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F...glad to hear it's a false alarm for our Ray

has your bike changed at all? different noises, freewheel etc? any chance he encountered something on a ride that scared him (animal, sharp object/plant etc?). is he in shape enough to carry the distance early season? sounds like he gets out enough, ... more »

i would think the opposite is true. lower bars would put your weight/position forward and more over the front (your hands drop and you're closer to the front hub basically). higher bars let you get back easier (your hands are pushed back, further from ... more »

i think it's pretty tourist-specific, but has some serious vert! http://www.pstramway.com/

USAC just sent this email out ENFORCEMENT SUSPENDED FOR 2013? Update on UCI Rule 1.2.019 Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 11, 2013) -- After engaging in dialogue with USA Cycling to address the immediate concerns raised by the enforcement of UCI rule 1.2.019, ... more »

if you pause the slideshows the background music stops and then you can manually click through the slides w/o bgm

at $600, i don't think you'll really get much more out of this bike than the walmart bike. if you're serious about getting a mountain bike, save up a couple hundred more or look for a used bike online. airborne has some good price point bikes, so does ... more »

that's clean and makes me want a mountain dew or monster! well done!

all of those bikes are pretty dialed and comparable for the price and could be upgraded as you go. check out the product guide. you can compare bikes and see reviews and stuff. here's a link to the all the dirt jump bikes in there.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/category/Bikes,3/riding_type/dirt_jump_urban ... more »

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here's what shazam says - Song: The Ghost With The Most, Artist: The Almighty Defenders

depends on the riding you'll be doing. if you're primarily on dirt jumps and parks, 100mm should be fine. if you plan on hitting bigger stuff on gravity fed tracks on a regular basis, think about the 140. remember, the 140 will lift and slack out the ... more »

i'll try to find out. stay tuned.

big bird nailed it. i have never run clips, however. i may not climb as efficiently or fast, but i don't care. most climbs i do aren't technical (rocks, roots etc). in Virginia, however, w/ all the rocks and tech, clipless pedals/shoes would ... more »

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the newest from @TeamRumours what do you think it means?

hey farby, you must upload the video to Vital to enter the contest. Embedded videos from youtube/vimeo etc are not eligible and if you're trying to embed, there are no tagging options. when you upload, you'll see the tagging

have your friend upload it to our player for our S'Ender video contest. he could win $500! http://www.vitalmtb.com/2012highlandvideocontest