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Speaking of Olympics, anyone else sick of watching French cyclists getting Uber-dramatic at the finish of Olympic races? Men’s BMX was straight out of Will Ferrell movie. Uggh! We get it.

I imagine they'd notice if follow-up orders have dropped off Also, just to throw in an opinion, how could they not have dropped off with those prices?

I’ve been lucky enough to get to know people at both Chromag and North Shore Billet. I buy their product whenever it suites what I need. Quality and mostly locally manufactured. They give back to the area by supporting riders, trail networks and staff. Chris King is somewhat close and makes great product. Have hubs for life. Always preferred shimano drivetrain, but have been using sram for electric shifting as it helps with hand issues (no cable throw). Will switch back to shimano once the drop next button shift drivetrain.

I've been riding so long(34 years) that some things I just buy without really thinking about it. They've proven themselves in the past and I like parts that hold up. I avoid anything from SRAM or their sub-brands due to their past, even though I'm sure they have some fine parts now. I just don't trust them due to my impression of their corporate mentality and I can get good parts elsewhere. I try frames when the time comes for a new bike and if I like how the bike works I get a frame and build it up...so no...

I usually get sold on a brand due to their customer care. Cannondale screwed me over and made a handful of empty promises to me as a 12 year old, I’m now 36, and have made sure to go out of my way to never buy a single Cannondale related product, and steer everyone I had the chance to, away from a Cannondale product. On the flip side, I needed a bike in a hurry earlier this year and bought a used Banshee. I emailed their generic email address asking about shock tunes as the stock shock was blown. Within...

Supporting local brands is another level of loyalty IMO. Your friends and neighbors might be employed by them For me in the southeast area that's cane creek and industry 9

I don’t really think I have brand loyalty but I will stay away from some brands like e13, crank brothers, specialized and Tune based on my own experience with some of their products and in the case of Tune because the importer in my country seems to be a complete asshat. I just can’t bring myself to buy anything specialized after that whole petty “roubaix” thing. I was given a pair of 2fo flat shoes by my wife and they’re very good but it doesn’t count because I didn’t buy them myself damn it! Won’t buy fox suspension either but...

If i have a choice i have brands ill take over other.I will always take Shimano over SRAM brakes. SRAM over FOX mostly due to availability of parts Shimano over SRAM drivetrain just prefer Shimano shifters. DT swiss hubs. They just work and if all the same I can swap drivers if needed.

One thing we found when doing a 180 link for the Crestline DH bike is that it required a softer compression tune than a standard off the shelf shock has. Compared to a 65mm stroke shock driving the same amount of travel, on average the 75mm stroke shock generates 33% more damping force at the wheel for a given wheel speed input if the same shock tune is used on both. Pretty big difference. It’s great for heavier riders that are typically pushing the upper bounds for shock tune. Off the shelf tunes work much better for them in this...

Haha that’s some quality marketing. I say sealant weeping out of sidewalls you say state of the art precision dampening.

it's 4699.....USD also has ultimate coil With mavens & hs2 rotors.... Damn good deal imo.

A classic.

We Are One have launches their „newish“ site..no signs of frames or even handlebars. https://www.weareonecomposites.com

I used to complain about gravel gear range until I remembered that gravel is for people in the Midwest.

It is too long. I have kind of gotten sucked into Moto because of it, and I’ve never watched Moto even when I rode.

I just wanna see more racing. We are in a gap of MX racing right now but in general they race nearly every week for almost the entire year. Yes there are gaps between seasons and such but let's get more racing back on the calendar.

inside line with dustin adams/weareone from whistler last year mentions no more bikes https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/we-are-one-inside-line-mountain-bike-…

And those necklaces and tiny weights to "balance" the valve stem...