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bstens Added a reply to Poll: lift kit for Toyota Matrix station wagon?
4/15/2024 4:45pm Charlie, there's probably an airbag kit you could use as well. The cheap kind you just inflate with a tire pump, nothing crazy. just helps to mitigate. We used them all the time at 38 with bikes weighed down hella.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a forum topic Poll: lift kit for Toyota Matrix station wagon?
4/15/2024 4:44pm
I just installed an 1 1/4" hitch receiver and Thule 2-bike tray rack on my 2006 Toyota Matrix. The rear of the car felt a little soft before the hitch receiver was installed, but now it feels a lot softer than the front of the car, it's visibly sagging a little, and the hitch rack drags when I go through steep driveways, even when the car is empty. I use this car as a mini-pickup and pile it with bikes, gear, people, and moving other heavy things around, so having soft rear suspension that drags is not ideal. And I'm...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/15/2024 8:07am
The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals like us. The 2.4 DHR is a noticeably smaller casing than any of Maxxis 2.5 tires, which makes it kind of a weird match when you're running one of each. I'm running a 2.5 Assegai up front and a 2.4" DHR2 in the back, so I'd totally buy a 2.5" DHR2 when mine wears out. Of course it doesn't matter much, it's 0.1", but I'm a fanboy and I'd rather have the bigger volume...
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ricksticks Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Racing Talk
4/12/2024 1:45pm
"raw"
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/12/2024 1:45pm
The red one.
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/11/2024 8:56am
Related: saw my first Cybertruck in the wild last week.
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/10/2024 1:07pm
I'd compare difficulty of installing fork bushings to that of machining and building an engine block. Sure the local dealer says they can do it. But I would only trust the factory that does it day in day out. It takes LOTS of special tools and gauges to do it right. Get the damper, service the fork. Don't worry about bushings.
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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/10/2024 8:20am
You see, we all want to avoid launching our new products at Sea Otter and being lost in the noise, so we all launch our new products the week before......wait a minute....
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/9/2024 9:23am
norco range and sight vlt high pivot e-bikes are live https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/norco-launches-all-new-high… ohlins rxf 34 too https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/ohlins-racing-introduces-ne… and sdg tellis v2 dropper 55 to 230mm drop https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-look-sdg-tellis-v2-dropper-seat… (it's a BIG week of new stuffz : )
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Racing Talk
4/9/2024 9:19am
That was sick. He skipped about 3/4's of the berms on track. A lot of sneaky lines ridden very fast.
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Yuroshek Liked a reply to forum topic Prototype, unique and random mountain bikes
4/8/2024 8:33am
I don’t know how I rode this thing… 2011 GT Alloy Fury Proto. 1 of 5 made, 3 went to destructive testing, 1 to paint and design and I somehow ended up with the 5th one. It was supposed to go to Marc Beaumont but he declined it due to weight (maybe a little ugliness too). SN read (MD-05)
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Racing Talk
4/8/2024 8:27am
Really hoping the Monster DH Series takes off- looks like a great start so far. Next year bring one to Colorado/Mountain West and I'll come support!
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Prototype, unique and random mountain bikes
4/5/2024 3:41pm
bump because holy crap, this thread is almost 10 years old.
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veefour Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/1/2024 9:23am
People thought Zaugg had left the company, but what actually happened was designers at Scott hid him by integrating him with his desk in the hopes it would provide his office with a cleaner look.
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pedalpedalpedal Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/28/2024 9:25am
What a depressing set of comments today. Biking is a hobby, people can enjoy it as they wish. Get over yourselves and let people be happy. Complaints about other peoples opinions are not tech rumors.
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nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/28/2024 9:25am
The same people that loose their marbles over 10mm in reach probably check their tire and shock pressure like once a month lol. people shrink probably like 10 mil over the course of a day from when they wake up to when they go to bed. Riding a bike with suspension down a mountain is such a dynamic/changing situation. As long as reach is even remotely close to recommended you’ll be fine.
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TannerVal Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/28/2024 9:24am
28h straight pull is an immediate disqualifier. Unfortunate.
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SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/28/2024 9:24am
You'd all be better off doing pushups, squats in the gym or actual training drills on the bike than worry about 10mm in reach For a 10mm reach increase on a 1250mm wheelbase (445 chainstays) we're talking about a change in weight bias of 1.81 to 1.83 or or 1.1% so for a 80kg rider an increase of approx 1kg of rider weight on the bars to support. I doubt anyone in a double blind could tell the difference of 10mm reach between bikes. I'd wager you start to notice at 20mm plus
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radarr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/24/2024 8:34am
And if we loop in 50 posts about how much strain our fingers will endure with Lewis' brake levers, we'll have come full circle. My damper is dampening with excitement.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/24/2024 8:27am
DAMPER
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