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I just got a Storia v3 for a Firebird and have really struggled. Gushing noises aside, this is the loudest shock I’ve had. Unacceptably loud. I just got a lighter tune and spring and it’s even louder. Sounds like a water bottle bouncing off the top tube, but I had no water bottle. Very distracting while riding. I reached out to a local tuner and he had this to say: We can also remove the divider ball in it to quiet things out by a lot and also it will softlen the damper feel. Just keep in mind that after...

Mt creek is insanely rough on bikes in the wet. Dirt is insanely grippy but it just seems to absolutely coat, stick, and wear in a way that other places do not. Kind of like driving your truck on the beach.

I love Sam's riding but didn't need a couple minutes in the middle of him riding down a road failing to pop manuals. They possibly could have toned down the BWEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEE eeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEE

You'd think "Video of Sam Hill on a Motorcycle" would be amazing, but somehow that thing made one of the greatest riders of all time look positively underwhelming. And I have nothing against ebikes. Oh well, get your bag Sam. You earned it.

I (re)set my pressures regularly because I’ve found ambient temperature differences can make a material difference (+\- 10psi). Where I ride 20 degrees F difference in temp ride to ride in the summer is frequent.

Think Profile Racing tubular chromoly cranks

Not that I am for people outright cloning other companies' products, I have experienced this professionally myself and it is infuriating, but there is zero IP theft happening with Lewis copying Trickstuff's brakes. Design patents are a type of IP that protects the aesthetics of a product, keeping me too products from existing, but they are super rare and very difficult to get granted. Utility patents which are the IP that one would file for to protect a function or feature, like leverage adjustment or bite point adjustment cover nothing related to how something looks. Lewis copying Trickstuff's brakes does...

part of the problem is that far too many people have the mindset "it only costs x to make why is it being sold for 3x?" without understanding that products don't just manifest themselves out of the ether ready for consumer sale. this isn't limited to the bike industry, either.

Lol I cant wait for the comments of wealthy 200lb beginners say the USD Fox is not stiff enough for their riding when there is a 200lb pro racer taking golds on the fork.

Richie rolling up to Pietra with the Fox inverted. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJXQFvGKHZJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig…

It's a matter of time when the good ol FAFO will catch up to them. So far it has been ethical issue but soon enough they will infringe a patent making it a legal issue. They might not care about that stuff in the country of origin but with them partnering with western companies, that is not going to sit well. I see they even copied the bearing arrangement of Outlier pedals 1:1 sigh..

We really, really need to bring the hammer down on this IP theft. Not only are they stealing ideas and patents from people who have spent good r&d money on developing their ideas, they haven't done the r&d, so there's far less understanding of the decisions that led to the original design. It's wholly unsafe and not to be mistaken for simply reverse engineering existing components. I don't understand why they can't just make new stuff???

Not going to lie, I got Lewis brakes and ran them all last season and they've been amazing. More consistent and better modulation than my Shimano brakes and more than enough power to stop my 270lb self on Squamish slabs and dh tracks throughout Alberta and BC. No leaks. No sticky pistons. Easy to bleed. I didn't go out of my way to order them. My LBS brought a set in to check them out and I got a great deal on them to be the guinea pig and report back. You may not like them for ethical reasons, but...

Just a random internet fan, but in the episode covering Asa on S3 of Red Bull Race Tapes I got the sense his parents, and especially dad, are pretty involved in his career and that they sacrificed a lot to help get him the opportunities to showcase his talent racing (and I think it is just awesome to see that). Wish him nothing but the best, and the photo of signing the contract on the tailgate is fucking awesome.

Talk me out of this I’m currently on a mix setup that feels perfect to me X01 shifter ( crisp feel, adjustable paddle ) Xx1 chain ( beautiful, no rush, lasts forever ) Gx shifter, cheap and honest other than the B assembly nothing major in terms of performance with a x01 or xx1 XT cassette ( the spacing is way better than the stupid 52/42 on Sram) But here’s the thing, my previous GX was SILENT, no chainslap, strong clutch and all, but then the rivets gave up and it sounded like my grandmas wardrobe, so I got another...

Does anyone have significant mileage on Microshift Advent X? it’s light and cheap- curious how it works long term.