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[beeb]

Not necessarily! WTF is going on with that mess of cables in front of the seat tube?

Data logging cables.

 

[Zaf]

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[Ackland]

If you love that bike then youll love this one

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Combination linkage AND sliding suspension fork....
Boy oh boy... there's some endless tuning to be done there.

 

[wkkie]

If you love that bike then youll love this one
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Not enough cables...

 

[Halo1]

"This is Bernd's first bike project and it has taken two years to come to completion. As he isn't himself a mountain biker and doesn't come from a bike design background "...

Uhhhh...

Well he is not MTB wanker or at least was not one until he mentioned stiffness.
Who needs to ride when you can just get stiff admiring extreme stiffness.

 

[pink poodle]

Hill climbing Enduro stylee looks. WooHoo..................Errr................

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Climbing is lame. Time to step up your shuttle game gramps!!!

 

[pink poodle]

I still climb everything on the G15 out here no worries (600% gear range is stupid).

We aren't exactly known for our massive climbs here...but of you feel you have something to prove let me know and I'll prescribe you a decent leg burner.

 

[Mr Crudley]

Climbing is lame. Time to step up your shuttle game gramps!!!

Now.....now, don't be like that...........
Not everyone has friends to shuttle them up the slightest hill while looking cool hanging out of big Dodge RAM.

eBike self shuttling FTW.

 

[Zaf]

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[pink poodle]

It's not NZ, but compared to Alice it's over double the vert/km that I was used to, and not undulating.

Have you had a chance to explore much locally yet?

I don't ride up shit, but there's some big long climbs with respective downs to be had within an hour of your 'hood.

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

Have you had a chance to explore much locally yet?

I don't ride up shit, but there's some big long climbs with respective downs to be had within an hour of your 'hood.

If you want long climbs with epic decents @Zaf I can get you what you need.

 

[yuley95]

If you love that bike then youll love this one
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Wait - is that a telescoping fork AND a dual linkage front end???

EDIT: snap - just saw @Ackland already made the same comment...

 

[shiny]

New Evil Wreckoning:

First Ride: 2021 Evil Wreckoning - Pinkbike

The Wreckoning gets a revamp, with more travel, updated geometry, and Super Boost.

www.pinkbike.com

Looks like an Evil...now comes with Superboost!

 

[Ackland]

I find something odd about extra long top tubes but then saddle slammed forward

 

[Ackland]

Wait - is that a telescoping fork AND a dual linkage front end???

EDIT: snap - just saw @Ackland already made the same comment...

Try and tune that with your Shockwiz

 

[beeb]

I find something odd about extra long top tubes but then saddle slammed forward

Yes, it does look weird - but from the review:

To put it bluntly, I don't think the Wreckoning's seat tube angle is steep enough

 

[leitch]

I find something odd about extra long top tubes but then saddle slammed forward

The only thing more important than achieving the slackest head angle possible is the steepest effective seat angle possible.

 

[Ackland]

The only thing more important than achieving the slackest head angle possible is the steepest effective seat angle possible.

I can't wait for the progression in geometry that allows the seat tube angle to tilt forwards and the massive offset clamp droppers required.....

 

[beeb]

I can't wait for the progression in geometry that allows the seat tube angle to tilt forwards and the massive offset clamp droppers required.....

I get what you're saying. I do think there is a place for super-steep STAs depending on travel and terrain (ie: long travel bikes, steep low-tech climbs), but definitely wouldn't want the same STAs when riding bigger k's on flattish terrain with a short-travel bike.

 

[leitch]

I can't wait for the progression in geometry that allows the seat tube angle to tilt forwards and the massive offset clamp droppers required.....

It's all about the negative reach stems.

In all seriousness I can understand the steeper seat angle trend (to a point) in particularly longer-travel bikes where the combined impacts of long wheelbase, ever slacker head angles, and lots of sag makes climbing the thing feel like trying to steer an oil tanker. BUT it's insane how quickly everyone has pretty much just accepted that "steeper is better" without qualification.