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earleb Added a reply to Forum Hot Seat: The E-MTB Power Discussion
11/25/2025 11:51am Personally I think a mid-sized non-removeable battery and a good range extender provides a best of both worlds Removeable battery that drops out the side or the front of the downtube add considerable weight. The options that drop out the bottom of the downtube with minimal work being the best compromise.
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earleb Added a reply to Forum Hot Seat: The E-MTB Power Discussion
11/25/2025 10:02am Regarding battery energy density. The average ebike 800w battery has 1.3kg of weight in the case/wires/cell holders/bms. The rest is the cells. Battery certification to UL 2271 has impact testing for the case so safe to assume most of that 1.3kg is the case. Why don't any manufactures test their battery IN the frame to UL rating in order to...
earleb Added a reply to BIKES PARKS IN BC
11/19/2025 8:17am If your wife really loves the Whistler village I think she is going to be pretty underwhelmed by Revy and Golden. Neither of these are cute resort towns in comparison. They have evolved some in the last 15 years but still old resources towns. Riding at Silver Star is fun but there really isn't much there in the "village". A...
mickey Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/12/2025 10:09am
Yes, MS paint reaction memes only please, have some self respect, people!
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earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/3/2025 10:25am Kinda bummed if they actually sold off the molds and IP on the frames to a no name China bike co. Holding out hope that in a couple years they'd keep tinkering away in the background on frame design / manufacturing techniques to make a low volume made in Kamloops frame work financially.
earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/3/2025 9:30am Giant must have a release of something coming out soon. A few media guys have posted IG snippets of being at the Giant HQ is Taiwan right now.
earleb Added a reply to E-bikes make you f*tter? Training with an eMTB
10/31/2025 10:40am Are you training (focused training time not just ride time) 8-11 hrs per week (5-6 sessions) with specific goals? If yes then do an 80/20 plan of polarization with that 80% being Z2 and the 20% being a combo of threshold and high intensity. Due to the total volume of training the body can't recover from higher amounts of high...
earleb Added a reply to E-bikes make you f*tter? Training with an eMTB
10/30/2025 1:07pm A lot of words for some flawed study. Optimal zone 2 is between 60% and 70%. How much of your ebike time was below 60%? Does your HR not have an upper and lower alarm setting? Were you just riding be "feel" then looking at the data after? Could you not have backed off or clicked into an easier gear...
earleb Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
10/22/2025 8:00am I can't see Neko doing anything other than hunting for another fast Jr. These days a hot Jr can get as much press as an established Elite.
earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
10/21/2025 8:44pm Really sorry to hear that bad news. Sending some positive thoughts to the whole family there from just down the road on the North Shore. My spouse and I lost everything to an apartment fire back in 2009. From our experience I am hopeful your insurance process goes smoothly. Ours went well but other owners in our building didn't have...
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Kinematics
10/15/2025 8:29pm
Sorry if I'm now spamming this, but anyone reading this thread should be interested to know Tony Foales book MOTORCYCLE HANDLING AND CHASSIS DESIGN: the art and science is back in print after 20 years, and in that time I don't think I've found a better reference book on the topic! Get it now so you don't need to wait decades like I have to buy a copy! I've got a physical copy of the original 80's book but the second edition added a TON of excellent information that is still highly relevant https://a.co/d/bmfsZFI
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earleb Added a reply to Frame Design
10/15/2025 2:38pm I saw your post in IG. I had just skimmed your post and scrolled past thinking "yeah that's been out of print for ages". Then I noticed you had linked to Tony's IG and I scrolled back as I had never seen anyone link to him on IG. On his profile I realized it was back in print. Instantly ordered...
earleb Added a reply to Frame Design
10/15/2025 2:18pm FYI Tony Foale's book MOTORCYCLE HANDLING AND CHASSIS DESIGN is back in print and available. It's being printed by Amazon books. https://www.instagram.com/p/DOqaPjmAkzj/ https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Tony-Foale-ebook/dp/B0FNSQV5WM It's been referenced as the bible for frame and suspension design. I am keen to finally get my hands on a copy of it.
earleb Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
10/15/2025 11:05am I would bet that the Pivot circus might be his only offer that doesn't feel like a downgrade to some third tier team. Join them for minimal pay but it's good times and high vibes with the freedom to promote himself however he wants (vlogs, merch).
earleb Added a reply to 2025 World Cup - Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada
10/10/2025 10:33am Just saw that on Q1 timing and curious what happened to him. Crash in training today?
earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/9/2025 11:09am The Whistler Blackcomb Master Development Agreement if you want to see what they can and can't do. Vail files it with the SEC. I dug into it last spring looking to see if they could just decide to start doing pay parking without gov approval. There was lots of rumour and chatter of them going pay parking for 2025-26 season...
earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/9/2025 10:07am WRONG. Whistler and Blackcomb are not private property. It's built on Crown Land, in 2017 they signed a new 60 year agreement. They also can't fully restrict you from Crown Land or crossing their tenure to access the greater park land around their tenure. Canada is probably much closer to Europe in how many of our resorts are set up...
earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/1/2025 1:57pm I'd bet that it's a lot of #2. Huge tariff on raw carbon can't help out in the current market.
MTBDHdad Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
9/22/2025 12:40pm
Ben Cathro on PB got it right. When he went to sprint out of the gate he twisted his bars to the right trying to get a strong start and his wheel was to far to the right and collided with the pole. It was a costly mistake but will be learned from and will get better.
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earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/18/2025 12:23pm Hasn't that been happening for ages?
