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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about blog post Is Fall the Best Riding Season? Jo Peters Makes a Case
10/2/2020 8:19am
Hm. Not much 'Fall" focus in the video. Still, in WA, we have the luck of being able to ride year round if you don't mind getting wet. I find Fall and Spring riding to be the best as the trails have good traction and the trails are usually only ridden by true believers.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Four Exciting Electric Mountain Bikes Reviewed Head-to-Head
8/10/2020 2:21pm
Not too often really. Typical meets are lower speed. This guy was really moving and obviously riding beyond his skill level. I'm surprised he didn't crash when trying to brake, TBH.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Four Exciting Electric Mountain Bikes Reviewed Head-to-Head
8/10/2020 10:23am
So... what you want is a motorcycle..Seriously. You are describing going further and faster with little to no pedal effort. That sounds less like a bicycle and more like a motorcycle. Why not just take your 4-10k and buy a nice dirt bike and be done with it? In my neck of the woods, there are plenty of single track riding areas for moto. You would get that single track thrill and be less pedal tired (although riding a dirt bike requires you to be physically fit anyway).
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Four Exciting Electric Mountain Bikes Reviewed Head-to-Head
8/7/2020 11:42am
e-Bikes are certainly exciting! My heart went into overdrive last week when someone almost took me out on an e-Bike! Something about riding on trails (illegal in my area mind you) too fast for the trail, and in this individual based on the whites of his eyes, beyond his skill level. Yeah, not a fan. But, I did see a fellow on one a few months back with oxygen to his nose. That is the only use case I can get behind. And damn, those prices! you could buy a dialed top end bike for that money and still have...
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about press release The $99 Dropper Seatpost is Here
8/7/2020 11:36am
About time! I have a Reberb B on my YT and while it gets the job done, it doesn't perform well in super cold weather. And I realized how sticky it is when I put a Wolf Tooth remote on my wife's bike with a KS dropper - smooth as butter and easy release compare to the reverb. Nice job!
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about product review Tires
4/22/2020 12:19pm
Appreciate the response. There are some compelling features, mostly the side siping, that are interesting to me. Alas, I run 27.5
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about product review Tires
4/22/2020 10:01am
Seems that if you can offer a bulk discount that you have room to move on the price for a single tire... I was expecting more like CST pricing when I read the headline.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about press release YT Industries Launches Its First E-MTB: The DECOY
4/2/2019 7:36am
Sigh.
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Matt Dogg Liked a comment about Press Release YT Industries Launches Its First E-MTB: The DECOY
4/2/2019 7:36am
WTF?! Is that how they teach their kids self reliance and the satisfaction of work in Hollywood? Fkn lazy ass Dad raising a lazy ass kid.
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boaz Liked a comment about Press Release YT Industries Launches Its First E-MTB: The DECOY
4/2/2019 7:34am
Surprised at the pricing. You can get the specialized Kenevo for the same price at a shop. E bikes = one of the horsemen of the apocalypse for mountain biking
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PositronicJohnny Added a reply to Specialized Goes Sort-Of Direct - Click and Collect
3/18/2019 12:31pm I hope Intense applied for a patent for their hybrid sales model! 
PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature Bike vs. Bike - Transition Patrol Carbon or Yeti SB130 Turq?
11/6/2018 1:14pm
I still don't see the price to value on carbon. the sweet TR Patrol weighs in at 31.8. My Jeffsy weighs that without pedals. Add a half pound more weight for that and it puts me at 32.3. My complete YT plus pedals and grips cost less than the frame alone of the TR. I could easily put lighter cranks or carbon bars, etc, on it and come in at or under. And the YT climbs fairly well.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about news story TRW Active Enters the Mountain Bike Drivetrain Market
11/6/2018 1:01pm
Fast. Cheap. Good. Pick two.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature SPOTTED: Electronically-Actuated RockShox Reverb Dropper Post
10/31/2018 2:03pm
Hm. Maybe I'm lucky with my Reverb, but I haven't had a single problem with it in 9 months of riding. No bleeds, no lock outs, no hot weather problems (90 degree summer), no cold weather problems (snow rides). At some point I might put a Wolf Tooth on it because I hate the plunger, but it isn't because it doesn't work. I'll give you less effort on the shifter. The rest of it? meh. Internal routing. Accuracy? That remains to be seen.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about product review SB130
9/20/2018 9:31am
$5,200 for a GX build. No wonder DTC is eating their lunch. Bike looks awesome, though.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about news story Trump Approves Tariffs on Chinese Goods Including $1 Billion in Bike Products
9/20/2018 5:43am
The real question is whether they will be consumer oriented and just raise the price by their wholesale cost or if they will be dicks and raise prices based on full retail and yell tarrifs, what can we do?
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about press release PNW Components Launches Premium-Level Loam Lever for Cable Actuated Dropper Posts
9/6/2018 2:26pm
Hey, fair enough! It is pretty good that you are on here responding to user comments. And that adjust-ability really is legit. I think the original question was via email on Amazon.
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PositronicJohnny Added a comment about press release PNW Components Launches Premium-Level Loam Lever for Cable Actuated Dropper Posts
9/6/2018 11:54am
That lever really looks sweet. However, I have to say, I was pretty turned off on your company, PNW, when a query about a dropper post went unanswered a while back. Never got an answer so I went with your competition.
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PositronicJohnny Added a reply to Newb interested in trying MTB again.
9/5/2018 1:09pm Not to sound too much like a jerk, but you quit after one ride? Here is the bottom line: Mountain biking is HARD. It challenges your physical and mental capabilities. It will also NEVER get easier. You constantly push your limit and continue to grow in strength, endurance, and mental fortitude. Every ride will take you further, hence the never...
PositronicJohnny Added a comment about feature Go Big or Go Home | Commencal Meta AM 29
6/19/2018 7:29pm
Beautiful bike, but there is no way it was designed with a charcoal pencil.... Kind of silly IMHO.
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