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ORTOGONAL555 Added a reply to 2024 TEAM RUMORS

5/31/2024 12:49am
Wait, is caffeine intake still monitored in professional sports? I thought it was. If I drank 6 redbulls I would probably die from axiety .

ORTOGONAL555 Added a reply to Arm pump/hand pain solutions thread

5/31/2024 12:38am
What really worked for me in getting rid of hand pain/arm pump/fatigue: bar roll and brake lever angle. Bar roll actually makes a bigger difference for me, espeically in terms of hand pain/fatigue. I roll my bar forward probably more than average. Also, the flatter the brake levers ar set, the less arm pump I get, but it's then a...
Infinite money and only thinking about entertainement/the sport side of things: 15 rounds of world cup. Set up a system of qualifiers at the national/regional level to be eligible to enter a race with the opportunity for national federations to enter some riders in the race if they don't meet the criteria. Everything is broadcasted. High prize money, financial support...

ORTOGONAL555 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/29/2024 7:03am
It's a very crude tranlation from Italian. Sounds like they mean: the mc/piston ratio makes the brake have a shorter lever throw without sacrificing power. Looks like it's a cheaper (compared to their other offering) 4 pots brake for the OEM market.

ORTOGONAL555 Added a reply to 2024 Red Bull Hardline

5/27/2024 7:11am
Rant on (not aimed to you in particular) Death and spinal cord injuries are worse than a concussion. If you are lucky (meaning the expectations is a negative outcome=bad injury) to get away with something that is just better than those injuries after a crash on a feature you willingly decided to hit, then the feature it's dangerous. This is...

ORTOGONAL555 Added a reply to 2024 Racing Talk

5/12/2024 8:42am
If Enduro at the world level dies off, I fear all other forms of enduro racing at a lower level will as well. If they want to only have E-Enduro, that is where the budget will go. The same happened when they killed 4X, lots of people migrated to other forms of racing.