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slyfink Added a comment about photo original_WTB_Warden_2.3_Tire.jpg

9/11/2014 8:10am
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I'm very dissapointed that WTB is going the Schwalbe route of 'forward-outward' facing side-lugs for their tires. I just don't play well with that design, and it's too bad because otherwise I liked their tires and would give the new designs a try.
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slyfink Added a comment about news story XC Eliminator Eliminated?

5/27/2014 11:59am
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"Whilst some may bemoan the loss of 4-cross support from the UCI, we doubt many tears will be shed over XCE, an event which has clearly struggled to define itself properly." you pretty much nailed it...
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slyfink Added a comment about video Loic Bruni Crash

4/10/2014 12:33pm
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hahahahahaha. but seriously, that looked like it had the potential to be bad. glad he's ok.
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slyfink Added a comment about video Santa Monica DH with Curtis Keene

4/4/2014 3:48am
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some of those shots are ridiculously cool. It's got to be a pretty high motivator to get off your ass and pedal harder when a heli is hovering behind you! on a side note, either Specialized is developing new tires, or he's running a blacked out Rock Razor on the back....
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slyfink Added a reply to Specialized 650b tires

2/21/2014 7:30am
I don't really see what the big deal is. They're a company. Ostensibly in business to make money. 650b is taking off. Specialized will make money with 650b. Yeah, their marketing department will eat crow, and we gloat about that, but whatever. If they make good tires (and possibly bikes) in all tire sizes, then yay.
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slyfink Added a comment about video How-To: Mountain Bike Cockpit Set Up with Art's Cyclery

1/22/2014 1:58pm
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haha, 711mm... Easton Carbon Havens... now that I looked, I can't imagine riding 740 for trail riding. I just grabbed my 760mm Furbars on my DH bike, and it's way too wide for trail riding as far as I'm concerned... though I suppose it's worth trying I guess.
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slyfink Added a comment about video How-To: Mountain Bike Cockpit Set Up with Art's Cyclery

1/22/2014 12:39pm
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5'9".... I'm on a medium Mojo HD. Apparently, it has an unfashionably short top tube. For me, I think it will ride better with a 60mm or 70mm stem. With the 50 I'm constantly nailing my knees against my levers (both climbing and descending), and my hands just feel too close to me, like I'm all bunched up. The 70 is my baseline, but it had a 6° rise. It was ok, but maybe a tad forward on the downs. I'm going to give a 60mm no-rise stem a try this season. I just wish I hadn't had to buy...
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slyfink Added a comment about video How-To: Mountain Bike Cockpit Set Up with Art's Cyclery

1/22/2014 11:16am
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this is great and all, but what I'd like to know is how to choose stem length... beyond "anything more than 50mm is for gomers"... I fell for that last year, bought a 50 mm Thomson stem, and it didn't improve my bike handling, and actually made descending worse. Stems might be an experimental thing, but it gets expensive to buy stems in each 5mm increment. There has to be a rule of thumb?
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slyfink Added a comment about feature 2014 Vital MTB Test Sessions - That's A Wrap

1/17/2014 6:39am
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what I really want to see is three of you standing around shooting the shti, discussing your thoughts about the bikes, philosophy, maybe even how you commune with Dog while out on your bikes...
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