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[moorey]

Awesome!
The little red tranny lives.

Glad to hear the ol’ spine doesn’t hate you so much anymore and your racing, let alone riding.

*yore

But cheers. Back is doing good if I don’t do anything silly. Riding doesn’t require much bending/lifting/twisting...just don’t want to stack.

Loving having the Tranny back in my mitts. I’m mainly just escorting the 11yo daughter in her first state DH season. Riding with her, not doing anything too silly...until she gets faster.

 

[Nambra]

Norco jumping in with a steel HT - 64 HTA, 76 STA.

Video: Norco Bicycles Announces New Torrent Steel Hardtail - Pinkbike

The new progressive steel hardtail from Norco is built to handle plenty of abuse.

www.pinkbike.com

 

[moorey]

While the steel HT always has and always will have a market....it’s kinda the next big fad since fatbikes...and I’m sure the price will reflect its ‘must-have’ fad status
Flame suit on.

 

[creaky]

it’s kinda the next big fad

Don’t think it ever lost it’s (cult / minority) popularity so cant be a fad. I do agree with you though, carbon is the way.

 

[moorey]

Don’t think it ever lost it’s (cult / minority) popularity so cant be a fad. I do agree with you though, carbon is the way.

I see what you did there.

Something that’s always had a cult following can absolutely bring on a fad. How else could hipsters ruin everything?

 

[Nambra]

While the steel HT always has and always will have a market....it’s kinda the next big fad since fatbikes...and I’m sure the price will reflect its ‘must-have’ fad status
Flame suit on.

Tend to agree - I've not been riding as long as many, but the whole 'steel is real' movement that the purists seem to froth over seems a bit overcooked to me. And $4k Canadian (Lyrik / GX) is a lot of coin for some welded together curtain rails.

Can I borrow that flame suit?

 

[rockmoose]

Tend to agree - I've not been riding as long as many, but the whole 'steel is real' movement that the purists seem to froth over seems a bit overcooked to me. And $4k Canadian (Lyrik / GX) is a lot of coin for some welded together curtain rails.

Can I borrow that flame suit?

Perhaps Spotlight could diversify their interests.

The haberdashery hardtail will be the next big thing.

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[Halo1]

Tend to agree - I've not been riding as long as many, but the whole 'steel is real' movement that the purists seem to froth over seems a bit overcooked to me. And $4k Canadian (Lyrik / GX) is a lot of coin for some welded together curtain rails.

Can I borrow that flame suit?

Steel is only real if the rest of the bike is kitted out in Carbon bits

I ride a steel HT and it is awesome. Anyone that pays that for HT is crazy since there is always steel frames going cheap. I got my steel fat bike frame for $300 delivered.

 

[moorey]

I got my steel fat bike frame for $300 delivered.

Steel AND Fatbike....

I’m not saying, I’m just saying.

 

[moorey]

I always giggle when the bulk of people I know who talk about the ‘purity of a steel HT’, have a fleet of plastic duallies with every new standard under the sun.
If you want a pure steel experience, get something vintage with rigid forks, canti brakes, and a 72deg head angle

 

[droenn]

I always giggle when the bulk of people I know who talk about the ‘purity of a steel HT’, have a fleet of plastic duallies with every new standard under the sun.
If you want a pure steel experience, get something vintage with rigid forks, canti brakes, and a 72deg head angle

Done - its also got drop bars on it and I call it a "gravel bike".

 

[moorey]

Done - its also got drop bars on it and I call it a "gravel bike".

The other ‘must have’ fad.
You sicken me.

 

[droenn]

I sicken myself, but still love my steel bikes, all the way from single speed track bikes to gravel grinders to the big hitting endurobro things.

And as I've said before, a steel 29er HT is a gentleman's bike.

 

[mike14]

I've just gone back to alloy and loving it but holy snappers this Forbidden is hot
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Review sounds awesome too:https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Frames,7/Forbidden/Druid,27121#product-reviews/3648

Love of the look of this.

Because I'm not the smarest/most mechanically minded fellow of all time; what are the supposed (or real) advantages of that drive train design?

 

[moorey]

Can’t lie...I’d love a steel duallie like a Cotic, Stanton or Production Privee.
But mainly because they’re gorgeous bikes, regardless of material.

 

[moorey]

Love of the look of this.

Because I'm not the smarest/most mechanically minded fellow of all time; what are the supposed (or real) advantages of that drive train design?

Fully active suspension under braking and pedalling.

 

[yuley95]

Love of the look of this.

Because I'm not the smarest/most mechanically minded fellow of all time; what are the supposed (or real) advantages of that drive train design?

Basically, the back wheel can move back and up meaning that when you plough through chunky rocks you shouldn't get hung up on them.

It's all a matter of small gains and compromise but essentially, the rearward axle path is why people employ a high pivot system.

 

[mike14]

Basically, the back wheel can move back and up meaning that when you plough through chunky rocks you shouldn't get hung up on them.

It's all a matter of small gains and compromise but essentially, the rearward axle path is why people employ a high pivot system.

Makes a lot of sense, and clearly what I need after recent riding efforts!

It is a lot of chain to get shit caught in though....

 

[Halo1]

Steel AND Fatbike....

I’m not saying, I’m just saying.

Ha ha!
It’s keeping 26er wheel size real as well!
Are fat bikes still more hated than e bikes ?

 

[moorey]

Makes a lot of sense, and clearly what I need after recent riding efforts!

It is a lot of chain to get shit caught in though....

And requires 2 chains and 2 joins I assume. Not seeing 150 chains for sale.
Never seems to be an issue, I’m just nitpicking.
The old Balfa’s were my dream bike in the early 00’s