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Evil96 Liked a comment about Feature 6 Mountain Bike Brakes Tested With Data - Vital Test Sessions

10/30/2024 1:43am

how can the lever feel score be so high on sram brakes? genuine question, i'd give them a 5/10 max just because the shape is nice

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Eoin Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

10/29/2024 7:56am

Reminder that some of the users commenting and getting downvoted are in fact team managers 😂

AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Poll: Have your buying habits changed?

10/29/2024 7:11am

I don't keep track but my gut says a little bit less, mostly because bikes and parts have gotten so good, I feel a lot less tempted to upgrade. That said, I just did get new brakes for both my bikes. But I mean, a lot of other stuff just lasts longer... Conti tires last about 3x as long as Maxxis did for me, T-type chains last years, my bikes/wheels don't need new bearings every 4 months like the last 2, etc.

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Eoin Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy

10/29/2024 5:38am

Big thanks to Vital and FSA for the prize, even got a free hat thrown in!

Eoin Added a reply to Poll: Have your buying habits changed?

10/29/2024 3:18am

As above, fatherhood is definitely having a much bigger impact than economical factors or technological factors. I answered "about the same" even though the way I spend money has changed a lot. I used to buy an entry level bike between 2-3k every other year, and then spend tons on upgrades, constant changes of suspension wheels, brakes, tyres, pedals, grips...

Eoin Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

10/25/2024 11:33am

Look who's talking about dampening now!

Eoin Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

10/24/2024 1:35am

Yup, 25k bikes from Pierer, of which 13k were Felt, and roughly 50% of sales were in NA. So with some simplifying assumptions, ~6.5k in NA, maybe there are more dealers in Canada and Mexico? As a European based in France, let me tell you that we also almost never see any KTM/Felt/Husky/GasGas bikes on our trails, I imagine they...

sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment

10/23/2024 7:53am

rocky instinct powerplay SL is out - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/rocky-mountain-releases-202… so is cotic's first ebike (it's steel. are there many steel ebikes) - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/cotic-introduces-first-ever… our pivot shuttle LT review is here too - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/review-pivot-shuttle-lt

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Eoin Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

10/16/2024 4:19am

It's clear on my laptop screen... might be more than just a touch of colour blindness, or maybe your screen isn't colour calibrated? Anyway from top to bottom: 2 greens, five yellows then orange arrows.

ishouldridemore Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/15/2024 5:40am

I feel like semenuks oppo whip lillypad drop thing is being very under stated - debatably the most technical and precise move of the whole event? It probably ticked off every judging criteria 10/10. In the end the Top 4 were all amazing runs, could have gone either way.

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Eoin Added a reply to 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/15/2024 2:46am

Cam Zink's line last year was a good line with tech drops etc. TVS' run this year reminds me more of Cam Zink's 2013 run when he again did the biggest backflip ever at the time and inished third. Even he said during the finish interview that he didn't have that much else in the run. Rampage is too hard...

Eoin Added a reply to 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/12/2024 3:30pm

What's weird is they scored Tmack highly for what was a freeride run with minimal tricks, but then they saw Brendogs run and decided they couldn't care less anymore. The progression is crazy though, half the riders were doing backflips over 50ft+ drops. That used to win rampage and set you up for an entire career. Terrified to see what...

helmuthhollerer Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/10/2024 5:51am

Any Update on Clemens Kaudela? Ok, just dug this out, according to himself: " I have dislocated my hip on the left leg, nothing broken here and its back in place. I do also have 4 comperssion fractures in diferent vertebrae. The good news here is, they are very small and need no surgery at all."

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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/9/2024 12:48pm

If you thought Brendog's line was all about the rock, there's a chute of death to deal with as well...

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Eoin Added a reply to The DJI Avinox Drive Sytem and Amflow PL E-Bike

10/9/2024 1:54am

So about this yoke driven trunnion shock, how bad is it going to be? If, and it's a big if, the frame and linkage was stiff enough, it won't be an issue right? Are there air shocks that have a better chance of surviving? Coil shocks will have a risk of snapping right? Although the shock itself is tiny which...

Eoin Added a reply to 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat

10/7/2024 11:56pm

It's like your brain takes one year to forget just how big the hits are at rampage, then the first hot videos come out and all the excitement turns into "wtf are they doing, chill!!!"