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Tips for getting a DH casing schwalbe or conti tire onto a Bontrager rim: Throw away bontrager wheel Buy a different wheel Mounting tires on Bontrager rims is total bullshit. Avoid at all costs.

why did you go lower in pressure? you should go up with radials

Been trying to get one of these. I am not sure what is harder to acquire. tire tool or Intend Brakes...

To click the link or not??🤔

Dude, dude, dude... hear me out: I agree that you'd ideally want to have cage spring forces that are lower in the big cogs for easier shifts while climbing and higher cage spring forces in the smaller cogs for greater chain retention and chain calming during descents, and yes the current arrangement on the new dual-spring Shimano RD's is kind of the opposite of that. You know what could be done by Shimano to reverse the derailleur cage spring force problem? You know what they could do? You know what? RAPID RISE IS BACK BABY!!!!! LOW NORMAL THIS IS YOUR...

RapiDi2 Rise patent incoming.

Why we would let Dougal, a shock tuner and distributor of Manitou in NZ, stand on a soap box here and shit all over every single other brand of suspension and most every other tuner, i have no idea. Most of my local stores dislike dealing with him and one actively refuses to order anything from him, if that tells you anything.

[edit: quoted, but this is not meant in response to any previous post or user in particular] As someone who designs and manufactures aftermarket components to upgrade 'big suspension' put me on the record in their defense. I think they actually do a remarkable job at what is really an impossible task. Imagine designing something within the small confines of an MTB fork and the accepted dimensional standards. Make it light enough and cheap enough for what the market demands at retail and OEM. Manufacture and assemble it at massive scale to acceptably high QC standards, align dozens of critical...

From this description I'm getting PVD vibes...

Can you imagine watching a 12 hour live stream ultra race? My own mom wouldn't watch that if I was winning.

Saint drivetrain with 12sp chain and no clutch, now a competing UDH standard. (incoming 13sp MTB drivetrain? *eyeroll *) Can Shimano come out with a single new product without a braindead decision? Maybe the new brake rotors but come on that's not interesting or innovative. Also does anyone give a f about Shimano's new brakes? I've yet to see them in the wild, and have seen exactly ONE wireless Shimano drivetrain. Very sad to me because I've always been a Shimano fanboy because they made simple, sensible products. I woke up one day and all of my bikes have been...

"C hange your politics, fix your problems." Hadn't thought of that one yet. Thanks for the advice. Signed, Americans

Neko on the podium after letting everyone battle and crash in front of him

I’d add to that the requirement for endurance and recovery to be managed within a run, and the cascade of effects death gripping can have on neck, shoulders and torso movement if not managed well. It’s one of those things where a small improvement in hand and wrist control and recovery can have positive effects across the whole system. It would be super interesting to know if any suspension changes have occurred after adopting these grips…

I won't sugarcoat it, He single handedly ruined MTBR suspension forum. There were so many knowledgable industry insiders, inventors, owners and passionate puzzlers on that forum and according to him they were all wrong, non-sensical ranting and bickering meant most of those incredible posters left the forum and didn't contribute anymore. Don't let history repeat itself is all I'm saying, this forum is the exact same, nerds, industry insiders and company owners all stoked on bikes. Let's keep it that way!

I wasn't sure where everything was coming from but a bit of Googling shows there was a suspension guru with the handle Dougal on mtbr that got banned for... Let's say unkind posts. I think @DServy assumes @Dougal - SC is the same person behind the mote or less the same handle and doesn't want Vital MTB to turn to the shitshow that was MTBR before the ban. Or something along those lines?

Val di Sole 2021 junior world champs Jackson Jordan Lachie Val di Sole 2026 elite world champs Jackson Lachie Jordan

Dear Dougal, I know your favorite past time is to shit on the hard engineering work of people and then yell at them when they try to engage you in good faith arguments. I get that you are also trying to be helpful, and probably mean less malice than it comes across over the internet because, frankly, the internet is a shithole of everyone yelling at each other. But Vital has been a space that seems to have remained a refuge of reasonability despite everything else falling to click and rage bate. I am glad Vital is not the pinkbike...

Cannot get over the Rory Kirk scrub clips. Insanity.

Gwin did not “qualify” via the criteria. 1.Dak and Dylan qualified with last year’s worlds results. 2. Luca qualified with his wc win 3. Pinky qualified with his wc podium Evan, Richie, and Aaron all “qualified” Via a top 20 wc result this season. However USA can only send 6 racers. Richie and Evan got lower results in Korea and Aaron never bested those results in the wcs he entered. It’s just the rulebook. Nobody made a judgement call. As much as I’d like to see Aaron in world champs he didn’t earn it over the people who did. I...