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dancingwithmyself Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/15/2025 2:39pm
Y'all do realize the people who were trying to get Taiwanese factories to triple their capacity to support the permanent increase in demand that was going to be created by Covid are the same people who thought paying influencers would have good ROI. Could simply be that, absent any external factors, brands are simply realizing that most of us don't give a sh!t, and the rest of us have wised up to the fact social media is just a collection of disguised commercials.
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Will_Narayan Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/15/2025 2:37pm
I don't know in the rest of the world, but where I ride (east of France) covid has messed things up quite a bit. We used to organize rides through a messageboard and there could be big rides (up to 20 or 30 people sometimes, a bit of a mess :p), it had started to decline before covid but despite the bike boom during covid, the messageboard is now dead, now there are small groups through whatsapp and other networks like that. People's riding habits have changed, no more big rides, a few buddies here and there, a decent minority...
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/14/2025 10:38pm
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29 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/14/2025 10:36pm
very good article Fuck Robin Thurston, that guy is a cancer upon the cycling community
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Ryan Burney Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/14/2025 10:30pm
Took me long enough but here is a FEA of a tubed vs machined CS (take it all with a grain of salt as neither are optimized but its fun to see how the stress goes though the part). Scroll to the bottom: LINK HERE
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/14/2025 3:34pm
another awesome frame stiffness topic with @Ryan Burney https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/can-you-fine-tune-frame-stiffness-j…
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sspomer Liked a forum topic The BMX Thread
3/14/2025 3:30pm
Because it's the best and long overdue here.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/14/2025 12:57am
I tried to block Jason on my Vital profile page but he still has my cell number. Can you help?
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/14/2025 12:57am
The timing of the forum changes and Bizutch's return are suspicious... 🤔
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/14/2025 12:56am
Now I'm going to block him just because you told me not to
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/12/2025 12:16am
Fresh rubber from the big-S, details and our first ride impressions here: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-ride-specialized-butcher-and-el….
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SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/9/2025 11:27pm
I mean the IP of Nukeproof really isn't a lot. Not having a go at them, but a few horst link bikes and a couple linkage driven single pivots. Not like they had anything revolutionary, they're bikes are very middle of the road, not in a bad way.
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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/9/2025 11:27pm
I've seen this as well on Bikeradar which had way more information than most other sites, suggesting they did get the IP as well and some of the staff were returning " BCF has purchased existing Nukeproof intellectual property – this would include the existing bikes in the range, as well as componentry." https://www.bikeradar.com/news/nukeproof-returns
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pamtbr Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/9/2025 11:25pm
RE: Nukeproof, this is a portion of an interview on Bike-EU with Belgian Cycling Factory CEO Joachim Aerts. Full article is behind a paywall. How big is Nukeproof in relation to Ridley? Ridley is about half the size of Nukeproof in revenue. Nukeproof also includes a series of parts and accessories. We will continue to distribute these. What other assets were included in the take-over? We only acquired the brand, nothing else. To maintain the continuity of the brand, key members of the previous team have already joined us, bringing their expertise and deep understanding of the brand’s DNA. Together...
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veefour Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/9/2025 11:25pm
Wasn't she in Transformers?
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Cordall Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/9/2025 3:09pm
2 years ago some eagle eyed super nibblers on here spotted an ochain on saint cranks at a DH world cup,,,,, I figured enough time has passed that i can disclose how it happened. Am sure someone will be interested. https://www.mtbr.com/threads/modifying-saint-cranks.1237732/#replies
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/9/2025 3:08pm
Hey everyone, wouldn't it be cool if there was a thread for debating brake stuff? There is! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-ano…
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Norland-Dynamics Liked a bike check Sintesi Bazooka III 2001
3/9/2025 2:54pm
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Etney Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/7/2025 1:38am
For the XC demons out there - Roval released a sub 1000gram (claimed 998grams) control world cup wheelset today it looks like Must be some of the lightest XC wheels from a big name manufacturer. And with some form of warranty/crash replacement, at least for US customers. Here in europe we dont get the "crash replacement" part of Roval unfortunately. Not sure how good or bad it is for you guys. Priced just around $3000 for you guys, where I live the price converts into about €3500, so quite steep. https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roval-control-world-cup/p/1000218374?…
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Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/7/2025 1:12am
Smart guy, but this is going nowhere. He should consider directing his talents towards a small central mounted miniature drivetrain in a box. Of course it would not be compatible with e-bikes, so that's a problem too.
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