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Alexptdmg Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:32pm
Man you can buy a lot of gas before financing that car! Specially if you own your truck out right.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:31pm
Just took delivery of a Tesla (that I financed) just so I could ignore this (douchebag alert!!!). I know, financing a depreciating asset sounds like poor math but gas in my truck + ICE cost to maintain is a lot more than financing cost + taxes on a new car + depreciation factor. Electricity in Idaho is almost free, so that's nice too. (for those paying attention, the right call would be "Brines, just go buy a prius or even an outback...your math only works at 17mpg) What gas prices is impacting is my willingness to load up the old...
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parnifel Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:30pm
I think prices in general will be affecting us all..here in Europe (I live in Switzerland)...due to the war in Ukraine, COVID and other circumstances, things have gotten pretty expensive. The usual weekend getaways, for example Finale Ligure is a 4 hour drive and the gas, shuttle prices have literally sky rocketed - around a 20%-30% increase which makes things even expensive for us against the euro. Luckily we have enough trails around where I stay but who doesn't like Italy right?
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sspomer Liked a forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:29pm
figured it's a topical question considering many of us have to drive to the trails and/or drive far to go somewhere special. maybe gas prices already are impacting your rides or trips to ride? 
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:21pm
Okay, lets keep playing "finance class with Jeff" since people seem interested. I've already articulated this, but maybe a real world example of how it works will help ? Like most people, I plan on holding the car for 2-4 years (or keeping it for like...20, more on that later). If I sell the car at year 2, here is the math. After two years I will have paid $19,000 in principal and $2500 in interest. The million dollar question (or $54,000 question) is how much will the car be worth in 2 years? Considering supply constraints of rare earths...
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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:19pm
Are you factoring in the opportunity cost of explaining your purchase and talking about your Tesla vs. doing something productive? 
Just ribbing ya, I wish I had an electric car. I was fortunate to be a position to buy a car early in the pandemic when dealers were virtually giving them away. I snagged a fully loaded 2017 Passat with low miles for $18k with 0% financing. It gets 30-40mpg, which is more than double what my well-loved 2006 Tacoma gets. Even still, yes, we will be trying to minimize the frequency of long road trips this summer. I'll...
Just ribbing ya, I wish I had an electric car. I was fortunate to be a position to buy a car early in the pandemic when dealers were virtually giving them away. I snagged a fully loaded 2017 Passat with low miles for $18k with 0% financing. It gets 30-40mpg, which is more than double what my well-loved 2006 Tacoma gets. Even still, yes, we will be trying to minimize the frequency of long road trips this summer. I'll...
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FullSend Added a reply to Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 4:14pm Hell no. I pedal to the trails that we got in my vicinity or alternatively take my bike on a 30 min train ride if I want to get to a location with more elevation.
brash Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:11pm
bike is worth more than the toyota hilux they drive crew 
mine is the 4L V6 so she thirsty, I mostly ride from home anyway so no problem.
mine is the 4L V6 so she thirsty, I mostly ride from home anyway so no problem.
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freebiker Liked a reply to forum topic Will gas prices impact your mountain biking?
6/18/2022 12:11pm
Ditch the Brocoma and get a Prius
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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/13/2022 1:33am I'm not a fan of the melted-in-the-sun looks.
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6/12/2022 12:59am I hear you. I kinda can't stand asymetric designs aswell.
gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/12/2022 12:54am
Aaaaaaaah that's making my left eye twitch uncontrollably........
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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/11/2022 10:48am
New Marzocchi Bomber Air shock. It seems to be very similar to a Fox Float X, but mirrored side to side and with a slightly offset and tilted reservoir. Found it in Marzocchi Germany's web shop. https://www.marzocchi.de/collections/shocks/products/bomber-air?variant=42154242670745 Anybody else not that excited? All I want from Marzocchi is a long-travel coil fork, preferrably in an upside-down arrangement.
jessemelamed Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Coverage & the overall ROI for companies sponsoring enduro racers
6/9/2022 2:36pm
I have wondered this for a while as well. If I'm allowed to say it, being the one who is doing it, I think it's insane how fast we ride gnarly terrain after only one look at it. It makes for loose riding and wild moments, and this is why I have thought Vital Raws in the past were sweet. Unfortunately those moments are hard to catch on camera as there is so much track that we race. More cameras would be ideal, I feel like last year we had a lot more camera's out on track getting footage for...
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profro Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Coverage & the overall ROI for companies sponsoring enduro racers
6/9/2022 2:34pm
Maybe ask Downhill Southeast how they do it?
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FullSend Added a comment about bike check Commencal Dream Supreme
6/9/2022 12:56am
In typical Commencal fashion, the frame is cracked. Front and rear triangle.
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mntnmrtn Liked a comment about product review Freeride Fun: 2022 Canyon Torque Long-Term Review
6/9/2022 12:51am
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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/9/2022 12:48am New Canyon LUX to be revealed very soon, possibly as early as this Weekend. I don't have much to tell you, there's no surprises with this one. From what my contact told me it's more evolution than revolution. It's basically exactly what you'd expect from a XC race bike in 2022. A little lighter, a little more progressive angles, headset-integradted...
noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/6/2022 5:47pm
Sorry to hijack the Topic but: SHOULD Every bike come with replaceable threaded inserts??? After owning a Canyon bike with these inserts im a huuuge fan, Technically should make the frame last longer in situations. I remember stripping one on a Rocky Altitude '21 on an alloy frame and They werent going to warranty it - I sent my Torque wrench to them and they sent me a replacemant frame
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Paul_Aston Liked a bike check Commencal Dream Supreme
6/4/2022 1:10am
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