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Sacki Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/18/2025 6:02pm
It's a very interesting and impressive interview. Thank you, Sam, for taking the time and going so much into detail and also Jeff, of course for trying and then making this happen! It was interesting to hear how YT experienced the turbulent times during covid. For us, I can say, that we already saw OE orders being postponed and cancelled already around Q2 2022. But the more important thing happened to me in April 2021. There was one particular OE customer who used to need around 1,500 post per year from us. End of 2019 (pre-Covid) we received a projected...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
12/18/2025 5:53pm
2026 USAC National Champs calendar here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/usa-cycling-2026-national-champions… - DH returns to Big Bear at the end of July.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/17/2025 3:22pm
Thanks so much for the kind words. I know I have a lot to learn to be an effective podcaster, but if I keep getting at bats I promise I'll do everything I can to make the best show I possible can for you guys. I really enjoy it, and love learning from people like Sam. Cheers!
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63expert Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
12/17/2025 3:19am It eventually showed up on the RB site yesterday morning, but some of the links to it were dead ends. Props to Fox and Anthill for making this happen.
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
12/17/2025 3:16am
Jackson's Anthill Movie, The Search for Milliseconds, premieres online this morning at 9am PST - deets below We are excited to announce the launch of our FOX and Anthill Studios project: The Search For Milliseconds: Jackson Goldstone. We had an excellent premiere at Whistler Film Festival earlier this month. WATCH HERE - https://ridefox.com/pages/search-for-milliseconds Trailer IMDB for full Cast and Crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39109040/fullcredits/ The Search for Milliseconds takes viewers inside mountain bike downhill phenom Jackson Goldstone's high-stakes bid to become one of the youngest riders in history to claim the UCI DH Elite overall title. From pre-season testing to the tense, pressure-filled...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/16/2025 7:11pm
dedicated thread (with poll) to unsprung weight if anyone cares - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/does-unsprung-weight-really-impact-…
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LePigPen Liked a comment about bike check 2024 Geometron G1 Super Mullet
12/15/2025 6:13am
i am invoking the MTBer's creed chapter 3, article 7; thou shalt always have at least one side on level/horizontal photo of the bicycle. so as to conform to the creed as codified, otherwise known as... 'the greater good'
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63expert Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/15/2025 4:54am I know for sure this thread has made me more smarterer!!
Slonschtor Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/15/2025 4:49am
Hey @jeff.brines just want to give you a shout for the second time sending me to Wikipedia from here. Today I discovered the Shallow Pond, last time it was the Ship of Theseus. Makes my once-totally-bookworm-brain engage with actually interesting stuff and tickle some neuron connections when it just wanted to kill time on a biking forum 
Thank you, Sir!
Thank you, Sir!
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/14/2025 7:09pm
The other tricky thing with tires is there’s always the question of what pressure and how stiff of a tire do you need. If you just needed to crush 12 mm tall chatter then low pressure, flexible tire, and super heavy wheel would be very smooth. But then it falls apart as you hit anything bigger. I know I certainly end up somewhere in the middle where it’s a little chattery on the really high frequency stuff but then I’ll pinch the sidewall hitting something taller. Not something that can be won on all fronts. The lack of sidewall height...
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63expert Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/14/2025 7:01pm For each of us in the little bubble, choose a bike industry villain and be a dick about it!
ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic Shimano/TRP Maven - S-tier braking (Shaven/Traven)
12/14/2025 4:28am
The venn diagram overlap of "has enough money to mess around with expensive parts and has an expensive bike" and "does not own proper hex keys or a bike stand" is maddening.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/14/2025 4:16am
Thanks for chiming in, Dave. I think you described my impressions perfectly, I have a light wheelset with light tires and a heavy wheelset with heavy tires and the light tires feel worse in every way over bumps and chatter. I feel like I'm getting kicked around a lot more, and with the heavier wheels I'm tracking so much better and the ride is so much smoother. Now, of course the performance of the tires themselves is different, so I suppose the real test would be to glue lead weights onto my light wheels with lights tires and see how...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/13/2025 3:22pm
RE: MIPS acquisition of Koroyd I don't have enough expertise around all the technologies in the space to comment on the quality of acquisition from an IP/product perspective. What I can say is this is great intel from a valuation multiple perspective and helps give a teeny tiny indication as to what M&A might look like for a company in the outdoor industry going forward. Those suggesting that this feels rich, on initial glance I agree. But again, we don't know what they have in the lab, what patents might be associated with it (can be googled I suppose), what...
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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/13/2025 3:17pm
Remember, it's not too early to start if you don't stop the night before..
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LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
12/13/2025 3:16pm
Kinda insane how quiet he went after Hardline. His clips are some of the most unhinged, epic clips of all freeride. It would be so goated if he just went radio silent the entire rehab and swooped back in with a banger edit. He's def entering 'ur fav rider's fav rider' territory. Just good to watch
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
12/13/2025 3:13pm
Thanks for a great year of chatting all things racing. Let's do it again in 2026: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2026-race-talk. See you all there!
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Evwan Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
12/13/2025 3:03pm
I made a new thread specific to shimano maven combo: Shimano Maven - S-tier braking (Shaven) - The Hub - Mountain Biking Forums / Message Boards - Vital MTB
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63expert Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/13/2025 2:56pm The thing about wheels is that they move on the suspension path, but also rotate. Spinning a wheel faster(sprinting) or spinning it slower(braking) results in a slower reaction with a heavier mass. Changing direction right/left left/right is also affected. For those of us not on a clock it may matter zero, but for the time equals money folks it could...
CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/13/2025 2:51pm
Your suspension is doing work on the mass of you and the unsprung mass. Viewing it as doing work to slow down the upward motion of the wheel cuts out the majority of the picture. From a suspension performance standpoint, the argument for lower unsprung mass is the wheel can get returned to the ground quicker after it goes over an obstacle that causes it to lose contact. That is a direct correlation to increased traction. I think rebound is one of the most overlooked things across many industries, but what I was referring to initially was just the compression...
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