maximumradness
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About Me
I miss the weather in the PNW.
Colorado changed how I ride.
My kids are so rad.
Found a shred babe, gonna keep her.
Gratitude is the meaning of life.
I used to own my own bike shop.
Now we are making stuff
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maximumradness Added a reply to What do you like and don’t like about Strava.

9/20/2023 2:46pm
It was subtle at first, but has shown up more and more as the years go by: I’m simply happier without it. I use a stopwatch feature on my cheap watch sometimes if I really wanna gauge a segment or something, mostly tho? I check my phone right after I turn on the music and then right after I get...
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maximumradness Added a reply to What Would Make You Buy a New Bike?

9/14/2023 8:39am
It’s a good idea. they already (almost) killed the independent shops (at least for sales of bikes) and started buying their own dealers back ( spesh and trek) might as well turn the whole thing into dirt bikes: buy a ktm at a ktm shop -and the ktm shop works on the ktm really well -with ktm parts and ktm...
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maximumradness Added a comment about feature Size Does Matter - Small vs XL with Pivot Cycles

9/13/2023 3:18pm
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This is all fine and dandy, but they are riding the same length chainstays? I know not everyone needs (or likes or wants) 462mm rear centers, but also many of us are done with 430 too…..and for pivot specifically, I friggin loved my pivots but stopped even considering then once I found a 450 to fit me so well, and then to discover that rear center length was something I was tuned into with my riding
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maximumradness Added a comment about feature TESTED: Endura MT500 Gear

12/31/2022 8:21am
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My last MT500 jacket went 12 years, and i blew out two zippers this fall the pants are still going strong but the taped seams are starting to fail. 12 years!!!
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maximumradness Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

12/20/2022 9:18am
Is it really stealing if no one wants to risk their precious ride time going down the drain waiting for a x2 warranty ??? Repair???? Even the shops have to spend 800 bucks on the special tooling for the x2. while I don’t know if I want to get back ona. Vivid dh shock (had a couple, def needed rebuilds...
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maximumradness Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

12/20/2022 6:05am
Gonna have to chip in here, last season Loic said (according to Finn) that he didn’t want to switch bikes till racing was wrapped. Also, LB is either an evil bikes update or Loic has tagged his new test sled, which is gonna have to be new demo….. Loic and ohlins. Loic and spesh. Loic and Finn. Loic and Red...
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maximumradness Added a comment about press release Bright Racing Shocks Releases New SKUNK Fork

12/17/2022 7:32am
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I’d ride it. One of the greatest things of mountain bikes is that this stuff is real, it’s really different, and we can just bolt it on and go try it. All different riders getting all kinds of weird and doing things their way for their zones. Bring on the weird forks and shocks! And trails. And people.
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maximumradness Added a reply to What happened to neck braces in DH?

8/9/2022 4:06pm
On my dh bike I literally try to wear it every once in a while. I usually get annoyed and distracted. On my moto I never ride without it. I will keep trying. I have modified chest protection that plays nice with the leatt and the Alpinestars models. I know it’s smart. But fuck if the damed things throw me...
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maximumradness Added a reply to Unifying the USDH vision and working with USAC - Outlaw's proposal

7/27/2022 9:27am
The media coverage for nationals was abysmal I gotta think Barry is right tho. With such a vast geographical area, it’s a large financial burden for (personally) race dads (and moms) to bridge. National Points system is the answer to that. How to incentivize the corporate media outlets to make coverage of us national events is a major challenge. NORBA...
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bstens Liked a reply to forum topic Unifying the USDH vision and working with USAC - Outlaw's proposal

7/27/2022 9:22am
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I think we have to look at what the IXS series has done. That's a multinational series that spans somewhat the geographical size of the US, and seems to have proper retention and market share. One of the biggest problems the US has always had is that it's incredibly expensive to compete cross country in the NW Cup as well as Neko's series AND the ESC. It's hard to leave your region if you have a solid series, and if you do, that requires a significant amount of motivation and willingness to spend spend spend. Kind of why you'd typically...
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maximumradness Added a reply to Unifying the USDH vision and working with USAC - Outlaw's proposal

7/27/2022 9:19am
What if the USA was the “bigger stage” ???? We have the venues, the racers, and it seems, a handful of hungry race promoters and regional series to tie together again. I’m super pumped for the next phase of GREAT US DH RACING TO BEGIN. But it does seem possible to make us racing great again and not necessarily need...
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maximumradness Added a reply to Unifying the USDH vision and working with USAC - Outlaw's proposal

7/27/2022 9:16am
It’s so perfect: you need usaC. But they do next to nothing. While I know many many dh racers past present and future appreciate your efforts, working within the usaC/Uci points system will only take you to their stage. Ultimately I misunderstood your vision. Ultimately (imho) it will be alternates that usurp the stagnant and non contributing global points lock...
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