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earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1 day ago If someone is updating the mast list there. @TEAMROBOT 22. North Shore Indoor Bike Park NS Bike Park relocated to Maple Ridge after they lost their lease in North Van. They're back up and running.
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earleb Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
11/10/2026 12:24pm What brands authorize 3rd party battery? Shimano, who else? I don't think the market is mature enough for the level of aftermarket tuning.
earleb Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
11/6/2026 4:13pm Leverage. That bigger wheel is a longer lever. That 180mm rotor that was okay on 26" has 19% less power (for the same hand force) on a 32" wheel. To get the same braking force on the 32" bike with the 180mm rotor you need to squeeze 23% more at the lever. That doesn't yet take into account a 200lb...
earleb Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
11/6/2026 2:24pm Is that front brake a 180mm rotor with single pistons? So some large rider that actually needs a 32" is going to get on this thing and get it rocking up to speed....an have absolutely no way of slowing it down. How not to sell bike from your demo rides 101.
earleb Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
11/6/2026 9:43am Is there still a riding scene in Slaytfork? In the mid 90's we'd road trip down from Toronto area to ride. This was before we switched to going to Pisgah.
earleb Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
11/5/2026 2:31pm Curios on the tubing diameter and butting. 38mm downtube or 42mm?
earleb Added a reply to Orbea Releases The Rise Gen 3 with New Shimano EP810 Motor
11/5/2026 11:23am Just talking the concept of modular battery not if it's specific to TQ's or Trek's or Orbea's. One of the early Levo's guys would ride it on just the range extender with the main battery removed. Personally it just makes sense to be able to only carry the smallest battery you need when that's all you need. I am about...
earleb Added a reply to Orbea Releases The Rise Gen 3 with New Shimano EP810 Motor
11/5/2026 10:38am Kinda surprised they didn't transition this to the same layout as the Rallon / Wild. I don't see any reason they wouldn't have been able to hit their weight targets in other layout. The Rallon is one of the best looking bikes on the market right now and a slimmer version would look much better than this dated Rise layout...
earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/3/2026 2:30pm Never mind. I did some googling. KKR did write a big ol cheque for this mess and they have taken a €1.1 Billion write down on this. So the Fox guy really didn't screw up so bad.
earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/3/2026 2:16pm Someone want to layout how KKR financed the buy out? Who is actually left holding the bag on the Accell Group collapse? Guessing KKR didn't just write a cheque out of the old savings account for €1.56 billion.
earleb Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
11/3/2026 2:13pm A new AMG G-Wagon every year. It's that just the norm?
sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/28/2026 10:46am
the problem with your problems is that they seldom stay an isolated american problem but quickly turn into the world‘s problem… the price increases due to YOUR tariffs usually end up in price increases for everyone in the world because the american snowflakes can’t be burdened with carrying those costs all alone so everyone in the world gets to carry some of these prices hikes and i haven’t even touched your iran problem that makes EVERYTHING more expensive. so please, pretty please fix your shit in a timely manner, will you? sincerely the rest of the world…
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/28/2026 10:46am
Without derailling this thread any more, @sethimus is putting it VERY politely what the rest of the world thinks of ya'lls regime over there
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earleb Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 10:28am That's my privileged little life in North Van near the base of Fromme. Traffic has become a complete shitshow on the Shore but it's just background noise for us as we ride everywhere. Grocery trips, kids soccer practice, kids school drop off all by e-cargo bike. Work from home and skip out mid day for 1 hr lunch laps.
earleb Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 9:24am Regardless of where it is I would also personally prioritize being able to ride directly from home. It's amazing to have most all of your rides start and finish from the garage. That is a massive quality of life perk that I don't think people realize just how good it is.
earleb Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/22/2026 4:30pm Imperia region of Italy. See Paul Aston and his bike farm. Buy some ancient stone place in Molini for 50k and make it livable. Then ride ride ride.
earleb Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/19/2026 5:05pm Those "classic Cypress shots" you recognize from snowboard video's are from Grouse snowboard video's not Cypress. If this had been on Grouse instead of Cypress there would have been a million of those shots.
earleb Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/17/2026 10:11am It rained here last night. The track would have been full wet again and sloppy. The worst section on the track faces North and isn't going to dry out again till next summer. Moving it to Friday was the right call.
earleb Added a reply to What's Most Important?? - Bike Design, Skill, or Suspension Setup
10/16/2026 3:50pm Skill, bike, then suspension. Good bike design being a combo of geometry and suspension kinematics. Great suspension setup can't solve a crap design a d some whack kinematics. Nitpicking over tiny differences in design and suspension are way behind top level skills.
earleb Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/16/2026 11:17am Millie just posted a clip of Gracey and Tayte hitting the final jump together with a comment that it unlocked the full course for both of them.