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LemonadeMoney Liked a comment about Feature Long-Term Review - Trek Slash+
3/1/2025 9:24am
I'm sure it does feel balanced, but I want a 27.5 front wheel, and a dual crown for bike parks/no creaking CSU.
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learmiller Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2025
1/24/2025 9:17am
Articles like this are the reason I come to Vital. Thanks for saying what we are all thinking..some great quotes in here.
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learmiller Added a comment about bike check Crestline RS205
9/3/2024 10:37am
A layer of brown first gave me a slightly darker tint
I think it was just some auto zone wheel gold
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learmiller Added a comment about bike check Crestline RS205
9/2/2024 9:15am
$20 worth of aircraft paint-remover, a full can of high temp auto paint, 4hrs of labor and a lot of love.
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9/2/2024 2:42am
learmiller Added a reply to Why Do High-end Integrated MTB Bar/Stem Combos Exist?
12/16/2023 8:36am If someone made a 35mm L x 40mm rise carbon bar with 8 deg backsweep id try it.... Otherwise bar and stem fit are the most important part of getting a bike to feel right for myself, so equipping these bikes with a fixed bar & stem is almost as bad as a fixed position built in seatpost IMO.
learmiller Added a reply to Why Do High-end Integrated MTB Bar/Stem Combos Exist?
12/16/2023 8:25am I thought Ibis already made the DW link E-DHR?
Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic Why Do High-end Integrated MTB Bar/Stem Combos Exist?
12/16/2023 8:20am
Or this...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Why Do High-end Integrated MTB Bar/Stem Combos Exist?
12/16/2023 8:20am
This is such a good question, and I would add to it: Does anyone actually think this looks better? Because the integrated stem LOOKS SO WEIRD to my eyes. It looks like the monster from The Goonies. [Edit: A friend pointed out to me that "The Goonies didn’t have a monster. It had Sloth, who was a normal person who was severely beaten when he was a child. It’s really sad actually." Agreed. You could say the real monster in the Goonies is inside of the people, and everyone has the choice to be brave or become a monster. I...
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Jonathon Simonetti Liked a reply to forum topic Why Do High-end Integrated MTB Bar/Stem Combos Exist?
12/16/2023 8:19am
In Trek's case, my only guess would be that it minimizes SKUs on higher-end bikes by being their one-size-fits-all solution, and the markup on aftermarket is probably insane for them. I'll bet it's somehow cheaper for them to make a couple of different "unibars" in the long run versus making a variety of different length stems and bars for each spec level versus only making them for the cheap bikes.
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Explodo Liked a reply to forum topic What to expect changing stem length/bar height
12/13/2023 8:34am
Experienced riders end up with a cabinet of stems and bars. That's life, man. You try one thing and feel how it works on climbs/descents for you, and then you adjust. If your changes lightens the front end too much, either drop the rise/spacers or extend the stem. I might ride a frame that's too long for my height, but with long-ass arms, it works the way I have it set up. I have 30mm of spacers and high rise stem(DMR Defy 50) and 50mm rise bars on my L Ripmo. Sure I have to shift my weight forward if...
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learmiller Added a reply to What to expect changing stem length/bar height
12/13/2023 8:34am The taller the position on the bars, the more leverage you have on picking the front end up, as I find bikes getting longer with more wheelbase, the bars also need to come up in height for the bike to behave how I like it too.
learmiller Added a comment about bike check Foes Fly 2003
9/1/2023 8:11am
Every bike of the day should be a vintage DH bike...
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learmiller Added a new video Dustins House edit
6/27/2014 12:25pm
a typical weekend in B.C.
learmiller Added a new video A Winter in the South
6/27/2014 9:41am
A quick edit of how I spend my winters in the Southwest. www.geronimoracing.net
learmiller Added a new video Lear Miller's Californiacation
6/26/2014 12:50pm
Nothing new, just the same trails you've seen in videos for years, but we had never been to them and it was a blast. Cheers to Team Geronimo, Banshee Bikes, Hayes Components, and POC for the support. Now go get sideways! Shot on location in Temecula, San Diego, and Laguna Hills Music: Always Gold by Radical Face Generator by Freelance Whales Loud Mouths by Wise Blood Special Thanks: Officer Jswisha Frank from El Cajon Captain Morgan Mama and Papa Dyck Cody Johnson and the homies
bstens Liked a comment about video Felt Bicycles MTB Shoot Recap
1/9/2014 7:42am
TEAM ENDUROBOT
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ryan_daugherty Liked a comment about Feature Red Bull Rampage 2013 Shaping Up - Course Photos and Videos
9/28/2013 12:51pm
Hey Scott - I'm 30 years old and used to live in Utah, I've been to the old site and have walked around it. I have followed Rampage from the first year they did it when I was a senior in high school. I've been riding mountain bikes since 1996 and I'm not a hack... well I'm still a hack. I just don't want the wood features to become a slippery slope and are required to hit to win (regardless of what the judges say). Also I'd hate it if riders felt that they needed to hit any of them...
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bturman Liked a comment about Feature Red Bull Rampage 2013 Shaping Up - Course Photos and Videos
9/28/2013 12:50pm
Having hiked the course last year, know that there is WAY more natural terrain to cover than the relatively little bit of wood you see here. Plus, the Icon Sender now sends riders 3 ways, rather than 2, which actually opens more options than last year. Personally I'm for it. The handful of wood additions allow the riders to focus more time on the rest of their lines. They only have 3 days to build this year with 3 helpers...
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Mediaslave Liked a comment about video Electric Santa Cruz V10c DH Bike? KRANKED E-RIDES
9/16/2013 4:37pm
1) Cheesiest vid I've seen in years. Post that stuff on 3am infomercials 2) Moto enduro riders are no doubt pissing themselves laughing 3) Just no. No.
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