 [rant] Which fork from DT? Here is an article about a very light xc racing machine custom made to suit a legendary rider, and the info looks like it involved looking closely at the photo and going "Oooh its a spark ltd,........ is that a dt fork? Yes? Custom wheels yum. I wonder if I should find out a bit more?....... Nah that'll do." [rant off] I blame the parents.
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 the fork's an xrc100, as is evident by looking at it
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 Those are the first tubs I've seen on an MTB since Hutchinson's tubeless tubs in the mid 90s. The latex repair 'bombe' lacked the crystals in Stan's so puntures didn't seal very well and the tyre was effectively scrap after the first thorn.
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 Yeah, 'cos you can tell, for example, that they're 650C rims and custom tyres just by looking at the picture... Anyway, it's better than it was, the first draft said "Pace forks". Doh!
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i must say, the wheels are without a doubt the ugliest things i've ever seen. and i've seen the camo sun mtx'es, with green michelins, with a gold pro2...
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The word "Dugast" is beautiful to my eyes.
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 Are the tyre sidewalls made out of streaky bacon rind?
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 Ugly, in what way? I never get why people moan about componenets being ugly - they're designed to be covered in mud in no time at all. An they're not covered in loads of horrible graphics (such as the camo design you mention). The wheels are certainly the most interesting part on that bike for me. Certainly something a bit different than the norm. I wonder how much those Dugast tyres cost.
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 Dugast off the peg are about 80 euros a pop or so. Bespoke ones? Who knows, but I'd say around 150 euros wouldn't be too off.
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tbh, i wasn't aware of any particular problem using clinchers on a mtb, it seems to me they were solving a problem that didn't exist by going tubs
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It was Michelin that solved the problem that didn't exist by inventing the clincher. Tubs came first!
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 Tubs are lighter, if that's a 650c time trial wheelset it's gonna be chuffing light, they also roll better etc etc. Travis Brown rode some Bontrager Race X Lite Aero carbon wheels a couple of years ago with tubs on, same deal, your choice of tread on a 650c tub carcass.
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