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astrizzle Liked a reply to forum topic Re: Spoomer ca 2017. Anyone gone from 29er back to 27.5?

8/10/2021 3:13am
I made the switch back to 650B recently and I regretted doing it. I went from a carbon Transition sentinel V1 to a Commencal clash. I thought the bigger travel would compensate for the lack of a bigger wheel but the first thing I noticed was the lack of grip in the turns and faster stuff compared to the 29er set up. Grip to me is a big part of confidence and loosing that confidence on rough sections and faster stuff made it clear to me that I made a mistake. I sold the clash after a few months and...
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Can't give a perfect comparison, but I have a full 29er bike and used to have a full 27.5 ebike. Swapped many things around during various experiments with mullets on most bikes, the single most obvious change for me was going back from a mullet setup to a full 27.5 bike on the ebike, bike felt much more unstable and...

bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic Gwin not representing US at World Championships? (WTF?)

8/8/2021 11:53pm
The hoops some people will jump thru to be pessimistic negative and just generally shitty. How does Ben Shapiro being on Aaron’s tv have anything to do with this and how is that a way to judge a man’s full political beliefs. I voted for Bernie sanders twice and there are some things I’d agree with Shapiro over sanders on. Why does every single tiny controversy turn into some crazy conspiracy that the “ evil greedy gwin” is the center of. When every single interview the guy has ever done points to a modest guy who praises hard work and...
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bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic Gwin not representing US at World Championships? (WTF?)

8/8/2021 1:37pm
IMO you are an idiot. No disrespect!!!
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Eoin Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

8/4/2021 1:36pm
Don't think so, France gets the bigger battery on the most expensive model, Germany on the 2 most expensive models. Sorry if that wasn't clear, blame Giant for not bothering to do any marketing. Have we reached a point where demand outstrips supply that bike brands stop doing PR as it is a waste of money considering everything will sell...

Eoin Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

8/4/2021 1:05pm
Last weird detail on the giant, the German 6.5k€ build comes with a 750kW battery, Vs a 630kW for France at the same price spec. Very weird. That being said, those battery capacities are seriously good for the price, they are much better value than even the direct sales brands. Taking into account that all bikes are compatible with a...

Eoin Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

8/2/2021 8:29am
Do we expect any updates to the Saint clipless pedal? Was about to get a pair, but a refresh closer to that flat pedal design would be way more interesting!

Eoin Added a comment about product review Jeffsy

7/28/2021 12:14am
Great review format, I owned the previous version and moved onto the Capra... Neither fared quite so well long term...
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slyfink Liked a reply to forum topic Santa Cruz dilemma...

7/22/2021 3:54am
won't a 27.5 tube fit in a 29 tire? The biggest downside I can think of in terms of "spare parts" is not being able to swap your front tire to the back when the back tire wears out. I can't think of other spare parts that swap between front and rear wheels...
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Eoin Added a reply to 2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

7/20/2021 3:04am
Not on insta, so linking a screenshot from another forum: B. Pierron out of hospital and straight into the clone wars, that thing wraps around the back of his head. That family definitly doesn't skip arm day. mods feel free to replace with insta link if preferred

bizutch Liked a comment about Feature $6,999 Pivot Phoenix Review - Vital's Summer of Downhill

7/19/2021 12:45pm
$7000. Crap! Madness in downhill. I mean...we drop these things on rocks folks! Rocks. We drop them....on rocks.
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Eoin Added a reply to List off the mountain bikes you've had

7/16/2021 6:07am
Nice, need some more euro contributions Tongue 97ish Decathlon Rockrider 500 08 Giant Reign 09 Lapierre spicy frame to replace reign 08 Commencal Furious 09 Norco DH 10 Solid DJ frame build (ridden a handfull of times, broke my arm on it and then it got stolen) 10 Saracen DJ used as commuter ? Kona stuff DJ frame used...

Eoin Added a reply to 2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

7/16/2021 5:03am
Krabo said it all, but just to add regarding Sam: he did go well on one of the first stages of the year so the speed is still definitely there. But EWS venues and schedule have been real endurance tests. DH is wild this year, between the weather, crashes and mechanicals the results are all over the place. Like, I...

krabo83 Liked a reply to forum topic 2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

7/16/2021 4:59am
sam hill took all of 2020 off from racing and regarding matt walker, so far both races had very challenging and unpredictable conditions, IMO we can‘t really judge someone‘s form until there‘s a dry WE.
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My guess is because so many brands will sell you a super-enduro bike: 170-180mm travel bike marketed as pedal friendly mini-DH bike. But there is a good point made here that the geo on DH bikes isn't quite the same as the latest and greatest super-enduro bikes.
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