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ANikel Added a comment about press release Race Face Introduces 55mm Rise Era Handlebars
7/28/2025 8:09am
My personal opinion is this whole “engineered compliance” thing is largely a placebo effect. I demo’d a bike last weekend that had OneUp Carbon bars—allegedly the most “compliant” and can’t say I noticed any difference from the Burgtec alloys I run on my personal bike.
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ANikel Added a comment about feature Can a Pedal Kickback Denier See the Light?
8/15/2024 9:37am
I have a crappy SRAM hub that has about 50 degrees of engagement on my Bronson. I’ve been wanting to upgrade it but after watching this I’m thinking doing that would negatively impact my suspension performance.
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ANikel Added a reply to Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 1:17pm This is a great thread, tires are the single biggest performance part on a bike, and matching tires to your terrain and use is crucial to having the most fun and being able to ride with confidence and and safety.
megastoke Liked a reply to forum topic Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 1:13pm
Absolutely. I raced the AZT 800 last year, and was really pulling my hair out trying to decide which tires to run. Anything with a fast tread has a wimpy casing, and anything with a tough casing has massive lugs. Wound up going with Vittoria Agarros with tire inserts, which got the job done with only one flat at the very end.
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ANikel Added a reply to Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 1:12pm I am in Central Texas which has mostly rolling terrain with highly variable soil types, but mostly decomposing limestone which is often sharp, crumbly, rocky, and abrasive. Probably not too different from some the conditions in AZ. I run a DHF EXO on the front that seems to work pretty well and recently swapped out a DHR II on the...
midwest-mtb Liked a reply to forum topic Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 1:06pm
To add some diversity to this argument. Currently trying Michelins Force AM2’s on my Ibis Ripley AF. I ride in the Midwest and was looking for a faster rolling but durable light trail bike tire. My terrain is pretty rocky and have cut the sidewall on multiple Maxxis tires but my terrain is relatively flat so it’s a difficult problem to solve. My best way to describe these tires would be a Maxxis Rekon in a double down casing. It rolls well, traction is good and the casing is pretty beefy. It does exactly what I need it to do...
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sspomer Liked a forum topic Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 1:05pm
Mountain bike tires are one of the most hotly contested components because of their ability to make or break a bike's handling characteristics. They're also an item that gets replaced regularly, so their cost is a concern, too. Let's talk all things MTB tires right here.
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ANikel Added a comment about feature FIRST RIDE - Transition's Repeater Powertrain eMTB
10/11/2023 5:47am
I wonder how many of these bikes are being financed? I would have to assume the majority of $10k, $12k bikes are bought on credit. I just can’t imagine the seeming endless slew of e-bikes out there are cash purchases.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/22/2023 8:30am
details of intense m1 (photos) and fezzari DH bike sniped in the parking lot from US open
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ANikel Started a new thread 2022 Santa Cruz Bronson Size Large
4/17/2023 2:45pm Great condition, lightly ridden, mostly sits in my Garage collecting dust. Code R brakes, gx drivetrain with NX cassette. Asking $4,800.
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excavator666 Liked a reply to forum topic Lew Buchanan Banned from UCI Racing Because of OnlyFans Sponsorship
4/5/2023 9:29am
Only Fans is porn. This must be the first thing UCI have done for MTB that I wholeheartedly agree with.
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ANikel Added a reply to Lew Buchanan Banned from UCI Racing Because of OnlyFans Sponsorship
4/3/2023 12:40pm Porn is a destructive thing, and while that’s traditionally been perceived as a traditional Christian view, the truth seems to be emerging in pop culture that it really does warp people’s perceptions of relationships and can cause serious psychological harm and addictions. Not to mention the exploitative nature of the content itself. It can really destroy relationships as well. No...
Stiksandstones Liked a reply to forum topic Bring back Velcro!
2/12/2023 1:36pm
I don't ever wanna go back to any thing other than boa style mechanism-but I need someone to make a proper foot bed shoe (like an altra running shoe) for cycling-lake gets close.
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ANikel Added a comment about press release YT CAPRA Core 1 and 2: Fundamental to Feeding Your Gravity Greed
1/19/2023 7:26am
Those are pretty dang good prices for those specs in this day and age.
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ANikel Added a comment about bike check Santa Cruz Tallboy alloy L'appartelier Build
1/15/2023 12:47pm
Damn
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ANikel Added a comment about product review Process 153
4/6/2022 12:06pm
Not to knock on Kona specifically, but it’s really sad how generic and derivative MTB designs are these days. This bike, and about 50% of the trial/enduro bikes, look nearly indistinguishable until you really look at the details. They are all very forgettable designs.
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