I was reading an article in Mountain Bike Action at lunch, a shoot out between the Blur and the trusty old Superlight. I was agreeing with most everything they said about how well the bikes handle and hold together. So what if MBA is a shill to its advertisers and I'm just some geek who bought into marketing and am self justifying a bike a built 3 year ago? I still love my Superlight and as a father's day gift to myself I'm going to blow $350 on a Fifth Element Air Shock just for the hell of it. Even if it doesn't really smooth out some of the bob on the single pivot. Why not? It's my money, eh?
JD's number one pet peeve: the so called poseur with the bike mag creaming in his pants about a mass produced bike and buying chi-chi after market parts to fit on it. That must be who I am.
But I'll ride the [censored] out of it tomorrow morning for 3 or 4 hours with the posse of old guys who ride on the road together most of the week, and the trails when we can. And I'll love every minute of it.
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I was reading an article in Mountain Bike Action at lunch, a shoot out between the Blur and the trusty old Superlight. I was agreeing with most everything they said about how well the bikes handle and hold together. So what if MBA is a shill to its advertisers and I'm just some geek who bought into marketing and am self justifying a bike a built 3 year ago? I still love my Superlight and as a father's day gift to myself I'm going to blow $350 on a Fifth Element Air Shock just for the hell of it. Even if it doesn't really smooth out some of the bob on the single pivot. Why not? It's my money, eh?
JD's number one pet peeve: the so called poseur with the bike mag creaming in his pants about a mass produced bike and buying chi-chi after market parts to fit on it. That must be who I am.
But I'll ride the [censored] out of it tomorrow morning for 3 or 4 hours with the posse of old guys who ride on the road together most of the week, and the trails when we can. And I'll love every minute of it.
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If you are happy with who cares. They ride nice. I don't like the fact they are under built, and sometimes come from the factory with preventable frame alignment/welding issues.
I was reading an article in Mountain Bike Action at lunch, a shoot out between the Blur and the trusty old Superlight. I was agreeing with most everything they said about how well the bikes handle and hold together. So what if MBA is a shill to its advertisers and I'm just some geek who bought into marketing and am self justifying a bike a built 3 year ago? I still love my Superlight and as a father's day gift to myself I'm going to blow $350 on a Fifth Element Air Shock just for the hell of it. Even if it doesn't really smooth out some of the bob on the single pivot. Why not? It's my money, eh?
JD's number one pet peeve: the so called poseur with the bike mag creaming in his pants about a mass produced bike and buying chi-chi after market parts to fit on it. That must be who I am.
But I'll ride the [censored] out of it tomorrow morning for 3 or 4 hours with the posse of old guys who ride on the road together most of the week, and the trails when we can. And I'll love every minute of it.
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I figure if you like it and ride it then that's what's important. I have several friends who like theirs too. To each his own...
If you are happy with who cares. They ride nice. I don't like the fact they are under built, and sometimes come from the factory with preventable frame alignment/welding issues.
"Doug Taylor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... I still love my Superlight and as a father's day
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gift to myself I'm going to blow $350 on a Fifth Element Air Shock just for the hell of it. > --dt
Be careful with that combo. Several of the LBS mechanics did that to their Superlights here when the 5th air shock came out. Made it more flexy because the mounts on the shock aren't a solid bushing. It rotates. And the Superlight depends on the shock to be part of the stiffness of the frame. They said they could feel the swingarm flex and all changed back after wearing out the bearings on their swingarms.
My Superlight needs a new shock. What is the consensus on a shock for someone on the heavier end of the spectrum? Stick with the fox air rc (mine has the older narrower shock body - will the new rc work as well?), or possibly a coil by Fox or someone else?
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"Doug Taylor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... I still love my Superlight and as a father's day
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gift to myself I'm going to blow $350 on a Fifth Element Air Shock just for the hell of it. > --dt
Be careful with that combo. Several of the LBS mechanics did that to their Superlights here when the 5th air shock came out. Made it more flexy
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the mounts on the shock aren't a solid bushing. It rotates. And the Superlight depends on the shock to be part of the stiffness of the frame. They said they could feel the swingarm flex and all changed back after wearing out the bearings on their swingarms.
Right on! I love my Bullit. It is the greatest all around MTB there is, expecially with the 5th. I rode a 7 to 8 mile loop on a local trail today. The trail is very techical with more climbs than DH. The 5th on the Bullit makes it possible.
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I rest my case.
Funny thing is, before I got out of riding four years ago, I had subscriptions to all of them. This time around, I've not even so much as picked one up in the store. It's not because of what you, or anyone else said, but it's because back then, I started to see them for what they were.
