Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

26 certainly ain't dead. Looks great, love the fire extinguisher airshot thing!

yeah it's a real homebrew setup. Not mine but borrowed from a mate but it works so all is good

Another great ride today in cracking weather making it two big days.

Yesterday

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Today

Both quite xc focused but great fun

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#nofilter

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Forgot to mention that on the final descent yesterday the gear cable snapped in the shifter and I didn't get a chance to replace it before heading out today so I was back on the Capra.

Singletrack

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New Cotic BFeMAX

Bigger, better (and most importantly) more bosses!

What's the difference between this and the Solaris Max?

Angles and strength and weight. The Beefy has always been a proper tank!

Longer forks and less 853 ( so possibly cheaper )

Moar BRAAAAAPPPPP!!!

strength and weight

I think this is the main thing. Head tube angle is near enough the same. Less than half a degree difference. Though the ST is steeper on the BFe.

Longer forks

I mean yeah I guess so. The only thing helping it have a 160 fork over the Solaris from what I can see is the 1 degree steeper ST and 5mm BB drop

There might be some added reinforcing around the head tube, to cope with the extra leverage?

Certainly plenty of overlap between the two models

Both fail to have an XXL size...

And the 90° seat angle .. wtf?!

Both fail to have an XXL size...

Like you'd buy off the shelf anyway

Are you looking at the same bike?

Like you'd buy off the shelf anyway

Maybe off your kitchen shelf!

Any interest in the Fathom here before I go to Ebay?

Sorry, my mate is 6'2", what size is the fathom?

Where is the ad?

It's an L, and I'm 6'2" too

Haven't made one as I assumed htos ein this thread would know the bike or be able to find out elsewhere. Its the 2019 model with less than 50 miles on it.

New Cannondale Scalpel @Howard

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