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According to people during Hardline Tazmania, that only happens to Pivots. Does that mean that - just perhaps - bikes that get ridden hard sometimes break?

BK will be devastated he can't tow anyone into it. How will he survive?

Except for Tech Talk itself which always descends into Chainstay length discussion

The VitalForum Law: Given sufficient length all threads descend into tech talk...regardless of the orignal purpose of the thread.

That's the stock V10.8 brake adapter for 200mm rotors. It allows for the 3 rear axle positions. They also have a 220mm rotor verison.

Brand engineers have said They design bikes for the majority... Which is M-M/L range. as far as Bike Size overal, How many more times do people need to see Good riders using a size down to ride local trails etc. I've tried getting a big bike around my Locals and around the country and its just so much work. But hey, Let your arrogant ego side make you believe physics isnt real. I get what Paul aston is trying to achieve, but has anyone actually watched his videos and how hard hes actually working to move that bus? - the...

Are you telling me that Jackson Goldstone isn't his real name, and that he's actually called "John Mountainbike"????

the overwhelming majority of reviewers and riders said “these are too powerful,” and I’m not hearing that about any other brake. What brakes have gotten the same reception?

They're still not the most powerful brakes on the market though... They're also heavy af, have a heavy lever pull and are ugly. It's all just marketing from SRAM as per

We can rebrand it October 3 2025, when we will have the decisive answer as to whether more companies will be shutting down in the next 12-24 months from the time of original posting.

I remember these exact arguments against 29, which has been said in this thread multiple times. Lol!

I'm of the opinion that you can't ride a plus tire aggressively and have it perform well, regardless of inserts. There's a balance between weight, the stability of the casing, the damping of the casing, and the pressure/contact patch. Plus tires are feeble, vague balloons with no stability and regardless of inserts they roll over far too much in corners and are terrifying on off-camber. Add pressure and they're bouncy/underdamped, unpredictable, and the grip goes to shit. If you make them burly enough to be stable then they're a boat anchor. Some inserts stop a tire completely folding over or...

Hey Vital, this is so good and I'm always looking forward to your coverage of the WC pits, thanks for delivering

I know this is just like, my opinion man... but holy hell that song was awful. Filming on point as usual!

No Vital Raw, no WynTV, having withdrawal symptoms.

Maybe next year we crowd source lawlors travel expenses. Just saying, I’m willing to chip in because god damn I missed them as well.

Losing Vital Raw hits hard, ngl, its just a big part of the DH weekend.

based on the signs everyone was getting sucked into this weekend, there's gambling in our sport.

Gambling is gnarly. We absolutely do not want gambling in our sport.

Sleeper Co shredit out yet? Killing a few minutes at lunch.