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DrewB Added a comment about video Tim Johnson’s Historic Fat Bike Winter Ascent
2/24/2016 10:30pm
Thank god he wore that aero lycra, definitely wouldn't have made it in baggier clothing. Also glad the team mechanic showed up with that pressure gauge to adjust tire pressure for him - that tool on his own would have weighed him down too much. Can't believe the Sherpa team didn't make him wear oxygen. I don't think that record will ever be attempted again, just too dangerous.
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DrewB Added a reply to What's Your Race Weekend Routine?
2/12/2016 6:19pm I've got some insight into Enduro, also picked a lot of this up from big mountain freesking comps in my former days. Enduro is fun because there is a lot more pacing and strategy going on than a DH race where its one-and-done, and this suits my style anyways. A couple weeks out, give everything a once over on your...
DrewB Added a reply to 2016 Racing Rumours
1/29/2016 8:31am Methinks thats a different chase car - they look to their ~2'oclock while saying "got eyes on you" and Kirby Chambliss plane approaches the Audi from the rear. Voice at 0:55 sure sounds Gwin-ish. Damn, got all excited I might have internet sleuthed out some news. Even if it isn't him, seeing Audi and Red Bull are collaborating would still...
DrewB Added a reply to 2016 Racing Rumours
1/29/2016 7:52am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmBvgs-qqPY Just saw this Red Bull colab video drop. Big production, been out over a week. Who do you think is rally-driving that Audi in the beginning? Gwin (0:45 eyes, 0:55 voice), even though he isn't in the credits I'm pretty sure that is Gwin in the Audi. Thus, this pretty seriously confirms Gwin with Audi & Red Bull, no...
DrewB Added a comment about video 12-inches of Travel with 24-inch Wheels in Moab - Canfield and Krispy, 2001
1/26/2016 7:30pm
Love it. Old school footage when the video cams sucked is the best. You gotta check this clip from '93, OLD school Moab. Its like a Greg Stump ski flick. Throwback masterpiece, reminds me of childhood. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wcWAlvp-fyM
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DrewB Added a reply to What's Your Opinion on Downhill in the Olympics?
1/15/2016 3:50pm I'd be into it. I wouldn't expect the tracks to be gnarly, but certain venues could make it happen. 1) More exposure isn't a terrible thing, and it could 'legitimize' more downhill type trail building. Instead of some fringe sport you might be able to convince local land managers you need a double-black downhill-only bike trail for "training for the...
DrewB Added a reply to Let's Build the Most Expensive DH Bike Ever
1/12/2016 11:04am Oh yah, I'm pretty sure you could program XTR Di2 shifter/derailleur for 7 shifts on the X01 DH cassette... And ceramic bearing BB
DrewB Added a reply to Let's Build the Most Expensive DH Bike Ever
1/12/2016 11:01am Chris King hubs with Ceramic bearings are way more MSRP than DT 240s. Don't forget the direct mount chainring for the SixC cranks from Wolf Tooth / One Up / Absolute Black
DrewB Added a reply to dinged rim tubeless tire
1/10/2016 8:26pm Touche - I meant 'hammer it out' as a figure of speech; depending on how/what the rim is bent/dinged you could use a hammer and/or pliers and/or wrench to bend it back to a more useable position. Just depends on the damage!
DrewB Added a reply to dinged rim tubeless tire
1/10/2016 5:17pm If the ding is causing enough deformation of the tire bead when seated that no amount of sealant will help, then yes you are SOL. If it is just gurgling a bit and sealant is leaking out, you may be able to seal it with more sealant. If that is the case, add some glitter (go to an arts/crafts store...
DrewB Added a reply to What Would You Do for MTB if You Won the $1,300,000,000 Powerball Jackpot?
1/8/2016 5:04pm Ok first off we need to clarify that $700mm Powerball = ~$400mm immediate pay cash value - 40% capital gains tax mean you are actually pocketing ~$300 million from this jackpot, and that is consider you are single winner (likely there will be multiple winners to split the pot). That being said, I have considered this scenario after picking up...
DrewB Added a reply to Faster, Higher, Stronger - Share Your Best Tips
12/3/2015 1:09pm Take the winter off-season to do something off the bike, get strong squatting in the gym, do yoga, roll out on the foam roller, play another sport. I'm shocked how many bikers don't ski and vice versa - they are very complimentary sports (you are facing downhill, hauling ass, etc.). At least in Utah, it astounds me that bike buddies...
DrewB Added a reply to slack, long-travel, pedal-able 29ers?
11/22/2015 10:03pm I'm all about slack, but how much slacker can a 29er get before its a floppy sack of turds? Honestly with 51 offset 65-66 is reasonable when comparing to 27.5 trail & flop calculations. I just not sure if the 'perfect' 29er with that much travel is realistic in the real world. Do the drawbacks of a bigger wheel outweigh...
DrewB Added a reply to slack, long-travel, pedal-able 29ers?
11/22/2015 10:28pm Well, yah, duh... Of course SC is 'redesigning' the Tallboy LT - it is the oldest frame in the lineup to not have a major redesign in the last few years - it will of course receive the new linkage treatment = shorter CS, longer TT, steeper SA, slacker HA... Not to mention it was a fantastic seller and was...
sspomer Liked a comment about video Rampage Riders Battle Over Limited Land for Lines
10/11/2015 8:59pm it's not as clear as normal trails policy when it's a big event inviting riders to a limited space though. since smutok, spangler and crew built the canyon gap, are they the only ones allowed to ride it? no b/c they built it for the event. i'm curious to see if judging is impacted by this. 2 riders do the exact same line w/ exact same tricks, scores should be really tight. the judges probably know who built the line, so does the builder get scored higher? if so, that defeats the whole purpose of the event, really. i know...
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DrewB Added a comment about video Rampage Riders Battle Over Limited Land for Lines
10/11/2015 8:54pm Agreed with @sspomer - there is limited space to build, and I've judged similar competition formats once upon a time in the big mountain freeskiing realm... My thoughts: If you built it, you should know every inch of it better than someone 'poaching' it, thus you have no excuse not to ride it better and score better. If a few people ride the same exact line, the one who rode it better should score better, this is a judged competition. Of course there are politics involved, but this is the basis of a judged event. If you can't handle it...
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kidwoo Liked a comment about video Rampage Riders Battle Over Limited Land for Lines
10/11/2015 8:34am Here's a fun one. Redbull event with videos put out by redbull. Maybe none of this is actually as portrayed and they just want to make a redbull guy seem like the voice of reason in the face of those dirty underhanded monster guys. Because your future diabetes has a choice, and that choice should be redbull.
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DrewB Added a comment about news story Trek To Start Selling Bicycles Online
8/4/2015 10:21am
"their already low margins squeezed" = LOL. You mean keystone margins? Like the $10 part you are selling for $20? Most car dealers make lower margins off a $30k vehicle than a shop makes on a $6k bike, but they understand business and move inventory. It is pretty common knowledge in the car industry that anything on the lot over 30 days is basically losing money. But at bike shops its laughable, there are year-old models that are discounted $500. You should have moved that bike a year ago for $1,000 margin, now you're sitting on it because you tried...
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DrewB Added a reply to Enduro practice - Should it be standardized?
7/29/2015 11:27am I think the original vision of 'Enduro' as sport is fully suited with this format. Per the original email addressing practice, each event is different. In my respectful opinion, complaining/whining that you don't get the same practice and are now disadvantaged because you can't ride every trail is a waste of time. There are locals that have ridden every trail...
DrewB Added a comment about feature [Updated] New Ohlins STX22 Air Shock Featured on 2016 Specialized Enduro
7/27/2015 5:29pm
Ok my words were a little harsh, I'll give you that, let me try and explain more eloquently from an engineering standpoint... Progressive-ity is simply the the differences between shock rates on the given bicycle. However, from a true usage standpoint, this fails the rider. A big-hit bike (and the Enduro is certainly billed/should-be-used as such) should be engineered to have a leverage curve that doesn't put all the ending-stroke force on the shock. Hence, why the ElevenSix shock is listed as 'under 190lbs' for an Enduro 650b. Therefore I can deduce that the entire bottom-out resistance is supposed to...
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