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Between The Tape Liked a forum topic Should You Reverse Your Stem? - Reece Wilson Setup Analysis
5/11/2026 2:06pm
If you haven’t already, check out Vital’s latest PIT BITS for a quick overview of Reece’s particular setup. While there is a lot of interesting tech on Reece’s bike, one defining feature is the prototype raised reversed stem manufactured by Be More Bikes. Reece combines this stem with high rise bars to create a tall stack with reduced reach. This allows Reece to extend at the hips more, creating a tall, upright riding posture. However, doing this causes his center of mass to shift backward, disrupting the front-to-rear weight balance on the wheels. To counteract this and redistribute weight back...
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Downtime Podcast Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/26/2025 1:08am
You're very entitled to your own opinion, but I didn't hear the same contradictions you did. I've re-listened multiple times this morning and I still can't hear it the way you have. I heard Markus say they knew they were facing tough times but weren't expecting the PE firm to get to a point where they aren't willing to inject cash. The Fire Sale was an effort to get through that specific period without having to ask for more cash. That failed and then they were told 'no more'. As for your previous point, it's not exactly clear to me...
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Downtime Podcast Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/25/2025 1:21pm
If your definition of making money in a cushy fashion is 4 days work for minus £40 and comments like this, then I must be that hanger on using mountain bikers for my benefit. Just to be clear, this was my decision to do this interview and I'm not unhappy about doing that at my cost. YT just covered the bulk of the travel to enable us to do it in-person, which I think provides not only a better quality audio and video experience for you all, but also makes the conversation flow better. This doesn't in any way change...
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Downtime Podcast Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/25/2025 1:54am
Thanks to those who've taken time to write kind words about Downtime. I was expecting to get some hate for this episode as there is definitely a lot of frustration out there on this topic and Markus appears to be a very polarising character. For what it's worth, I put in the time to understand the concerns of the MTB world as much as was possible from forums etc and I believe that all those key points were covered in this interview. I also took time to understand the mechanisms of Private Equity and just why growth is essential and...
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WynMasters Liked a reply to forum topic What is going on with Thibault Dapréla?
6/30/2025 6:12am
Fine if you feel that way, but I try to ask for riders opinions on the current state of the sport and also anything happening inside so people from the outside can learn more, Finns response was great and a lot people enjoyed his opinions. I interview riders who are doing well in the race, on race day my video is to tell the story of the race. I can't make a judgement on a case where no one actually knows the full story, and we never will it seems, so until then I will interview the riders who performed...
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Ryan Burney Liked a forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/16/2025 12:23am
Hey, I’m Ryan Burney. I’ve been engineering bikes for 8 years, and this is a breakdown of what I’ve learned starting my own small business, Rim Saver. In this post, I’m sharing everything I’ve learned while launching a product business in the bike world. What worked, what didn’t, and what I’d do differently. If it helps even one person take the leap or avoid a mistake, it’ll be worth it. Background I made the first version of Rim Saver in college. The idea started out as a beadlock concept, then evolved into a beadlock with rim protection, then just rim...
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/1/2025 7:57am
Everyone knows the only way to get your bars and levers juuuust right is to adjust them with a rusty multi-tool in the trailhead parking lot while your buddies are waiting on you to start the ride. The more exasperated your friends are, the more precise the alignment.
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madlyrotating Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/15/2025 10:40pm
Hi everyone, Andi Sykes here! I covered the China Cycle Show for Vital last week, and I've finally had time to edit some YouTube videos together of my coverage. Hope everyone is ok with me posting here, and please give me a shout if you have any questions about the bikes seen in China.
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StarlingCycles Liked a reply to forum topic Vital MTB Forum Hot Seat: Joe McEwan, Starling Cycles Founder
2/5/2025 9:27am
Simplicity is hard to achieve. Its always easier just to keep adding stuff to solve a design problem, rather than going back to the start each time as assessing what is really required. But that make me sound clever. In reality, the restraints of the manufacturing in steel, along with my poor 3D CAD skills mean a simple solution is pretty much all I can achieve!! Also some of it comes from me starting to get upset when complexity and lack of elegance starts coming into the design, a little bit of autism I think! Toughest requirement is always just...
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Pota Added a reply to Vital MTB Forum Hot Seat: Joe McEwan, Starling Cycles Founder
2/5/2025 9:01am Your bikes look simple but simplicity can be really difficult to achieve. What is the toughest constraint/requirement that you have to deal with in the design and manufacture of your bikes and has this changed since you started making bikes?
Downtime Podcast Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
1/21/2025 3:05pm
A bit of shameless promotion, but hopefully it's relevant. I just put out a podcast episode where me and Alan Milway chat through all the 2025 team moves (confirmed and rumoured). Hopefully it's an interesting watch/listen. https://youtu.be/Mu0JAhGceB8 or https://www.downtimepodcast.com/team-moves-2025/ Clearly this forum gets a mention! Thanks to everyone here who keeps the rumour fire burning, I personally love it!
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Ryan Burney Liked a forum topic MTB Compliance Analysis: Danny Hart's Modified GT Fury Frame
1/6/2025 3:09am
Danny Hart's GT Fury caught a lot of attention this past World Cup season as it had some notable structural frame modifications to increase compliance. Dale, Danny's mechanic, is a veteran frame engineer and had some great ideas on how to fine tune Danny's bike to work best for his style and to eke out the literal hundreths of a second needed to win races. If you haven't seen these mods, check out this quick section of Vital's PIT BITS video here. Let's dig into each modification. This will be extra fun because I was fortunate enough to be the...
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Pota Added a reply to 2024 Val di Fassa EDR/EDR-E World Champs
9/10/2024 1:19pm According to the wepowder ski forecast: Weather for Saturday at the top: 13 cm of snow, -8°C, force 7 wind... First they risk heatstroke in Finale and now frostbite in Canazei, it seems tough to be an enduro racer.
mx_563 Liked a reply to forum topic Poland World Cup Downhill - Bielsko-Biala 2024
5/15/2024 6:53am
I was born in Poland, but I grew up in California....spent 40 years there. Now I'm back in Poland...as luck would have it....in Bielsko-Biała. For the past 3 years I've been riding most of the trails that'll be used at the event. Prior to that, my resume includes mostly Skegg's Point and Braille in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a run down Mt. Lemmon outside of Tuscon, and some Tapia Canyon (Castaic, California). I'm old and mostly ride motorcycles with MTB stuff peppered in here and there. Nevertheless, I think I have some unique credibility here. So if you will endulge...
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