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iceman2058 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/9/2026 9:39am
Cartert Bilawchuck is a 16-year old who made his own bike, it ended up looking incredibly polished - and rad ( it was a lock for Vital BOD of course too)! This deep dive edit is full of insights into the trials and tribulations behind pulling off such a project, I figure it should be of interest to the followers...
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iceman2058 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

5/9/2026 6:46am
Report from Orbea's annual General Assembly: --------------------------------------------------------------- ORBEA CONSOLIDATES SALES AND PROFITABILITY IN 2025 IN A CONTEXT THAT REINFORCES ITS VALUE PROPOSITION The cooperative consolidates a model focused on balancing value for riders, profi tability for distribution partners and sustainability across the entire system It also launches an Impact Plan aligned with its purpose and values, going beyond regulatory requirements...
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iceman2058 Added a new video Bas van Steenbergen | Interlude | Outdoor Research

5/8/2026 2:29am
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No bad weather. Just better gear. Bas van Steenbergen heads up Mt. Seymour on Vancouver's North Shore — the birthplace of freeride — to test the new Helium UL Jacket and Freewheel MTB Ride Pants in conditions only the PNW can serve up. Filmed by Scott Secco. Shot entirely on the North Shore, BC. Loam, roots, rock rolls, and the kind of weather that built this sport.

iceman2058 Added a new video Loyal To the Soil Episode 2 Featuring the Treelines Crew!

5/7/2026 12:27pm
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Known for their immaculate trail creations hidden deep in the PNW woods, the Treelines crew has been hard at work on this project, building all the wooden features throughout the new trail. Led by Adam McCoy and Dustin Rehagan, they have led a crew every Saturday for the last four months. During Covid, Adam started making fire cans (a small metal grill top) that they would bring out on the trail with them to cook food during builds. It was no surprise that every build day would be decked out with the best meals you've had in the woods. It's...

notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment

5/7/2026 4:24am
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In my experience this is completely backwards. I replaced Code RSC brakes (which replaced XT 4 piston) with Dominions. The Dominions require noticably less lever force to stop, by a substantial margin.
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iceman2058 Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment

5/6/2026 5:46am
This statement "Dominions have a light stroke but take a lot of force to get enough power out" sounds like a pad or rotor issue to me. I have tested the Dominions extensively against many other high-performance brakes, and while they fall just short of something like a Maven or a Hope EVO GR4, I still put them firmly in...
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iceman2058 Added a new video PREMIERE: Natural Selection Tour Bike 2026

5/5/2026 4:08am
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The world's most progressive freeriders descend on Mt. Dewar in Tāhuna Queenstown, Aotearoa New Zealand. Natural Selection Bike 2026 brings together 27 of the most creative and fearless riders in mountain biking, blending Big Mountain Freeride, Slopestyle, and Downhill into one unmissable event. Defending champion Szymon Godziek, runner-up Carson Storch, Brett Rheeder, Reed Boggs, Nicholi Rogatkin, and a stacked field of men and women all drop into a refined and expanded Mt. Dewar course, built to push the limits of what's possible on a bike.

iceman2058 Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy

5/4/2026 8:50am
" With that said, the points earned in finals are the same as last year, I checked the rule book on Friday and the scoring was black meaning it wasn't changed for the 26 rulebook." They actually only highlighted the HEADING of that section in red for the 2026 amendments, which understandably threw some people off (historically they have indeed...
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