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Fantastic review, I respect Schroeder's component choices more than any other reviewer out there even though his local terrain in Socal is completely different than what we have here in the damp slimey Northeast. Personal thoughts, I like the Tacky Chan (especially the new Super Ground Ultrasoft version) up front for pedally trail riding, usually with a Nobby Nic in the back, as it's faster rolling than a Magic Mary without losing too much cornering confidence. Obviously nowhere near as locked-in on steep chutes and under heavy braking but I don't do too much of that on a light trail...

I dunno anything about these brakes, but the automotive reference I think of when I hear DB8 isn't Toyota, it's Aston Martin.

Here are my thoughts after 7 months on SRAM’s DB8 brake: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/hydraulic-disc-brakes/sram/db8-5… Okay brake nerds, tell me why I’m wrong.

This is not mtb but its one of the more interesting ideas lately, has it been already mentioned here?

Silca is not releasing it;s newest product (mini-inflator) in the US due to tariffs: https://escapecollective.com/silca-elettrico-pumps/ Lots of good insight, and I thought this breakdown was really helpful "Ideal world: COGS: $42 Shipping: ~$2 Import Duties/Paperwork fees ~13%: $5.46 'Landed COGS': $49.46 Price to bike shop: $90/ Silca Gross Profit: $40.54 / 45% Retail: $149 / Bike Shop Gross Profit: $59 / 40% With Trump 45 Tariff on Chinese-made goods (2018): COGS: $42 Shipping: ~$2 Import Duties/Paperwork fees ~13%: $5.46 25% Trump 45 Tariff: $10.50 'Landed COGS': $59.96 Price to bike shop: $98/ Silca Gross Profit: $40.05 / 38.8% (42-45% is...

Baseball card holder tab on my seat stay so I can have a good sounding motorbicycle thing. Thats a industry standard we need.

Hey everyone, this is TJ. Tariffs aren't fixed to factory cost, or wholesale or retail. They're calculated based on the specific transaction price. The example we used is accurate for an ecomm purchase, shipped from our warehouse in Canada. If a retailer ordered the same short and we charged them half the price ($100), the same tariff percentage would apply, so tariffs would be $145 for a total cost to the retailer of $245. If the retailer sells that short to a customer and maintains their dollar margin the short would be $345 to the end user - however if...

My last bike was a Large Megatower v1 with cascade link and long cs position resulting in ~1.75 fc/rc and that gave a lot of confidence when cornering. I ended up choosing to ride that bike at bike parks more than the large RAAW Yalla! that I also had at the time because it felt easier to ride. I had a -10mm headset installed and long cs setting on a large which gives something like 1.85 fc/rc. Now riding a medium frameworks enduro with 1.80 Fc/rc and I can’t help but think I still prefer the Megatower haha. Also tried...

My bike (Nicolai G1) geo: HA: ~62.5º SA: ~78º R: 510mm WB: 1349mm CS: 474mm FC:RC 1.85 Handlebar height: 113cm (used to run 107cm for years) I've run this same bike with 442mm, 453mm and 462mm chainstays. My current setup offers the most front end grip and is the easier to corner. I would love to try 500mm chainstays and see how the bike would handle with FC:RC 1.75. I have found that the longer the chainstays the more stack you can run and still have loads of front end grip. Long chainstays also allow me to climb steep stuff...

How did you get the photos from my crash yesterday?

I also heard this news about Revel today thru an industry buddy. What a bummer. Their booth looked nice at Sea Otter and their employees there seemed pretty optimistic. Musta been a decision post sea otter. At least they didnt pull a Kona, I guess.

Quick update on my SJ15 alloy. I'm ~250 miles in, and here are some changes/notes I've compiled. - The bike feels great with a 150mm fork in the neutral or slack HTA. I bumped up to a 160mm fork and had to install the steep headset cup and slide my saddle about 10mm forward. This kept the bike feeling balanced descending and kept me from feeling super rearward climbing. I used my phone with an angle measuring app, and my HTA was still ~64.5 degrees with a +1-degree cup and 160mm fork. - I had to use carbon paste in...

please don't respond about geo to this (or even respond at all), but just FYI, you can easily compare bikes and their geo in our product guide. here's a quick one i put together between a dreadnaught, firebird and sb165 - new bikes are being added all the time. https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/compare/64471,64876,50471?sizes%5B%5D=…