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Marciniasz Liked a bike check Mondraker Foxy 29 Carbon - The Gypsy Queen
4/2/2019 12:25am
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2019 UCI World Cup Downhill Tech
3/29/2019 9:00am
just put up florian's bike from tasmania https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Whats-Stock-Whats-Not-Tasmania… he's full DH casing because he likes the feel. it's been mentioned numerous times by plenty of riders, but the damping and feel of heavier tires or setups w/ inserts seems to be embraced for performance. just like you're saying lee, weight is not an issue for serious competitors in these gravity disciplines. grip and momentum is what counts. i've been on some lighter-casing tires lately and i really dislike rocky sections as they feel like balloons or beach balls getting bounced around. they're fun going up, but not worth the trade-off...
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LTrumpore Liked a reply to forum topic 2019 UCI World Cup Downhill Tech
3/29/2019 9:00am
Maybe if there were a track that required constant accelerations the added weight might be detrimental, but that doesn't really describe a modern DH track. The same could be said about 29 inch wheels, but the fact that almost everyone has made the move to the bigger wheels suggests more of a premium on maintaining and gaining speed, and a heavy tire while being more difficult to accelerate is also going to hold that momentum once up to pace (much like a 29 inch wheel). I believe it was Graves who mentioned this at Worlds in South Africa a few...
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pedrosalas7 Liked a comment about Press Release Introducing SRAM G2 Disc Brakes - A Guide Evolution
3/28/2019 10:51am
more material to disperse heat and better thermal properties. Also, no riveted union with the center section that has terrible heat transfer.
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KevinAiello Liked a comment about News Story RESULTS: Crankworx Rotorua Downhill
3/22/2019 11:33pm
Because everyone is a bunch of pussies. No pun intended. They need to bring back semi pro and put all the tweeners in a class of their own and let them do as they please.
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Jeremy R Liked a comment about video "You Never Change Rebound Unless You Change Springs." Loris Vergier, Jordi from FOX and the Intricacies of Rebound
3/14/2019 12:39pm
They sound married.
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Brycerink Liked a comment about video "You Never Change Rebound Unless You Change Springs." Loris Vergier, Jordi from FOX and the Intricacies of Rebound
3/14/2019 12:39pm
I laughed way too much at this. Loris is the man.
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Capricorn Added a comment about photo original_LTR_7864.jpg
3/14/2019 12:37pm
any more details on the brakes Vital?
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Capricorn Added a comment about press release The Pro's Closet Launches Certified Pre-Owned Bikes
3/10/2019 10:39pm
there are NDT (non-destructive tests - thermography, ultrasonics, x-rays etc)) for that. No need to take the frame up to breaking point. and remember, if the frame is cracked in a highly stressed early, the breaking point is likely to be much lower than the design breaking strength. Why test to failure if it could be repaired.
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JCL Liked a comment about video GEE ATHERTON - Vital RAW
3/8/2019 2:27am
Rachel looks ridiculously good on that bike. Good luck to everyone racing against her next year.
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sspomer Liked a comment about video FINALLY! Atherton's New Downhill Bike Fully Revealed
3/6/2019 10:42am
my thoughts exactly on soft + fast rebound. i think we asked Bryson of DVO about most common suspension set-up mistakes, and he said rebound was too slow for most riders. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Vital-MTBs-The-Inside-Line-Podcast-Ep… - you'll see in the RAW tomorrow that gee and the bike look pretty freaking dialed where he's riding.
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Capricorn Added a comment about press release First UCI World Champions for E-Mountain Bike To Be Crowned in Mont-Saint-Anne
3/6/2019 8:34am
more proof that often what is legal, is not right
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Ahab Liked a comment about Press Release First UCI World Champions for E-Mountain Bike To Be Crowned in Mont-Saint-Anne
3/6/2019 8:34am
This would be great if it were for para-athletes who would benefit from electric motor assisted mountain bikes. But it's not, so it sucks.
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sspomer Liked a comment about Press Release First UCI World Champions for E-Mountain Bike To Be Crowned in Mont-Saint-Anne
3/6/2019 8:34am
training.
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Capricorn Added a comment about feature Fabien Barel Presents New Mavic Wheels | BCA 2019
3/5/2019 8:39am
yep, which he backed up with by saying "gaining 2mm of rigidity"
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Capricorn Added a reply to Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology)
3/3/2019 10:03am i wouldn't get too excited about graphene: they haven't yet found a commercially sustainable way of producing long chains of the stuff, much less fabrics of it. In industry, it's typically in short length form, and mixed in with other components. Given it's highly planar nature, it's strength will be in only one plane, and almost no strength and flexibility...
Capricorn Added a reply to Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology)
3/2/2019 9:52am quite possible. But worth looking at some typical strength numbers: [i]One can observe that the tensile strength of the flax yarns (72±7 MPa) is significantly higher than the one of the hemp yarns (45±5 MPa) and this for equivalent yarn fineness and torque values. A ratio of 1.6 is observed. This is due to the fact that more ligneous residues...
Capricorn Added a reply to Is Trek hinting at a natural fiber construction? (EDIT: Nope, it's WaveCel helmet technology)
3/2/2019 8:53am I wonder how far that statement by EnE regarding the use of flax composites in non-structural applications,extends to structural aspects of a bicycle, especially an MTB. And it costs more than CF. Ouch. like we need to pay more for bicycles as it is.
Capricorn Added a comment about press release Troy Lee Designs Launches Spring 2019 Apparel
2/26/2019 9:47am
Only 87 likes, 7 hours after the article was posted? damn, we must be growing up..
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