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LeftyLover
Joined: 28 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: Delta 7 Sports: Arantix bike frame tested. |
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Check this out! This bike frame is called the ARANTIX and it's wild! I first learned about it at INTERBIKE 2007. Delta 7 Sports let me test ride it in return for a little feed back. I'm DAN, the third rider in the first video. Enjoy!
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Dan, welcome to the forum. I went ahead and embedded those vids for you. :2thumbs: |
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live2ride
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi Dan, So what were your thoughts on the bike? Other than what was said on the movie? |
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greyhair biker
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Location: GreenRiver, Wy
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:31 am Post subject: |
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what a COOL bike!
Hi Dan! we had a great couple of rides down in St. George didnt we?! :2thumbs: |
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LeftyLover
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject: My thoughts |
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To everybody out there that wonders about this crazy cool bike:
Like I mentioned, Delta 7 sports asked if I'd ride their bike and give an un-bias opinion of the Arantix frame. I am not affiliated with Delta 7 in any way and have no reason to be anything but completely honest. I race in the Expert class of the local and national mountain bike races. I've had a few opportunities to ride hard tail bikes and have owned one over the last couple years. I've ridden two different Specialized carbon S-Works hard tails and a Cannondale Taurine carbon. The major difference between Cannondale and ANY other top end bike is the LEFTY fork. I love it. Aside from that, the Arantix frame easily stands along side top racy hard tail frames. It's as light weight and stiff as a racy hard tail needs to be...quick and snappy climbs, stable descending, agile cornering, etc. If it had a LEFTY up front, it would be just that much better. Two thumbs up from me! |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Dan.
By the way, do you feel like your inner legs would get scraped on the frame? I guess it's probably not as sharp as it looks, it probably has smoothed out edges on it.
Plus, now that I think about it, I never really hit the frame on my bike with my legs, and I've got that huge tube on my Klein. |
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LeftyLover
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| Riding the bike I never experienced rubbing on the frame. The edges and corners are pretty well buffed. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to carry it on my shoulder for a long period of time, but that doesn't happen often anyway. |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: |
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true, the shoulder carry, didn't even think about that.
But then again, it's so light, maybe the shoulder wouldn't even be necessary. Maybe just tuck it under your arm. :lol8: |
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greyhair biker
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Its not a horse, you dont have to grip the bike with your legs... :haha:
anyway, most guys ride bowlegged...for some reason...unless you dont have that problem beech' :lol8: |
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