Could I slap a 29 wheel in a 275 with a lyric fork? Or would I need a new fork? Looking at on one FB marketplace

Yes there was plenty of air in my shock not sure about guys referring to in video. Cascade link went over center over compressed rear shock jamb rear tire against seatpost I went over the bars took 3 bike mechanics to pull it out apart sent link and frame to cascade for evaluation and they did not find anything wrong except minor bearing wear nor did they take responsibility for their bad design and they sent all it back said tuff luck pal we can’t find any fault with our product. Lesson learned Factory engineers design frames best not to try to make a frame travel further than it was designed for! If you want more travel buy it from factory with the travel you want. Now I’m stuck with a damaged $4k carbon frame front triangle with a chunk out of carbon. I changed Hightower back to Santa Cruz standard link to be safe. I have videos without shock on that I sent to Cascade they ignored. You can see how link allows head of bolt to gouge into carbon frame and jambed bottom out. Note: I am not the friend who broke a triangle. The factory link doesn’t allow it to go over center. Cascade is a poor company …. My opinion 😡

Cascade link went over center over compressed rear shock jamb rear tire against seatpost I went over the bars took 3 mechanics to pull it out sent link and frame to cascade for evaluation and they could not find anything wrong except minor bearing wear and they sent all it back said tuff pal we can’t find any fault with our product. Lesson learned Factory engineers design frames best not to try to make a frame travel further than it was designed for! Now I’m stuck with a damaged $4k carbon frame front triangle. I changed back to Santa Cruz standard link to be safe. I have videos without shock on that I sent to cascade they you can see how link allows head of bolt gouge into frame and jamb

Did they fix this problem with the hightower 3 cause I don't see link for the v3

I got my first race this Saturday coming up, March 30th Not gonna lie, feeling nervous AF! Are you allowed to have music on? Like a small speaker on your bike? Music usually helps me get pumped and rid of the butterflies in my stomach.

Wpuld you suggest the mid atlantic super seroes or the h2h races?

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How do you ask permission from your wife to go mountain biking?

funny 😂😂😂

I love this so much. My first ever MTB race was this exact venue some 15 years ago and it went exactly like this. I raced for about 5 years then haven't biked in last 10 years. I am just now thinking about getting back into it and found this video. It is totally inspiring me to get back out there. Great job! and thanks for the motivation

Thank you for this honest insight.

I broke my Bronson v3 rear triangle with the stock link, stuff happens.

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Tip, we dont wanna see a 6 minute ride on the lift, get to the riding a littler earlier in your videos, just a short clip of the lift ride is enough. You'll get people to watch longer

You ready to go again next week? I may not get a chance to preride so thanks for the video!

Congratulations - awesome job!

Cascade links are made for really aggressive and advanced riding Basically it's like driving a formula 1 car in city traffic If you're a beginner or less skilled rider, keep this in mind guys

Tbh it looks like your riding doesn’t match what the secus or cascade link were designed for. You are not an aggressive rider and look fairly stiff and apprehensive, especially on more technical charging sections. You will not be able to reap the benefits of the secus or cascade link at the current level of riding that you are doing as they are made to improve the performance of the suspension under harsher conditions that perhaps surpass what the fork was designed for. There are no heavy charging sections, drops, jumps or rock gardens where you would really need more progression than a stock shock provides, provided it is set up correctly. They’ll sell to anyone, but these products aren’t really targeted at beginners

That’s a blue trail called Flow Dog.

Did you find the Secus makes a lot of rattling noise I just had one installed and HATE it sounds so rattly I kept stopping to see if it had come loose does yours make a lot of noise please tell me

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Pretty sure that was flow dog rather than raptor

Are you still riding the 5010 for park laps?

Great job !!!! you didn't stop i know that trail ia amazing, you are brave☺

Sell it, somebody will buy it 🤦‍♂️ u still got it in there

Hi Pedal Dad, great build and review! Do you rememeber which size is the frame? M or L? Thanks!!

13:37 that was me in 1st the orange helmet, good job out there too!!

The xxl hightower rear triangle is situated the same distance away from the bottom bracket like the example you show of the cascade one. I’m not criticising, just mentioning it that’s all. 👍🏻

You should rent a ShockWiz and really see how well you have that fork tuned

Very interesting, may I ask you if the diffence in mm are precise? Because I woul like to put a coil, try to make the link by my own.

Hello again, still interested in selling? How can i reach you?

good job!

Great job! What age group were you in? I did the 40-49 group.

Great ride.

Such a super great and intriguing video to watch :) So superb and so intriguing! :)

Congrats

Awesome!!!!

Hello, would you sell the link?

Cool video, hoping to run there this weekend. Thanks for the tour

Nice seeing another Pinoy mtb youtuber. 😉 Saan itong trail?

👌nice build👍

You can use cascade link but only use the 150 mm shock for the bike ..

what do you think of the Vorsprung Secus ?

What was your max iso?

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It's a bit of a stretch to say the link caused your friend's rear triangle to break. The main reason by rear triangles break is if you don't put enough air in your shock and you bottom it out hard, putting a ton of stress on the frame members. I'm guessing it's likely your friend didn't add air to account for the higher leverage ratio the new link provides.

Where are these progression drops at the beginning of the video? I've been to MC many times and never been able to find those

I’ve have a Secus on a 2021 Fox 36 for over a year now and I’m not sure I see your point about the increased midstroke support being bad for climbing. I climb a lot and I’ve never had any need to “push” the fork into the trail when climbing (or what you seem to be desiring is more sag). Climbing is more about cardio, body position, bike geometry (including front end height), technique and tires/pressure. That said, to each their own and different forks likely respond to the Secus in different ways, so my expectations/experience might not reflect yours. Another point of note is that I think it makes sense to consider that the Secus, being designed by Vorsprung in Whistler, is really designed for a aggressive, fast riding and rough trails. In my opinion that is where is truly shines. Based on the trails shown in the video, the Secus wasn’t really put through the paces it needs to excel. So depending on the variety of terrain you’re on, the Secus may or may not really show it’s potential. For me, I couldn’t get my stock ‘21 Fox 36 to feel good and it was harsh & uncomfortable when the psi was pumped up high enough to prevent brake dive (midstroke support). The Secus fixed all of that in an instant. I can really blast fast down some choppy terrain with more stability and control now, but the harshness is gone. Last point, the Secus is actually a dual chamber design, not just an external negative spring. It utilizes a dual chamber with Midstroke Support Valve. I also use a Cascade Components link on my Druid and, similar to my Secus opinion, it really shines on rough trails, jumps and drops with the added travel and progression. Thanks for your review.

Just get the ESI Chunky Silicone grips. Cheap and kill the chatter you get at the bar.