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That front brake line....

It’s got to be Benny Coulanges.

if we're all about conspiracies, there's this too LOL (i'm kidding. i don't think cascade is behind Mcfadden...if they are, genius!)

What a time to be alive... we now get to be enraged about a single part not matching our expectations. Not to be old man that yells at cloud or anything... but there was a time, not all that long ago. Let's just conservatively say pre-2014... where half the bikes on the market were absolute shit. I don't mean you didn't like them or didn't along with them. I mean, complete crap geo that did not match the geo chart at all, yolo'd napkin math kinematics that absolutely did not work and frame tolerances that were so bad that shocks...

I think it’s time for a blog. All-caps manifesto. Bonus points for mentioning The Constitution. You’re washed dude. Stop it.

Fine, I'll bite. So I own a Forbidden Dreadnought and I also own the cascade link for the dreadnought. It is a well made product that feels and look like a quality part. It fit perfectly, and with a bit of help from Pinner machine shop, it worked great with my EXT. So props to cascade for the great part. 10/10. Is this part still on my bike? No. Would I recommend it to other dreadnought owners? Probably not. I actually feel like the link made the first 2/3rds of my travel amazing, like seriously the best I've ever felt...

Based on how you've behaved on this forum so far, it seems like you probably hounded them relentless until they blocked you as they mentioned, deleting your content when they did it. No one cares, you seem like a crazy person at this point with absolutely zero understanding of the problem and have pretty much erased any possibility of anyone taking you seriously. I have zero stake in this, but I've been on this forum long enough to be super annoyed when people like you come in with nonsense and crash the usual happy and relaxed vibe people have built...

I'm usually not one to feed the trolls, but this has gotten silly. As far as cascade links go, I know people who have gotten legitimate performance out if them and changed the way they rode their bikes. I also know people who how gotten them because they want something shiney and cool and they had no business having that part on their bike because they didn't ride that hard. Some didn't even change their shock settings or remove any volume spacers and suddenly hated their bikes because they didn't understand what they were doing, how bike setup works or...

reading is hard. my name is right under the homepage post.

if intense factory racing isn't intense factory racing because intense isn't a sponsor, that means intense factory racing is shutdown/dissolved/whatever you want to call it. even if there is a team w/ the same management/players, it won't be called intense factory racing therefore intense factory racing ceases to exist, right?

Maybe they're really big Radiohead fans

Thought this was Tech Rumors, not energy vampire discussions.

I've had great experiences and I'd love to talk more about their links, leverage rate curves and trends in bike design etc etc. I've even had great experiences with their customer service and asking them stupid questions. That being said, I try not to feed trolls, so all of those conversations and experiences will have to wait for another day.

This guy seems like he has some inside industry knowledge 🤔

i think you bring up some legit points, @Mr.Nally. points that aren't fun to think about, but could be reality. sorta-related-but-def-derail, louis rossmann has an interesting video up about a recent move by sony and discovery and "purchased" content. (i think louis is fun to listen to. sometimes i agree, sometimes i don't but it's usually interesting stuff) definitely some adult language in the vid...fyi

I’m all for paying racers good money but if all you sponsor are racers you’re missing out on a huge portion of the riding market. Most of riders don’t care that much about racing.

As DH is a salary rather than prize sport, and as we've seen road, CX etc (which have been televised longer), pulling in proper sponsorships from outside the bike industry, and getting proper $$ for teams & athletes, I'd say the fact DH is now a proper televised sport (like the other cycling disciplines) presents a real opportunity for teams, athletes & agents to up their game and get better at selling sponsorships. In fact, I'd probably say there needs to be more sports agents with the expertise and contacts to make that happen. The platform is there now, the...

I saw the chewing problem on a buddy's Stumpjumper Evo but I can tell you with certainty that it was his fault and not SRAMs. He was using an axle that "fit" but wasn't the correct one and was slightly too big and didn't torque the derailleur properly because it "stuck" when he did. So, yeah, he's an idiot who should't be touch his bike for maintenance, but that's the way it starts chewing into the frame. Other than the slight slipping problem I have on one bike that appears to be related to a slightly off spec cassette, I...

Seems like Sam Hill might be taking a break from racing/retiring. Sad if its true.