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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check Custom Trek Slash gen 6
1/20/2025 9:38pm
Wow I missed that, very clean lines! Nice looking bike
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check Custom Trek Slash gen 6
1/20/2025 9:37am
Holy cow Batman, 40lbs with a fox 36 and all those fancy bits!? Where is all the weight?
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check Forbidden Supernought meets EXT
1/19/2025 11:51am
Sick bike!
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nicolas_omlin Liked a bike check Forbidden Supernought meets EXT
1/19/2025 11:50am
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Editor Build: YT IZZO
1/17/2025 1:35am
Must have been difficult to resist matching with Ohlins yellow suspension 😁
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2025
1/6/2025 3:23am
And you sweat all over it like a hog 🐖
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Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to Enduro is Dead, how would you revive it?
1/2/2025 12:35pm Give Enduro to Redbull and let them have a go at it.
Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors
12/23/2024 1:36am That doesn’t look like the usual Gamux rear end either, looks to have a Horst link and a pivot up by the seat tube?
toast2266 Liked a reply to forum topic Stiffness versus Compliance
10/17/2024 1:13pm
It depends so much on the rider, their weight, the trails they're riding, etc. I've ridden wheels in the desert that felt great, only to ride them in the pacific northwest and finding them to be noticeably flexy. You can put a lot more lateral load on a wheel when you're hooking up hard in grippy loam. I think vertical compliance matters more in rocky, sandy places, and lateral stiffness matters more in loamy, grippy places. I've ridden frames that felt solid and precise on flowy jump lines, only to find that they're overly stiff and get chattered off the...
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Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to Stiffness versus Compliance
10/17/2024 1:09pm It's really all relative to how much you weigh and how hard you ride. Both of these factors put more force into a frame and require more stiffness to compensate. I have a light friend who can get away with 24 spoke wheels and lighter casing tires, at 220lbs on an XL frame, I put very different stresses on the...
Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to How Much Suspension Travel Do You Want vs. Need in Your Mountain Bike?
9/19/2024 12:44am Besides the added weight, which in this case is not THAT significant, having more travel alone on your bike is not really going to slow you down at all on your average trail/XC type ride (unless you are talking about standing and sprinting). Having a second lighter wheelset with the appropriate lighter and faster rolling tires will make the biggest...
Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check S-WORKS Kenevo SL DH
9/11/2024 4:00am
This isn't the first KSL I've seen with a dual crown fork, but I'm assuming that voids the warranty? Also is it built to handle that?
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Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to Proper DH helmets
8/27/2024 6:36am Ironically in an interview between Remy Metailler and the Specialized Helmets guy, they stated that DH helmets undergo more strict testing than Moto helmets...
Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check Bob Gnarly
8/23/2024 5:18am
Is that a Stanton Ti Bar?
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Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to Shimano XT Di2 E-Bike Drivetrain: Setup Help, Impressions & Discussion
8/19/2024 8:39am Do race car drivers race with automatic gearboxes? I can see this being appealing for old folk getting into e-biking and commuting or bikepacking, but for anyone who actually wants/needs to be in control of their bike this doesn't seem like the right direction. Ps. I still drive stick 
Now if you could make my gears change instantly just...
Now if you could make my gears change instantly just...
Sonofbovril2 Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
8/12/2024 2:39am LCQ yes please! a qualifier worth watching live again 
Fixed team colors with 2 special outfits for worlds/home race - cool Fixed number boards for top dogs - Like! Continental series, this has a lot of potential to be awesome and provide more viewing, but could also be a let down if not given the support and recognition it...
Fixed team colors with 2 special outfits for worlds/home race - cool Fixed number boards for top dogs - Like! Continental series, this has a lot of potential to be awesome and provide more viewing, but could also be a let down if not given the support and recognition it...
Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about product review Stumpjumper 15
7/2/2024 12:24pm
The shock is basically an air shock with HBO that just kicks in earlier… also what if I run my back brake on the left, not great cable routing options even if you do go AXS
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about bike check Full 29" Intense M9
6/25/2024 11:53pm
Or machine new suspension links to drop the BB
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Sonofbovril2 Added a comment about video SAVAGE DOWNHILL RIDING IN POLAND | SLEEPER SHREDDIT
5/22/2024 3:05am
Props for the Guano Apes Song! Sick Edit
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