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His kids interested in biking, presumably sometimes with him. Let him spend some cash on a bike and two sets of wheels. Don't shit in his cheerios this early.
His kids interested in biking, presumably sometimes with him. Let him spend some cash on a bike and two sets of wheels. Don't shit in his cheerios this early.
Second this- if she's just testing the waters, maybe even try using the word "downcountry" at the bike shop. It's sort of a more forgiving version of an XC bike with more suspension travel and relaxed geometry, but doesn't pedal as hard.
Lighter and more efficient and putting the power down(there's no suspension back there to absorb any of your energy when pedaling, and they'll probably lock out the front fork on sprints).
hardtails aren't necessarily more efficient. the rear suspension often keeps your rear wheel on the ground giving you better traction and less bouncing.
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The bike that she is most comfortable on is the right bike. Also make sure you are shopping at a shop that will give you a discount for her being on the team. The team might be sponsored by a specific shop but others around will probably give a discount as well. Our local shop had a good discount on Giant and a real good discount on Cannondale.
Those sound like the kind of ebikers that didn't do regular bikes before they bought something with a motor.
Horses for courses. He says they'll be racing on smooth trails. Hardtails are more efficient on smooth trails.
But we also are called gay 20 times a day on social media so I think it is justified.The most asshole things my E-bike friends do on mixed rides is put it in boost and wheelie past the Amish on climbs while saying how much they love their motor.
Our local highschool A group XC Team is a pack of savages. I'm pretty sure they've put down a faster time to the top of our local hill than me on a casual ebike ride, and they come ripping down at mach chicken on full blown xc hardtails high posting all the way because dropper posts add weight.
You need to take it on yourself to tell them they're going to damn fast and having fun! No fun allowed!
Disagree. On smooth trails you'll always get more efficient climbing out of a hardtail. You can make up most of your time on climbs when racing XC, which is probably why most of the fast kids he's talking about are racing hardtails.
Ha! My wife help coach the women's side for a few years. There are all sorts of crazy league rules they have to follow, like no drifting or wheelies I think. She may have looked the other way on a few of those during group rides.You need to take it on yourself to tell them they're going to damn fast and having fun! No fun allowed!
Maybe on lap 1.
Very few of the top racers locally ride hard tails, the few that do are extremely good riders though. I understand about components. I started my son off on a low level bike, then purchased a Marin Rift zone 3, then graduated to a top fuel 8. I hated spending that kind of money on a kids bike, however... I have rebuilt the parts on it instead of having to buy and upgrade parts on it later, that has saved a ton of money. I have several kids on YT's, few on polygon's and many on giants and trek's. No matter the brand of bike, the bike with better components always has a longer interval between service. I would look at pro's closet, pink bike, and face book marketplace. Below is an example of a good deal on a great bike, not high spec, but decent build.If she wants to be competitive she will be, the little gal is a fucking monster.
Coach said the same thing, hardtail is faster. Kids winning are on carbon hardtails wearing data monitors counting their strokes.
Trek will give 25% off due to the team, Giant is 30% off on regular sale. She was most comfortable on mens small frames, with 29" tires. They had those auto seats which helped her adjust.
Trek guy said weight is not too much of an issue. He stressed the races would be groomed trails, her practices would be rougher. He also mentioned a Top Fuel has less suspension travel than a Fuel and would be better for cross country. Like Giant, the Trance vs Stance. Trek had a carbon hardtail with a joint in the frame where it flexes, I liked that bike.
Both places said I would be amazed how fast she goes through hardware on the bike, I don't know enough to know where the break over point is on going from a Trek Fuel 5-6-7-8 for better hardware etc. I need to read more, she is in a hurry.
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On an actual WC XC course? None, because all of those tracks are rough. Racing hardtail at other races? There are still some in the mix.How many world.cup xc riders are still on hardtails?
Don't buy into the hype of the whole "women's frame" things. Those that actually change the geometry for women didn't' fair well, and most of the others just rebranded their normal bikes with different colors and MAYBE put thinner grips on the bike.
