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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
7/14/2025 4:09pm
We've had zero issues with bearing life or even paint for that matter and im going to say it: 100% success rate in washing with a pressure washer(being a basic one on 'fan' mode.) without 1 bearing failure from water. Build your bike to make it easy Maintenace for a customer the mtb industry moved away from exposed bearings many years ago so this issue of pressure washing risk of bearing rust should be next to gone if using a proper shielded washer/thick grease.
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/6/2025 8:54pm
Oh…did anyone else see the guy pissing on the Start Hut at the gate during Q2? Dead center of frame. 43:55 is the time stamp as Baptiste Pierron is in the gate. https://youtu.be/guJnr4OzvKU?si=7g7LU9q5PpTWV1q7
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WynMasters Liked a reply to forum topic What is going on with Thibault Dapréla?
6/30/2025 7:19am
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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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/24/2025 3:47am
We spent so much time worrying about pedal kickback that we didn't stop to consider pedal kickforward
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about video Vital RAW - World Cup Downhill, Val di Sole, Italy, 2025
6/20/2025 7:32am
I appreciate your use of the word "duffy" instead of loamy.
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rockies_alpine Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/17/2025 12:45pm Grid Trail is at least as good as EXO+. I have never flatted that casing on the front or rear since I started running Specialized over Maxxis three years ago, but most of the time I'm on full gravity casing rear (have never flatted that casing, too). I have the new Butcher/Eliminator combo mounted up now in full gravity 2.6/2.4...
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic E-MTBs That Are Also E-Motos - What's Going to Happen?
6/15/2025 4:44pm
I dug back into the vital archives just to see how much we've kicked around these ideas (posted a handful of links below). The theme of this conversation dates back to 2017, when all the same talking points were echoed. From then to now the broad access problems e-bikes supposedly posed did not materialize. This isn't to say a few trails haven't been lost, but we've gained many more trails than we've lost in this period of time (for mtb and for e-mtb). To add, the areas we did lose trail are areas that have always been under fire due...
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rockies_alpine Added a reply to E-MTBs That Are Also E-Motos - What's Going to Happen?
6/14/2025 5:22am Three wheelers were made illegal to sell, not to own, and then the market eventually took care of it. Other than riding on private property, what use case is there for a Surron or light electric motorcycle? They seem like lame small motos to me, that are only actually useful for poaching MTB trails and illegally riding on the road...
rockies_alpine Added a reply to E-MTBs That Are Also E-Motos - What's Going to Happen?
6/11/2025 11:40am Make them illegal to sell or import, or some other avenue to shame them out of existence? Seems like they have created an impossible to regulate situation, unless they don't exist in the first place. Three wheelers used to be a scourge that killed or maimed their own riders - now they are not.
jeff.brines Liked a comment about video The Weekend - Finn, Lachie, Hart - Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/11/2025 7:54am
This won't get the attention it deserves. Very well done. Best content in DH rn.
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rockies_alpine Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/6/2025 2:51pm I put the Purgatory in the same class as something like a Forekaster or Aggressor. I ran one in a super pedally enduro combined with a Butcher front where rolling resistance was very important and it was great, but it came off immediately after. It's like a mini Butcher with fast rolling, short knobs great for hardpack. Not in the...
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6/2/2025 11:31am I am over 190lbs kitted up and nothing is better than Specialized tires for the price, so always watching new developments closely on their side. Gravity casing has always been my choice on the rear, and I've never flatted a Grid Trail on the front. All the new pattern Butchers and Eliminators I've picked up are gravity casing, and I'm...
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6/2/2025 9:41am Did anyone else recently hear the DH WC announcers mention prototype Specialized tires under Bruni or Finn?? I swear I heard something like this recently, but forgot if it was Poland or Loudenville. I have brand new design Butchers and Cannibals on my workbench and they are very, very similar. Anyone heard chatter on updated DH Spec tires in the...
rockies_alpine Added a reply to What Frame/Component/Gear/Accessory do you Wish existed?
4/23/2025 2:16pm I wish the Presta valve would hurry up and die industry-wide for MTB and everyone used something better as the standard. Not $50 Presta-shaped wonder-valves as the placeholder fix of the day. Maybe I should start drilling my rims for Schrader. Doesn't seem like it causes problems. Just very scary to take the drill to fancy-brand carbon hoops.
rockies_alpine Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/21/2025 8:43pm North Shore Indoor Bike Park (on THE North Shore, Van BC) is getting killed by pickleball. It appears they are carrying on and moving out to the lower rent, and less geriatric zone of Maple Ridge. There's an interesting side story here of how the popularity of pickleball appears to be competing for, and taking over spaces that smaller groups...
rockies_alpine Added a reply to What Frame/Component/Gear/Accessory do you Wish existed?
4/21/2025 7:25pm I sucked it up and bought a Park TW 2.2 beam style torque wrench, which I needed anyway for a frame main pivot that needed a reverse torque measurement. Park TW 1.2 should work well for you, but unfortunately have to pay the Park mark-up.
Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/8/2025 11:16am
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tarekfahmy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/8/2025 9:02am
Forbidden went full gas on the crab link
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rockies_alpine Added a reply to Is There Much Point In Frame Wraps?
3/25/2025 6:42am I full wrapped and the frame will look beat anyway by the time it goes to the next owner. The wrap has kept the paint looking decent in big open spots flat spots that would easy to wrap DIY. The custom cut wrap doesn't like to adhere long term to the small intricate frame areas. Or where it rubs on...
rockies_alpine Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
3/21/2025 4:52pm The old Eliminator is the tire I always wanted the Dissector to be - faster rolling than DHR2 or similar, decent all-arounder, good wear characteristics and good enough cornering traction for the compromises. I always rode it in 2.6 29" T7/9 gravity and never found it lacking in cornering prowess because it has the same side knobs as the old...
