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just6979 Added a comment about press release Intense Launches New U.S. Bike Assembly Facility
5/20/2022 7:02am
Woosh! No shit. It's always cost and profiit. So they'll offshore things using that justification, but when that profit boost is minimized, they bring it back and talk just about how it's some kind "returning to our roots".
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just6979 Added a comment about press release Intense Launches New U.S. Bike Assembly Facility
5/19/2022 8:00pm
If it's so good to have it back, why did it leave in the first place?
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TruckeeRiverTroll Liked a comment about photo C3's Mike Hummel's Scott Gambler
5/14/2022 6:58am
Not real stfu though. They're just fork bumpers. Pretty innovative though!
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just6979 Added a reply to Bike Mechanic Simulator Game
5/10/2022 8:57am The car mechanic simulator game (games?) on Steam actually seem to do quite well. So do the farm simulators, trucking simulators, etc, and there is a whole sub-genre in shared-world flight-sims of people who take on the role of air traffic controllers! I guess lots of people enjoy playing pretend and virtually doing [semi-]technical things in a virtual world.
nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/12/2022 9:08am
EXT Shock. 1: What will it Disrupt? The wallets of people that pay to read the obscure and clickbait opinions Beta puts out there. 2: Triple chamber air shock to feel more linear. Have you considered a coil...
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just6979 Added a comment about feature KYLE WARNER - The Inside Line Podcast
4/5/2022 1:27pm
I'll say it again, because it's important: keep telling your story, including/especially dealing with depression. I've also dealt with that, and I think a huge help for many people is just hearing that others have the same feelings, and are still here. But also, there are some things that I totally understand why people why say sound like what a conspiracy but would say. Breakthrough pain on opiates is nothing like breakthrough infections after vaccination. There seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding of how vaccines work. Every immune response is different (hence the injuries you've experienced and seen)...
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just6979 Added a comment about feature KYLE WARNER - The Inside Line Podcast
4/5/2022 12:21pm
And no one says "Get the vaccine, then you can't get COVID, can't die from COVID, can't spread COVID." You slipped that in there as why you were ok with getting the vaccine initially, and skated over it pretty quick, but if that was your worldview then no wonder that view was blown up, it was flat wrong.
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just6979 Added a comment about feature KYLE WARNER - The Inside Line Podcast
4/4/2022 8:00am
First, Kyle, keep telling your story as long as you think it'll help others. No one can change what you experienced and how you experienced it. But, a couple things you mentioned could easily be used against you. Avoiding them might help nullify some far left criticisms and help keep the far right from piggybacking on and politicizing your experience. Maybe don't mention religious exemptions, especially regarding fetal stem cells. They were not used to create, and are not present in, the mRNA vaccines themselves, only in a small portion of the testing process. And the leaders of all major...
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"Descending the bike is very quiet with the normal noises expected from rocks and trail debris hitting the downtube of an aluminum frame." How about chain hitting the ground noise? I know people like to say tongue-in-cheek that SRAM's "clutch" is just a strong spring, but it sure seems like the NX clutch is pretty useless in that pic next to the "Rear Suspension" section, with the chain literally on the ground.
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just6979 Added a comment about feature KYLE WARNER - The Inside Line Podcast
3/30/2022 3:25pm
Only just started the ep, but huge props to Spomer for telling that story.
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just6979 Added a comment about photo Bryson Presson
3/10/2022 6:06am
That's a pretty good indication he should be on smaller wheels!
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic UCI grant Discovery WC rights from 2023 to 2030
2/21/2022 8:25am
IMO, Red Bull TV is also "large, corporate media." But they've mostly done a good job with the WCDH broadcasts and I loved being able to watch the replays after work for free. I really hope a free viewing option remains and that the quality of coverage--camera angles, commentary, etc--doesn't drop with this move.
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just6979 Added a comment about photo Neko Mulally - Frameworks Episode 2-1
2/2/2022 3:09pm
Scissors! You get yourself a $10 set of flush cutters, so worth it.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/17/2021 6:38am
The cost of repairing mountain bikes is totally prohibitive for the average user. Think about how much you'd spend on repairs if you had to do 100% of repairs at your LBS, and how many days/weeks/months you'd be out of a bike while it's in getting repaired? In the last year for me: Suspension service multiple times Changing tires multiple times Brake pads and bleeds multiple times Rear rim replaced Multiple drivetrain components broken/repaired/replaced It would cost me a small fortune and my bike would spend more time in the shop than out. I know I'm a frequent rider and...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/17/2021 6:36am
Taldfind, what you say is true and not true all at the same time. Your points regarding individual decision-making are valid, but there's ALWAYS room for innovation ahead of what the market is demanding at this moment. Visionary marketing leads the market instead of simply responding to it. Henry Ford said: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Similarly, no one was banging on Steve Jobs door and saying "give me a handheld phone/ipod/laptop/calendar." There's room in our industry for a brand to take a chance and make "boring" interesting again. "Boring" things...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic How to make the industry more sustainable?
11/17/2021 6:36am
The current bike industry model is built on consumerism and marginal gains. "10% stiffer" "54 grams lighter" "13 speeds!" It's possible to build an economy around durability, user-friendliness, and repair-ability, but that's just not our sport right now. It will take a cosmically huge shift in marketing for brands to see a benefit in encouraging riders keep their bikes longer, and until that happens we will continue to be a sport that leaves a lot of trash in our wake.
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just6979 Added a comment about feature Reinventing the Valve Stem - Reserve's New Fillmore Tubeless Valves
11/5/2021 8:38am
Probably... anything with a bleed button needs to mechanically hold the valve open against the pressure, so as long as that mechanism pushes the Filmore down far enough, it should remain open and allow the bleed, though it might be slow.
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just6979 Added a comment about feature Reinventing the Valve Stem - Reserve's New Fillmore Tubeless Valves
11/4/2021 11:43am
"What if I lose my valve cap? Ok, what if you lose your valve core?" But you don't have to take a core out to add air. I check pressure before every ride, and lost a cap just yesterday. Granted since you need to the cap to lock the valve, you're probably much less likely to lose a cap, it still is a vital part that needs to be removed completely to do the simple job of adding air. Also not sure exactly how it's going to prevent clogs... there is a still a seal inside that needs to be...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Press Release Abbey Bike Tools Launches Three Brand New Tools
11/4/2021 11:05am
Abbey makes tools for two markets: bike shops and traveling bike mechanics, not home consumers. There isn't a bike shop on the planet that doesn't already have a set of bolt cutters on hand. And by the way, if you're not a bike shop charging by the hour, please feel free to take the extra hour to rebleed/rewire/recable your steerer tube instead of cutting the steerer tube with the wires/cables/hoses installed. I think this product isn't really for you.
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