moorey
call me Mia
More so if I go with you....
AM She’s Crafty, she gets around…
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All the pics of the idler in the other thread got my curiosity piqued about this bike....checked out the interesting kinematics here then found myself here looking for ride reports. Do Craftworks still exist? Nothing on their social media after Oct 2020
Has @Jpez ridden this one and can compare to the Highlander (slight size difference but you never know)?
Has @Jpez ridden this one and can compare to the Highlander (slight size difference but you never know)?
Jpez
Down on the left!
I would love to ride and compare but the Crafty V1 frame ‘looks’ too short for even Moorey so no chance I’d fit on it. Shame they don’t make proper sized frames. A lot more people would be on them I reckon.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
More so strange...Kane/Cane is pretty darn tall when met him.
Lucaw
Next in line
They are still responding to my emails, so I guess they are still in business
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I think when the minimum production run quantities went berserk during COVID they paused their production run. Hopefully they can get back into it as they’re really nice blokes.
@kten - I’ve had a very brief spin on both an ENR and @Jpez’s Highlander (albeit neither actually setup for me). IMO the initial travel of the ENR feels a lot more rearward than the Highlander (great for absorbing square edges), then settles into a pocket where it only feels slightly rearward around sag. The rearward action felt more consistent throughout the travel on the Highlander, but that made me a bit more conscious of the changing wheelbase. Wasn’t a bad thing as such, it’d just take me a few rides to get used to it… The link-mounted idler on the ENR does a better job of managing chain forces (IMO) with high anti-squat in climb gears and less in high speed gears.
@kten - I’ve had a very brief spin on both an ENR and @Jpez’s Highlander (albeit neither actually setup for me). IMO the initial travel of the ENR feels a lot more rearward than the Highlander (great for absorbing square edges), then settles into a pocket where it only feels slightly rearward around sag. The rearward action felt more consistent throughout the travel on the Highlander, but that made me a bit more conscious of the changing wheelbase. Wasn’t a bad thing as such, it’d just take me a few rides to get used to it… The link-mounted idler on the ENR does a better job of managing chain forces (IMO) with high anti-squat in climb gears and less in high speed gears.
moorey
call me Mia
Yeah, the L v1.1( not v2) was 465 reach. More like a modern medium. The L V1 (which this front is now) is about 450mm, very small by modern standards.
moorey
call me Mia
They do, currently mainly to support existing bikes, but have said that a v2 is a possibility in the future. I’d absolutely consider one if they do.
moorey
call me Mia
Cuss yeah they were. Frame only was $2500 with shock. And they sent original owners a free updated front.
moorey
call me Mia
I’ll be honest, I don’t understand most of that…but my take on it is that it pedals 90% ad well as a comparable bike, but descents are where it shines. Hitting the chunder and rocks feels like I’m cheating. Particularly as it stays fully active when braking in said chunder and rocks, as I tend to do way too much.
It’s an acquired feel landing drops and jumps, with it lengthening and returning. First couple of times, feels like you’re being thrown forward a little. You get used to it then never notice it again.
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
When I contacted them 18 months ago, they said they were working on an ENR replacement but couldn't offer a time frame on availability.
moorey
call me Mia
See this?
www.terrabikes.it
Like a modern ENR. There's a steel version coming shortly too. Much more modern geo.
ARI▲ – TA000 – TERR▲
www.terrabikes.it
Like a modern ENR. There's a steel version coming shortly too. Much more modern geo.
moorey
call me Mia
I haven’t…but a huge part of my original interest in the ENR was price. I don’t think that one will meet similar criteria. Call me a Luddite, but I’m not quite ready for 3d printed frames. Looks nice though. I like the straight lines.See this?
ARI▲ – TA000 – TERR▲
Like a modern ENR. There's a steel version coming shortly too. Much more modern geo.
All I see is that it comes in 2 sizes @moorey and @moorey when he is identifying as tall.See this?
ARI▲ – TA000 – TERR▲
Like a modern ENR. There's a steel version coming shortly too. Much more modern geo.
moorey
call me Mia
Even I can’t pretend to be that tall. The medium looks perfect for this runty cuss.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Works the same as this (which might look a little familiar
):The idler moves rearward at the same time as the rear swing arm lifts which flattens the path of the chain from the cassette to the chainring slightly. Less distance up and over to get around the idler as the moves into its travel means reduced chain tension and less pedal kickback.