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Falcon Added a comment about video Vital RAW - The Basin Gravity Park with Braydon Bringhurst
6/20/2024 11:43am
I couldn't help but notice the relatively high stack on that.... Spectral? I think that's what it is. Anyway, I hope higher bars become a thing.
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Falcon Added a reply to "Drop Worst Result" Format Racing - Any Math Nerds in here?
6/14/2024 11:36am To me, part of winning a championship is consistency. It matters that a competitor can be a threat to win and still be there on his bad days. Managing the equipment, health, and fitness over the course of a whole season isn't easy - and shouldn't be.
Falcon Added a comment about bike check 2024 WR1 Arrival - PUSH | Trickstuff Edition
5/31/2024 10:40am
Holy thing of beauty, Batman! I like it.
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Falcon Added a reply to Dakotah Norton Explains Why He's Riding 75mm Bars
5/31/2024 10:33am That's a great way to look at it. Thanks! I'll add that the power delivery matters a lot too, which Teamrobot alluded to as well. We humans cannot add a ton of torque effect into the equation, but a motorcycle can! I bet that has a lot to do with the body positioning on MX bikes.
SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic Dakotah Norton Explains Why He's Riding 75mm Bars
5/31/2024 10:29am
It's about the ratio of system weight to rider weight that makes it so important in push bikes. A DH bike is about 16kg with a 80kg rider for a system weight of 96kg, so the CoG of the rider and small weight biases determine the entire balance of th system. Dirt bikes weigh minimum 100kg (for a 250, idk what a 450 weighs) with a 80kg rider, so the rider position matters a lot less. It's also why moto suspension is so much easier to setup and tune as there is less change is load
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austin-NC Liked a reply to forum topic You win the Bazillion dollar lottery, what do you do MTB related?
5/31/2024 10:27am
Well if you win a billion dollars you'd bring home about 600 million of it. I think some of you will have to win the lottery a couple times to buy a world class ski resort and build trails on it and also run a racing series and some world cup teams that money will go quicker than you could imagine. I think the honest answer for me is just buy some property in cool areas, buy some bikes, buy some more dirt bikes and have plenty of extras for my buddies to ride them and just enjoy life with...
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Falcon Added a reply to Arm pump/hand pain solutions thread
5/31/2024 10:05am This. MTB-only guys don't know the true meaning of "arm pump." I will say I've noticed a lot of low-slung brake levers on bicycles, though. Folks, you are doing yourself no favors with the brakes pointing toward the dirt. Imagine you're going to show off your forearms and want to make yourself look as much like Popeye as you can...
btmlativ Liked a reply to forum topic Arm pump/hand pain solutions thread
5/31/2024 9:59am
Want to solve your mtb arm pump? Go ride motocross!
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Falcon Added a reply to You win the Bazillion dollar lottery, what do you do MTB related?
5/29/2024 10:21am I don't think I have any ambitions toward "improving" the state of the industry, but I'd sure be giving it a boost on the retail side! Some of the ideas above like making sure every kid on the block has a bike are my style, too. I would probably be donating a lot to charity, so anything named "bikes for...
Falcon Added a reply to Dakotah Norton Explains Why He's Riding 75mm Bars
5/24/2024 9:23am It's interesting to hear the arguments about weight bias among bicyclists. (I'm primarily a motorcycle rider.) After years of participating in both endeavors, I've realized that bicycle guys agonize over every mm of geo and give far more importance to the bike setup than MX guys do. We motorcyclists have to contend with one frame size and precious few ergonomic...
Falcon Added a reply to Dakotah Norton Explains Why He's Riding 75mm Bars
5/22/2024 10:57am Love it!! I started this thread to ask the bicycle industry for something like those bars: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Another-geo-thread-this-time-…
hbelly13 Liked a comment about product review REVIEW - The Updated 2024 Yeti SB165
5/22/2024 10:22am
The choice for the "edgy" dentist.
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic Do Chainstay Adjustments Effect Travel?
4/26/2024 2:50pm
"Affect" (Or, "Will Chainstay Adjustments Effect a Travel Change?")
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Falcon Added a reply to Scrubs are slower then squashing: My MTB hot take
4/26/2024 2:48pm Moto guy here. The scrub came about because James Stewart (or Rick Johnson, or Jojo Keller, depending on whom you ask,) determined that staying low was faster. Lower = less hang time = rear wheel on the ground sooner = more speed.) When the term "scrub" came out, it was roughly analogous to the Motocross Action magazine term "to scrub...
Falcon Added a reply to Where do you get your MTB enjoyment from?
3/15/2024 8:06am I just like to get away, whether that's with friends or in solitude. Some of my best times in recent memory have been of taking MTB trips to new destinations - Moab, Sedona, Hurricane/La Verkin. I dream of riding in Switzerland someday.
Falcon Added a comment about bike check MONOTRACE - 146 - Trail bike - homemade by Poy & Mat
2/23/2024 1:42pm
That's a thing of beauty.
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Tony2125 Liked a bike check MONOTRACE - 146 - Trail bike - homemade by Poy & Mat
2/23/2024 1:42pm
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Falcon Added a reply to Braydon Bringhurst's new video "All Ways"
2/22/2024 11:49am Well, if I wasn't already a Bringhurst fan (I was,) I would be now. I love the alternate lines on The Snotch! - Holy shiznit.
Falcon Added a comment about product review Maven Ultimate A1 Expert Kit
2/22/2024 10:31am
I don't like the Van Halen design, but I'm all for better brakes.
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