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stuff the kittens!
The guy's an idiotic nobber
No hes not a nobber, I admire him for managing to get so many people frothing at the gash over his comments!
His dry sense of humour is obviously winding a few people up!
Keep feeding the troll, it's entertaining 😉
LOL @ the troll. Can't believe anyone's feeding him.
I had an alloy Marin Indian Fire Trail that I raced DH on in the good old days. it never snapped...
whats the difference between xxc and xxxc?
2 points on the gnarr scale
Fwiw, steel should never be used for anything other than jeyboy xc bikes. It's too flexy and springy which leads to recoil feedback when hammering down trails properly. And it'll snap if it recoils beyond its fatiwue
limit.
Back to the original problem - probably the mech hitting the chainstay/dropout area, two of my alloy hardtails do it.
steel should never be used for anything other than jeyboy xc bikes
Most bmx'es are made out of steel..
My mtb's also made from steel and is great for jumping on as well as xc, downhill etc.
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Tom you're wrong. The frames you see are team ones that are made from Ti but they pretend to be steel so they can sell them to stupid punters. It's just another conspiracy that people fall for.
made from Ti but they pretend to be steel so they can sell them to stupid punters. It's just another conspiracy that people fall for.
SUCKER!!
That 'Ti' is just rebadged 853; there's no such thing really and it's all a clever marketing ploy aimed at the same people who buy Apple stuff.
Idiot. You've fallen for it. Bet you ride steel 🙄
i just been out bunny hopping a carbon frame 😈
Carbon fibre barbs to the heart when it fractures...
frothing at the gash
I don't know what you think that means, but i'm pretty sure it's not the same as what I think it means.
Bet you ride steel
Hey amigo, i steel ride. I steel ride alla the time.
What on earth has my thread morphed into????
*turns out it was the mech - can't seem to fix it so just put some neoprene down there....
First proper ride this evening. Did a few drops and didn't die. Must be lucky it didn't snap in half 🙂
sorry to be pedantic but:
aluminium frame = alloy
steel frame = alloy
titanium frame = alloy
they are all alloys so please please please don't just use alloy for aluminium frames, because you are completely wrong.
No, you're wrong. alloy is fine to use for aluminium frames as that's what they are. Just like calling all tyres rubber is right even though they're made of different rubbers. Not very descriptive though. That said any numpty knows that in bike terminology that "alloy" means aluminium.
turns out it was the mech - can't seem to fix it so just put some neoprene down there..
"Where oh where can I find an elastomer to cut up for a mech bump stop..." That is the price of progress
The only bike that categorically cannot be broken by bunny hopping is a Brooklyn Race link, 4130 full sus FTW. Only Chuck Norris can bunnyhop a race link, and he doesn't like to show off..
poppa - Memberfrothing at the gash
I don't know what you think that means, but i'm pretty sure it's not the same as what I think it means.
No it means exactly what you think it does...... 😉
Surely an aluminium alloy frame will be fine for bunnyhopping if you have tubeless tyres, an iPhone GPS, 10 speed gears and a long stem. And it's been built by Halfords.
clubber - Member
No, you're wrong. alloy is fine to use for aluminium frames as that's what they are. Just like calling all tyres rubber is right even though they're made of different rubbers. Not very descriptive though. That said any numpty knows that in bike terminology that "alloy" means aluminium.
I think you mean Alli pronounced Alley.
An alloy is a partial or complete solid solution of one or more elements in a metallic matrix.
Therefore, Al, steel and Ti are all alloys.
I just pissed myself laughin at this thread.
Clubber i can see your point that yes people do refere to aluminium frames as "Alloy" but thats because they don't understand the term.
The numbers in 6061 and 7075 (Aluminium) and 4130, DN6 853 etc (steel) indicate what the tubes are made of. This is because pure Steel, Aluminium and Titanium are generally unsuitable for frame building so they have to be mixed with another metal to be more effective, Hense Alloy.
I'm sure someone will be able to do a better job of saying all that.
This thread is an unalloyed delight.
wwaswas in the naughty corner now...
Jeez what's stw coming to? I obviously troll back against some obvious trolling and get taken seriously! Dunce's corner for you!
I love the "oh i was actually trolling" defence
😉
And I love the "I knew all along defence"
right back atcha 😉
What about bamboo bikes, are they safe for bunnhopping? 9or should that be panda bouncing?)
I'm quite happy to say I thought you where serious.
[i]What about bamboo bikes[/i]
the answer is in the words of this song;
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