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Ryan Burney Added a comment about blog post Thanks in Advance
3/2/2026 6:13am
Can confirm. Amazing riding (as I type this in from Vermont).
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Slavid666 Liked a reply to forum topic Frameworks DH
2/3/2026 4:27pm
Bummed on the move to Taiwan mfg. Nothing against, Genio, my RAAW has incredible tolerances as well as very good looking welds, but part of the reason I wanted a FW was that it was built by FTW in the US...
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about bike check Devlin Demon XC - full steel 120f/120r
1/27/2026 5:55am
So sick. 🤤
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/2/2026 9:43am
thank you all who participated in this tech rumors thread! i'm going to lock it now, but we're carrying on with annual tech rumors - find the 2026 tech rumors thread here (starting on page 7 at the time of this post). YEW! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/mtb-tech-rumors-and-innovation-long…
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about bike check Kona Stab Dee Lux 1999
11/23/2025 10:29am
🤌Soo good🤌
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Karabuka Liked a comment about bike check Kaleidoscope - Home Made Carbon Frame
11/20/2025 5:54am
This is absolutely insane, no way I'd ever say this was home made frame! You sir are amazing, what an amazing talent and what a bike!
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sspomer Liked a comment about product review Full Power, High Pivot and Surprisingly Nimble - Norco Sight VLT
11/17/2025 5:08pm
we haven't had a chance to get on the forbidden yet. if we do, comparing the two will be in the cards.
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about bike check Trek Pro Issue DH 1998
11/17/2025 5:06pm
Love it.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about bike check Trek Pro Issue DH 1998
11/17/2025 5:06pm
Gorgeous condition. I wonder how it would ride if you drilled some big holes in the downtube.
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Lacanuck24 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup
11/14/2025 5:07am
Resident Korean resident here 1. Things to do on bikes... RIDE!!! The race weekend is also the start of the bike park season locally. There are three parks within an hour of each other, two within five minutes. Alpensia Bike Park is literally right next to Yongpyong. The parks here a different from Europe, smaller and still growing. Wellihilli is further west at lower altitude and has fun runs. You could also ride in/near Seoul. We ride year round here and the outskirts of Seoul have some fantastic singletrack. Even some rock slabs with epic views on the eastern edge...
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 11:36am
Totally understood. Part of what we're talking about is how noise affects rider focus (and we're having fun doing it). Chains can reduce suspension performance, not arguing against that, it's been discussed for years. Thought it'd be fun to go further than that. Gwin used earplugs in race runs to stay focused. He's said it in interviews. Cool, right? No, it doesn't "technically" make his bike faster.. but who cares it's super interesting! If you can focus better, you can go faster. I'll leave it at this, because it's fun: do you think reduced pedal kick is more important for...
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saskskier Liked a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 11:17am
This is completely anecdotal, but we have a series of beer league dh races at our local trails and typically the most popular category is "chainless" and it's not uncommon for some of the fastest riders of the night to be chainless. Whether you're actually faster or not, the bike feels great without a chain. For science or just for fun, or you want to channel your inner Gwin or Remy Morton, I absolutely recommend taking the chain off every once and a while.
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 5:32am
Haha you nailed it! going into "f*ck it" mode does make you pretty dang fast, even if your racing career is shorter because of it! 🙃
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 5:05am
Got 'em!
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LePigPen Liked a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 5:05am
The real answer: anger. The reason they go so much faster can sometimes be heard right after it occurs... Usually with a quite loud "FUCK!" (that said, I don't condone finding ways to get angry before every race run... this is not mental health advice from a licensed professional)
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 5:07am
if you pedal less, you have pump more and that forces you to become a better rider. That's all i meant... Just trying to help 😘
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/29/2025 5:29am
You are correct! modern bikes have begun to better account for kickback though and will continue to get better at it. There are two types of pedal "kickback" out there these days: 1) The pedal kick you're describing, and 2) The chain whipping around and adding commotion to your ride. Some people call it "chain energy". If you have a bike with zero pedal kick (or for this example, lets say negative pedal kickback), then all of your "pedal kick" is just the chain whipping around. That Santa Cruz has pretty low pedal kickback, and the Frameworks, with ochain, also...
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic Anybody buying these enDHuro sub-200 dual crown builds? Are they valid or cheap fan service?
10/20/2025 7:33am
I pushed the rock shox product manager to keep the 35mm Boxxer and update with a tapered steerer and 15mm axle for these bikes. Shot down.
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a comment about Feature Racing Four World Cup Winning Downhill Bikes - Vital's Summer of Downhill
10/17/2025 11:17am
I disagree. I don't think after months and months of testing we would have uncovered more about the bikes that would offset the extra time/cost we'd have put in. To be clear, this was not a scientific test. Also, I'm not sure what kinda budget you think we got over here but it does not include months of testing in a bike park. The goal was to put down a timed run on a familiar track after we had each bike setup and feeling comfortable to see how times compared against how we felt on the bikes. And to help...
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