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Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
6/4/2026 1:46pm
This week's pod is live! Just a classic unscripted, unaffiliated podcast journey where we discussed various hot takes from the Loudenvielle DH World Cup, risk vs. reward in DH racing, the Hot Laps event in Washington, how to hit berms better, why Enduro World Cups are dying a slow death and why that doesn’t actually matter for the sport of enduro, and a bunch of other MTB-related nonsense. Enjoy!
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
6/4/2026 9:15am
surely this is the undisputed post of the year
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piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/4/2026 9:14am
I agree with the hot take because the Status you’re talking about is a complete bike where the Torrent frame only is $3k. The TR11 frame is $400 cheaper with much more adjustment and a spot for a water bottle. (Which any non-race, park bike should have) Im not falling for Norco trying to gaslight us with no adjustability as a feature, especially if they’re charging more than the competition. Many people have flip chips and headset cups they never touch, and that’s fine they don’t subtract anything from the ride experience for them. For us nerds (target market of...
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drakefan705 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/4/2026 9:13am
My hot take is if Brage wasn’t attached to this bike, the response would be much less positive.
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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/3/2026 1:17pm
I think there's a business case to be made for lower-cost park bikes now that many peoples' primary bikes are eMTBs. Back in the day, my cohort of friends had a trail bike and a DH bike. Later, I feel like it became an enduro bike and a lighter trail bike (aka downcountry). Now, I imagine a lot of mountain bikers' pairings will either be a park bike and an eMTB, or a XC bike and an eMTB.
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matmattmatthew Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/22/2026 7:11am
Jesus, sorry I asked about a coil shock on the new Tallboy.
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jalopyj Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/20/2026 8:17am
@CascadeComponents right now...
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matmattmatthew Liked a comment about Press Release Antidote Solutions Enters World Cup DH Racing with AS05 Sports-Prototype
5/18/2026 3:50pm
This is the Ying to Framework’s Yang.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
5/15/2026 8:46am
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itsky Liked a reply to forum topic Specialized Stumpjumper 15 & GENIE Shock - Impressions, Setup Help, Discussion
5/11/2026 4:41pm
I’d love to learn from the group on Genie setup and what people are actually running. For context, I’m on a 2024 SJ15 (non-EVO), ~200 lbs geared, and this is my only bike. I’d say I’m a solid intermediate rider, but not someone who’s super sensitive to suspension changes—I tend to adapt pretty quickly rather than clearly prefer one setup over another. I ride a bit of everything here in Northern California, but I definitely not sending it. So far: Only tried the medium headset cup I like both high and low chainstay settings for different reasons On the shock...
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seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 11:03am
Would love to see this convo moved over to a thread called “thermoplastic debate/discussion” or similar. This is a dead end technology for now but I understand that a lot of you like talking about it.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 11:03am
pit bits from mountain creek - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-pro-downhill-series-mountain…
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Thadeus Liked a bike check NAF MauseR, home made DH/Park bike
5/11/2026 8:03am
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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/8/2026 1:54pm
Remember folks we don't have to stand for this. We can report this inappropriate content. 😆
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
5/6/2026 10:19am
Spomer was LitterMag aka Gordo aka...the Hoff-maker. . He started as a hyper stoked grom photog who took blue sky pics of West Coast legends. He'd cross post on RideMonkey, MTBR & other forums to pull people in. Back when we were all hyper stoked on the sport blowing up & Spomer was by far the most positive & hyped of us all. And the king of "The Hoff Word Bubble".e need to bring that back to the galleries along with LitterOTB @sspomer
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ZAKBROWN! Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup
5/6/2026 10:17am
Wow, part way through the Downtime recap and it sounds like this race was a total junk show from a safety/organizational standpoint.
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JVP Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/4/2026 4:34pm
I tried once but my chain fell off and I couldn't shift.
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PisgahGnar Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup
5/1/2026 8:13am
Hardtail guy is Marcin Matuszny, he's a big organizer in the Polish DH and Freeride scene. Riding the HT is his thing, it's not about affording something else it's just what he chooses to ride. That's cool, but I'm not a fan of putting that on a track with elite riders racing for a living at double his pace.
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Scrub Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup
5/1/2026 8:13am
It was cool to see Mio Suemasa on the Elite women's qualification list.
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup
5/1/2026 8:07am
Hattie Harnden was my first pick in Fantasy. As soon as I saw the track, I thought her and Martin Maes would have a good weekend...and then I removed her because I saw some footage of how shitty that bike looks. I'm a dummie dumb dumb.
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