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great vid
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Went on a nice morning ride today
Encountered a significant obstacle!
Encountered a significant obstacle!
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Looks great man, top pic is gorgeous!
What are peoples opinions on Orange, in particular their frames and the G2 series?
There are a few pretty reasonably priced G2s on pinkbike and bikeradar. They seem to have good spec, minus the XC28 forks but Im looking to upgrade my Rockrider 5.2 now that Im getting more into the sport - would the G2 be a frame I could put a better fork, such as a Recon Silver/Float 32 on a few months/year down the line and potentially upgrade over the course of a few years?
What are peoples opinions on Orange, in particular their frames and the G2 series?
There are a few pretty reasonably priced G2s on pinkbike and bikeradar. They seem to have good spec, minus the XC28 forks but Im looking to upgrade my Rockrider 5.2 now that Im getting more into the sport - would the G2 be a frame I could put a better fork, such as a Recon Silver/Float 32 on a few months/year down the line and potentially upgrade over the course of a few years?
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I did, the bike is pretty much planted in the tree, I'm on the otherside, this pic was actually taken by a squirrel, true story bro.
I've been using OEM Hope and Superstar sintered on my M4s for... err, nearly 4 years. Never had any problems with stopping power or performance in any conditions and I've been fairly heavy at points (14 stone, 11 now
), if you've tried all of those brands and compounds but think they're not great then maybe you need bigger rotors/a brake setup? I'm not trying to be an ass 
Bloody hell, best buy an anchor in stead.
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Haha
I meant I was 14 stone but now I'm 11 stone Craig for what it's worth there's plenty of heavier people out there with m4s who aren't flying off cliffs and crashing at the bottom of every decent
im 15 stone and i have 203mm rotors
You're probably not getting them warm enough to work properly with discs that big. I'm about 19 stone kitted up and have no problems with 203/180mm rotors and sintered pads. Having used Hope and Superstar I can't honestly tell the difference, organic Hope pads were rubbish though.
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Other than weight is there any other reason to make an upgrade on a cassette or chainrings?
Mine both need replacing, the parts I'm using now are just Shimano HG50 cassette and basic Shimano chainrings too. Although I'm going to stick with what was on there before (found no issues) I'm interested as to knowing the other benefits for upgrading.
Mine both need replacing, the parts I'm using now are just Shimano HG50 cassette and basic Shimano chainrings too. Although I'm going to stick with what was on there before (found no issues) I'm interested as to knowing the other benefits for upgrading.
It makes your epenis bigger. (which is why I have an XX cassette - I need all the help I can get)
It's only really the very lower end ones that can mess up your hub body / chain.
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Faster acceleration, less drag, crisper shifting.
Faster acceleration?
On another note: http://www.pinkbike.com/video/343052/
Such a sick capable little bike that Process.
On another note: http://www.pinkbike.com/video/343052/
Such a sick capable little bike that Process.
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Less rotational weight innit
Very nice, wonder how much the frame will be.
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