Started from the 48s and now we’re 700c
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As a hunter diterer sometimes I want to go back to 650b. Maybe I should swap back and up my crankset to 48/32
I’d hope the other way myself; 650b makes for a more responsive ride (with suitably narrow tires; I am not a great fan of the fat tires that are all the rage) and makes it easier to glue up a smaller frame with a sensible saddle to bar drop, while low trail is at best a little easier to row uphill with a loaded front bag and at worst is a recipe for wandering all over the fucking road if you’re a little bit tired.
Sadly, 650b rim brake rims cost an arm and a leg these days unless you’re lucky enough to find a stash of zac19s (and the disc rims cater more towards fat tires run at very low pressures.)
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I just found this:
The M.U.D. Fork
The rake is 55mm which results in a slightly shorter trail figure than usual, providing better handling especially when the bike is front loaded.
…Is this the unicorn?
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700c worked great on my gatherer too, handled much better
I’ve seen this fork before, on a 73deg HT you can get down to 49mm of trail with a 700x35 tire, or 47 with a 650x47.
It’s close but a little lower would be better.
Edit
They did ball out with the velo duo carpet fenders
70mm offset carbon fork, comes with a free frame
Based on the NOS stuff that pops up for GT constantly I bet there’s at least a handful of warranty forks sitting in a warehouse that will end up being sold on eBay by RandomBikeParts or someone in 5 years.
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can you imagine another tire company publicly saying something like:
The Rene Herse was actually one of the tires that showed us how NOT to make a tubeless tire: porous casing, way too fragile, beads that stretched out after you mounted it once. Of course, Rene Herses always were intended as Instagram tires, so it’s perhaps a bit unfair to judge them by our standard.
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WTB’s social media intern has a huge opportunity
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Damn, was hoping to try 650 on my fixed.
WTH
Waited too long to pull the trigger on a Fairlight Strael 3.0 in purple. They brought out the 4.0 and it’s either black, white or some mustard color.
Unless I fit the size 56T (which is likely). Then I get a discount on last year’s bike. Headed to get a fit in a couple weeks to find out. Hopefully there will be some left.
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FWIW the new one has more tire clearance, a lighter tubeset, and a redesigned fork. Also the black with some subtle hints of color looks good IMO.
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sir, this is tarck
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Where does new S-Ride slot into the “other” groupset heirarchy?
Meaningfully different than Sensah or Microshift? Are groupsets and by extension their drivetrains, commodity products at the mid-level now? Were they always?
I am also S-Ride curious. I’m thinking they would be a good replacement for my aging Ultegra shifters but can’t find much in way of reviews. For ~$150 I may just roll the dice
Maybe
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Soma has been carrying them for quite some time but I think maybe the “old” ones just got replaced with new ones? No clue what’s different or how they perform. Is it any cheaper than Microshift? I’m a Microshift simp.
