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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/4/2025 4:34am
These builds always perplex me. "Yeah, I definitely need a carbon frame on my DH bike... but the base model Boxxer and Vivid, and the MT520 brakes should be fine, right?"
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sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/4/2025 4:33am
Coulanges, the name you are looking for is Coulanges. He rides a bike for a living. Colognes. You wear those on the body to smell better. Know your French.
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Itsme Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/4/2025 4:33am
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joshmtb Liked a reply to forum topic Kinematics
7/2/2025 5:08am
For those looking for free ways to solve the maths.... I've used python + sympy for solving symbolic equations then using jupyter notebook as a handy way to visualise.
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic Kinematics
7/2/2025 5:07am
A combination of mathematica and 2D sketches in CAD. I write out all the equations using whichever variables I want to change and then use mathematica to solve them and generate plots. Conceptually all the equations are simple. I like doing it this way because it makes you really understand everything that's going on, it's quick to iterate dimensional changes, and I can come up with pretty much any metric I want if something out of the ordinary makes a comparison better. For example, those plots I posted about ramp in leverage curve vs ramp in damping force as you'd...
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MJT420 Liked a forum topic The Trail Talk Thread
7/2/2025 5:00am
I love trails, building them and riding them. I searched for a generic trail thread on here and didn't really find one, if I'm wrong and one exists feel free to delete this. I envision this as a thread to discuss general trail maintenance, routing discussions, land manager relationships, rogue trails, and all other things trail building. Post what you're working on if you're willing. I'll hopefully grab some pics soon of a jumpy little xc line I've been working on that I'm excited about.
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
7/2/2025 4:49am
Who is that guy and why does he look so disappointed in his bike?
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Between The Tape Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 World Cup Downhill - Val di Sole, Italy
7/1/2025 8:34am
While I wouldn't be able to include racers outside of Finals where the data is contingent on their final time or rank, I've made a note to try and expand some of the other analyses out to see if I can include more racers. At the very least, I can publish simulated rank tables for the whole field. Maybe I will post these in the forum to not swamp the articles with long tables. Fun anecdote: in the "Elite Men: Simulated Leader Board" graphic for Val di Sole, you will notice the simulated ranks 21 & 22 are missing. These...
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WynMasters Liked a reply to forum topic What is going on with Thibault Dapréla?
7/1/2025 8:33am
Fine if you feel that way, but I try to ask for riders opinions on the current state of the sport and also anything happening inside so people from the outside can learn more, Finns response was great and a lot people enjoyed his opinions. I interview riders who are doing well in the race, on race day my video is to tell the story of the race. I can't make a judgement on a case where no one actually knows the full story, and we never will it seems, so until then I will interview the riders who performed...
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/1/2025 7:37am
Final results and report from the Val di Fassa EDR World Cup: 29th June 2025 - UCI Enduro World Cup leaders Ella Conolly and Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) increased their overall margins by taking victories in Val di Fassa – Trentino. Both riders overcame searing temperatures and intense battles with their rivals to take honours after two days of racing in Italy. Meanwhile, overnight leaders Lacey Adams (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) and Melvin Almueis overcame pressure from their opponents to clinch honours in the junior events. The gruelling setting of the Dolomites – UNESCO World Heritage site resulted...
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/1/2025 7:37am
Val di Fassa day 1 report: Home favourite Nadine Ellecosta (Abetone Ancillotti Vittoria Factory Racing) and Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) hold the overnight leads in the UCI Enduro World Cup after a gruelling day of action in Val di Fassa – Trentino (Italy). Ellecosta leads a three-way fight in the Women’s Elite UCI Enduro World Cup - with a single second separating the Italian from Simona Kuchyňková (Cube Action Team) and Ella Conolly. Łukasik was also put under pressure in the Men’s Elite UCI Enduro World Cup and the overall series leader has a five-second lead heading into...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/1/2025 7:36am
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ishouldridemore Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/1/2025 7:35am
Yeah and she won last year on a trek, sooo maybe it’s more that she rips on a bike?
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/1/2025 7:22am
Eurobike 2025 show coverage, this will go on the homepage tomorrow but the forum deserves to see it first! https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/eurobike-2025-weird-and-wonderful
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6/28/2025 4:11pm
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Glacial Pace Liked a reply to forum topic FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/28/2025 12:07pm
You don't think those 20 forks have been stripped and grease/oil volumes double checked and bushing clearance/how free they run without damper and spring in place? I think Fox would be insane to spend all that money to run a press camp and not make sure that those 20 forks were the absolute best version of the product that they could be.
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/28/2025 11:59am
Fox or whatever brand it is, IMO if the fork is new in a box with uncut steerer, you want it to work properly considering the rather large cost. I get what he's saying I've bough several new aftermarket fox and rockshocks forks over the years and it can be a lucky dip. Been bike nerds, we know alignment, bushing tolerance and lubrication is key to a forks ability to operate correctly. For every one of us nerds, there are 9 other average joe people who ride a sub-par product and ending up dropping 10psi at a time wondering why...
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