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Simcik Liked a reply to forum topic What Are Some Things You'd Like To Tell Your Beginner MTB Rider Self?
12/18/2024 5:21am
Get coaching ASAP. We all 'learn' to ride bikes when we are kids. All that is learned is how to stay upright. There are a ton of skills to learn to ride safely and quickly. Ride with people faster than you, smarter than you, older than you, younger than you. Always try to learn from them. Never stop trying to learn. Be patient Spend time at the pump track and learning fundamentals. Learn to ride opposite foot forward. Start riding dirt jumps right away! It transforms how you see the trail in front of you. Pedal! Get out and see...
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/17/2024 6:37pm
You know how rich dorks move into the cool neighborhood and then start complaining about the nightclub’s noise and the neighborhood starts sucking and becomes lame and they’re all looking around like what? That’s what this feels like. Union embodied the passion that truly drives the sport. Their whole thing was to help, not to earn. Pricing them out is not better for anyone.
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kevroberts Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/17/2024 6:36pm
Top comment from the other site pretty well sums up my thoughts on everything (exclusive of the last sentence, I’ll probably still watch because I’m an absolute mug)… ‘WBD keeps saying these changes are good for the sport, but I’ve never been less excited for a new season of World Cup. I have no plans to watch.’
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StudBeefpile Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/17/2024 6:36pm
I agree with you. What a fuckin waste. I gave them the benefit of the doubt the first year and even paid to watch. Last year I pirated it out of spite and will continue to do so until they actually make a positive impact on the sport.
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jonkranked Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/17/2024 6:27pm
hopefully Brage winds up with a good sponsor.
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DBone95 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/17/2024 6:27pm
My 1st MTB was a brand new 1987 GT Avalanche Elite (the bike I'm on in my profile pic) that cost me $680 and I had to finance most of it at over 10% interest as a dumb 18yr old dude. I loved that bike and just recently donated it to a good home. GT will always have a special place in my heart and I hope they can return at some point in time.
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ioni Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/9/2024 3:47pm
I talked to a factory rider of a well known d2c brand. He also had ridden an Amflow bike with the dji motor and said he’s never ridden a bike with this good of a motor. He rode stuff up that he considered unridable on any other e-bike including his own sponsors e-bike. And the current e-bike of his sponsor is really good, but no dji motor. But there are lots of bike companies that have the dji motor already in house and build prototypes. HOWEVER… There are management concerns (I assume that counts for all bike brands the same)...
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dirty booger Liked a reply to forum topic Shock servicing at home
12/9/2024 4:47am
No shock requires a vacuum bleeder, they just make it easier and quicker. If you're rebuilding dampers all day long, that's way too many hand jobs!😶 Tools: Appropriate sized shaft clamps for the damper shaft A few different size Knipex pliers Some nice syringes (the vet ones work great and can be rebuilt) Any specialty fittings for oil ports and charging the IFP ( Anso is a great source for these and other parts/tools) A nice pick for removing old seals No need for nitrogen, plain ol' atmosphere works fine for home work. Be careful when removing old seals, especially...
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stoic_machine Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
12/7/2024 12:45am
Maybe it's good for Enduro to fall from where it's at and fall back to what made it cool in the first place. Ditch the big teams with big tents, let's go back to riders just going out on big days on big stages finding out who can win the war of attrition. I have talked to a few top 20 riders who have said the atmosphere amongst the riders during the races is awesome and everyone is having a great time. they are also fully aware that it's not translating to viewership or bringing out crowds however they still...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 7:57am
It's nice having a boss whose preferred answer is "Go for it. Give it a try and see how it works."
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OutlierMTB Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 7:56am
Hi there, Cam here from Outlier MTB. First and foremost, thank you all for your positive comments and support during our recent launch! I see that some of you have been discussing the actual pedal drop on this forum. There have been some misunderstandings that we would like to take some time to clear up. Our Pendulum pedal as it was released has 6mm of drop measured from the centre of the axle to the top of the platform. Most flat pedal platforms are somewhere between 5-7mm above the axle so our pedals are essentially ~12mm bellow your average pedal...
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amaranth Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:58am
Don't think pedals spin in an oval. If your foot sits on top of the axle for a traditional flat pedal, it basically does that throughout the whole circular motion. The only catch here is that your circle center is not the center of the BB, it's offset by the same amount your feet is off the axle of the pedal. The black circle is what the crank/pedal spindle spins, at the center of that is the BB. Red is what you might be experiencing with a traditional flat pedal today, where you're offset positive at the same amount for...
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JVP Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:52am
As a taller guy who runs too many headset spacers with a 50mm rise bar and high COG, I'm really interested in these. I'm not sure they'll hold up, I'm an axle bender and thin pedal axles have never survived long. The standard bearings should be an easy swap when they inevitably toast themselves. But I'm dubious that they'll hold up given the amount of leverage on those bearings. I'll try them if I can buy a spare left axle from day 1. Say it's a 15mm drop from my existing Scarabs. That's 15mm less rise on the bars/spacers, 15mm...
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ufka_pen15 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:50am
I would see it like this: The pendulum flat pedal plattform is approximately 12mm lower than your normal/most flat pedals with an axle going through the whole pedal body. and since the axle is most of the time somewhere around 6-8mm in diameter, on top of which there is still some aluminium body above it, its lower. Not 12mm under the center of the pedal axle but 12mm under normal flat pedal plattform.
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dancingwithmyself Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:49am
I've always thought Frameworks tagline should be, "Frames that make sense, with cranks that make none."
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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:46am
regarding the durability of the outlier pendulum or void pedal, Andrew Major has a set of each and has a good track record when he was at NSMB and Bike Mag (only writes at his own blog for now https://meatengines.com/ ) for long term review and teardown so if long term issue should arise we will most likely hear about it. And yes those pedals have 2 6902 bearing per pedals and a chunky looking steel axle that needs to be properly torqued to 30nm for correct preload on those bearings. So not a pedal for the frequent parking lot...
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kokokorokokoko Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:41am
The best thing about those pedals for me would be how they should eliminate the need to replace bent and snapped pins after almost every ride (I suck and lots of rocks around here). I can't buy canadian made though because there is always a risk some of my money will end up supporting canadian hockey.
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Karabuka Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:27am
I only see very specific group benefiting and that would be people riding marathons and super long endurance stuff/bikepacking with MTBs where you could target specific cadence so smaller gear change should in theory help, XCO is already too dynamic for any of that to make sense and the same goes for trail and enduro riding. I went from 12s back to 11s and honestly never felt any difference (wallet did though), I'd try 10s if there was a viable option for widerange cassette - Deore 10s exists but cassette is crazy heavy for non mechanized bikes and I know...
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veefour Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/29/2024 5:25am
I went back to 11 speed on all of my bikes about 4 years ago. I find it far less finicky than 12 speed to set up and spending less on wear items suits me fine.
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rmoney3211 Liked a bike check Vessel Bike Project custom front triangle
11/29/2024 4:22am
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