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thornybabe - geometry geome-tree ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17243855/
skydancer - Fractal geometry ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17243916/
umop3pisdn - First time player - geometry (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17244636/
Eejit - Obelisk (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17244683/
WillMelling (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245316/
moocher ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245363/
ifrik ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245379/
beseku - geometry not a urinal ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245395/
inchpincher ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245396/
ChasnotRobert - Telegraph geometry ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245414/
paradroid ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245430/
Alf0nse - Bike, Victorian geometry ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245451/
d0cA ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245535/
Well_is_it (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245581/
el_presidente ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245583/
C4r1s - Double arc geometry ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245622/
caveatgez ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245645/
h2o (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245687/
Josh ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17245698/ -
Sweet!
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I realise it's not a huge coincidence, but I've been thinking of enquiring about the same sort of Wit Slingers bag for my Starling. I'll try to pick a different colour at least if I do 😳😜 -
This was in Austrian Alps. I think the sign continued "historic city".
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smug birds
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Nice! I'd love a headless multi-scale six string. Had a seven string Kiesel Vader for a while, only sold it because I didn't really gel with the extra string.
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Thanks!
does it ride well? I'd have a hard time going for one after being on VPP for so long.
I know I've been repeating how clueless I am about MTBs, but regardless, I think the bike rides great. So far I've felt like a lot of the time I don't really notice the suspension that much, which I've taken as a positive sign.
I guess the simplicity of the design was a big draw for me, and I decided beforehand that I could accept some compromises in suspension performance. And the geometry is modern (if not ultra-long).
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Yellow pedals to compliment the shock colour would be a nice addition imo
Not a bad idea, though I ended up quite liking the hot pink ones. I didn't actually get them for this build, but they were a bit much on the other bike 🫣.
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Thanks. The stem is 35mm, so yeah, there's still room to go up.
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Thank you!
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I don't even think that the bike feels cramped or anything, on or off the saddle. I guess my worrying might be more to do with "the trend" than anything concrete. With road bikes I'm more 56 than 58, so that's also kind of in line with L over XL.
For reference, a snap with saddle at pedaling height. Doesn't look wildly disproportionate I don't think?
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Snow's good because it's easy to see where other people have been riding, but it also makes me very much aware of how clueless I am at this. Anyway, I'll just proclaim that pushing the bike along can be a decent form of exercise in its own right.
Though seriously, I've been able to ride bits I haven't been able to in the past, so there's something to counter the frustration as well. The bike feels intuitive on trails that are suitable for my, ahem, skill level, so I remain hopeful that going with the large frame (instead of XL) was a good choice. On the other hand I do still wonder about this, but it is what it is 🤷.
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Bearlegged - Glockenspiel ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17213409/
thornybabe - Fun at the fair colour (3)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17213880/
skydancer - Festive colour ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17213887/
dangeek - Ohrid colour (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17213916/
ifrik - colour blue ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215028/
caveatgez (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215065/
Eejit - Red light ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215068/
WillMelling (3)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215086/
inchpincher (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215148/
Well_is_it - Saturates colour ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215313/
Dry ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215366/
moocher (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215415/
iamlono ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215418/
d0cA ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215476/
eskay ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215537/
Alf0nse - Homemade Nebula ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215569/
paradroid - Stuck in the Alps ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215614/
h2o (2)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17215670/ -
Stuck in the Alps
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Alf0nse - Rear window ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17198949/
skydancer - Night Light nocturne ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17198955/
Dry (4)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200002/
iamlono - Castle nocturne (3)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200746/
caveatgez - The City nocturne (3)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200751/
WillMelling ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200808/
moocher ()
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200981/
Well_is_it - nocturne feeding (4)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200985/
h2o - Nightfall. (2)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200988/
Eejit - Tottenham Hale (1)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17200999/ -
It's like that song, "I don't vacation, dawg, I guilt trip".
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Behringer does a cheap one, few others in the same price bracket as well. See e.g.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/microphones_for_measurements.html
Note that you'll probably need a mic pre-amp with phantom power for these.
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Yeah, that makes sense, and I imagine there's no substitute for trying out different tyres myself. Anyway, no sketchy moments today (fumbling yes, but not uncontrolled kind of sketchy). It was slightly less wet than yesterday, but wet and muddy all the same. Going uphill, I didn't feel I was massively lacking in traction, despite the fast looking pattern on the rear tyre. But I guess it's a bit pointless to try to draw too many conclusions while lacking meaningful reference points.
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Thank you. I'll admit I'm very pleased myself.
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You’ve gone for some pretty trail / xc focussed tyres?
Yup. I'm not hurling down from high places any time soon, so my thinking was to see what I can get away with. The trouble is that I don't really know what I might be missing here, but I'm still planning to stick with these for now.
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definitely worth the pink paint upgrade
Yeah, no regrets here.
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I managed to squeeze in only a short ride, still enough to get muddy and out of breath. Fall-over count one, the front tyre slipped on a wet root. Not sure if a stickier tyre could have helped. Also tried to do a particular rooty and rocky off-camber section I've struggled with previously, and unsurprisingly the new bike wasn't an instant magic bullet. Overall, I thought that the most immediately obvious improvements over what I've had before were gears and the dropper post—which of course could have been had for much less sans the bouncy bits.
Sizing was one thing I was a bit worried about, as I fall between L and XL. I went for the smaller size after as much research and testing I could manage [not sure if true], and I'm inclined to think the bike fits me well. Planning to keep the handlebars at full 800mm for now at least, and the 165mm cranks were totally a non-issue.
Initial outlook positive, more data required 🤖
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Hope to be out riding this weekend
Plans are stupid. Anyway, the bike should be rideable now. Weather forecast says sleet for the night, but will see if I could spend an hour or so of daylight riding tomorrow.
Right, thanks. I couldn't figure out the intended routing / my google-fu was weak. Actually I'm not sure if the hose would have been long enough to begin with, it was a fairly short section I chopped off (this was an OEM set without retail packaging).
I switched over to alternative clamping point on the front of the fork, which I had managed to miss somehow, and I think the hose length is more of less ok that way.
I bounched the bike (well, it's more of a dull thud than a bounce, but anyway) and lifted it up on the back wheel, and couldn't detect any loss of brake power at any point, so I'm still pretty confident that bleeding went ok. Will keep an eye on it, though.
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As much as I liked to bask in the warm glow of a job well done, that's genuinely good to know. Thanks for the heads up.
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A bit of a dredge, but this tickled me on a personal level. The frame of our 70+ year old house is built from recycled solid timber, which—where exposed—looks not totally unlike some of the better preserved bits of that old cottage.