monarchmason

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Nevada City, CA, USA

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5/24/2022

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monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

11 hours ago

Jesus that thing would split a boulder. Every rock garden is a gangster until this guy comes down the trail.

hannesheurlin Liked a bike check Horizonn GBE1 Prototype

10/3/2026 7:40am

Horizonn GBE1 Prototype site.jpeg?VersionId=XfK 0d5dDrUQGUQgCKBgWBEmtWXC

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synBike Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

10/3/2026 7:31am

Part of the issue with sharing these photos is the context is completely missed and then you end up with a parade of people saying things like "Orbeas aren't safe". I had an athlete send a picture of a development frame snapped exactly like the Orbea (top tube and downtube snapped clean through) and immediately we started panicking about testing and strength issues. The rider basically said "this ones on me". He hit a tree head on so hard the handlebars were bent backwards and the bike went flying down the hill and fully snapped when it landed 10m away...

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monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

10/1/2026 6:10am

I never understood athletes or people saying "No photos" to a frame that sheared in half while riding. Things break in this sport. It happens. But you trying to silence the part where their frame catastrophically failed is not cool if you're representing the company in any form.

monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/30/2026 5:30pm

Well well well... Specialized ditching a yoke is certainly a great sign of the future.

Simann Liked a comment about bike check 26 Inch 2014 Yeti SB66 Dream Build

9/27/2026 7:17am

Absolutely sick build! Love the OG Yeti's

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jsray Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/27/2026 7:15am

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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 4:21pm

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cheapondirt Liked a bike check Short Sighted: a mini-mullet for a 6'1" adult

9/26/2026 11:09am

26 mullet Sight A site.jpg?VersionId=sbP2BgX1ZxnSNHqd2mGybnLWGvzA0

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monarchmason Added a comment about bike check Short Sighted: a mini-mullet for a 6'1" adult

9/26/2026 11:08am

Thats pretty sick. Ive thought about raising my fork to 170 and putting a 27.5 wheel on for full 27.5. Damn near stock geo with that configuration. But yours is sick! Im sure the thing rides wild as hell.

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monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 9:47am

Dont tell him about a crab bike. He would lose his shit...

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9/26/2026 9:47am

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monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 6:18am

I mean I use ai... I try to be tasteful at least... but this...

gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 6:00am

Oh god......they finally found this place.

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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 6:00am

Do you really trust the ai to put the two stack heights in proportion when it couldn't hit even one other detail correctly?

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midwest_gnar Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/26/2026 5:59am

Why?

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monarchmason Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

9/22/2026 4:14pm

Tech rumors is getting crazy for 2026.

monarchmason Added a comment about bike check Specialized Status 170 Rattle Can

9/21/2026 9:16pm

Did you strip the paint before rattling? Or just do a rough sanding? I have a 2024 Sight A with the confetti cake paint job and I kind of hate it. I dig what you did.

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