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DubC Added a comment about feature TESTED - 2023 Orbea Rise Long Term Review

8/29/2023 3:42pm
Agreed. In fairness, I knew all that those parts were going to need to get changed right out of the gate, so I was prepared to do it. It was the other issues that really were the deal breakers.
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hamncheez2003 Liked a comment about Feature TESTED - 2023 Orbea Rise Long Term Review

8/29/2023 12:54pm
headset routing kills it. Would it void the warranty if I drilled some cable routing holes in the down tube?
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DubC Added a comment about feature TESTED - 2023 Orbea Rise Long Term Review

8/29/2023 12:02pm
Myself and 4 friends bought either the carbon or the alloy version of the Rise within the past 1.5-2 years. Not one person is still riding them. All of us are 40-something, good riders, technically capable with full home workshops and some with past bike industry experience. -Woefully inadequate spec for an ebike - fox 34, 2 piston brakes w/180mm rotors, light weight trail bike tires. All need to get replaced immediately with parts appropriate for an ebike - keep this in mind when you consider what the actual weight of the bike will end up being, because there goes...
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dylanjp006 Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS

8/22/2023 3:13pm
Not a rumour but a confirmed ride, Poppy lane, silver in jnr womens at world champs on the commencal ic process team
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Mr.Nally Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS

8/16/2023 3:07pm
A Greg and Tire/Rim compatibility issue is the more likely answer. The rest of the team along with the many other riders on that rim/tire combo have had zero issues
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DubC Added a reply to Vee Tires - Anyone ride them?

8/16/2023 9:08am
Been on the e*thirteen Grappler tires for quite some time which are made by Vee. They are outstanding and even the softer tacky Mopo compound is far outlasting my friends Maxxis 3c assagai tires. If you have not seen it yet, check out this cool video about how tires are made start-to-finish at Vee's factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Up6nEqWw8

sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS

8/15/2023 9:49am
as a team owner, his very own problem but hey, those mac mansions don’t build themselves, right?
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 TEAM RUMORS

8/15/2023 9:49am
Are we all pretending that Kenda cut THAT big of a check to AG? I seriously doubt it. The irony of AG selling a brand is that the brands get some marketing traction, but they almost get too much singular attention for ANYTHING good or bad to do with him. A dozen Maxxis riders could come rolling down on flats and nobody immediately points out it's the failings of the brand & not a line or setup by the rider. AG comes down on a flat Bontrager, Specialized, Onza, Kenda or Vee....it's witch hunt time.
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RiderMikeCheck1 Liked a reply to forum topic ALL THINGS DH WORLD CHAMPS 2023

8/10/2023 10:18am
I said 'booted' not fired, similar but could imply different things. But yes, mainly implying the GM did not want Marshy as his wrench for the next season, or there was tension between the two. GM gets what he wants on Syndicate and Marshy left the team, so it's pretty easy to put 2 and 2 together. It's possible he left on his own accord for 'something different'.. but that something different would be wrenching for probably less than half the salary and multiple riders at Scott... or now the juniors at Pivot. Doubt he would have done that on...
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic ALL THINGS DH WORLD CHAMPS 2023

8/7/2023 10:30am
My guess would be that it’s too long for what eso wants to do. Would have to take out the whole top section to get it down the time they want
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veefour Liked a reply to forum topic ALL THINGS DH WORLD CHAMPS 2023

8/7/2023 10:29am
Massive congratulations to Charlie. What a season for Atherton Bikes.
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DubC Added a comment about feature What’s the Best MTB Front Tire? | Vital MTB Roundup

7/24/2023 11:14am
This is very true. Especially when you have a 300g (!!!!!) difference between some of the tires in the test, it makes it even more crazy. I'd probably argue that tires with that much of a weight dif, should not even been included in the same test. I appreciate trying to standardize testing parameters but pressure should not be one of the metrics as it is so specific to individual tires. Even similarly weighted tires will require different pressures depending on casings and if that weight is casing weight or knob weight. That said, nice to see Maxxis not getting...
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bizutch Liked a comment about Feature What’s the Best MTB Front Tire? | Vital MTB Roundup

7/24/2023 11:04am
Fokk Specialized. They get much bigger and murderously corporate, they'll buy up your mortgage and try to foreclose on you.
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DubC Added a comment about feature VORSPRUNG Suspension - The Inside Line MTB Podcast

7/12/2023 9:50am
Looking forward to giving this a listen. I'm 2 rides into having installed a Smashpot into my Fox Factory grip 2 36. Not joking when I say it's the best upgrade Ive made to my bike since first installing a dropper post some 10+ years ago. We've all been so conditioned into thinking the performance of air sprung suspension is what it is because that is all that the big players have made available (for no other reason than it complicates the selling proposition) since the 36 VAN departed us.
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 Racing Talk

7/3/2023 1:56pm
It's simple. Discovery didn't do their homework. Hell, we don't even know what places qualifier is leaving the gate. You see the top 30 list once on screen before the race...and then they don't even address what position is leaving the gate, don't have their qualifying time listed & don't announce how many riders are left. They showed a list of the final 10 riders and then you better keep track mentally because nothing on screen and nothing they say tells you who's next. Another annoying thing is that before a racer leaves the gate, they're not announcing their titles...
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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 Racing Talk

7/3/2023 1:54pm
I know it's not new, but God the commentary is horrible. Ric is the lesser of the two evils and has some potential, his voiceover for the last round of Enduro summary was pretty good. Someone really needs to tell Cedric to shut up unless he has something insightful to say. He constantly talks over Ric and ruins what should be intense moments. I couldn't watch semis because the commentary is so bad.
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It's complicated. As a perpetual fan of underdogs and privateers, this new format seems to make it even more difficult for those groups which bums me out. Beyond that, from a purely spectator standpoint I think a lot depends on your viewing habits. If you're the type that has the time to watch all the broadcasts you can, I could...

AJW1 Liked a reply to forum topic What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?

6/12/2023 11:45am
Not a fan of the protected rider set up. Copying my post from another forum. (and to be clear, I'm a massive Minnaar fan, but he has benefited hugely here). Greg Minaar has 32 points from Lenzerheide. Flatting in Semis, getting a free pass to finals where he flatted again. Greg is protected due to finishing 10th overall last year, on 623 points. Daprella, who finished 11th last year, on 620 points, would have receieved 0 points had he experienced Greg’s problems this week. Those 3 points from last year have turned into 32 already. In contrast, the loser here...
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SQlab Liked a reply to forum topic SQ Labs panties? Can't we do better with MTB advertising?

6/9/2023 9:29am
Hi, Basti from SQlab here, Sorry for being late, we had a public holiday in Germany, yesterday. Upfront, I am in charge for int. Marketing here, so it is only me to blame, plus maybe our team rider Stevie, with whom I created the whole campaign idea, which the video is the most important part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nquh2lM75X8 Before I post our official statement, I want to point out first, that on a shooting side, we simply fucked up. We never wanted the butts to look same and female on the first look. We wanted the widest spread of different butts as...
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