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seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/14/2026 1:53am
My prediction of super enduro bikes with dual crowns has yet to pay out, but it will. Mark my words.
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PhilNZ Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 8:44pm Just like GP forums, I swear. Where's that new specialized again? Patent for the 170mm design lodged in 2023 iirc. Enduro is going through a multilayered image crisis, but still the largest segment of bikes within my friend group. Meanwhile dual sus single crown overall still seeing plenty of updates. Did rider perception/wants/needs change or should the definition of enduro...
PhilNZ Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
5/7/2026 3:58pm Excellent 👌 What a great way to display the sport. Some questions/wall of text if you have time; Do you have an opinion on viability of obtaining this kind of footage for EDR rounds and how it might be best used for promotion/racing packages? Do you see any obstacles with the speed of following male racers in top 10? Any...
jessemelamed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
5/7/2026 3:31pm
How do we like this?
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
5/4/2026 6:44pm
Squamish enduro from yesterday. Local race but a few EDR racers use it as a preseason benchmark with a couple of National champs and the women’s world champ lining up. Props to the filmers as this got posted 2 hours after the podium. Jonathan Helly and Elly Hoskins took the top steps.
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PhilNZ Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
5/4/2026 6:50pm Another one bites it.. Could you pay an ex pro, ala Melamed as hes done in Squamish, to run an ebike, chase current EDR pros for as much footage as he can muster on world cup stages, dropping off sd cards at liaisons for quick uploads. Follow a different pro each stage etc. Would be easier for this to work...
AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
2/24/2026 1:46am
That's pretty funny. The whole discussion is completely meaningless without camber/rocker/sidecut/stiffness/width/area being taken into account. Almost as meaningless as this thread i suppose. You can chunk up bike design into fairly separate parts - geo/wheel path, kinematics, stiffness.. to a point anyway, they're still very interconnected obviously. But you can nail one and not the other. Ski design is holistic voodoo, everything is connected to everything else.
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PhilNZ Added a reply to What does “flickable” mean to you?
2/23/2026 5:19pm The answer has to be no. Its all personal preference, what you're comfortable with and that which you are accustomed to.
PhilNZ Added a reply to What does “flickable” mean to you?
2/23/2026 4:06pm When I say that long chainstays can feel like “a lot to turn,” I’m using colloquial language based on how they are often described by non‑Cahal believers. What I actually mean is slightly more specific. If we treat the head tube as a pivot point and assume identical front centres, then comparing two bikes: one with a short rear centre...
Buckets Up Liked a reply to forum topic What does “flickable” mean to you?
2/23/2026 10:39am
Flick-ability could likely be definable along a spectrum based on the amount of input force needed to change the direction of the bike. How this direction change is defined or quantified would be situation dependent and further define what is flick-ability for each person. However, the concept remains the same. If your goal is to perform a moto-whip in the air, a bike that takes 10N of force to throw the back end sideways would be more flick-able than a bike that takes 100N of force. You could then assess what variables on the bike affect that required force, i.e...
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PhilNZ Added a reply to What does “flickable” mean to you?
2/23/2026 9:19am Shorter rear centre (chain stay) means heavier weight bias over the rear. Long rear centre will induce naturally occuring oversteer more often than short. Try two of the above in fast flat gravel turns and the difference is immediate. Flickable comes from the idea that a bikes rear end is more easily manipulated around tight obstacles. With short chain stays...
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/7/2026 9:51am
jackson's most recent post (does not show crashesbut discusses them) brook's is pretty heavy
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PhilNZ Added a reply to 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/7/2026 5:39am According to the pinksite, both Brook and Jacko have posted their laydowns on Instagram. Would be nice if anyone could post in here when they get a minute.
PhilNZ Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
1/22/2026 3:52pm Was this a story? Is it still possible to get a screenshot of what he said or wrote? Thanks, from the non-socialmedia crew.
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Red Bull Rampage
10/31/2025 8:01pm
Adolf Silva speaks about his injury. We're all wishing him a strong, healthy recovery!
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dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
10/29/2025 11:36am
I'm not 100% opposed to that idea, but I think it comes with a few caveats. A shorter final will make for a better media product, but overall worse for us hardcore fans. That would have to come with Youtube live Q2, so you can still have a chance to watch your favorite riders. And the tracks would have to be more difficult with impressive features if you're really trying to catch the barely interested TV viewer. Then you will need more non-endemic sponsors because Larry watching channel 23 doesn't give a shit about which suspension brand offers the most...
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PhilNZ Added a reply to 2025 Red Bull Rampage
10/19/2025 12:12pm Dude I hope he's ok. Double slam on his head. Immediate assumption is a serious neck injury or worse..
Full Trucker Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
10/2/2025 1:40am
I like to do all my speculation on the shitter.
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ishouldridemore Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
8/20/2025 1:31am
I think his comments about hardline TAS being unfair really were the nail in the coffin for a lot of people
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PhilNZ Added a reply to Kinematics
8/6/2025 3:19pm Now I want to solve bike design as much as the next guy but after that description of pedal kickback and finally watching the video, I gotta ask.. If it sounds like a cult leader, operates like a cult leader and looks like a cult leader. Is it a cult leader? Old mate is addicted to his one truth. I...
