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Off topic but everyone in BJJ is on juice, it’s like saying Ronnie Coleman isn’t the greatest bodybuilder cuz of PEDs. You have to assume a lot of mtb racers are on PEDs, there’s no way the testing is any good. They can’t even figure out how to route a b line.

The greatest, in the same way that Jon Jones is the greatest? Or Gordon Ryan?

Hi everyone! I’m currently conducting research for my university thesis on the transition to Thermoplastic Carbon in the mountain biking industry. I’ve created a short survey that only takes about 5 minutes to complete (6 sets of 4 statements), and I’m looking for just 40 more respondents. So far, over 250 mountain bikers have already participated! It would really help me out if you could take a few minutes to fill it in: https://fdm.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2i2v4mHBH3wvgii Thanks in advance to everyone willing to help a fellow mountain biker with research towards a greener future for mountain biking! 🚵🌱

PB to scroll, Vital to read

Or Dario at the very least...

Nice to know I'm not the only one who visits both pages... I still think we need the PB guys on the Bikes Unaffiliated pod..

Cartert Bilawchuck is a 16-year old who made his own bike, it ended up looking incredibly polished - and rad ( it was a lock for Vital BOD of course too)! This deep dive edit is full of insights into the trials and tribulations behind pulling off such a project, I figure it should be of interest to the followers of this thread:

Technologically, that's comment carcinization happening in front of your eyes. Evolution is a biatch.

Are you new here? This is no place for reasonable explanations man, hot and divisive takes only!

Or, gasp, someone frequents both sites. However, yes Carcinization marches on!

Even the PB commenters are stealing from us now...

Can check out PB right now. lol at Kaz citing Skye Schillhammer, 'Transition’s marketing director and parking lot supervisor' with the spy shot in Transition's hq.

a 29/27.5 mullet already drives my OCD up the wall. a 32 mullet makes me want to just close my comput

Berd's 32" standard boost wheelset claims to be fine for XC riding with 280lbs on 28 spokes, and it is like 1200g. I imagine with a beefier rim and 32 spokes, they'd be able to make a boost DH wheelset no problem. I think the talk around superboost is largely driven by people who don't want 32" to exist.

good to see, but unfortunately they say that increase to super boost incurs no cost.... that isn't specifically true as it is a redesign of the frame (though frame is already being redesigned). Also, yes we know there is a weight penalty, but they only went to a 1.65mm spoke and not a 1.8. but yes more weight. also, not taken into consideration in the gravity game is that people are looking for flexier wheels in the current setup. They are comparing full stiffness to full stiffness. Obviously the wheels are going to be flexier at a given build, the...

Speaking of pinkbike, it's been down all morning ON THE SAME morning as the Department of War starts releasing classified docs on aliens?? Coincidence??

So, going to ask this question fully understanding the debates and tech here... So everyone is saying 32" will NEED new/wider hub spacing, especially for DH. WHY? Most companies are designing asymetric rims. spoke tensions are even. now, on top of that, commencal is running 32h rear 28h front. so going down in spoke count. AND most teams are running LESS spoke tension to get better traction (and in turn INCREASE wheel flex). So.... if you take that into account, I see no need to run wider flanges on a 32h asymmetric rim at full tension. Also... most of us...

Remember folks we don't have to stand for this. We can report this inappropriate content. 😆

The only 32" Dissector model that Maxxis offers to the public right now is an Exo+ Maxxterra tire. It's the same tire Matt Beer was riding at Cypress when he did the back to back 32"/29" test for the other site. If that's the tire Neko's riding at Rock Creek, I'm actually more impressed with his ability to nurse an EXO+ casing through Mountain Creek than I'm worried about slightly "the wrong" tread or compound. I'm certain a 32" front tire takes a lot less beating than a 27.5" rear tire, but still, not exactly the ideal tire setup. If...

Looks fast too. I'm frothing for my next trail bike with full 32.