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Mfro Added a reply to The Best Component Upgrade for a Mountain Bike?
3/30/2020 4:41pm Best upgrade? The rider: - Lose some weight - Improve your power output - Improve your endurance - Improve your mobility - Improve your skills (pick 1-2 during this downtime and see how you can focus on them. - Learn more about your bike - experiment with different tyre pressures, suspension pressures and settings, more sag, less sag etc. As...
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ThomDawson Liked a reply to forum topic The Best Component Upgrade for a Mountain Bike?
3/30/2020 4:35pm
I’ve said this many times... The best thing I ever did was put DH casing tyres on my bike. I’ve tried some pretty whacky stuff, stupid head angles, fork offsets, stems, all manner of shocks and forks, bikes 2 sizes too big for me. The only thing that I stuck with is having a nice, damped tyre on the front. If I had to choose a second it would be steep seat angles and dipping the nose of the saddle. I pedal so much better when I’m further forward over the BB. I can get myself up the hill with...
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eRod Liked a comment about bike check Ibis Ripmo AF XL Custom
3/22/2020 11:09pm
210x55 is the stock stroke so he long shocked her a bit.
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Mfro Added a comment about bike check Ibis Ripmo AF XL Custom
3/22/2020 11:10pm
It says Custom "210x57" DBIL. I don't know what the stock E2E and stroke are but I'd guess this is where the change is happening.
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bandit350 Liked a comment about video How Much Money Do Mountain Bikers Actually Make?
3/14/2020 2:51pm
One of my favorite VitalMTB podcasts is the one with Martin Whitely. Very insightful into the business side of racing. Highly recommend listening to that one.
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specializedphotog Liked a comment about Feature The Most Captivating Vital Member Bike Checks of 2019
1/6/2020 4:07pm
Not my proudest fap
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jimmypop Liked a reply to forum topic 2020 Mountain Bike Team Rumors
1/4/2020 1:35pm
Like in a testing cup?
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Big Bird Liked a comment about Feature MTB Suspension Q & A Special with Darren Murphy of PUSH Industries
12/16/2019 7:51pm
I only just noticed the fact that if one pauses the cast, it goes back a few seconds to let one remember where one was after resuming. How civilized.
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Mfro Added a comment about feature What Do Riders Think? Five Knee Pads Reviewed by Vital MTB Members
12/10/2019 1:39am
I have the TLD pads and love them. When mine eventually die I will replace them with a new set. And whereas I don't find any of the cons that are mentioned, I do find that the back of the leg material is a little delicate. This doesn't affect the overal integrity of the pads but they do develop holes from pedal pins quite easily.
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Mfro Added a reply to 2018 Racing Rumors
2/8/2018 3:07am Lopes back to Ibis. His latest IG post shows a frame with a tiny bit of logo that’s the same as the silver HD4.
danheckler Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/2/2014 9:32pm
"The caveat: you can’t ride here. Unless you work here. " = Lame. Shouldn't be on the list if everyone can't enjoy.
"It's all there, and it eeks out more speed..." I think you meant "ekes" Mr. Editor.
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dizzmcfunk Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/2/2014 8:11pm
kirkwood for life
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Mfro Added a comment about feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/2/2014 7:36pm
Call me boring, unimaginative, even parochial, but I have grand designs on riding trails in Europe, Africa, the Himalaya, South America, Canada and NZ on my bucket list. This is of course an entirely subjective opinion, but the locations listed hardly smack of grandeur or legend. I want to read about or watch videos of impressive riding in unimaginable scenery to feature on a bucket list. No offence but listing those locations is like having Top Gear review a 1987 Toyota Corolla. How about an article featuring some of the most coveted trails on each continent? Tell you what, get...
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Mfro Added a comment about video Forget the Pack - The Story Behind Specialized SWAT Apparel
2/19/2014 1:24pm
Tools / Water / Air / Tubes would have been a more interesting acronym.
This is nothing more than trying to create a solution to a problem that hardly exists. Bottles on bikes and packs on backs have been real and valid options, and in the pack's case, a very versatile option.
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Mfro Added a comment about video Cam McCaul vs Rage Against the Machine Bassist in a Dirt Jump Trick Off!
2/8/2014 4:09am
TC: "According to my calculations, I just won me a new set of wheels man..........." hey McCaul, give me the bike! CM: F#%k you I won't do what ya tell me!
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Mfro Added a comment about video Summer with Jiri Fikejz
11/11/2013 2:23pm
Trials on a DH bike........hmmmmmmm
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Mfro Added a comment about bike check Full Custom Santa Cruz V10 - The Ring
10/8/2013 2:56am
If she changes her mind, I'm single.......................aside from being 6'4, 260lbs, can bench 350lb, drink 3 pints of Guinness in under 10 mins, like riding V10s and am straight, I think I could be a good match....:D
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