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dwhere Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
2/11/2025 10:48am
Shout out big privilege, he's a good dude. Always up at mountain creek, just a normal dude that likes riding bikes (with a rap career). I love that it he brings representation for a minority in our sport.
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monarchmason Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
2/10/2025 12:26pm
I love the hesitation as he morally questions his word choice.
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Losifer Liked a comment about Feature 6 Dirt Jumpers Tested and Compared - Vital MTB Test Sessions
2/6/2025 1:20pm
I want to say a massive THANK YOU to Vital MTB for the donation of these bikes! We will be sharing the donation with Silver Stallion, a nonprofit in Gallup, NM that serves the Diné Nation.
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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/3/2025 11:24am
Specialized just closed their Canadian offices and I'm not sure if they'll be shipping from the US or if they kept the warehouse open. Trek ships from 3 US warehouses to Canada.
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MTBrent Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/31/2025 10:14am
I see your gearbox/belt/chain talk and raise you an enclosed primary chain with secondary "standard" drivetrain! This is cool: https://www.zoceli.cz/en/vysoko
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monarchmason Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/31/2025 9:57am
I feel a lot of people that would complain about the gearbox efficiency making a perceivable difference to their enduro or all mountain ride would be the same people with overbuilt wheels, fox 38, cushycores, and downhill casing tires for multiple blues a maybe a black diamond trail for their saturday ride. Then finish it off with pounding back 4 IPAs and some cake later that day.
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Between The Tape Liked a forum topic High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/24/2025 11:17am
We all know the theory: lower tire pressures mean more grip, and higher pressures roll faster. But when it comes to real-world speed, which one really wins? I set out to answer this with 30 timed runs down the same track. â—¾ The Experiment Two sets of tire pressures were chosen for my 88kg (194lbs) weight: 25/28 psi (front/rear) for the higher pressures and 18/20 psi (front/rear) for the lower pressures. These pressures maintain a consistent 0.9 front-to-rear ratio, with the high pressures aligning with recommendations such as those from E13 . After three warm-up laps, each tire pressure setup...
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Kanista Liked a reply to forum topic High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/24/2025 11:17am
Straight to the low psi settings i go 😅 really good read, thanks alot
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shreda Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/23/2025 10:05am
*if the markings were acurate. You‘d be surprised how big the tolerance actually is.
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
1/23/2025 10:02am
And heard on the Geek Warning podcast a while back, the road team will be on Pinarello bikes for '26
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notaarongwin Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
1/23/2025 10:01am
Only one brake rotor visible in bulldogs bike build post on Instagram, potential switch to unicycle team? What NZ based unicycle brands are there?
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theTTshark Liked a reply to forum topic Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)
1/21/2025 2:16pm
Long time listener, first time caller here. These by-pass tubes are a version of position sensitive dampers. In the race car world in series where these can exist, they are a great sounding concept that can be made difficult if you try to use them for super precise applications. Knowing exactly what ride height you encounter the condition you want to control is difficult. If you are simply trying to increase damping as you get closer to bottoming out, the decision gets simpler. But in that case, mountain bikes already have some easier ways of getting that behavior with air...
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alexlafontaine13 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/21/2025 10:39am
Sorry to hear about the issue with your frame Kusa, that's a bummer, but glad things are being handled under warranty. FYI, Rocky Mountain paints replacement/warranty frame parts to match in it's Saint-Georges, QC, offices, not the BC one. There's a massive warehouse there with a paint shop which allows to colour match frames as needed. We can usually match anything still under warranty (so 5 years, sometimes more). As for shipping, Rocky Mountain has a bunch of parts and warranty orders ready to ship, but due to the restructuring proceedings, we are working with our different courriers to be...
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Etney Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
1/21/2025 10:37am
Confirmed now
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Mr.Nally Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
1/17/2025 7:46am
Why does EVERY thread descend into tech talk? Ah, cos MTBers are nerds 🤣 By my calculations Cube and maybe Yeti are the two main teams (hard to know with pivot) that have high profile riders that won't get a top 20 team slot. But Balanche, Blewitt, Rude, Harternstern etc. can all race in their own right. So what do the teams do? Trucks parked in the next town?
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Etney Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/17/2025 7:44am
I would agree with Sethimus, that generally whats ridden here maybe doesnt apply everywhere else. But I've lived in a few places in Europe, and generally its kind of "three phases" or three types of people. People that are somewhat new to the hobby ride a lot of YT/Canyon - Good marketing, and easy to order online, with good pricing. Then we have the "middle" phase, people often ride bikes from their local bike shop. So in that specific city, if it has a big Spesh dealer, SC dealer, Trek dealer etc - Thats what you see, and people continue...
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Mwood Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/16/2025 12:44pm More of an industry news: Garen from Santa Cruz moves to Orbea -> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/garen-becker-62766740_ahoy-pals-time-fli… SC is definitely changing directions and will be interested to see what happens in the future. They seem to be bleeding the talent that got them to being the cool fast brand.... Also could be big moves with Orbea and their new team (Credit to Escape...
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1/16/2025 12:41pm Yep, thats why I ask. What are the core lords riding/whats hip? I lived there in 2013ish and sold my Santa Cruz nomad for a pretty penny as it was ''in', but not available to purchase.
iRider Liked a reply to forum topic The Belt Drive and Gearbox thread
1/16/2025 8:43am
Just a reminder that there are tons of Rohloff hubs out there and they are used by people for bikepacking, low-maintenance MTBs, etc.. It came to market in 1999 (longest standing product?). They are super-reliable and low maintenance. While they have a little more drag when riding compared to a super clean, high-end classic drivetrain, once you figure dirt and wear, they are pretty close. It was also the "gearbox of choice" in Cam Cole's Lahar with which he won junior worlds.
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Mwood Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/16/2025 8:38am @Etney as your in Freiburg, how many YT's are out on the trails in Germany? What bikes are 'in'? In the US, we are often in a bubble on other markets.