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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/24/2022 2:37pm

We may be small compared to our big corporate peers, but we've proven time and time again an uncanny ability to strategize synergistic solutions into seamless ROI streams that converge into deliverables for visionary, blockchain-backed value-oriented stakeholders and iterate turn-key, scalable interfaces to drive benchmark results in dynamic markets. But, truly, thanks.

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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/24/2022 2:37pm

C'mon they're M6 bolts. You know what worked great....

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bizutch Liked a comment about video VITAL RAW - New PNW Berm Trail and Matt Orlando's Custom Sentinel Bike Check

5/24/2022 11:34am

I would settle for one naturally occurring table top in the woods like that one. Not some dozer built pile, just a freaking undulation in the middle of the woods with infinite backside. Pure sexy!

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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about bike check Specialized Pitch Pro EVO

5/24/2022 10:35am

Super cool budget bike with some smart mods. Love it.

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Walrus_Rider Liked a reply to forum topic Pros & Cons of High Pivot or Idler Equipped Bikes

5/24/2022 10:31am

I have a Kavenz VHP16 with an EXT Storia and can share my thoughts on the bike and high pivot enduro trail bikes in general. I rarely see chainline discussed with high pivot idler bikes. The bike's chainline is going to have an impact on how draggy and loud the idler is. On the Kavenz I'm running a 50.5mm chainline with the idler spaced accordingly and the idler is silent in the main climbing gears. There is no noticeable drag compared to traditional bikes. There is mild idler noise in the highest gears but I don't care about that since...

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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Pros & Cons of High Pivot or Idler Equipped Bikes

5/24/2022 10:30am

I recently got an O-Chain to put on my trail bike (GG Megatrail). That frame has a relatively high amount of pedal kick (~12 degrees IIRC), so the O-Chain has been really noticeable at smoothing out chatter. I've noticed that it calms down the rear so much that I brake less often and carry more speed. I wasn't very interested in idler bikes before this since my local trails aren't very rocky, but my experience with the O-Chain leads me to think that a mid-height idler design could be really incredible on a trail bike (~140-150mm). Not so high as...

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nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/24/2022 10:30am

This is besides the point of the chain drop discussion but I am always pretty impressed/surprised that a relatively small company like MRP has such a strong hold and presence in a market to the point where their product is on a very large amount of the bikes competing at the very top of the sport. Not discounting MRP at all based off the size comment, it just seems that they are a small fish in a big pond(I think). Speaks volumes for their product.

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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/24/2022 10:29am

Commencal's idler is much more backwards than on other bikes, which means there's a whole lot more chain wrapped around the front chainring. What the I-track way of doing things can do is move the chain around on what is the static branch of the chain on other idler bikes as you have relative movement between the idler and the front chainring. With a front triangle (or concentric to the pivot) mounted idler, that relationship is fixed. Theoretically that should be better, but you're still suffering on the chain wrap side of things. Noah's suggestion of a lower guide pulley...

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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/24/2022 10:28am

Loris has been using just a bashguard for awhile. I'd prefer he'd use something with at least a lower guide element like our SXg or, better yet on idler bikes with less chainwrap, the G5.

Kerr smashed his guide, which is actually our AMg chainguide (meant for trail and enduro, not really DH) somewhere between 2 and 3 minutes into his run – not sure exactly. It appears he finished with the chain on (but even the upper guide gone), but I didn't see him take a pedal stroke or change foot position after about 2:30. So, maybe whatever...

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Jeremy_Keyes Liked a comment about video Connor Fearon Had 154mm of Rear Travel, Flat Pedals and Placed 18th at Fort William

5/24/2022 10:27am

That’s a bummer. He’s probably be on the podium had he been on a proper DH bike.

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StudBeefpile Liked a comment about video Connor Fearon Had 154mm of Rear Travel, Flat Pedals and Placed 18th at Fort William

5/24/2022 10:27am

Redbull did us dirty only showing the bottom part of his run. I need to go look at his splits and see how he did in the bottom versus Pierron. Nice work Connor.

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kcy4130 Liked a reply to forum topic On Beta's Demise and Outside Inc - Thorough Article from 5280

5/23/2022 12:22pm

Thanks god you didn't say "Like and subscribe!" tehe. And I too am very grateful for all the great content vital creates.

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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic On Beta's Demise and Outside Inc - Thorough Article from 5280

5/23/2022 12:22pm

participate on the site. that's the best way. thanks for the stoke, too!

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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic On Beta's Demise and Outside Inc - Thorough Article from 5280

5/23/2022 12:21pm

Lots of moving pieces. Few thoughts... 1) Multiples have compressed and valuaitons have changed across the board. While tech has been most impacted by this, everything feels the pressure. 2) "Digital Content" has always been a slippery slope. On one hand it *sounds* like tech, on the other hand it isn't scalable in the 0-1 kind of way a true tech platform is in that it requires internal creators (editors, writers, storytellers) to do the heavy lifting. Valuations have always been a moving target when there is an element of user engagement (pinkbike, vital, outside etc) but the core offering...

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sspomer Liked a forum topic On Beta's Demise and Outside Inc - Thorough Article from 5280

5/23/2022 12:19pm

For anyone interested, this 5280 article (Brad Howell sent it along) has some details regarding the demise of print magazines (like Beta) and other layoffs at Outside Inc (which owns PB, too). https://www.5280.com/2022/05/outside-inc-makes-significant-staff-cuts-s… this snippet is most revealing [i]Outside Inc.’s public relations firm did not respond to a request to make Thurston available for comment and instead provided 5280 with a written statement. “Outside has grown tremendously over the past two years, with 20 acquisitions and a quadrupled paid membership to over 800K paid subscribers, but growth often necessitates change. In line with what many in the media industry have...

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kcy4130 Liked a reply to forum topic Why Do e-Bikes Need Derailleurs and Gears?

5/23/2022 12:18pm

Primoz said it well: "So, TL;DR, e-bikes have gears because people aren't able to pedal across a wide range of rpms and thus need some sort of gearing involved to be able to reach both 5 kph (uphills) and 30 kph (flat/downhill)." Could riders get used to low rpm but highish human effort on climbs? Maybe, it'd be easier than single speeding, and people do that. But another aspect is that ebikes (highend emtbs) are mostly being marketed to and bought by mountain bikers, so having gears, the same gear range as an mtb (even if it makes less sense...

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