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I was thinking Alden Pate, since he is quite tall.

Maybe when a bike fits you so poorly that you need a custom handlebar…moving on is good?

No friggin way, they fixed it since I posted this 😀. It said "Dakota" before, they corrected it. Should've taken a screenie .

You guysssssss: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/modern-geo-talk-chainstays-stack-re…

yes, they just use the living autopen, so smart he just aced 3 cognitive tests you‘d never administer 3x in a year on a „normal“ patient

Good questions! One thing that may be a factor is that endless growth isn't necessarily part of the definition of success in German business culture; it's acceptable/admirable to just run a solid, sustainable, small business (what might somewhat derisively be called a "lifestyle business" in the US). This article about Schmidt Maschinenbau (the folks who make SON dynamo hubs) does a pretty good job of describing that: https://bikepacking.com/plog/inside-son-dynamo-hubs/

Chris and Wyn were both saying “Dak to Scott” on the latest Downtime pod.

It all comes down to policy. Removing the gold standard isn’t an issue in itself. An independent fed is a good thing. Simply there has been a total failure in leadership since the 90s on both sides of the aisle. When Clinton left office we were on a path to completely eliminate our national debt by the late 2000s. Since then we have continually increased our costs (some good, some bad) while cutting taxes across the board. But the shift (or realistically return) of the government supporting business over normal folk started much earlier. When Eisenhower was president taxes on...

Cat 4 is we call this a gravity mtb but we will deny your warranty for riding it.

This is what is done in the Netweather forums. They make a monthly storm thread during thunderstorm season and then a monthly snow thread during winter. Sometimes we get thundersnow which confuses things.

Culture. If foreign cultures around the world can stick bones through their nose, worship cows, or marry off children... You can't understand why some people don't wear helmets? People legit used to just not wear helmets on bikes up until like... The 90s? Maybe early 2000s? (they were only required on the tour de france around 2003-2005) As a (former) BMXer it's funny cuz... I wore no helmets on any bike, until I got on a mountain bike. The second I got on a mountain bike I said FUCK this I need a helmet and pads. This shit is dangerous...

AI needs to learn to count. Where is phase 3?

In honor of the 1000th page, we should vote on the best meme of 2025: 👍🏻 for “Crab” 👎🏻 for “6-7” edit: Carcinization is the antithesis of innovation. Maybe we should keep crab talk on the crab talk forum and keep this thread focused on MTB tech rumors and/or innovation.