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mtbman99 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/1/2025 11:38am I always assumed a big part of the higher price of carbon wheels was the built in warranty.
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mtbman99 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/15/2025 3:48pm Things sound differently in your area than they do mine I see the Ibis alloy bikes all the time here but rarely see a carbon bike. I would guess a 10 to 1 ratio at least.
HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
6/14/2025 1:19pm
Worked with a guy who had spent near an hour trying to adjust a front derailleur. He was a prideful sort and wasn't keen on people offering help. Finally asked me to take a look at it, I flip the cable to the other side of the pinch bolt, check the shifting and tension, and returned to my work bench without saying a word.
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mtbman99 Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/7/2025 5:34pm The Code R's do not have the swing link I think its called and it changes the feel a fair amount.
mtbman99 Added a reply to Dumb Bike Problems
5/7/2025 5:31pm I spent more time than I would like to admit trying to fix my shifting. It would shift fine for some of the cassette but some gears I couldn't get to work right no matter how i adjusted. i even replaced a derailleur hanger. Turns out i routed the cable of my shimano derailleur backwards.
mtbman99 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/23/2025 12:50pm Not bike based but very similar issues that are being faced.
mtbman99 Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/24/2025 3:55pm I’m in the plus 200lb club and run 20psi front (exo+) and 25psi rear (DH) ( mainly to limit rim strikes and flats) I think terrain and riding style play a big part in tire pressure. I like to ride more natural terrain with flatter corners. If I was riding park with more high speed bermed corners I would need...
mtbman99 Added a reply to Enduro is Dead, how would you revive it?
12/31/2024 8:35am I always go back to the comparison of rally racing vs F1 when it comes to comparing enduro and dh/xc. Rally is cool to see but hard to film and has more of a grassroots feel even though they have big names involved. It’s popular but you can’t just sit and watch the entire event. Lots of privateer racing doing...
mtbman99 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/19/2024 1:25pm WB/Discovery is in a questionable financial place being 41Bn in debt. I read that they might be shutting down motortrend arm. I guess it’s a wait and see if anything happens to Cycling coverage.
mtbman99 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 9:57am There is going to be very inefficient heat transfer between the pads and the heat sink compared to the shimano version with the them being integrated. You could increase the thermal transfer if you used some kind of thermal compound but I’m not sure how that would stand up to water/mud. It will do something but just not nearly as...
mtbman99 Added a reply to How Much Suspension Travel Do You Want vs. Need in Your Mountain Bike?
9/18/2024 1:56pm I like my bikes around 160-170mm of travel for my riding style and types of trails I like to ride. My wife rides some of the trails I like on her 125/140mm travel Optic but she is not trying to race to the bottom, looking for side hits or hitting every jump/drop. If I had no idea what to get...
mtbman99 Added a reply to Warranty Experiences
8/20/2024 10:53am Can’t recall the first one it was awhile ago. Gen1 warden the linkage ended up getting bent. Carbon warden I had corrosion issues and the rivnuts spun in the frame for the down tube access.
mtbman99 Added a reply to Warranty Experiences
8/18/2024 12:53pm Knolly has been great to deal with I have had three different issues on three different bikes. I have paid a bit extra each time to end up on the newer version of bike. Shimano has been good for shoes as I kept cracking the soles on my ME7s. I had three pairs before I decided to try something else...
mtbman99 Added a reply to "Inverted" LSC and HSC Circuits on Rockshox Dampers
7/23/2024 3:23pm No they should take the same amount of force to stop as you said they are proportional. There is a reason suspension manufacturers don’t spec a compression based on weight but give you rebound.
mtbman99 Added a reply to "Inverted" LSC and HSC Circuits on Rockshox Dampers
7/22/2024 9:51am Weight has very little to do with compression damping. If the sag/spring is set correctly the damper shouldn’t see much difference in force between different weights. Rebound needs have a large range as it is resisting the extension caused the spring.
mtbman99 Added a reply to Cheater is Caught - Do you call them out or let karma do its thing?
5/10/2024 8:43am This 100%
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Cheater is Caught - Do you call them out or let karma do its thing?
5/10/2024 8:39am
100% I would talk to the race promoter or commissioner. They're the one in charge of the race, let them figure all that crap out. Besides, this is the person the athlete should have reported things to in the first place. I wouldn't flame the athlete publicly right now, because the race organizer might end up doing that for you. Maybe if you report it and nothing happens, you can flame them later. That's a tough situation to be in. Not envious.
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mtbman99 Added a reply to Fort William World Cup Downhill 2024
5/6/2024 11:08am Not sure why this year but it didn’t feel like there were many mechanicals or crashes or really even many close calls. (There were some) I didn’t watch the semifinals or even look to see if they are available to watch. The feed was fine on replay from flobikes in Canada but there was a commercial at the very beginning...
mtbman99 Added a reply to New season where is Fox's DIALED??
5/3/2024 12:11pm Dialed and RAW were the 2 biggest draws for me other than the racing itself. Hopefully they can bring it back.
mtbman99 Added a reply to Slopestyle Riders Boycott Crankworx Rotorua Because of Low Prize Pay, Lack of Appearance Fee
3/28/2024 5:47pm People have tried to bring up equivalents like privateer dh and enduro racers. They pay their own way. The issue is the whole bike industry is built around events that pay little prize money and no appearance money for any of the sports(it’s actually the opposite for dh/enduro in a lot of cases where they pay to compete) What the...