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Grave Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
1 hour ago Do bike tires have date codes like car tires? I never noticed before, if so.
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Grave Added a reply to 27.5 Closeout
7/9/2026 12:57pm That's mx I thought, maybe that's what you're implying with the emote. I did forget about the (v4 maybe) 5010. That would be more comparable to the Pivot and Yeti. I wonder how similar the suspension feel would be between those three bikes.
Grave Added a reply to 27.5 Closeout
7/9/2026 12:52pm You're not wrong, but this isn't about the best value overall. Just a good deal for boutique brands. Base parts on a boutique frames is kind of funny, but at the same time it's modern base parts that are pretty good in the grand scheme of things. Also, no batteries.
Grave Started a new thread 27.5 Closeout
7/9/2026 9:50am I know only heathens ride these, but are they the best full 27.5 trail bikes ever made? Pivot Shadowcat $100 less the frame only https://www.pivotcycles.com/en-us/products/shadowcat-brunch-ride?Size=L… Yeti SB135 $500 less than frame only https://yeticycles.com/en-us/bikes/sb135/kits
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Grave Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/6/2026 9:27am $$$
Grave Added a reply to 2026 Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill
6/18/2026 2:16pm 17:52 I miss the slow motion videos
Grave Started a new thread Vital 'Going Downhill Fast' T-shirt
7/24/2025 8:57am Anyone know what brand this shirt is? It was in the gear club a few years ago. It is the most comfortable polyester shirt I've had and would like to get more.
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Grave Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/12/2024 7:54am I experience accelerative phenomena with no chain all the time. Allow me a few minutes to generate some graphs.
Grave Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/12/2024 7:53am You guys are so serious about mountain bikes. I'm getting a good laugh this morning. 😄
Grave Added a reply to 2024 Racing Talk
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Grave Added a reply to Super Deluxe Air Bearing Mount
6/25/2024 6:57am Fox makes an 8x30 that works with minor modification RWC also has more options than when I was looking a few years ago as well.
Grave Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/18/2024 8:56am It looks like they dropped the low end carbon models. The lowest price is 5000 now. A little over 28 pounds for a medium frame seems pretty good though.
Grave Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/14/2024 10:16am From the EXT site. It's everywhere.
Grave Added a reply to 2024 Racing Talk
6/10/2024 11:23am The audio seemed really good in that video, but I am wearing headphones. What happened at 1:37?
Grave Added a reply to Arm pump/hand pain solutions thread
5/30/2024 10:11am Arm pump and hand pain (claw hand I've heard it called) are different correct? I assume so, but I'm in Illinois so neither are common. I've only had hand pain once at a bike park in Idaho.
Grave Added a reply to Thirstmaster 5000
5/29/2024 9:35am I used just the aluminum part of this on a 2017 Jeffsy. https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roll-cage/p/155437?color=229513-15543… That area of the frame looks really similar on the current Jeffsy and Capra, but I haven't seem them in person. I put mastic tape on the frame and the bottom of the bottle sit on the frame. I couldn't fit a full size bottle, but something...
Grave Added a reply to Poll: lift kit for Toyota Matrix station wagon?
4/16/2024 5:16am Seems like he replaced the struts three years ago, but not the springs. I would try springs then the spacer kit. I think Moog springs are rebranded Hyperco, so that could be a good option.
Grave Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/11/2024 11:21am Aren't air shafts available up to 160 or 170mm? Rockshox is the same with no overlapping travel on different models, but you can still buy longer air shafts.
Grave Added a reply to Sunny winter riding in the USA
11/22/2023 6:28am I've ridden near Albuquerque a couple times while on the way to AZ and it gets cold there during the winter. 5K elevation. 20F in the morning one day I was there, I decided to continue to AZ. Tucson has great weather in the winter as well, just a couple hours from Phoenix. The lower trails on Mount Lemmon are...
Grave Added a reply to Intense 951 XC
4/11/2023 8:23am Great looking bike. It looks like it would be a lot of fun around here. Are there trails around Galesburg or do you ride in the Peoria area?