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    plumsie
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    cathwood said:

    You *do not* hurt yourself on the handle if you UPD. I know. I UPD all
    the time.

    I've hurt myself on the T7 a number of times during UPD's. I find that
    depending on the point you come off your knee can get caught under the
    handle and it can cause problems with runout on landing or it can rake
    down the inside of your thigh as you go past it.

    I still wouldn't get rid of it though, I love my T7 handle it makes
    distances on the 36er so much more comfortable.

    Plumsie.

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  2. cathwood
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    plumsie said:

    I've hurt myself on the T7 a number of times during UPD's. I find that
    depending on the point you come off your knee can get caught under the
    handle and it can cause problems with runout on landing or it can rake
    down the inside of your thigh as you go past it.
    Plumsie.

    that's where we differ then. I just usually sprawl on the floor,
    luckily I have lots of padding.

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  3. Unibugg
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    Thanks for all of your responses about the T7 and UPD's. I guess it is
    a yes and a no. 😉

    Probably the best thing for a newb (or chicken if you will) like me
    would be NOT to put a handle on it until I've gotten used to riding,
    mounting, and dismounting, oh.. and using the brakes :eek:

    I'm padded too, Cathy. But even my padding wasn't enough to save me in
    a bad UPD. I've only had one... but one was enough. I wish I bounced
    better. 😄

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    You should see this fella ride up kerbs. He makes it look annoyingly
    easy.
    Ants make me UPD.


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  4. Triball
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    How many of you have a brake on the biggun and those who don't, do you
    want one? I feel like I don't need one, but some riders praise it

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    Triball said:

    How many of you have a brake on the biggun and those who don't, do you
    want one? I feel like I don't need one, but some riders praise it

    I have one on mine, but even though I don't use it much...it just looks
    cool!:p But seriously, with my 114mm cranks, I will use it (sparingly)
    on really steep descents, especially if I'm going fast.

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    I have a big postman's horn, so it looks cool :P
    Yesterday while riding on melted snow I realized that I need the
    plastic thingie that keeps drops falling on your back (don't know the
    english expression 😄)

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    Triball said:

    I have a big postman's horn, so it looks cool

    Here's my brake setup, and -air -horn...it's way loud!:p Oh, and the
    cranks in the pic are torker lx 127's. They seem really long now since
    I've switched to the qu-ax 114's. I still use the lx cranks for coker
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    I currently have a stock 36" Qu-Ax with the horn, but I'm thinking of
    buying a KH freeride seat, somehow getting a handle and maybe some
    coloring...😄

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    Triball said:

    I have a big postman's horn, so it looks cool :P
    Yesterday while riding on melted snow I realized that I need the
    plastic thingie that keeps drops falling on your back (don't know the
    english expression 😄)

    a fender? I'm going to need one of those too.

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    How many of you have a brake on the biggun and those who don't, do you
    want one? I feel like I don't need one, but some riders praise it

    I hd a brake on my 36'er originally but I took it off bcause after a
    few UPDs the lever broke and the brake just got in the way. I used it
    once, and ended up sprawled out on the ground.

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    a fender? I'm going to need one of those too.

    I think I saw a good one in a supermarket today. But the seatpost is
    already taken by the horn😄

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    I think I saw a good one in a supermarket today. But the seatpost is
    already taken by the horn😄

    haha, I need more room on my 36'er too, I put a front light and a rear
    light on the seatpost and a cyclometer on the T7 and I'm already
    running out of room to put new stuff. I don't know how Terry fits so
    much stuff on his 36'er

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    Lucky for me, I don't ride at night 😄 So, I don't need lights. Maybe a
    cyclometer and a bottle of water if I get a handle

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