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Faction Added a comment about product review Topaz Air

2/24/2018 9:37am

Very good shock, as I ran one last year without any real complaints. The only issue is not directly with this shock, but how the industry as a whole still uses bushings at the mounting points. For three bikes in a row now, I have swapped out to needle bearings, and they allowed the shocks to really come alive. Plus, they are way more durable. MX bikes have used needle bearings in the shock eyelets for decades, yet we still use plastic bushings. Doesn't make sense.

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Faction Added bike check Santa Cruz Hightower CC 12/24/2017 8:04am

Faction Added a comment about feature KHS Sixfifty 6600+ Carbon Mountain Bike

9/22/2017 7:51am

Type in carbon bike frame into Alibaba and this exact frame comes up.

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Faction Added a reply to Prototype Polygon DH Bike at Whistler?

8/12/2017 8:47am

I had the chance to ride Marin's version (in the parking lot) and really take a close look at that bike. It could be an interesting ride, but a few things I noticed: - The rear end is VERY flexy. Like, not even remotely close to the most flexy rear ends, way beyond that. You can move the rear end...

Faction Added bike check Custom Devinci Troy carbon 5/6/2017 7:55am

Devinci Troy carbon with prototype We Are One carbon wheels (made in Canada)

BillyC Liked a comment about Press Release Ellsworth Bicycles Welcomes Brian Lopes

1/7/2017 3:04pm

I'm not bashing, nor am I hating, we just predicted this unholy marriage over a decade ago. 3 frame sponsors in 4 years, Brian? It's time to take a good hard look at yourself. Rehab for character flaws is just called, "therapy." And as for those that say they wish they had Lopes's, "mad skills"...we all do. The point is that you need more than mad skizzies. The two protagonists of this announcement are, and repeat after me, bottom... of... the...barrel.

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Faction Added a comment about press release Ellsworth Bicycles Welcomes Brian Lopes

1/7/2017 7:01am

I don't get why there are so many brands wanting to pay older riders to represent their companies. What exactly are the brains behind Ellsworth thinking by promoting an older rider who doesn't even race anymore. The industry is changing fellas. Time to start hooking up the up and comers, you know, the guys who are out racing and providing media content. For the price you paid for Lopes you could have helped out a handful of kids I'm sure.

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Faction Added a comment about news story WORLD CHAMPS RESULTS - Val di Sole Delivers in 2016

9/11/2016 8:19am

I guess nobody won the prize.

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Faction Added a comment about feature WIN A ROCKSHOX BOXXER & STEVIE SMITH JERSEY - Vital OTB, World Champs 2016

9/10/2016 7:49pm

Gwin 3:33:500 Atherton 4:16:500

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Faction Updated a photo album Kamloops riding 9/7/2016 6:45am

Faction Added a comment about feature Win a SRAM/Truvativ DH Kit and Steve Smith Signed Jersey - Vital OTB Andorra

9/2/2016 8:18am

Minaar 4:08:500 Atherton 4:49:500

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Faction Added a comment about video Pushing Disc Brakes Past Their Limit

8/20/2016 7:22am

Breaks? Was that intentional?

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Faction Added a reply to 2016 UCI Downhill World Championship Teams and Riders

8/19/2016 8:21am

Sounds totally fair. Give the up and comers a shot, if they have the results to back it up. DH is a cruel animal, if your head (or body) isn't in it, you're done, and there might not be any recovering from it. I'm not saying this is the case with Sam, but it could be. Hard to stay on...

Faction Added a comment about feature WIN A ROCKSHOX BOXXER - Vital OTB, Leogang World Cup

6/11/2016 8:02am

Aaron Gwin 3:31:50 Rachael Atherton 4:04:50

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Faction Added a reply to Wrenches / Shop Employees, What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve?

5/3/2016 11:10am

Let's not forget the local bottle collector/psychopath and his bike that is so sticky and disgusting you have to wear gloves just to touch it. Bu he always pays in cash so you grin and bear it.

Faction Added a reply to Wrenches / Shop Employees, What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve?

5/1/2016 2:05pm

No arguments here. That drives me crazy too. There are way too many mechanics who have that elitist attitude because they can build a wheel or do a fork overhaul. Guess what - those aren't hard to do. It usually comes with guys who have just enough wrenching experience mixed with a lack of wisdom. Rarely do the older shop...

Faction Added a reply to Wrenches / Shop Employees, What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve?

4/30/2016 6:48am

Yup, dirty bikes. Charge 'em through the nose for that shit. A shop I used to work for, the head mechanic would make the customer wash his bike out back before he even looked at it. It was great.

Faction Added a reply to Faking It - BikeBiz Investigates Knock-Off Bicycle Products

4/28/2016 7:02am

A while back I stumbled upon dhgate and saw all the TLD gear they had for dirt cheap. I was wondering if they were knock-offs or the real thing, just being sold direct from the factory. I ordered up a few jerseys. hahahahahahaha what I got was so terribly made and ill-fitting that there was no way it could pass...