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forget the chain a minute, look at the adjustable crank length. 3Never seen that, what a bloody good idea.

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why is it in a city/suburb? Obviously sidewalks need a 12' front rotor and 140mm travel fork

Fo' droppin off kerbz innit?....

is that a small rubber shock absorber on the rear fork stays ? if it is , amazing.

why is it in a city/suburb? Obviously pavement need a 12' front rotor and 140mm travel fork

You could argue the same about track bikes not being in it's right location.

don't be difficult.

You could argue the same about track bikes not being in it's right location.

don't be difficult.

track on street at least makes some sense, trail bike on concrete doesn't.

yeh but man can do mad skidz n endos on that bad boi...

in fact there is nothing good about that moots other than being titanium, its a shit mtb.

Good group, stem, headset and wheelset if it was 10 years ago.

saddle would be nice on my road bike.

The Moots is anti. Loads of good parts badly executed and looks a mess. Rolls with gold badging, red headset, green tyres, blue fork adjusters - what colours did they miss out?

track on street at least makes some sense, trail bike on concrete doesn't.

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I think what Autti is getting at is that a track bike works okay on the street as it is fairly close to a fast road bike with just a fixed gear. Whereas a trail bike has knobbly tyres, sus forks etc. that make it worse on the road.

I think the argument is silly. Do you assume that bikes photographed in studios are always ridden exclusively inside studios?

They are, aren't they? Tell me it's true.

That's one sillly argument indeed, both MTBs and track bikes aren't ideal for riding around the city. However, an MTB is at least comfy whereas a track bike is just clumsy.
Get off your high horse autti cause if MTBs are the next big thing you'd be on the bandwagon in no time.

a complete mess.

Moots suggest a 100mm travel fork for the YBB, which is one of the reasons why that one with the 120mm Magura Durin looks like a Dutch bike.

is that a small rubber shock absorber on the rear fork stays ? if it is , amazing.

soft tail MTB, offers about an inch or so cushioning.
IIRC they use the flex of the titanium instead of a chainstay pivot.

track on street at least makes some sense, trail bike on concrete doesn't.

I agree but fashion dictates otherwise. Hence Chelsea tractors, Supermoto motorbikes, high heels, goatee beards et al.

Hence Chelsea tractors, Supermoto motorbikes, high heels, goatee beards et al.

One of these doesn't belong.

What kind of motorcycle do you want around town?

Light weight and wide bars for manoeuvrability
Upright riding position for good vision and to keep the weight off your wrists as slow speeds.
About 40hp from a simple single cylinder motor, for lower weight and better fuel consumption than a multi-cylinder motor.
Only needs about 2 gallon tank, keeps weight and width down while providing all-day range for urban use.
Plenty of grip and good brakes from true road bike equipment, but with enough suspension travel to soak up our unmaintained roads.
Motocross plastic is crash proof, stops a trivial fender bender from turning into an insurance claim.

If you were designing the perfect city motorcycle, you might not end up with one of the current production super motos, but you might be quite close.

In fact, as bikesnobnyc keeps pointing out, for similar reasons we don't need no stinking Dutch bikes when a rigid MTB with Schwalbe SuperMoto Big Apple tyres will do the job better for half the price.

A la this;

forget the chain a minute, look at the adjustable crank length. 3Never seen that, what a bloody good idea.

OOHHH...........exelent idea :0