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NoahColorado Liked a comment about Feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five Slack, Short-Travel 29er Mountain Bikes Reviewed
2/26/2020 8:22am
My advice to people: do not weigh your bikes - unless you're trying to build up a hill-climb specific bike. There have been a lot of tests and studies about bike weight, and the consensus is, it doesn't matter nearly as much as people think it does. For some reason, we all still think trail bikes should be ~28lbs, it's been that number for as long as I can remember. It was that number when I worked at shops - before we had dropper posts and tire choices beyond: folding, wire bead, or DH. When forks had 30 or 32mm...
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jeff.brines Liked a comment about Feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five Slack, Short-Travel 29er Mountain Bikes Reviewed
2/26/2020 8:19am
Sorry, but no. This is the same old adage of people going "VPP has this type of leverage ratio curve (the upside down U)". As we've seen in the current crop of VPP bikes, this is not true. There is a reason the engineers at SC designed the old VPP stuff this way, just like there is a reason Ibis has gone with the leverage curve above. It really has more to do with how the curve works with an air shock paired with your average noodling dentist
As far as Giant's DH bike, I'm not sure why they...
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Between the Races – Episode 4 – Troy Brosnan
2/25/2020 5:40pm
Great sneak with the e-bike product placement. I almost missed it.
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
2/25/2020 3:46pm This same argument is happening in reverse right now in the comments for the "Test Sessions: Five Slack, Short-Travel 29ers" review. Over there someone is complaining that the test bikes are so heavy, so why even bother buying a short travel bike? "If it's going to weigh the same as an enduro bike anyway..." blah blah blah. TRAVEL NUMBERS DICTATE...
anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic First World Cup DH Win?
2/25/2020 2:03pm
I remember some years back Team Robot had a list of active riders who had won at least 1 World Cup. Anybody have an updated version of that list? Would be interesting to compare the list of all winners with list of multiple-time winners (2 or more WC wins), but maybe even more interesting to see a list of active riders who have placed 2nd (or maybe just podiumed) but never won... Somebody get Eliot Jackson on the phone.
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Matt Dogg Liked a comment about Feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five Slack, Short-Travel 29er Mountain Bikes Reviewed
2/24/2020 8:11pm
amazing work everyone! keep it up! I liked how BT gave his 'add to quiver' bike and his 'one bike quiver' bike. and a massive shout out to Banshee for performing against the plastic, pretty, and pricey bikes. awesome format and the geo nerdage is sweet too.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic First World Cup DH Win?
2/24/2020 3:57pm
Will Tahnee be back in time>?
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to First World Cup DH Win?
2/24/2020 3:59pm Here’s a thought: no one gets their first win this season. Tahnee, Tracey, and Myriam will be healthy and Rachel will be back on the bike. On the senior men’s side, it’s tough to bet against a stacked winners circle that already includes Loic, Gwin, Troy, Amaury, Laurie, Danny, Loris, and Minnaar. Edit: Tahnee’s broke. I forgot. She might be...
NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic First World Cup DH Win?
2/24/2020 8:33am
Shark Attack Jack. Mick Hannah will get his second (Vigo 2006). He'll also win World Champs.
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LTrumpore Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
2/21/2020 11:55pm
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Maxipedia Liked a comment about bike check Rob Roskopp's Custom-Painted Santa Cruz Heckler
2/19/2020 3:44pm
douche man doesn't have a clue who Jim Phillips is and no will to do a simple search...
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video SANTA CRUZ HAS AN E-BIKE?! Vital Gear Show
2/18/2020 7:58pm
Please see "All marketing across all industries in 2020"
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sspomer Liked a comment about Press Release There is Now an E-Bike Mountain Bike World Cup Series
2/18/2020 7:57pm
here's a results sheet from the first ebike world champs last year - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/RESULTS-First-Ever-UCI-e-MTB-World-C… - i don't understand why you'd have a normal xc race, just with an ebike, either. fingers crossed there are ludicrous, technical climbs or something that would actually challenge the capabilities of the ebike. studbeefpile's idea of racing up the DH track after the race is the best idea yet.
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StudBeefpile Liked a comment about Press Release TRP Presents John Hall’s Outside the Toolbox Episode 3: Shop Talk
2/18/2020 6:14pm
These always feel like previews for the real video. I'm sure John could talk for hours about setup and what not. Instead were left with a few sound bits and b-roll
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Shawn_Trudell Liked a comment about Press Release TRP Presents John Hall’s Outside the Toolbox Episode 3: Shop Talk
2/18/2020 6:14pm
That was about the most underwhelming thing I’ve ever seen.
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jonkranked Liked a comment about video We Always Keep Riding
2/18/2020 5:06pm
seriously. i for one would watch a full length documentary about her life and racing career.
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Lucent Liked a comment about video Vital RAW, Mob n Mojave 2020 Bootleg Canyon
2/17/2020 1:57pm
I think I got a farmer's tan just from watching this!
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Pedal4life Liked a reply to forum topic DH bike Headangle help!
2/17/2020 1:00pm
Stop trip’n on the numbers go out and ride your bike then ask if something doesn’t feel quite right chasing numbers is gonna make you crazy. Play with your set-up that you are currently using like sliding your forks up or down in the clamps will have noticeable effect on your bikes handling. Measure the stanchion tube height make sure there both the same.
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jason.west.750 Liked a comment about Press Release Commencal Launches the Meta TR SX - Short Travel Shred Weapon
2/13/2020 10:45pm
140/150 isn't short travel to me.
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NoahColorado Liked a comment about Press Release Commencal Launches the Meta TR SX - Short Travel Shred Weapon
2/13/2020 10:45pm
Pepperidge Farms remembers when 140/150 was long-travel.
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