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erik saunders Added a comment about video Seth's Bike Hack's Says No Go to the GoPro Fusion 360 Camera
12/8/2017 12:49pm
I think they have a lot of potential for the kinds of images and angles that you can get.... BUT... as Seth gets to.. the magic of videos we watch is in knowing what shot to get, and knowing how to edit it to tell a story... I dont want to finger a bunch of videos looking at it from a million angles... i want to watch the story that the filmmaker wants to tell... this is going to open up more magic to the magicians who know how to get a shot. who know how to edit and tell...
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erik saunders Added a reply to Does Having Junior Categories in World Cup DH Make a Difference?
11/27/2017 12:09pm more winners = more better JR WC makes opportunities for sponsors to get a return on their dollar (good for riders) and more opportinties for fans to get interested (good for viewership and popularity)... less winners makes less opportunity... Kathy is right about having it or not.. but thats the nature of time trialing... no real need for categories... but...
erik saunders Added a reply to Does the New UCI President Really Care About MTB?
9/21/2017 10:08pm Dude... Uci can't abolish road races because they don't run or own them except a very few (like world's).. They are just refs, not race promoters... Even for road the races they have tried to own have been poorly done, you could argue world cup dh has been successful and only second to road world's if you look at their...
erik saunders Added a comment about feature What's New on the 2018 Specialized Enduro?
8/23/2017 1:53pm
glad to see J bend spokes on a high end complete...
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erik saunders Added a comment about news story 2018 Enduro World Series Schedule and Race Locations
8/10/2017 8:41am
You're right on the basics Sven, but "blame" is the wrong idea... There is a lack of community in enduro, and in all of mtb racing in general (that's why it is in the state it's in in North America)... in enduro's case we can use the excuse that it is new... It takes time to build a community , but it is happening... There is also a lot of "inside ball" and moving parts when it comes to who gets what races and what is able to be executed or not at the uci and ews levels... It is...
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erik saunders Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Face Off: The Best Tire Insert Systems
6/14/2017 2:22pm
Been running Cushcore for a few months now and the test results are pretty much what i have experienced... would not ride without it just because of the comfort and the extra traction provided by the damping... more than half the benefit is how it works as a suspension element to take care of high frequency low amplitude vibrations...
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erik saunders Added a comment about photo original_20170602_wc_fort_william_26A7828.jpg
6/3/2017 4:14pm
It's cool to see how much the stanchions are flexing... Even on the 40mm stanchions... Goes to show how hard these guys are going...
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erik saunders Added a comment about slideshow The Haves and the Have-Nots - Fort William World Cup DH Pre-Race Show
6/2/2017 1:23pm
dont forget Allsops and flex-stems... and those sick Girvin hubs...
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erik saunders Added a comment about product review Quadiem G-Spec
5/17/2017 9:13pm
did you run the afm metallic pads? holy moly those things are OP.... these brakes are the real deal...
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erik saunders Added a comment about slideshow Madness in Madeira - Enduro World Series Race Action
5/16/2017 7:39am
As of last year no ews had been won on carbon rims I was told... Didn't check myself... But it sounded good. I would not run carbon if I were at that level...
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erik saunders Added a comment about slideshow Madness in Madeira - Enduro World Series Race Action
5/15/2017 9:27pm
RG with the double coverage!
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groghunter Liked a comment about video What's the World Champ Think? Danny Hart on 29ers in DH Racing
5/7/2017 8:26pm
Except tall guys won races just fine on 26". So any wheelsize above that should be looked at for who it excludes from competitiveness, not who it makes faster. If 29" makes Payet faster, but makes it harder for guys under 5'8" to compete, it shouldn't be allowed. because there's a lot more Troy Brosnans than Payets.
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Good Guy Liked a comment about video What's the World Champ Think? Danny Hart on 29ers in DH Racing
5/7/2017 8:23pm
Did they just interview the Godfather?
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erik saunders Added a comment about feature Nico Vouilloz and Fabien Barel Discuss 29ers in DH
5/2/2017 5:19pm
oh boy... you guys are just about to go down the rabbit hole... the things i could tell you... i can say however that there is no nefarious "planned obsolescence"... the so-called additional sales revenue comes from people who just cant stop themselves from buying stuff... true story... the rest, you'll have to catch me for a beer and i can explain to you how the bike business works for real...
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lev Liked a comment about Feature Nico Vouilloz and Fabien Barel Discuss 29ers in DH
5/2/2017 12:31pm
I think two good points were made by Loic and Brendan in the dirt walk around. If everyone gets 29ers, it's the same race, just on bigger wheels. The only people that lose are the amateurs who now have to buy, new frame, new fork, new wheels, new tyres. It's not really progression, it's a variation. Bad Santa Cruz.
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erik saunders Added a comment about feature Nico Vouilloz and Fabien Barel Discuss 29ers in DH
5/2/2017 8:21am
I think you really have made the right point here... a great example is the UCI decisions to limit the development of aerodynamic bikes in the 2000's and the decisions that all race bikes need approval and have to be available for sale to the public... before these rules, bikes were getting so expensive and specialized that athletes from poorer nations were not able to compete at the same level only because they lacked equipment... this was especially prevalent on the track where the bike makes such a difference that its impossible to win without the latest tech... thats a...
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erik saunders Added a comment about product review Wolf Ridge
4/28/2017 12:46pm
i am laughing right now because i know how he is...
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erik saunders Added a comment about product review Wolf Ridge
4/28/2017 12:08pm
i think in general there has been a lot of problem with really explaining what is going on here... after having ridden the Polygon version of R3ACT i can say that every review so far has only sort of brushed the surface of whats going on and the benefits... its hard to see that this is something really different- but IT IS SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT...
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erik saunders Added a comment about slideshow The Tasmanian Devil's in the Details - Enduro World Series Race Show
4/9/2017 4:03pm
not one word from Marco Osborne!!!.... did a great result here.. good job!
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erik saunders Added a comment about product review Downhill Kit
3/19/2017 3:13pm
word. this needs a series of lab test. thats even better. every product does the same test. then youd have numbers. Vital should hire an engineer to do product testing... some products really need this kind of approach.
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