3lfd3wd on Pinkbike

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Bike I ride:	Kona Coiler, WTB rear & Mavic 321 front, Halo spindoctors, Hussefelt cranks, V12 Mg's, Blackspire NS-1, Azonic Equalizer.
Favorite Trails:	Orchard Portman, Haldon Hill
About Me:	Scaredy-cat squisher.
Products Recommended:	Shimano Slx Crankset \| WTB Prowler MX 2.5-Team DH
Companies Supported:	none - View Companies

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3lfd3wd commented under bikeboy16's photo ( 2 days ago )

Have you had any issues with the ATAs? I was thinking about buying the same frame as this, and those forks!

3lfd3wd commented under konastuff13's photo ( 2 days ago )

How does it ride? I'm looking at getting the same frame and I'm worried it's going to feel like you're sitting on top of the bike too much, like perching on it.

3lfd3wd commented under scottiewilko's photo ( 2 days ago )

Nevermind, it's not actually yours is it...

posted in "A rather odd request perhaps (for those in/near Somerset or Southampton)" ( Jun 30, 2009 at 15:10 )

3lfd3wd commented under suicidedownhiller's blog ( Jun 27, 2009 at 13:34 )

Karpiel Bikes, the rebirth

I said armageddon, not apocalypse, that's obvious enough.

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almostwise wrote
Jun 20, 2009 at 16:03

Thanks man.

WAKIdesigns wrote
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:38

I don't know man... most air forks that I've ridden were way more linear than coils, whether it was MZ 66sl vs rc2x, Lyrik Uturn vs solo air or Boxx WC versus Boxx team. I know that dampers are a bit different story because of their compressino circuits, but still air dampers are damn more linear than coil sprung ones. When I squeeze the air in syringe it gets harder only at the bottom, this is all i know from physics

peace

WAKIdesigns wrote
Jun 17, 2009 at 6:22

Furthermore I see no point in having a single crown fork being only a 100g lighter than doublecrown boxxer team or Fox 40, and acutaly almost 300g heavier than Boxxer WC. What's the point? X-Up against DC stiffness and strength?

WAKIdesigns wrote
Jun 17, 2009 at 6:19

Well, according to my no that limited knowledge and personal feel of air forks vs coil forks it is air that is more linear than coil. Air progresses only at the very end of travel increasing the resistance against dive only slightly through the middle stroke, while coil consequently inrecases the resistance against bottoming force with every single mm of travel. Regarding the X in the 66 RC2x it is not completely a fast speed compression as in FOX (which I believe are the only ones really having really separated HS LS compression damping)it is just the end stroke (bottom out) damping. I personaly prefer 66SL as rc2x is way to heavy for that minimal advantage of having HS compression.

Calyx123 wrote
May 31, 2009 at 13:25

YES! Sorry, I've made up my mind

elleissexy wrote
May 8, 2009 at 10:41

Well maybe she shouldn't have the pictures up there in the 1st place, tbh she's ruinin our reputation, so i hurt her feeling by saying i dind't think she had a nice ass, boo hoo. Maybe i'm a bitch.