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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Patrol front/rear travel setup
12/18/2023 4:56am
The way to think about "how much travel you need" is how much you need to pump on your rides. People talk a lot about climbing, but in most scenarios more or less suspension travel doesn't make a huge difference in climbing performance (ceteris paribus). What is noticeable is pumping up and down on your bike to accelerate like you would on a pumptrack. People on rough and steep trails tend to let the bike do more of the work, whereas riders on lower speed, flatter, or rolling terrain tend to use a lot more body english on the bike...
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Robstyle Liked a reply to forum topic Let's Talk Axle Path
11/20/2023 6:03am
This is quite an interesting topic, I've had a couple of high pivot bikes and probably wouldn't buy another... Kinda. I had a norco aurum, which was great I thought. It was always terrible in corners and front end grip was kinda vague. I thought it was a sizing thing perhaps. I then got a norco range and thought this is way better. Could still feel the rearward axle path, but it turned better etc etc. Which led me down a real rabbit hole, I put a wrp link in it which gave fully rearward axle path and dual crown...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Let's Talk Axle Path
11/20/2023 6:03am
I hope the bias in my conclusion was glaring, because I tried to spell it out as clearly as possible. I had an expectation for the Deviate and, to my surprise, that expectation wasn't met when I rode it. I'd love to ride it with an entry level shock to see how the axle path feels with less damping and more suspension bob.
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synBike Liked a reply to forum topic Kinematics
11/13/2023 6:49pm
Some comments: The antisquat vs pedal kickback conversation is always interesting because I think some things get muddled when people assume that one depends on the other. The two are completely independent calculations that depend on some of the same input variables. In practice this means when you tune one the other is inevitably changed. However there are thought experiments where this is not the case (jackshaft or hub motor bike). Antisquat: This is not a unique to bicycles thing. Anti geometry is a vehicle dynamics term. I like the definition from Millikens Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (not my favourite...
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic The Name Drop Thread
11/6/2023 7:22am
Met Robin Williams in my local bike shop while building up my first official DH bike, a yellow/red Intense Uzzi DH. He was wowed & asked about it. Everyone else was in awe of him but I'm off in the head too & we hit it off & just babbled. He told me the rumours were true that he was really into bikes, that he'd been in disguise in the back of the USPS chase car feeding Lance & crew in feed zones. Hadn't missed a TdF in over 10+ years & was there to pick up a road bike...
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic The Name Drop Thread
10/27/2023 6:55pm
haha I know how it feels to have someone fast as f*(k behind you for a race..... csh time My last DH race I was in over 35's at a clubby in Ourimbah, I was hungover as all shit and we went down just before Elites. There is no seeding in the club rounds so I just chilled up the top trying to get it together. I go up to the tower and wedge my old ass on the bike not really wanting to ride but what do you do. Behind me, Jack Moir is walking up the tower, so...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic DH's Potential for Mass Viewership Outside of MTB Participants
10/22/2023 9:10am
Funny. I almost started a very similar thread. Just so we are clear, I tried to distill Bruni's rant into one hypothesis. Please clean this up if I'm wrong... Hypothesis: If you cut the field to a more elite group you will be able to put on a better race with better TV qualities which will amount to higher dollar sponsors for those at the top. Listening to Bruni walk us through his logic I have to say, I do not agree. I've heard similar things for more than 2 decades, and it doesn't seem to me that this is...
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Mugen Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Rampage 2023
10/19/2023 9:47am
With respect to your last line, in the ODub video they are being very humble and nice about other riders etc but they do specifically mention "riders #2 and #3 did a train down the mountain for fun, most riders lines are too scary to do that". If TVS can hit Storch's chute blind, should it be scored that high? Just adding fuel to the fire, but I'm kinda over it, the riding was great, coverage was great, Brendog doesn't seem that pissed, Bienve got more awards than he could hold up at once. Let's just move on...
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toodles Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Rampage 2023
10/19/2023 9:42am
Ah basically says Bienvenido didn't do well cos Rampage isn't about tricks, its about risk and exposure. And Brendog didn't do well cos its isn't about risk and exposure, he needs to do tricks.
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic All Things MONT-SAINTE-ANNE World Cup Downhill
10/5/2023 7:39pm
full face helmet with visor is why Rogatkin did the US Open but isn't doing the World Cups
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MTBDHdad Liked a reply to forum topic All Things MONT-SAINTE-ANNE World Cup Downhill
10/5/2023 7:35pm
He is doing well. He is out of the hospital with a couple broken ribs, but feeling good no concussion or anything. He is in good spirits.
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic All Things MONT-SAINTE-ANNE World Cup Downhill
10/5/2023 7:32pm
I appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and wanting to add to the pot for the Shorts Bounty. So rad!! But for now we are just going to keep it to the $250 we will put up. However, since we started doing the Burgtec Labour of Love award this year with the podcast, many have chimed in wanting to donate additional funds. I'd rather people help out with that award because it goes to riders who are often up-and-coming and need the money most to continue chasing the dream. So with that said, I'll look into options for next season for people to...
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/5/2023 7:15pm
"I'm hesitant to paint everyone else in the industry as idiots" I was forced to sit through a multi-hour presentation where the management of a very large bike brand starting with T explained to us that it was'nt a bike boom caused by the virus. It was the result of all THEIR hard work making everything sooo awesome and it was our duty not to let them down. Anyone who voiced anything approaching common sense was roundly chastised for a 'negative attitude'. When the downturn bit and the 50% increased target turnover was consistently missed, it was due to our...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Rampage 2023
10/4/2023 3:57pm
@jonkranked tommy crail rides MTB too and is living in virgin for the winter (according to his insta account). i know the bushwhacking days are over and there have to be safe lips and landings, it's just too over-the-top with traversing sidewalks linking hyper-manicured features. i'm still bitter about brendog's score the year of the Rock. maybe olly's billygoating in that vid above is a hint at what's to come for brendan. have to imagine gee's lines will be pretty aggressive, too. all that said, i hope everyone is safe and smart out there.
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Adam_Schaeffer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/4/2023 2:11pm
Simpson's did it:
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/4/2023 8:26am
from our g-out project at world champs. always something in the way but you can see how the upper link moves and the chainstay pulling the lower link.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/4/2023 8:21am
People are irrational. Isaac Newton may be the smartest analytical mind to ever live but that didn't stop him from, essentially, doing the 1720-equivalent of investing all his money in Peloton in 2022. "Isaac Newton is claimed to have said ‘[he could] calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people’, and supposedly could not bear to hear of the South Sea affair to the end of his life." https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2018.0018 This turned into a great discussion. Jeff, you're right that I was a little careless with my use of the terms debt and equity, but what...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/4/2023 8:13am
The best case study in our world (sort of) for this is Peloton. They were the goldenchild of the pandemic, only to realize they literally made enough stationary bikes for the entire market and stopped production (fully). Stock was at $150 at the peak. $5.00 (not a typo) today. Point I'm trying to make, most people in a position of management at any company wants to believe it is their operating ability, not market beta, that is the real cause for success. Add to this bonuses and incentives that keep the gravy train going and its hard to see why...
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