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brash Added a reply to Crankworx 2026
1 day ago LMS timing error would be frustrating
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brash Added a reply to Two bike garage dilemma
7/30/2026 3:46pm I'm down to just big travel eeb and steel hardtail now. I don't regret my decision. Polar opposites in bikes but I can get my fix from either depending on the mood.
Dogboy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/25/2026 3:23pm
Similarly, I picked up an unused team frame back in 2014 (I think) and it was my favorite DH bike hands down. One of the few bikes I wish I still had.
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brash Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/23/2026 2:47pm I've had countless bikes, still chasing the dragon of my Ex Dean Lucas world champs wilsons rear suspension performance. There was so much trick stuff on that bike, coil converted world cup, proto 27.5 rear linkage. Dumbest move I ever made selling that bike
FerrousBueller Liked a reply to forum topic Specialized Downhill Team Dynamics - Jordan and Finn Winning with Loic Absent
7/21/2026 2:14pm
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brash Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
7/17/2026 6:06pm Aaron Gwin to become a father. Neko looking to sign the boy post umbilical cord cutting.
BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Andorra World Cup
7/13/2026 2:50pm
How was Loic’s suspension at worlds last year?
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brash Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/8/2026 3:20pm I'll be dead before new saint drops.
brash Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/2/2026 4:29pm nah that's when Shimano Saint was released
AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/1/2026 2:50pm
Shut the fuck up about drivetrain efficiency. Holy shit. Go find a different thread.
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic Eurobike 2026
6/24/2026 6:45pm
If I were SRAM I’d be worried. If I were Shimano I’d be shitting it
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brash Added a reply to Specialized Demo 11 - What do you want to know about it?
6/23/2026 7:54pm not always, they tried 135mm for a generation and it was the dumbest shit. I kept DT swiss stock prices us when I raced that model.
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic What DH bike am I?
6/19/2026 4:36pm
If this is their FEA mapping, I can tell why people keep breaking the downtube with their fork bumpers.
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jbfiets Liked a reply to forum topic Shimano Drops New 2.2mm Thick Rotors in 200/220mm Sizes - Thoughts?
6/19/2026 4:24pm
deadband is related to piston seal rollback. Any reduction in deadband due to thicker rotors will be temporary. It will return to normal as the pads wear, though the thicker rotors are likely to stay straight and the pads can be run closer to rotors for minimum deadband. Shimano has two bleed blocks for the new brakes, white one is for thicker rotors, old/yellow one is for 1.8 rotors.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Shimano Drops New 2.2mm Thick Rotors in 200/220mm Sizes - Thoughts?
6/19/2026 4:23pm
I can't speak to the MT520 brakes, but I started a thread in 2020 to ask people about running 2.3mm rotors on Shimano brakes. Lots chimed in and nobody cited any problems with running that arrangement. But again, nobody specifically mentioned trying it MT520 brakes, so YMMV. If you do give it a try, share your results in the forum! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/2-3mm-rotors-on-Shimano-brake…
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brash Added a reply to Shimano Drops New 2.2mm Thick Rotors in 200/220mm Sizes - Thoughts?
6/17/2026 3:36pm can you run these new thick rotors on the old shitter MT520 brakes? I want to remove some of the dead band and would like to try 220's
brash Added a reply to Bar ends ... so hot right now
6/16/2026 2:29pm let me know how it prints, I got some old grips I'll give it a try on
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/11/2026 5:13pm
Vital RAW from Lawlor
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monarchmason Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/2/2026 2:21pm
Quite the AI stuffed into this little whip.
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brash Added a reply to Derailleur Drama
5/29/2026 2:37pm front chainring. went through similar recently, replaced every drivetrain component thinking the front chainring looked fine. Turns out it wasn't. Fixed my issue