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FLFlatLander Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/28/2021 7:10am You are correct. There is no bike company (that I have ever heard of) that has the ability to extrude their own tube sets. The ones who claim "custom-drawn" are real, they simply pay for tubes made to their specifications from whatever supplier they choose based on their criteria (ISO or otherwise). The same is true for all metals (Sandvik...
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DH_Speedster Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/27/2021 4:23am
Yeah, same here. I'm just saying that this is taking the piss out of the customer...raw material prices because corona or not.
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FLFlatLander Added a reply to eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 5:00pm I dont ride an ebike😁
FLFlatLander Added a reply to eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 4:55pm Then...stick a 260+ dude and his gopro on it....
Eoin Liked a reply to forum topic eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 4:54pm
Thank you for the upcoming nightmares. I will say bolts loosening on ebikes is a pain, I need to toque check my rear end after every ride, between the pivot bolts and the rear axle you need to over torque everything to make through a big ride.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 3:20pm
I'm going to say the bolts were loose and once 4 of them were out the 2 remaining tabs had o chance. Going by the way those CPS washers have been installed (under the mount instead of the calliper) I don't have a lot of faith that anything was mounted correctly
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FLFlatLander Added a reply to eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 10:26am This can not be correct...heck if I know 
FLFlatLander Added a reply to eBike hubs....seen this before?
11/26/2021 10:22am That is a RaceFace Vault hub - according to the owner "new" - it sure looked new. Now it is new...and bustified :-)
FLFlatLander Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/26/2021 4:49am Brandon SWEARS this is not inflation. You dont understand the supply chain (apparently no one does......)
FLFlatLander Added a comment about product review Bronson
11/25/2021 4:24am
More than one shop has said "tried it, no real help"....could be due to the AXS system being so stiff???? First World issue
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boaz Liked a comment about product review Long Term Review - Santa Cruz Bronson CC X01 AXS Reserve
11/24/2021 6:07am
Nice review. Super nice rig. I’m mullet curious but content with my 29er at the moment
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FLFlatLander Added a comment about product review Bronson
11/24/2021 6:08am
Serious question, while I agree that the AXS works perfectly -much- of the time. Did you not have the "wandering B screw" issue that seems to be prevalent? Then, more and more so as the factory thread locker loses its effectiveness? Myself, I ordered a "BetterBolt" and if need be I suppose I can use some LockTite RC to just make the damn thing never move again (note: typed moments after AGAIN resetting my B-Screw on XX1 AXS, for about the third time this month).
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FLFlatLander Added a comment about bike check 2021 Stumpjumper EVO
11/23/2021 5:22pm
Great colors
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FLFlatLander Added a comment about press release Introducing the New SDG Tellis Adjustable Dropper Lever
11/22/2021 12:20pm
Uh oh...."Oil Slick" is an option? Someone will get triggered (quite seriously a woman at a trailhead DID when hearing about "Oil Slick" SRAM XX1 bits.....
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TayRob Liked a comment about video The Story Behind Dean Lucas Paying $10,000 on a Private Jet to Get Back to Australia
11/20/2021 2:07am
The few times I've tried listening I get exhausted after the third or fourth mention of "jiu-jitsu" or "technique".
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FLFlatLander Added a comment about video The Story Behind Dean Lucas Paying $10,000 on a Private Jet to Get Back to Australia
11/20/2021 5:07am
OMG..the carbon footprint...... (Kidding, i could not care less)
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/19/2021 6:51am
I know this is a huge surprise to the Vital collective, but I have a pile of thoughts on this one 
Fortunately, Robot and DCamp covered a lot of my sentiment. Its refreshing to see so much forethought around the idea of "sustainability". Few things to add... 1) There is a difference between sustainability and carbon footprint. Right now there is a lot of focus on one's carbon footprint, but this doesn't mean wasteful actions with respect to materials that might be more carbon neutral equals a total free lunch. I don't want to make this more complicated than...
Fortunately, Robot and DCamp covered a lot of my sentiment. Its refreshing to see so much forethought around the idea of "sustainability". Few things to add... 1) There is a difference between sustainability and carbon footprint. Right now there is a lot of focus on one's carbon footprint, but this doesn't mean wasteful actions with respect to materials that might be more carbon neutral equals a total free lunch. I don't want to make this more complicated than...
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FLFlatLander Added a reply to How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/19/2021 3:55am "Regarding the questions in the third paragraph (I know it was general questins, but I figure it might spark additional debate tongue" See, that is the thing. Many folks claim "debate" when it is nothing more than conjecture based on potentially flawed hypothosis. From there, turns rapidly into virtue signaling and venomous judgment on this here Internet thing. We all...
FLFlatLander Added a reply to How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/18/2021 11:35am "onstruction of more trails close to population centers" This would mean that there would need to be liability laws (in the US). Some states do have these in place (FL I know 100% does). Until such time that the lawyers are not out all day every day trying to find someone "at fault"...well, we get what we get. I agree...
SB14 Liked a reply to forum topic How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/18/2021 11:33am
I do my best in my life. I have faith in people to do the same. I still want to ride bikes, snowboard and go climbing. I want the same for my children, if they want to. But you have to try to do it in the best way you can.
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