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Added a comment about video GMBN's Deathgrip Challenge Part 2 With Brendan Fairclough And Olly Wilkins | No Brakes, No Brains 4/21/2019 9:27 AM

i got sweatypalms just watching this. damn fine game of chicken!

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Liked a bike check Mondraker Foxy 29 Carbon - The Gypsy Queen 4/2/2019 12:25 AM
Liked a comment on the item Introducing SRAM G2 Disc Brakes - A Guide Evolution 3/28/2019 10:51 AM

more material to disperse heat and better thermal properties. Also, no riveted union with the center section that has terrible heat transfer.

Liked a comment on the item RESULTS: Crankworx Rotorua Downhill 3/22/2019 11:33 PM

Because everyone is a bunch of pussies. No pun intended. They need to bring back semi pro and put all the tweeners in a class of their own and let them do as they please.

Liked a comment on the item "You Never Change Rebound Unless You Change Springs." Loris Vergier, Jordi from FOX and the Intricacies of Rebound 3/14/2019 12:39 PM

I laughed way too much at this. Loris is the man.

Added a comment about photo What's Stock, What's Not? Adrien Dailly's Lapierre Spicy 3/14/2019 12:37 PM

any more details on the brakes Vital?

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Liked a comment on the item What's Stock, What's Not? Adrien Dailly's Lapierre Spicy 3/14/2019 12:37 PM

New Guide brakes the G2 , interesting ...

Added a comment about press release The Pro's Closet Launches Certified Pre-Owned Bikes 3/10/2019 10:39 PM

there are NDT (non-destructive tests - thermography, ultrasonics, x-rays etc)) for that. No need to take the frame up to breaking point. and remember, if the frame is cracked in a highly stressed early, the breaking point is likely to be much lower than the design breaking strength. Why test to failure if it could be repaired.

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Liked a comment on the item GEE ATHERTON - Vital RAW 3/8/2019 2:27 AM

Rachel looks ridiculously good on that bike. Good luck to everyone racing against her next year.

Liked a comment on the item FINALLY! Atherton's New Downhill Bike Fully Revealed 3/6/2019 10:42 AM

my thoughts exactly on soft + fast rebound. i think we asked Bryson of DVO about most common suspension set-up mistakes, and he said rebound was too slow for most riders....more

Liked a comment on the item First UCI World Champions for E-Mountain Bike To Be Crowned in Mont-Saint-Anne 3/6/2019 8:34 AM

This would be great if it were for para-athletes who would benefit from electric motor assisted mountain bikes.

But it's not, so it sucks.

Liked a comment on the item First UCI World Champions for E-Mountain Bike To Be Crowned in Mont-Saint-Anne 3/6/2019 8:34 AM

training.

Added a comment about feature Fabien Barel Presents New Mavic Wheels | BCA 2019 3/5/2019 8:39 AM

yep, which he backed up with by saying "gaining 2mm of rigidity"

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Added reply in a thread Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology) 3/3/2019 10:03 AM

i wouldn't get too excited about graphene: they haven't yet found a commercially sustainable way of producing long chains of the stuff, much less fabrics of it. In industry, it's typically in short length form, and mixed in with other components. Given ... more »

Added reply in a thread Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology) 3/2/2019 9:52 AM

quite possible. But worth looking at some typical strength numbers: One can observe that the tensile strength of the flax yarns (72±7 MPa) is significantly higher than the one of the hemp yarns (45±5 MPa) and this for equivalent yarn fineness and torque ... more »

Added reply in a thread Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology) 3/2/2019 8:53 AM

I wonder how far that statement by EnE regarding the use of flax composites in non-structural applications,extends to structural aspects of a bicycle, especially an MTB. And it costs more than CF. Ouch. like we need to pay more for bicycles as it is. ... more »

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Added a comment about press release Troy Lee Designs Launches Spring 2019 Apparel 2/26/2019 9:47 AM

Only 87 likes, 7 hours after the article was posted? damn, we must be growing up..

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