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bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/31/2026 11:25am they more or less refused to play the tariff game. I finally took my nsr off my truck and wanted their garage stand so it would match and they basically refused to sell it to me. Ultimately there was other options so I went there. Definitely an example of a small business struggling with ever changing policies between its largest...
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Bobsmothersbrother Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/31/2026 7:24am
All empires function by extracting wealth from exploited populations and moving it to the core. What we are seeing now is the capital that’s been extracting starting to be repatriated… except now it’s been leveraged up the wazoo by necro-capitalists who have also extracted as much as possible from the people at the core. It’s a good time to have a steel singlespeed hardtail, some spares, and a machete, because a new enduro bike won’t be a thing if it (when it?)really hits the fan.
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bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/31/2026 5:50am Sorry to veer back into politics. The fact that Chinese brands are now offering support, making returns easy for flawed products, offering legitimate warranties, etc is going to be the hardest thing for western companies to compete with. Over the course of my lifetime I and pretty much everyone I know has watched western companies backtrack what they offer the...
bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/29/2026 7:53pm I ended up not having time to write out a post. But when the discussion was is bikes more like craft beer or auto the answer was a very odd in between. In auto, outside of insane outside investment like Tesla, or china government (which is one and the same btw, Tesla would be broke if it weren’t for Chinese...
metadave Liked a reply to forum topic What bikes relaunch in 2027?
10/26/2026 11:34am
The current non-e altitude will remain the same as will the element and there is one Blizzard model. Everything else will be brand new and their colors are pretty sick.
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storm.racing Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/26/2026 1:27am
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/25/2026 8:44am
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bulletbass man Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/25/2026 8:40am if free ride is a park rat who doesn’t race it’s probably a pretty fitting bike.
bulletbass man Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 11:06pm Your van/truck!
Ryan Burney Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/22/2026 2:22am
It was a pleasure to work there a few years back. Good people. Sad to see 😥
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bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/22/2026 2:21am Another pon bites the dust.
bulletbass man Added a reply to What's Most Important?? - Bike Design, Skill, or Suspension Setup
10/19/2026 12:53pm I don’t know. Didnt peaty do a vid a while back where he rode his old and new v10 and his times weren’t that much better. I’m quite positive he in his hey day on his old bike would absolutely smoke him on his new bike today. Neko should let Asa rip one of his old bikes and see if...
bulletbass man Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/19/2026 8:26am I’d imagine most the uphills were to allow for the track to connect the planned features and perhaps some speed management. I tend to doubt the builders were like hey let’s have them pedal here as opposed to how we gonna get from here to here to here down this mountain.
bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/18/2026 10:50pm Sorry to be off topic, Yeah where I live they have. I know plenty of restaurants that went from starting cooks 12-17 to starting people 17-21 for a line cook. I know plenty of 17 year olds getting paid 15 an hr and getting tip outs. I also know plenty of established line cooks who make 25+ an hr and...
bulletbass man Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/15/2026 8:54pm I think at the end of the day the bike brands are banking that e bikes is going to open up a user base that previously was not interested in doing 1-3 hrs of fairly intense cardio or have to shuttle/lift. Think 11 year olds with zero interest in e-mtbing except to keep up with their friends. Think all the...
bulletbass man Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/15/2026 8:39pm I can’t speak for aus at all. But in Us the main driver in increase to food prices is increased labor costs post Covid. Whether it’s the grocery store, the slaughterhouse, restaurants, or wholesale food suppliers the regular people are paid significantly more. Like 20-40 percent.
bulletbass man Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/14/2026 7:07am I don’t actually agree with this to a certain degree. I do agree every bike with 165 or more rear travel should be dc compatible. And that there is a a real magic to a do it all bike in this travel range. Whether it’s that your pedal trails are gnarly enough to enjoy a dual crown. Or you rather...
bulletbass man Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/11/2026 8:55am No he doesn’t. That’s not a slight against Martin. But that’s like giving Aaron gwin credit for asa’s overall win. Sure he was a part of it with some quality advice in key scenarios. But the credit goes to Asa. Aaron said himself he was just happy to be a part of it. Neko has put in incredible work while...
bulletbass man Added a reply to Lake Placid World Cup Downhill
10/5/2026 1:08pm I mean not many places in Appalachia that are a a rainforest. Like ft bill it had its own flavor. Which I think is very welcome versus some of the euro venues that can be hard to tell apart in many sections once the track isn’t fresh. Though I loved the lower woods in leogang in 2020 and the first...
bulletbass man Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/5/2026 8:18am Also gotta wonder how many of those snapped frames are posted to the internet because of Bk’s frame scandals. While ultimately completely unrelated to anything anyone will ride that prototype failure at crankworx was spectacular and the hardline frame coverup turned a normal aspect of dh racing into a silly internet conspiracy. I tend to doubt it would really effect...