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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Modern bike sizing
1/24/2024 6:45pm
Respectfully disagree. Here's a pic of 6'4" Steve Peat railing the piss out of a Sea Otter turn on a cartoonishly short 2007 V10 size "large," reach length probably around 435mm. The crazy part is that he even looks comfy on it. Now, whether or not you can go marginally faster on a marginally longer bike is a worthy debate, but you can most certainly tame a short bike. The first 35 years of MTB racing is evidence of that.
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Maxipedia Liked a comment about Feature Dakotah Norton Joins Mondraker Factory Racing
1/24/2024 6:42pm
I only listened to a fifth of this and I feel the need to write a shout-out of respect towards Aaron Gwin for supporting Dak. Hats off! Mx
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Oz_Taylor Liked a comment about Feature Dakotah Norton Joins Mondraker Factory Racing
1/24/2024 6:41pm
Guys, Moonraker is a James Bond film, not a cartoon
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Jakers Liked a comment about Feature Dakotah Norton Joins Mondraker Factory Racing
1/24/2024 6:40pm
B Practice Podcast is SOOOO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!!
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kdubsteezey Liked a bike check 2024 Evil Wreckoning DH - "SandStorm"
1/23/2024 7:58pm
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ak_trnsplnt Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS
1/23/2024 7:56pm
The admittedly unclear implication was that “we” derailed the thread and I neither endorsed unsanctioned trails nor demonized them. I just gave us a new place to argue about it. I am keenly aware of and sensitive to the potential for unsanctioned trails to impact legal access. I more took issue with the term eco-crimes and the idea that these trails cause any more meaningful damage than legal trails which seemed a bit extreme in the grand scheme of the late capitalist human shitshow. I will say that the original sin of American MTB occurred in a place where to...
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MTBDHdad Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS
1/22/2024 8:08pm
Just so he doesn't feel so bad, its a really poorly kept secret at this point It used to be on trail forks like 5 years ago, I have not checked to see if it is still there. Just be nice to our trail
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WhiskeyRiver Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS
1/22/2024 8:04pm
Am I the only one who thinks waiting so long to announce this stuff has actually kind of taken the excitement out of it? I was pretty pumped after the new years but the excitement has kind of wore off now.
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic When is the “right” age/time to go to the dark side (eeb)?
1/22/2024 8:36am
I know this all too well. Lost a shit ton of weight during covid times since I was riding ALL the time, eating most meals at home, and stopped drinking. Was down almost 40 lbs at my lightest. Not only did I feel better, but my bike did too. The suspension worked so much better running significantly lower pressure. A good ol' fashioned L5/S1 back injury kept me off the bike for most of last year and I regained most of that weight. Climbing out of that hole now...
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w4s Liked a reply to forum topic When is the “right” age/time to go to the dark side (eeb)?
1/22/2024 8:35am
Most ebikes have a walk mode that allows you to hike a bike but i just manhandle the bike, thats part of the ride and good exercise. for what it's worth, we've been building trails that cater to ebikes, steep ups and downs, some hike a bike because they're too steep to pedal up. Not sure about your range, temperature plays big part, though. I noticed I was getting significantly less range when it gets close to 40F. When I ride Sky Tavern, I can get in 8 laps in 2 hours and about 5k of vertical, mostly in trail...
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Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic When is the “right” age/time to go to the dark side (eeb)?
1/22/2024 8:34am
It's not about age (I'm a reasonably decent pedaler at 52 and am fine on my bike) it's about increasing your fun. Sorry but pedaling up a dirt road is just overall lame, and when you get an e-bike you'll realize that wasting any extra moments doing it is just dumb.
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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic When is the “right” age/time to go to the dark side (eeb)?
1/22/2024 8:29am
regardless of what the clowns say, its only time when you start valuing the Fun aspect of MTB more, Hate towards ebikers is pathetic, they just want to enjoy themselves without busting their ass for atleast a year and then still get out done by ebikers in both climbing and fun. I will often buy an ebike for the winter, so i can ride at night much easier and quicker.
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rich.gardiner Liked a forum topic When is the “right” age/time to go to the dark side (eeb)?
1/22/2024 8:26am
Hopefully this will be a little different to the usual to eeb or not to eeb thread/debate due to the age thing Was chatting to a couple of mates about this on the weekend while out on the bikes I’m 32, riding most weekends (pretty much fire road climbs then downhill tracks) and keeping fit and healthy in the week - the eeb temptation is not coming from a lack of fitness reason, or a need of help to finish longer rides - it would purely be used as a self shuttle machine to take advantage of the highway style...
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ManuelN2303 Liked a bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer DH
1/20/2024 12:38pm
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padYEGero Liked a bike check 2022 Norco Range Downduro
12/11/2023 7:52am
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Mwood Liked a reply to forum topic What to expect changing stem length/bar height
12/6/2023 7:52am
I would love to hear more on the bar angle thing that the B-Practice podcast dove into the other week. Their comments on front wheel weighting/pressure got me interested. I've been having a hard time going from my 2017 pivot 5.5 to 2022 stumpy evo mullet and getting the front end of the cockpit right.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Honest question for e-bike buyers: What's your long term ownership strategy when you buy an e-bike?
11/19/2023 6:41pm
This is 100% the thing I feel is the biggest problem with e-bikes right now. There is no long term plan for maintaining the motors and electronics yet, so a big chunk of my customers are in the "sell it once its out of warranty" plan of owning one. The current repair model of manufacturers is just throw a new motor at it until the warranty runs out, but then there isn't any real option for preventative maintenance before then, or repair once its out of warranty. You just cross your fingers and hope it doesn't die too far from...
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic What do you prioritize from an e-bike?
11/17/2023 7:46am
I have very limited experience with e-bikes so far, but my takeaway has been that the range isn't where I want it to be. At least yet. I rode a Canyon Spectral On with the giant ass 900wh battery and went from fully charged to one bar remaining over the course of a 18 mile ride with about 3,500 feet of climbing in 2 hours. Trail conditions were slippy and I'm a big dude, but I was also toggling between modes and didn't use full power until the last gravel climb out. It was fun to ride, but for how...
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