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We spent so much time worrying about pedal kickback that we didn't stop to consider pedal kickforward

E-bikes and relatively low power lightweight electric motorcycles will be the main transportation method for large parts of the world. Imagine replacing every 2 stroke engine in a Vietnamese city with something clean. Once the tech is affordable enough it would mean a massive improvement in air quality and noise. So what’s a niche or recreational market in some places can be the norm in others.

All the people commenting about the tires needing to be the same is missing the point. I don't want to put a rekon exo tire on a 170mm bike unless I want to fix a flat every ride. I purchase an enduro bike to push it descending in technical terrain, the tires need to keep up to that task. I personally run an aggressive tread Enduro front / DH rear casing on my big bike and slightly faster tread Trail / Enduro casing on my little bike, because I don't like fixing flats. Another thing that is tough to measure...

you're all helping them figure out 32" way too much with these suggestions 🤣

BREAKING NEWS: Maxxis MTB Division releases 10,000th tread pattern, earns commemorative wrist watch from corporate headquarters in Cheng Shin to mark event:

Wow, Nina, glad you're OK!

I'm at Leogang this weekend and wanted to get a sense of how widely pedal kickback devices have been adopted by World Cuppers, along with all the other wild accessories like TMD's/shakeweights, electronics, gearboxes, and more. So out of curiosity and as a service to my fellow nerds, I stood at the top of Q1 today and counted all the devices I could. Note that certain devices were almost certainly undercounted, like shakeweights, added mass, and fancy chainring devices like Ochain or Rimpact (drivetrains were facing away from me in the starting lineup). There were 20 bikes total where I...

Regarding " And we are losing people perfectly capable of winning the race on race day from participating..." this one is interesting to me. If they are perfectly capable of winning on race day, then they are surely capable of qualifying for one of the 30 spots. A few other people have expressed the same opinion "but we are losing some of the fast guys now..." which seems to imply that the new qualifying format is somehow putting some of the fast guys at a disadvantage? I think there's definitely a generational shift going on, and many of the riders...

they just venmo me $2.79 per deletion. it's very rare we get asked to take anything down and in 16 years of being at vital, i don't remember any leaning/pressure from brands "if you don't do X, we'll hold back from working with you." just because something was here and goes away doesn't always mean we deleted it. we delete if asked by a brand b/c someone that shouldn't have had the info/photos/videos leaked the info/photos/videos or if an NDA was clearly broken. we don't delete if a product is out in public, if someone was careless with their hiding...

pit bits from poland is up https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-2025-world-cup-downhill-biel…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P18SutYYL5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5R60JHJbxI Once again, Steve's got you covered.

I agree 1000%. I always give the example of In-N-Out vs. Jack in the Box. One of these companies offers very few choices, is always busy, and is exploding with business. The other company offers burgers, tacos, salads, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, desserts, fried chicken, lattes, burritos, is always empty, and is closing locations. Companies should work hard to avoid being Jack in the Box. As Ron Swanson famously said, "Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing." A brief thought about Cheesecake Factory and Maxxis: these are great examples of the other side of the coin, but it takes...

Vital already on the new 36. https://p.vitalmtb.com/styles/ckeditor_fullscreen/s3/photos/inline/edit…

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