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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Dakotah Norton Explains Why He's Riding 75mm Bars
6/3/2024 9:32am
Something that's worth mentioning is how little you have to shift your COG to change your front/rear tire weight ratio. We're not talking about huge movements or shifts in body position. The whole art of downhill racing is choosing which tire to weight, but our good and noble king Sam Hill looks like his torso never moves when he's riding. He's doing a zillion micro movements of exactly the right amount at exactly the right moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucs8ikH_NDg&t=343s For you, me, Dak, Sam, whoever, if you can find your centered athletic position on a bike and you're comfortable moving around from...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/27/2024 11:15pm
As a longtime Shimano brake user, I have the same sentiment. It's amazing how much you can change brake lever feel by getting the caliper really really lined up and also by truing the rotor well. When you're manually pushing back on pistons to balance their speed, are you doing it with the rotor in? Or using the rotor to center the caliper and then pulling the rotor out for dinking with individual pistons? FWIW I've ridden or pulled brakes on many of Jonny's bikes and the lever feel is always sharp and balanced. Top notch. The man knows what...
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professor_ron Liked a bike check Raw Orange P7 27.5 2019
12/4/2018 9:36pm
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EBlackwell Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
12/1/2018 3:20pm
This. For the most part, anyone with experience in academia knows that the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know.
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Bike078 Added a reply to EWS Doping Thread Disappearance
11/30/2018 9:53am Good discussion. Let's keep things civilized. And remember that no one is an authority on the subject here, even those with a bachelors degree in science. Those of us with science backgrounds should know that. I work with and have worked for several scientists with PhDs and most have decades of experience in their respective fields. Not one of them...
Bike078 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Face Off: The Best Flat Pedal Shoes
7/27/2018 7:18pm
Has anyone tried scg shoes?
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7/27/2018 3:42am Hi all, I've browsed the forums from time to time for several years now and just decided to sign up.
