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...before it can be classed as a 'rig'?


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:11 am
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35lb


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:14 am
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Thanks for humouring me 🙂


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:26 am
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I think Weeksy is about right, but with the caveat that if it's slacker than 65deg head angle it then becomes a "sled".


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:40 am
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Ah yes, another mystery unravelled, nice one!


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:41 am
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Just apply the would Josh Bender ride it test


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:45 am
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I'm still working on the exact parameters to become a gnarpoon.


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:48 am
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That's not a bike! It's a unicycle with a hard on 😆


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 11:52 am
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I think Weeksy is about right, but with the caveat that if it's slacker than 65deg head angle it then becomes a "sled".

Crikey my bike is only just a rig then and very nearly a sled. Does this mean that according to the spirit of STW agreement I can refer to it as a rig without getting chastised?


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 12:04 pm
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surely its if you have to push it up hill?


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:04 pm
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Where's Elbry when you need him.


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:09 pm
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according to the spirit of STW agreement

Agreement? On here?

Pffft!


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:17 pm
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GNARPOON! 😀


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:23 pm
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There was a bloke who used work in the wee bike shop at the Mabie trail head, had a DH bike liek the one above, but on 24" wheels, 3.0 Nokian tyres, massive forks, BMW pedals, crazy looking thing. I was fascinated with it. Must have been a pig to ride, mind.


 
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My Bike came with a sticker from the factory that says" Burly Iron" and i way 110k so i reckon together me and my Steed are a "Burly unit"


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:44 pm
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Saw this sweet rig out in the Alps this summer...
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Surely even Bender would think it was a tad overbuilt.


 
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GNARPOON!

This is the single greatest word used on STW in ages. Bravo!


 
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Les Gets 2007


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:51 pm
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Toe overlap unlikely to be a problem on that badboy Greeble.


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 2:53 pm
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Gnarpoon? genius. Can I use that as a verb too?


 
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This is the single greatest word used on STW in ages. Bravo!

Alas, I can't take credit. It belongs to northwind. I share your sentiment though.


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 3:39 pm
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Agreed, gnarpoon is awesome. Still don't know what one is though. Maybe its down to the amount of chain devices/sprockets (not cogs) fitted in the drivetrain. Look at Josh Benders bike above - there's 7 - including the cassette, mech jockey wheels, chain devices, chainring and another sprocket (not cog) of some sort above the chainring. > 5 = gnarpoon maybe (obviously it also has to comply with the rig and sled requirements)


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 3:56 pm
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what is a burly bike that weighs less than 35lbs called?


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 4:01 pm
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French?


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 4:03 pm
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what is a burly bike that weighs less than 35lbs called?

A steed of course.


 
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Still don't know what one is though.

You use them to kill gnarwhals.


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 6:57 pm
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If it's only c.25lbs but still gets used for downhill would that be classed as 'lampoon' then? 😉


 
Posted : 25/09/2013 7:05 pm
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[b]Gnarpoon[/b]

Worth the STW subscription alone


 
Posted : 29/09/2013 5:56 am
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Same rule for Gnardtails?


 
Posted : 29/09/2013 6:22 am

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