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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Are Global DH Bikes Sales Falling?
10/20/2020 12:46pm
our 2020 audience survey data (over 10k participants - thanks to all who took part!) - e-bikes up 8.2% from 2014, DH bikes down about 10% from 2014. same riders switching genres? https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/10-000-Mountain-Bikers-Respond-2020-V… 
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noox Added a reply to Are Global DH Bikes Sales Falling?
10/20/2020 1:17am I live within 1.5 hours to Schladming, Leogang, Saalbach and other parks. I had downhill bikes since 2006 (and raced "downhill" back in the 90s on modified XC-bikes). But starting about 5 years ago almost all of my friends got rid of their downhill bikes. I'm 45 years old now - so not the typical downhill rider. But also much...
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10/13/2020 1:20pm As far as I know the Maxxis 2.6er is more an all mountain tire for those who want to go in the Plus tire direction. It is lighter and has smaller knobs compared to the equivalent 2.5 tire. For aggressive riding the 2.5er is the way to go. The MaxxGrip has more traction than the MaxxTerra - especially in the...
noox Added a comment about bike check Specialized Enduro S-Works 2013
1/29/2014 2:36pm
For the German Speaking visitors: because I got some questions about the cable routing of the reverb stealth I have written a gide. There is also a picture of the actual cable routing through the frame: http://www.downhill-board.com/72495-rock-shox-reverb-stealth-hydraulikl…
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noox Added a comment about bike check Specialized Enduro S-Works 2013
1/28/2014 9:12am
Yes, as I found out, there is no hole between the down tube and the part of this X-shaped tubings where the shock is mounted (also a problem if there gets water into it). When I installed the hose went guided it through the hole above the shock and then back again. Then I pulled the loop back into the top tube. This way I also have some play to find the right length from the opening to the bar/lever.
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noox Added a comment about bike check Specialized Enduro S-Works 2013
1/27/2014 12:04pm
Just go from the steering tube through the top tube - maybe with the hose or a cable. Remove the shock (Ok, now I'm pretty sure I removed the shock) and use a screw driver or something similar to get the hose/cable out of the hole above the shock . There are actually two holes. One at the outer tube, but there is another carbon layer within the outer tube. When you start from the hole above the shock you have to go through both holes.
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1/27/2014 11:29am
I'm not sure. The shock is not fixed at the downtube. Maybe they "forgot" some material within the frame. In my case it was in the top tube. Maybe you could try to get the hose through the down tube starting from the steering tube. Ich there is some resistance than you should try to remove this. In my case it was some sort of plastic bag. I've heard of someone who has just drilled the hole. But then you'll drill through the inner housing of the hose.
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8/6/2013 2:37pm
Hi I tried to drill, but this did not work because the hole (sleve) is not straight and I would have damaged the head tube area. So I grinded the hole bigger. But I think I heard of somebody who just drille da hole - right through the "sleeve". Finding the way trough the frame is no big deal. Altough there was some strange something in the top tube. First I was afraid but then I removed it and it was some sort of plastic bag. Friends who work in the carbon industry told me that this is something needed...
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7/22/2013 3:15am
I was not sure if the original one would be long enough and I did not really know if it would work with the small radius of the hose in the upper tube (I thought that I maybe need so sort of u-turn). So I ordered a spare hose right with the other stuff. Now I know how to do it so it should work with the original hose too. And yes, it's routed like you described. The crank spindle is within a tube. And the hose does not touch the steerer tube of the fork because the top and...
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5/1/2013 12:32pm
It's quite difficult and time consuming. I used a nut on a string to find the way from the seat tube through the down tube to the head tube (before the bike was put together). The problem is that the outlet for the seat post hose (is ist the right word?) in the top tube is too narrow for the reverb hose. About half a millimeter. But the hose is guided in the outlet almost 100 mm long. I used sand paper wrapped around a wire and grinded the hole for some hours. A friend used a cutted spoke with...
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4/25/2013 1:54am
I cannot really tell right now. I rode them 13 times but mainly in the mud. I rode the Flow (Hope Hoops Wheels) on the downhill bike for half of the last season and I had no troubles with them. So I thought that the Arch EX should do it on the Enduro. I ride them tubeless and till now they still hold the air. So inconspicuous till now.
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4/22/2013 9:01am