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Eoin Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
8/29/2025 5:22am Plenty of teams would happily drop a rider or two to make space for her with the current focus on team points. I'm sure Trek would be more than happy to take her back, seeing how their season is going.
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Eoin Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/29/2025 5:13am It's a lot simpler than that! Plenty of people only buy Specialised, and owning a DH bikes is cool again. Could be the brand image, or the marketing (lies), or the good service they get at the shop, probably trade in their old specialised from 9 months ago... Not taking shots at anyone, I know plenty of people that operate...
Eoin Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
8/28/2025 5:16am Prelim team until I know the weather clears up :/ @sspomer Troy Brosnan is a hundred bucks, I know it is his 100th world cup, but I'm assuming that should be at least 100k!
Eoin Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
8/25/2025 4:37am This is like setting up your Christmas tree in October!
Eoin Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
8/15/2025 9:06am " The only time every racer doesn't look the exact same in a pic is in practice or a crash. We're coming back full circle to being skiers on bikes again" Incorrect
Eoin Added a reply to Wide MTB shoe recommendations
7/29/2025 2:34am Long time Shimano user, bought Fox union boa's after being able to try them in the shop, really comfy and come with 2 different sole inserts with different arch heights.
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
7/27/2025 11:44am
this thread is so hilarious and educational that we turned it into an Inside Line. @TEAMROBOT, @Jason_Schroeder and I go over some of the best here, discuss some of our own and have a blast doing it. thanks so much to @seanfisseli for starting this and everyone who contributed. let's keep it going!! one i've not mention has do to with quill stems. twice when i was a kid, my handlebars fell off. once in a bmx race and once on a 10-speed hauling through a crusty asphalt parking lot. my dad didn't realize that the quill bolt was as...
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Eoin Added a comment about feature Double Header: La Thuile and Andorra Recaps - Vital's B Practice Podcast
7/23/2025 5:55am
Maybe controversial take: As Jason kinda alluded to, there are so many recap videos and articles just after the race, I much prefer the rambling part of this type of podcast, especially the middle which was insider stories from the race and tech, and couldn't really care less about the top 5 in each category at the end of the podcast.
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Eoin Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/22/2025 1:53am As others have said, this is a nice thread which has surprisingly little trolling/politics or conflict in general. @jeff.brines in case it comforts you somewhat, I have a good friend working in a hedge fund, he has pretty much been depressed since covid telling me none of the financial models apply anymore and the markets don't react with any reasonable...
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/22/2025 1:40am
Hey everyone, not mad at anyone in this thread (besides maybe myself). I clearly have ideas and a delivery style that probably isn’t ideal for a mountain bike forum. Robot wrote a genuinely great post (he’s a better writer than me), and I realized there was no way for me to counter it. Not because I didn’t have anything to say, but because I started turning into this (actual photo Tucker took of me this morning): Any frustration you see from me is with myself, not anyone else. I like friction. I like debate. What I don’t like is knowing...
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jhome Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/21/2025 1:27pm
Kinda wild that the other site is giving YT a huge banner ad for a new launch when they have hoodwinked heaps of people out of 1000's
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Eoin Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/18/2025 11:22pm I've done 2 big rides with the additional power update. The increase in power is noticeable, but the added overrun is the most striking. I downshift into regular emtb before descents as I am a bit worried about the excessive overrun, might need to tune the "dynamic" setting further down. Note that I managed to derate the motor on both...
AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/18/2025 11:14pm
Thanks, it was a graph like that I was thinking of. I haven't seen one showing EMTB vs. EMTB+ though, so I didn't know that about the change to max assist. When I rode last night, I'd agree that EMTB did feel weaker than it used to when putting out a similar level of effort. The reason I like the dynamic modes (basically any of the ones where it's not just a linear relationship between assistance & rider power) is that they are really efficient where it's less steep and you don't need as much assistance, rather than wasting watts...
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Eoin Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2025 2:19am Sorry but have to respond to this. Who would spend thousands of dollars on a bike from a company in self-administration? You are taking a massive gamble on warranty and even spare parts. As far as I am concerned, they are no longer a viable bike brand.
Eoin Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/16/2025 12:44pm That's not quite right, Emtb was much closer to Turbo, but starts with much lower assistance if you don't put much effort into the pedalling. Emtb can reach the same peak power and torque as Turbo. Before the update, both Emtb and Turbo had 320% max assist level. Now after the update I believe emtb stays at 320% max assist...
Eoin Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/16/2025 12:33pm I have owned 2 YTs, loved the bikes and had great service. Gutted by the news. Obviously, financial stuff and market conditions will have been the main driver of this, but I have been puzzled by their e-bike offerings for ages now: 1st decoy came out as a great bike, not ahead of its time, but very competitive. As ebikes...
Eoin Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
7/11/2025 7:29am Yes, 2x in a row due to availabilit of the exact model (compound, casing etc). Work great for me, but never tried the Fr so maybe I'm missing out!!
Eoin Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
7/7/2025 8:48am Bad news: I did kind of shit Good news: We all did kinda shit Great news: I'm virtually tied for points with sspomer for the second half of the season
DylanJM Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/4/2025 6:23am
From the WC pit article. Bosch powered Decoy.
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Eoin Added a comment about video Vital RAW - World Cup Downhill, Val di Sole, Italy, 2025
6/20/2025 1:07am
Can't wait for him to finish editing his 14h shreddit covering 20 years of VDS
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