21/22 Bikes That Make Your Shorts Tighter.

[stradissimo]

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George: I think it moved.

Jerry: Moved?

George: It may have moved, I don't know.

Jerry: I'm sure it didn't move.

George: It moved! It was imperceptible but I felt it.

Jerry: Maybe it just wanted to change positions? You know, shift to the other side.

George: No, no. It wasn't a shift, I've shifted, this was a move.

Jerry: Okay, so what if it moved?

George: That's the sign! The test; if a bike frame makes it move.

Jerry: That's not the test. Contact is the test, if it moves as a result of contact.

George: You think it's contact? It has to be touched?

Jerry: That's what a gym teacher once told me.

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Jerry: That's what a gym teacher once told me.

LOL... Bikes and Seinfeld, great combo.

Yeah, the frame is supersexy. Looks like a Raaw with high pivot

[XtrPickels]

2021 Epic Evo.

Not the typical TGR bike, but I can finally ride an XC bike like it's not an XC bike.

Still waiting on wheels and tires.

[El Chupacabra]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...91534157622731

Not sure if that link will work.

[alpinevibes]

2021 Epic Evo.

Not the typical TGR bike, but I can finally ride an XC bike like it's not an XC bike.

Still waiting on wheels and tires.

hawt. My Izzo Pro Race magically got bumped up by 6 weeks and arrives on Monday


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[Dantheman]

2021 Epic Evo.

Not the typical TGR bike, but I can finally ride an XC bike like it's not an XC bike.

Still waiting on wheels and tires.

Killer. Nice to see that color in the flesh, getting AC's Stumpy in the same.

[smmokan]

2021 Epic Evo.

Not the typical TGR bike, but I can finally ride an XC bike like it's not an XC bike.

Still waiting on wheels and tires.

Take it off any sweet jumps?

[VTskibum]

Those new Epic EVOs do look like a great bike for a large group of riders who over bike for their trails. Picked up the Sworks Stumpy ST in the spring when they were heavily discounted, but if I hadn’t woulda been a really hard choice between the Epic EVO and new Stumpy. Different approaches but would be so versatile. Still happy w my 20 Stump ST though


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[XtrPickels]

Killer. Nice to see that color in the flesh, getting AC's Stumpy in the same.

Thanks, I like the color a lot. The lavender grips really set it off.

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[XtrPickels]

Take it off any sweet jumps?

Deadass is the rowdiest so far. Saw your truck on the way up.

Even though it's capable, still under-gunned (but fun) on LH. Beefier tires may help, but I don't want to Enduro my xc bike.

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[XtrPickels]

Those new Epic EVOs do look like a great bike for a large group of riders who over bike for their trails. Picked up the Sworks Stumpy ST in the spring when they were heavily discounted, but if I hadn’t woulda been a really hard choice between the Epic EVO and new Stumpy. Different approaches but would be so versatile. Still happy w my 20 Stump ST though


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Yeah. On the opposite end of the spectrum I laugh at the MTBR crew who are purposefully buying them smaller to be more manueverable

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[smmokan]

Deadass is the rowdiest so far. Saw your truck on the way up.
Even though it's capable, still under-gunned (but fun) on LH. Beefier tires may help, but I don't want to Enduro my xc bike.

Funny, I said the exact same thing about riding the Ripley up there. Totally doable, but not nearly as much fun. Although it did make those hellacious climbs a little more tolerable.

[rideit]

This or a Gnarvana look awesome if I were in the market for this kind of travel.
180mm f&r coilover at 33 pounds?
Yes, please

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/field-...ts-of-fun.html

[toast2266]

This or a Gnarvana look awesome if I were in the market for this kind of travel.
180mm f&r coilover at 33 pounds?
Yes, please

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/field-...ts-of-fun.html

Yeah. While I remain a function over form kind of guy, those things are fucking sexy. And it sounds like they function pretty well too.

[SchralphMacchio]

No one here has tight shorts over the Nomad v5?

https://nsmb.com/articles/introducin...ruz-nomad-xo1/

[MarcusBrody]

This or a Gnarvana look awesome if I were in the market for this kind of travel.
180mm f&r coilover at 33 pounds?
Yes, please

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/field-...ts-of-fun.html

I've been drooling over this and the Tyee. The Tyee probably fits what I ride better, but then you look at the similar angles, weight, and the seemingly rave reviews on the Spindrifts climbing and you start to think....

[Sandbox]

No one here has tight shorts over the Nomad v5?

https://nsmb.com/articles/introducin...ruz-nomad-xo1/

i’m somewhat surprised they kept the nomad in their fleet... i was thinking it would be ditched but apparently not. PB rated it decently

[Andeh]

No one here has tight shorts over the Nomad v5?

https://nsmb.com/articles/introducin...ruz-nomad-xo1/

So, as a former N3 owner, I know intuitively that it'd be a great bike for my local trails, and probably very fun. It would definitely be easier to move around than my Gnarvana in terms of sheer size, and weight. But every time I ride my 29er with buddies as fast as me, I gain so much distance on them in straightaways or chunk, I just can't talk myself into owning a straight 27.5 bike as my only bike.

I think the N5 ticks a lot of boxes, but I feel like SC missed some opportunities. They could have aided the bike's chunk stability appreciably by adding the same CS flip chip that the MegaTower and V10 have. Once you've ridden a long CS bike in rough, it's eye opening. I think that not offering a mullet setup similarly limits the versatility of a bike that's supposed to be a Swiss army knife, especially since they're offering it on their newer ebike and V10s.

And the green color is fucking horrendous. There's going to be so many of those on clearance in 9 months.

[g_man80]

I wonder if the size-specific CS length is the reason they skipped the CS flip chip.

[rideit]

I disagree on the clearance forecast. The way things look right now, every manufacturer will be essentially oversold on every single bike they make through ‘22, regardless of color.

[alpinevibes]

Finally got her unwrapped. I dig the black/black fork.


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[smartyiak]

Finally got her unwrapped. I dig the black/black fork.


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Ride report please. I might jump on one of these. It's not super high on my "want list," but somehow, YT seems to be getting them out there while lag times on the Spur, Hei Hei, and others seem to be appx. 1 billion years.

[smmokan]

^^^ That and the Spur are SUCH nice looking bikes.

[toast2266]

^^^ That and the Spur are SUCH nice looking bikes.

Agreed. I'll take straight angles over curvy, swoopy stuff any day of the week.

[supermodel159]

Keeping the YT froth going...I'm loving the cheater bike.