The most noticeably unique feature of Mistress bikes is that, compared with mainstream “patriarchal performance” geometry, the front of the bike is shorter and the rear of the bike is longer. This is obvious in our significantly longer chainstays. Many people ask how this affects the ride. Let’s get into this, shall we? Fore-aft weight […]
I get this question a lot from Pinkbike readers. In the mainstream mountain bike media, we’ve been led to believe that cool, shreddy bikes have short chainstays and stodgy, cruisy bikes have long chainstays. That all started with Gary Fisher ‘s Genesis Geometry in the ’90s, and it’s become dogma. If you look at geo
I get this question often. Here is my thinking: First, what is single pivot suspension? On most mainstream bikes you’ll see multiple arms and links and pivots that control the movement of the rear wheel and the behavior of the shock. Do these work? Yes! They give bike designers very fine control of the bike’s
Hello! First off, congratulations on getting into the bike building business! I enjoyed Dialed at a theoretical level, but found it difficult to put it into practice. After all, who’s making bikes with that kind of wild geometry, anyway? 🙂 I’m very interested, but I have a few questions: Thanks! Coda H. Hi Coda! Thanks
