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larsmathiass Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 1:15pm
1. Buying a short travel 29". The LT E-bike has been collecting dust since I got my RM Element. 2. Solo rides on local trails. Being a dad with a full time job, makes me enjoy the 1,5 - 2 hour local solo rides after work. 3 . Schwalbe Albert Trail Radial. Gamechangers for my Element. Mutes the trail chatter. 4. ODI Longneck v2.1. Best grips ever for people like me that hate to ride with gloves. 5. Not working in the bikeindustry anymore. After 18 years in the industri (bikeshops, sales rep, import/dist), its nice to have mountainbiking only...
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Ryan Boudreau Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 1:15pm
1: Falling back in love with biking and actively doing it every week. I used to ride a lot in the late 90s early 2000s but stopped riding mostly for about 12/13 years. I rode bike parks a few times a year in between but didn't have any sort of trail bike and never rode my locals. 2020 I got the itch right as bike boom started undenounced to me, bought a low end polygon and went out with my uncles riding group and knew it was part of my life again. Rode probably 25 rides before preordering a Tempo...
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ThomDawley Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 1:15pm
Great idea! 1. Tig welding 2. 3D printed components 3. Berms 4. Super light, super fast wheels 5. AXS Transmission 6. Ard Rock 7. Schwalbe Tacky Chan 8. Malverns Classic 9. WCDH season 10. Going too fast
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 1:15pm
1. Learning how to jump; as an ex-roadie getting my wheels off the ground was scary AF but once I got it OMG, so fun (and still so much to learn!) 2. Riding/sessioning with friends: nothing better than helping each other progress and the shared stoke that comes with it 3. Digging: putting in time to build and improve the trails I ride is incredibly rewarding and it's fun getting a (small) say in how they're built 4 MRP Lift Damper: as a lighter rider this has been a game-changer for me 5. Schwalbe Radials: I feel like this is...
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mickey Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 1:13pm
A. Having multiple running bikes with 26” wheels, steep head angles, front brakes, knobby tires, a chainguide and gears. Tiny bikes with tiny wheels make everything harder, when you get paid to make trails and make them easier this helps to soothe the soul. Might as well take the trials line… B. Vermont. Duh C. East Coast XC racing showing signs of growth. UCI xco in NC and VA, and a well-attended 10 round XCO series in New England… 66 degree head angles on 23 pound bikes is finally clawing back mindshare and marketshare from the Enduro fad… now if...
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ahleic09 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/23/2025 1:10pm
Short travel, no high pivot incoming
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Outlawed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/23/2025 1:10pm
What is it with German online retailers and accidently publishing stuff early?
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HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/23/2025 1:06pm
@Sacki, I'm going to mirror a number of others' accolades. Rarely is it that a business owner throws their can in the fires of forums and come out looking just as good if not better than when they went in. You manage that pretty much every time I see you comment anywhere. I tip my hat to you. I'll also say how I've had nary any issue with the first post I got (used from a swap) from your company, and the same goes for the new one that came on my Ibis. Keep up the excellent work and make...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/23/2025 1:06pm
a new bikes: unaffiliated just went up and we have troydon from crestline on. at about 20 mins in, he goes into some really interesting details about how he got started and dealt with overseas manufacturing etc. the episode is "about ebikes" (the 2nd hour is) but we got derailed for a while b/c his production info was so insightful.
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/23/2025 1:04pm
This is fast becoming one of my favorite podcasts, well done y'all! The production part at the beginning was so good, I'd happily listen to a multi-episode deep dive on the entire process, especially all the little details we never hear about (3d-surfacing, multiple versions of drawings, the difference a particular production line at a given factory can make etc. I had NO idea!)
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yahmon Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:46pm
1. Raaw Madonna V3 — A bike about which I think, every time I get on it, "This bike is perfect." 2. Sram Maven Ultimates — I don't mind the progressive lever feel and the bases aren't silver. 3. Randolph, VT — shh. 4. Building wheels — Found my groove this year. At about an hour from pile of parts to finished wheel and haven't had to true one yet. 5. Cable-actuated drivetrains — Call me a retro grouch, but pushing a button does nothing for the soul compared to actuating a lever.
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saskskier Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:46pm
2025 was an all time year. Some stand-outs: 1. RAAW Madonna - what a bike. Fast, composed, jumps fantastic and reliable. 2. Vorsprung Telum - expensive, but so good. I'm 260lbs and have been hitting bigger drops and jumps than ever and it's stayed calm and composed without asking questions. Having a custom tune from the start helps, but having the support from Vorsprung with any questions is also stellar. 3. Profile Elite Hubs - this was my second season on them. They might be some of the loudest hubs out there (which is why I got them). They're expensive...
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nh dude Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:44pm
1. Fresh do it all bike the ____________.. Finally got a modern bike after a few years of good enough and for now bikes. 2. Racing DH on fresh do it all bike. 3.Riding more xc / trail than last year. 4. Concept2 Row Erg 5. Dry weather
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DServy Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:44pm
This is a great idea! I figure I'd give it a go. 1.) TransBC 6 Day enduro. What an amazing event and personal accomplishment for me. This is a race I've wanted to do ever since I watched it roll through Revelstoke in 2017, and getting the chance to be a part of it was a truly special experience. I could go on and on about just how cool it is to get to spend 6 days with no other responsibilities besides trying to ride your bike blind as fast as you can across some of the rowdiest trails. I...
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:43pm
1. Santa Ana Mountains and long days in the oc backcountry 2. Highroller 3 3. Maven Base 4. Riding bikes with my wife and watching her get fully immersed in the sport and getting out in nature turning cranks over. 5. My riding crew and those that are within a degree of separation of it 6. The Path Bike Shop 7. Ochains on all of the things (not quite all, but most of the things) 8. All Mountain bikes (my choice in particular was the hightower 4...) are so good right now 9. Vital forums 10. Mountain biking trips
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kokokorokokoko Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:42pm
I like when things just work and I don't have to think about them or replace them so here are some things that just seem to work for where and how I ride my trail bike and some other things too. 1. Finish Line chainlube, I reckon I'll keep using it until I die or Finish Line dies. 2. XT mechanical 12-speed. It just keeps going, replace the chain now and then and it'll just work (for me). 3. One UP dropper, replaced my old V1 from 7(?) years ago this year with a V3. Not because it was broken...
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Ride2day Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 12:41pm
Vital’s B Practice Podcast
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schwalbai Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
12/18/2025 2:36pm
Carcass layers dosen't change from Super Ground -> Super Trail. The 70g increase comes from the Apex supportive sidewall layer. This yields a noticeable benefit in tire stability during corners as well as pinch flats. HD6 is a bit of a brawler, and considering it's Enduro based intentions, is probably better served with a Super Gravity on the back imo. Yes its heavier by 230g, but you get extra carcass layers and a even taller Apex supportive sidewall layer. Fast and cornering is what the Tacky Chan excels at, so you are probably well served by that tread pattern.
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gubbinal Added a comment about product review XCR Pro E4
12/18/2025 2:31pm
Terrific review, @wnc_rider -- great mix of technical dissection and on-the-trail insight. I, too am a fan of piloting lightweight 120mm bikes down long descents in the Appalachians though I'm sure you charger a lot harder than I do! I've been looking for a review of the the XCR Pro 4s as the combination of carbon lever, featherweight master cylinder, and beefy caliper make the Hopes a compelling option compared to other lightweight brakesets like the Motives, XTR Race levers to 4-pot calipers, Piccola HDs, or (my personal choice) Dominion T2s. A carbon lever is a 'must' in my book...
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/18/2025 2:13pm
Sacki podcast when? I'd particularly love to know what's involved in actual bike industry forecasting. What the heck are people doing?
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