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7 hours ago I just ordered some GDH Fats; keen to try those.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
1 day ago My last minute "optimization" to swap out Indy Deavoll (finished 4th) for Noe Forlin was a flop. Always trust your first instinct!
FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
7/8/2026 10:07am Proudly rocking my silver Supervillains from Lenzerheide last year 
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
7/8/2026 5:01am
yep, deity pedals and grips of your choice. i'll hit you up via the email associated w/ your account soon.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
7/3/2026 11:53am Got the team dialed and LOCKED IN! Good luck everyone!
FerrousBueller Added a reply to Bar ends ... so hot right now
7/3/2026 11:48am I have LoamLab Counterpunch on my Sentinel trail bike and I love them. They've already saved my pinky knuckles numerous times. I'd be keen to try the Wolftooth ones if I didn't already have these. I might miss the actual pinky protection too.
gašpertolar Liked a reply to forum topic Bar ends ... so hot right now
7/3/2026 11:47am
I put some time in designing some 3D printable bar ends. Went through quite a lot of trial and error but now i'm really happy with how they turned out. Currently being tested by myself and a few local riders. So if you or someone you know owns a 3D printer, and you find it hard to justify 50 dollars for the wolf tooth ones, or you're waiting for them to restock maybe check out https://cults3d.com/:4581834 Total cost for a pair is somewhere about 5ish bucks including my file, filament, bolts and nuts. If you brake them, that's a few...
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/24/2026 4:43pm
For years people have been asking for MGUs from SRAM and Shimano and there has long been speculation that those brands didn’t get involved because they didn’t want to undermine their own market share of expensive, high wear components. In doing so they’ve left their flank wide open for a Chinese company to swallow up the drivetrain market while solving issues riders have complained about for decades. Horrific miscalculation from the drivetrain cartel.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/20/2026 7:01am JUST OUT FER A RIP ARE YA BUD!?!?!
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6/20/2026 3:00am Is there any way to see rider pick percentage after picks are closed? If not I'd like to see that available
LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/19/2026 5:07pm
Ok, feelin a touch better about my picks (and the budget) this round. Just a solid 10-rider roster. With only a small chunk left over instead of a massive like 35k left over. It's so, so cool to see all these new names near the top and have the big names struggling (ignore Vali practically sweeping the season)... Just makes Fantasy that much more fun. Good luck to all yall playazz
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill
6/19/2026 11:54am
jackson's Q1 crash & Q2 run POV
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Mwood Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:52am
This is big, X Lab is the big Asian brand thats making in roads and had a huge Sea Otter presence. Interested to see that a regional, but larger, retailer pick them up. They have mtb's coming. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/announcements/2026/06/11/x-lab-doubles-…
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:52am
No joke, X-Lab just won two stages in the Giro d'Italia, so they're not messing around. If they're going to enter the MTB market, that's a big deal.
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AJW1 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:44am
honestly looking at some of the bloated product lines I agree. as an amateur consumer, I would suggest that what really is needed is 3 mtb frames, and 2 ebike frames max. an XC and downcountry model - like a flex stay 29er, pedalling prioritised a trail/all mountain model - regular suspension, maybe option of 29 or MX via flip chip. big travel bike - maybe but not necessarly high pivot, MX wheel, descent focussed suspension, could be a DH bike, park bike, enduro bike based on fork and drivetrain spec. and then 2 ebike front triangles that would work...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/17/2026 5:10pm
i'll email you tomorrow at the address associated w/ your account. congrats!!
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a forum topic Shimano Deore M7200/M6200 Mechanical Drivetrain & Brakes: Tech Info and Discussion
6/15/2026 4:30am
D eore has long been Shimano’s entry-point groupset. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like XT or XTR, but it retains enough trickle-down tech to get the job done. Deore was last updated in 2020 , and after spending last year focused on Shimano’s latest Di2 drivetrains, it’s refreshing to receive a new mechanical groupset that caters to budget-conscious riders (i.e., us at Vital). Deore has shared the bottom of Shimano's product hierarchy with SLX for many years. SLX was a bit nicer and higher priced to bridge the gap to XT. Moving forward, Deore takes over as...
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arek Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/13/2026 11:08am
best team for Leogang, unless I made some mistake Kasper Hickman Raina Logar Tayte Proulx-Royds Finn Iles Henri Kiefer Ethan Craik Richie Rude Lisa Bouladou Jenna Hastings 815 pts
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LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/11/2026 11:53am
I think we're landing somewhere in the middle. We'll see when the winner and best possible team come out but... Could def be argued that top prices needed to come down and lowest prices needed to come up because sometimes race winners were not even worth picking and the best possible team was just full of no name juniors (sorry kids) my current team based off TT is still 15 riders. the only annoying thing is just having a chunk of budget left over that can't be used, but it's the same numbers for everyone so whatever.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/11/2026 5:55am On the positive note, rider values overall are certainly much more balanced this round.