tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post5523519533105626688..comments2024-03-26T04:02:22.355-07:00Comments on Waltworks Bicycles: Saturday rantWalthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09156620599767391579noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-77243819222191917162009-03-19T09:44:00.000-07:002009-03-19T09:44:00.000-07:00Great rant! I thought much the same on reading th...Great rant! I thought much the same on reading the article.<BR/><BR/>EEnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967981896718833776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-82941613753612495062008-12-15T18:00:00.000-08:002008-12-15T18:00:00.000-08:00Wow. I can't believe you made it all the way thro...Wow. I can't believe you made it all the way through that interview. That thing lost me at the second paragraph. I remember the originals way back in the early 90's. Ugliest frame of all time. Who was it..?? Alpinestars? WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-31289365361327152032008-12-10T13:09:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:09:00.000-08:00Awesome. Walt and I sit on opposite sides of the 2...Awesome. Walt and I sit on opposite sides of the 29er fence, but his thoughts on this matter are right on target.<BR/><BR/>Oh fucking hum. Same shit, different sticker.<BR/><BR/>Bike reviews in either bicycle magazines or motorcycle magazines are an absolute joke on every level. The best I consistantly find are the reviews in Roadracing World, but they sometimes stray to ad copy and lean hard toward track worthyness. While they never say something sucks, they come as close as an advertizer will put up with.<BR/><BR/>My most hated word: 'nimble'<BR/><BR/>What the fuck does nimble mean? I know what the definition is, but by it's usage it seems that it means that something has pnumatic tires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-77327249392029767762008-12-10T05:39:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:39:00.000-08:00Steve,Thank you for saying what i was going to say...Steve,<BR/>Thank you for saying what i was going to say. It upsets me that Jay does not come cleaner about the fact that Simon Firth of Bilenky builds those bikes. Jay does not fabricate and that is IMO the first problem with any "designer" they actually don't get it if they can not build it. Even if it is a proto and then they farm it out for quantity.<BR/><BR/>Read the hype about their "tubing selection". There is more 4130 in that bike than is claimed. I am fine with 4130 but admit you are using it.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rant but being in Philadelphia i hear it all so much!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>DrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-5867890186980524122008-12-09T14:10:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:10:00.000-08:00Walt,Just checked in on the blog for the first tim...Walt,<BR/><BR/>Just checked in on the blog for the first time...nice rant for a first impression ;)<BR/><BR/>Never understood the affection DR has for Jay, but good for him.<BR/><BR/>FWIW...I still have the original Hairy Eyeball (aka Woods Bike) fixture in storage if you want to borrow it to produce some authentic "East Coast single track" frames...it's too bad that so much of the market is driven by dribble passed off as hype.<BR/><BR/>BTW, cool tees!<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/><BR/>rodyRodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660584179451474241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-10987864838737318362008-12-08T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:06:00.000-08:00I enjoy a good diatribe. And sartorial offerings w...I enjoy a good diatribe. And sartorial offerings with attitude that come in black.fomenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188822692239907830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-22202028385518647892008-12-08T11:02:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:02:00.000-08:00I just don't understand how a 29er is the "Origina...I just don't understand how a 29er is the "Original Woods Bike." The original one was 26".<BR/><BR/>Jeez, Walt, you should get on track with this clever marketing talk, that way you'd sell more DH bikes.Feldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656849385504906513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-78696748311877805422008-12-08T01:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T01:26:00.000-08:00I've *recently sworn off the hyperbole* (though I ...I've *recently sworn off the hyperbole* (though I enjoyed reading that DR's test DT *wheelset installed quickly*) and thumb past the product reviews to the Access Action pages. (Which has more useful info then the IMBA newsletters, but thats my own rant.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-70125879545963860052008-12-07T07:03:00.000-08:002008-12-07T07:03:00.000-08:00they don't even make them - bilenky does. that's w...they don't even make them - bilenky does. that's where the extra $500.00 comes in - they have to pay themselves after they pay the actual builder - but, have to agree with ya, that geometry is about what an average rider would get from me. steve.steve garrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448562354452027948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-32677918670752863422008-12-07T05:03:00.000-08:002008-12-07T05:03:00.000-08:00Does it ride "laterally stiff yet vertically compl...Does it ride "laterally stiff yet vertically compliant"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36151678.post-64103264004785555832008-12-06T15:08:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:08:00.000-08:00We all know the toaster is the best thing since sl...We all know the toaster is the best thing since sliced bread!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com