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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic Bring back Velcro!
2/13/2023 11:12am
Adidas version of the Cross Trail has those, but they do stretch out and the laces tend to start falling out, FWIW.
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cheapondirt Added a reply to Bring back Velcro!
2/13/2023 9:47am Laces with something to secure the loose ends, even just an elastic loop on the tongue.
cheapondirt Added a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer mullet aka Pipedream
1/14/2023 9:30am
Thanks, it's a good look
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Grzwro192 Liked a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer mullet aka Pipedream
1/14/2023 9:29am
It's clear coated raw aluminium, it's been anodised from factory so easy removal with sodium hydroxide as well as other components that are now in raw
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cheapondirt Added a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer mullet aka Pipedream
1/14/2023 8:54am
This thing's sick. What's the finish on the link?
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Grzwro192 Liked a bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer mullet aka Pipedream
1/14/2023 8:29am
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cblesius Liked a bike check 23 Custom S-WORKS Stumpy EVO Mullet
1/13/2023 9:48am
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kcy4130 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/11/2023 9:26am
Officially the most ironically named.
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cheapondirt Added a comment about feature First Ride: Hope’s All-New F22 Flat Pedal Delivers Outstanding Performance
1/11/2023 9:03am
Yeah, Catalyst seems a little too extreme. It's interesting to me that you liked the tmac and and Crue equally. Both pedals I would like to try. Still waiting for someone to create a pedal & saddle library, haha!
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cheapondirt Added a comment about feature First Ride: Hope’s All-New F22 Flat Pedal Delivers Outstanding Performance
1/11/2023 6:16am
Yes it is, thanks for nerding out with me! Do you find fore-aft length to matter much? I'm on rather long Giant Pinners and feel more supported, comfortable and confident than the Vaults I was using before. I think it's down to the length, but that's obviously not the the only difference between the two.
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about Feature First Ride: Hope’s All-New F22 Flat Pedal Delivers Outstanding Performance
1/11/2023 6:08am
That's why we came up with the "PTA (Pin-To-Axle") measurement. The effective size of a pedal under the foot is really determined by pin placement, as your foot will not actually come in contact with with outer edge of a pedal unless the pins are really short. So to determine how big a pedal "feels", the outermost pins and their position relative to the crank arm come into play (PTA). In this case, the F22 measures in with a PTA of 112mm, which is fairly close to many other leading pedals. For example: DMR Vault - 114, Deity TMAC -...
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cheapondirt Added a comment about feature First Ride: Hope’s All-New F22 Flat Pedal Delivers Outstanding Performance
1/11/2023 5:37am
These look to be great pedals and a real improvement over what I read about the F20. I would still maybe not call them large, though, with a useable platform of 105x102mm. That seems to me fairly average, maybe even smallish, among good pedals released in the last couple years. Of course it's highly subjective. Many will prefer the hookability of this size, and how it concentrates your weight. Further, I don't mean to downplay the potential of intelligent pin placement increasing perceived size. But I like really big pedals! Anyway thanks for all the details, this article is a...
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kcy4130 Liked a reply to forum topic Bentonville Becomes Home for U.S. National Mountain Bike Team
12/16/2022 6:33am
It's cool to see Bentonville pumping money into the sport and building lots of trails. But training for mtb without convenient access to long sustained climbs or descents seems a rather questionable decision.
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jakalwil Liked a comment about Press Release Commencal Introduces the All-New, Short-Travel T.E.M.P.O.
12/1/2022 6:46pm
Headset cable routing “to avoid placing holes in the frame in an area that endures high stress,” literally right underneath a picture of a hole drilled into the chainstay dropout right next to a weld… Was excited for something small and playful from Commencal, unfortunately have to mark it off the list now. Plenty of comparable options that use external routing or well-sorted internal routing through the downtube.
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cheapondirt Added a comment about feature The 2022 Mountain Biker's Holiday Gift Guide
11/18/2022 7:52pm
Absolutely right, the colors are convenient until you cut the mangled sleeves off in order to store the keys. (This might not be necessary if you treat them with more respect than I have) The hex plus interface is a great upgrade over basic keys and that's the selling point for me. I have not used other high-end keys so can't speak to the relative value.
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cheapondirt Added a comment about feature 2023 Yeti SB120 Review
11/15/2022 7:22pm
Shim to 31.8 and go aluminum. At 50+ rise, they're all compliant.
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cheapondirt Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/9/2022 6:37pm Pricing often errs higher outside of a brand's home market because when they set MSRPs each year, they don't know what currency exchange rates are going to do. There has to be some wiggle room for the foreign currency to lose relative value and not take every bit of profit along with it.
simãoferreira Liked a bike check Specialized FSR DH Team - Palmer replica
11/9/2022 10:28am
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Stiksandstones Liked a comment about Feature What Do 10,000 Mountain Bikers Think?
11/6/2022 9:57am
My favorite time of year, the best survey, the only survey of this extent and the trend analysis vital does is impeccable. I know this is a mountain of work for vital AND the readers-thanks to all, as a bike industry product and marketing person-this survey is a useful tool.
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