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Marcusoutside Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/4/2026 2:15pm Nails and heads or something.
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Sherbet Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/4/2026 2:14pm
As a mechanic, I often wonder about our survivorship bias in the store. We obviously meet customers who turn away when we quote how much is going to be involved with repairing their bike, but there's a whole fleet of people who never step foot in our door, either deciding based upon online quotes on labour and parts, or trying their hand at it themselves and not knowing what parts need to be replaced, and more or less giving up prior to actually knowing what's going on. Around here bikes have more than a bit of a reputation for being...
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Marcusoutside Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/4/2026 2:13pm Yeah, this is definitely something that I have thought about quite a bit lately. The fact that it often costs more to service a mountain bike than a car... Since realistically the major costs involved are labour costs, which are likely to be similar to that of a car workshop. For the average joe, who has either just gotten into...
boozed Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/4/2026 2:01pm
I think as a result of that, at least around here, the good dedicated bike mechanics tend to work out of their own garages, and they can give each job the time and attention it deserves. Edit: They are, of course, pretty expensive as a consequence.
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Marcusoutside Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/2/2026 8:12pm Interesting, I can only imagine that the choice to manage Norco Aus themselves, and not continue being stocked at 99 was due to 99 bikes quality of customer service and mechanical knowledge being EXTREMELY hit or miss (mostly miss in my experience). I purchased a 2023 C2 shimano optic on runout for a great price ($4k AUD), which I absolutely...
ctbiker888 Liked a comment about video The Sensus Boys Slap Some Ruts with the Locs
12/6/2016 5:17pm
GETTIN PITTED DOOD
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YT USA Liked a comment about video The Sensus Boys Slap Some Ruts with the Locs
12/6/2016 5:17pm
We let Ray out of the office for one weekend...ONE WEEKEND and this is what happens...
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Marcusoutside Added a comment about bike check Stanton Switchback Raw
11/12/2016 2:56am
That. Is one Hunky Dory bike.
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Marcusoutside Added a comment about video Hell's Canyon Trail
10/28/2016 4:25am
I contracted arm pump just from watching... Nice.
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Marcusoutside Added a comment about video Vital RAW - DH Bike Abuse from Mont Sainte Anne World Cup
8/6/2016 1:15am
Nah, they actually deploy a one use parachute and detach it right before the corner.
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Marcusoutside Added a reply to What Tool Couldn't You Live Without?
7/23/2016 3:56am Probably a gentle hand of justice. (Hammer.)
Marcusoutside Added a reply to Can't view the videos?
7/22/2016 1:23am Thank you! All fixed.
Marcusoutside Added a reply to Can't view the videos?
7/21/2016 1:50am Sorry to be a pain in the arse but I seem to have exactly the same problem with the slideshows now.... Would love to watch the one about lendzerheide and Troy's mechanic but all I get is a black screen...
Marcusoutside Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
7/18/2016 10:27pm I think even a year ago I would have argued very much the other way, but since then I have improved my riding ability greatly and my 2014 stumpjumper 29 with 455 mm (17.9 in) chainstays that used to feel like it was just sluggish actually feels great every time I ride it. I have learnt how to manual and...
Marcusoutside Added a comment about video Home Turf: Rampage
6/28/2016 6:48pm Am I the only one that thinks these are not even slightly immersive? The quality of 360 video is just so shit at the moment, I cannot wait until they are about 10x better, but until then. I will pass.
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Marcusoutside Added a comment about video Vital RAW - Mitch Ropelato Bonking and Brapping
6/8/2016 6:07pm
Man it is good to see Mitch back on a bike! It looks like taking a while away from the hub bub of racing has done him some good. One of the most stylish riders out there imo, keep it up Mitch!
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Marcusoutside Added a reply to Can't view the videos?
6/8/2016 6:04pm IT WORKS!!! Thanks a bunch, now I'm off to catch up on VITAL RAW!!
Marcusoutside Added a reply to Can't view the videos?
6/7/2016 5:46pm Doesn't seem to have fixed it. Changing my DNS doesn't help either, still gets the same error message. Thanks for helping, I really look forward to watching vital RAW 
Marcusoutside Added a reply to Can't view the videos?
6/6/2016 10:01pm It happens on both my desktop (built by me so a mash up of parts) and my laptop (dell POS) The slider is at medium high. I have my install as private as possible however as I really hate all of the privacy BS that microsoft put into windows 10, so I have disabled everything in the privacy settings and...
Marcusoutside Started a new thread Can't view the videos?
6/6/2016 10:06am I don't seem to be able to watch videos... All that happens is it comes up with the black box that says initializing and then doesn't load. Didn't used to happen, and I recently upgraded (if you can call it that) from windows 7 to 10, not sure if that would effect it. Happens in Chrome and Microsoft Edge (only...
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