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That's some photoshop dedication man!

 

Salt lake area. corner canyon is less than 15 minutes away. once everythign melts, park city is great to hit up.

love it the views. sucks on the crash. lol.

 

Do you want a Trust fork, but can't bear the thought of losing your quirky status of being a lefty owner? Well look no firther!

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-single-sided-carbon-fiber-diy-linkage-fork.html

The fact the guy taught himself all the engineering principles needed and then took the plunge, risking his own life and limb as the test dummy is hella respectable though.

 

wouldn't touch. i understand what he's trying to get to. but no thank you. 1. it's a lefty. 2. it's a lefty. 3. it's a lefty. 4....did i mentio nit's a lefty? 5. it looks funny. 6. much rather take the trust performance.

 

I am going out on a limb by speculating you have never ridden a Lefty?

 

Well it isn't slated for production so don't worry. The guy literally built it in his garage. Best part of it was he demanded that none of the parts be proprietary, so the shock is actually a rear coild shock.

Dang man, you got some serious Lefty issues.

 

Why the Lefty hate? I had one for years and had absolutely zero issues.

 

I mean, sure the right stanchion fell off, but it's been bomber ever since

 

Same. One of the better climbing forks I have ever ridden

Also, I had success selling on the secondary market during the fat bike craze

 

Mine worked great too!

I eventually had to rebuild mine and the needle bearings all fell out in the process! After a mild stroke, I put it back together and it worked great. Not the easiest to do maintenance on but still a great fork.

 

Less weight = Mo' fasta!

 

I sent mine to Mendon Cyclesmith... that dude is a Lefty Guru and VERY reasonably priced.

 

Tbh I think the new Lefty’s on the race bikes look good

 

I had and liked the Lefty on my BOTE bike. I rode the bike everywhere and enjoyed it a bunch. Only sold the bike since it was the bike I was on when I crashed and ruined my shoulder, and I had a mental block afterward that was not the bikes fault.

 

I always wanted to try it, so I rented a Lefty build out in Southern Arizona last Spring - and actually loved it! It was definitely strange to look at from the rider perspective, but I didn't have any problems with the performance. Would do it again.

 

You are correct, i have never ridden a lefty. But I don't think I would ever buy one. it's just so niche. I don't think my riding is at a level that warrants any special fork just yet. Lefty or trust. I do just fine with my current lyrik and I can still bomb down the downhills.

 

Yea I'd say if you are riding on a lyrik you might be underwhelmed but its just a different tool for a different type of riding.

 

Sounds like a familiar narrative - "I haven't done it so it must be wrong"

 

"A bike fork has 2 stanchions like God intended"

 

in non-lefty news, my wheels are built and I get to pick them up tomorrow!