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earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

8/21/2025 5:25am
Specialized has had more chatter in not releasing new Enduro and DH than they would have had in releasing them. Keep delaying them it keeps the chatter speculation going.

earleb Added a reply to Mini Van set ups

8/15/2025 8:16am
We have a 2001 VW Eurovan. No full camper interior, we have pulled out the rear facing jump seats and I build a box for the 12v cooler and out chuck box. A 4x NSR on a Kuat swing out handles the bikes. Thule awning is a crank out style. Went with the more expensive crankoit awning as I deploy...

earleb Added a reply to Feedback Wanted: Strava-Like Racing App

8/12/2025 1:12pm
Don't put your start / finish under trees? Do you actually mountain bike? Tell me you don't live in the BC without telling me you don't live in BC. Scratch the Sea to Sky and Vancouver Island off your potential user list if a course can't start or finish under trees.

earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

8/10/2025 10:26pm
New Chromag trail bike was on display in the SRAM booth at Crankworx for part of Saturday. A Google of the Reazon name shows Pinkbike has a launch article ready to drop. 135 travel frame. Steel front with aluminum rear end.

earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk

8/8/2025 2:31pm
Doh. I was thinking I should have looked that up to confirm I had the right brother.

earleb Added a reply to Kinematics

8/6/2025 10:16am
I have not yet had a chance to open up Linkage and look at his design and compare what's happening. It's an interesting design and concept. The way I read it is that he's found a linkage layout that redirects traditional chain tension that is resolved at the cranks and moved it to his forward rocker link. The force is...

earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk

8/5/2025 11:31am
The format of these still doesn't really make sense to me. 30 second long courses are just too short. All the courses just seem too man made. Like the lame XC courses used at certain venues. Made for TV but just not the real deal.

earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk

8/5/2025 9:22am
It's an easy fix. Instead of seeding it's qualifying and no protected riders. Top 60 qualify to finals. With less riders to cram into finals each rider can have 1 minute gaps (or more) and much lower chance of catching a slow rider if you happened to have a poor qualifier run. Nationals are important and should come with a...

earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk

8/4/2025 1:32pm
You mess up in seeding you start where you start. Own it. You are going to have to deal with slower riders on course. Better luck next year. Does matter if you are AG or some never was has been local. Life ain't always stacked in favour.

earleb Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

8/1/2025 1:04pm
Most of them just didn't keep up with the trends. Turner had a huge following but was stagnant at updating as enduro bikes kicked off. Wasn't there like 5 years of "new RFX coming soon"? By the time it arrived loyal customers had moved on to become Knolly and Banshee fans. Foes it feels like they just made the same...

earleb Added a reply to ChatGPT + Bikes

7/25/2025 1:31pm
Yeah but can ChatGPT set the correct pre-load pressure on Shimano cup and cone hubs?

earleb Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

7/25/2025 9:53am
I was on my phone and didn't zoom in enough. Okay then return of the Diamonback Knucklebox. Only soo many ways to package a vertical shock and get a useable LR.

earleb Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk

7/15/2025 3:43pm
A great edit of Enduro action from La Thulie. Putting it in here so it get some eyes as the La Thulie thread is burried now.