 Talas 29er, I might even go non-dropper carbon seatpost.

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Off orbea's site? Or private sale. Looks like an awesome deal

 

[nzhumpy]

Seat tube looks slack for a short travel bike, XL? that'll but you well behind the BB no dropper.

But nice colour scheme, that turquoise looks good on black.

 

[Oddjob]

Off orbea's site? Or private sale. Looks like an awesome deal

Nope frame and fork only from Pros Closet.

Seat tube looks slack for a short travel bike, XL? that'll but you well behind the BB no dropper.

But nice colour scheme, that turquoise looks good on black.

Yeah XL, its meant to be a trail bike but don't let the geo fool you. Apparently the rear end is as stiff as fuck. Should be suitably quick and painful for marathon racing. I might suck up the weight of a dropper. Maybe.

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[slider_phil]

Another website I didn't know existed, but now kinda wished I didn't .

 

[D01]

They wanted to charge me $788 USD to ship with UPS

That sucks. I seem to remember USPS changed their maximum parcel size for WHS reasons, bike frames are now too big. USPS was about $120.

I wonder if you could get the rear triangle taken off and either squeezed into a smaller parcel or sent separately?

 

[Oddjob]

That sucks. I seem to remember USPS changed their maximum parcel size for WHS reasons, bike frames are now too big. USPS was about $120.

I wonder if you could get the rear triangle taken off and either squeezed into a smaller parcel or sent separately?

No idea, but the Pros Closet via Ebays freight forwarding just made the Orbea a deal too good to refuse.

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[Zaf]

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[Oddjob]

Buys a bike with flex stays to simulate the pivot of an FSR/Fourbar suspension package.
It is literally exactly what Specialized did with their latest Epic and what about every winning XC bike does these days; they even have the same silhouette!
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Except it's not a Specialized so I won't be a douche. Is that Stumpy if yours still the only bike you have running?

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[Zaf]

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[Oddjob]

What are you more worried about having picked up a Single Pivot Link Driven with Flex Stays? That it'll be

Or that

Neither http://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2015/08/orbea-occam-tr-29-2016.html

To quote:

"Angel said ...
It's very pretty but it seems too "familiar" ...... this new design does not look too much like the specialized ones ??

AUGUST 6, 2015, 7:01 PM
Antonio Osuna said ...
Seen from afar it looks a little bit like that, but when you start to notice the details they are very different ... The Orbea is much more efficient, it uses a standardized shock absorber with normal anchors, it does not use a Horst Link, etc ... "

Ps advertisers are douches too, even the fictional ones.

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[Oddjob]

Neither http://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2015/08/orbea-occam-tr-29-2016.html

Ps advertisers are douches too, even the fictional ones.

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But the Czar would have been the more pure XC racer. That anti-squat curve is wild. http://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/turner-czar-29-2014.html

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[Oddjob]

Another website I didn't know existed, but now kinda wished I didn't .

For god's sake don't look at their ebay store then, it has even more reasonably priced delights then displayed on their website.

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