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Donald Trump Liked a comment about Press Release eeBrake El Fuego - The Latest Baller Bike Part From Cane Creek
6/4/2020 5:55pm
Tremendous stopping power
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Eliot Jackson, Santa Cruz Bikes, and racism in our community
6/4/2020 12:25pm If you watched the video, you know that what happened to George Floyd was horrifying and wrong. Eliot is one more person in a round chorus of black voices who've expressed that what happened to George Floyd wasn't unusual or surprising, but is a normal and tragic part of black life in America. If I'm hearing their message correctly, that...
Atkisa Liked a reply to forum topic Eliot Jackson, Santa Cruz Bikes, and racism in our community
6/4/2020 12:02pm
I can see where aren't going to get anywhere here but just out of curiosity, why do think that the improvement you would like to make hasn't been implemented already?
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about press release eeBrake El Fuego - The Latest Baller Bike Part From Cane Creek
6/2/2020 9:26am
Looks like a Michael Bay Decepticon. And that's not a compliment.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about press release eeBrake El Fuego - The Latest Baller Bike Part From Cane Creek
6/2/2020 9:25am
Most road riders don't ride up or down hills and don't ride in the rain, and most road bike buyers don't even ride their bikes.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about press release Revised 2020 NW Cup Schedule Announced
5/30/2020 11:09am
The part where they all took turns dodging the question felt like real life.
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Donald Trump Liked a comment about Feature Why That Bike? | Commencal Meta
5/29/2020 5:37pm
Tremendous bikes
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Santa Cruz reserve wheelset
5/27/2020 11:48am Watching Jeff's video reviews, I mostly just want to go ride all those trails scattered throughout the mountain states.
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Santa Cruz reserve wheelset
5/27/2020 8:40am
I don't touch on the 30mm vs 27mm topic but I did just follow my initial Vital review with my own. The rim has lasted since launch till now (almost 3 seasons). IMPRESSIVE. Whatever you pick you are getting something you can have for a long time, so (like the scene in Indiana Jones with the Holy Grail)...chose wisely
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Santa Cruz reserve wheelset
5/26/2020 1:01pm I prefer 27mm rims to 30mm rims, but Shawn's point is valid- the 30 will be a tougher rim. As far as WT tires being "Better matched to wider rims," that is 100% marketing gobbledygook. I've mounted non-WT 2.5 DHFs to wide rims and to narrow rims, and I've mounted WT 2.5 DHFs to wide rims and narrow rims. I...
Branham_Snyder Liked a comment about video Do You Lose Air When Removing the Shock Pump?
5/25/2020 10:40am
He says that most gauges aren't zero loss, not that most pumps aren't zero loss. But either way, the whole idea of air loss just doesn't add up. Think of it this way. When you attach a shock pump, you thread it on a ways and it forms a seal (i.e. pump still reads zero, but the shock/pump interface is now airtight), and then you continue threading it on (those last 1-3 rotations on the threads) until the pump opens the shock's valve core and you get a reading. The whole idea of "air loss" hinges on the idea that...
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Media Squid Sending - Vital RAW with Lee Trumpore
5/20/2020 3:50pm
Don't you people have homes?
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LTrumpore Liked a comment about video Media Squid Sending - Vital RAW with Lee Trumpore
5/20/2020 3:50pm
Soon enough. Thats actually what we were filming for but ended up with enough riding footage to slap together a quick edit.
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic RockShox Fork Dampers
5/19/2020 9:24am
I'd put that top out bumper back in. It's a mechanical top out stop- I worry your fork could over-extend and pull the stanchions above the lower bushing (that would be very bad).
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Tristan_Mayor Liked a comment about Feature MTB Tire Test: Michelin Wild Enduro vs. e*thirteen LG1r EN MoPo
5/19/2020 8:36am
Yeah reluctantly agree. About once every 3 years or so I get tempted into trying something else, and I sometimes find something that is maybe even 80% as good, and you think "yeah these are thoroughly not bad". But then I go back to Maxxis/Schwalbe and I'm like "mmmm yeah still the best". Shout out to Continental who have consistently made utterly terrible, plastic coumpond tyres that should come with a health/career warning.
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about Feature MTB Tire Test: Michelin Wild Enduro vs. e*thirteen LG1r EN MoPo
5/19/2020 8:35am
A fresh pair of DHF/DHRs (or more recently Assegai) is always awesome, but at EXO+ weights I do find that they pinch flat too easily, and the rate at which the side knobs start to tear off is pretty unacceptable IMO. I have plenty of them laying around with lots of tread life left in the middle and half the side knobs just peeling off. That's two reasons to at least keep trying other stuff.
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Tubeless Wheel Issues
5/18/2020 11:43pm If you install the tires in a room that's already inflated to 25 psi the rims won't leak.
Skerby Liked a reply to forum topic Tubeless Wheel Issues
5/18/2020 11:42pm
Double taping was beneficial with some rim/tire combos a few years ago, just to remedy a loose bead and get the tire to air up the first time. It really isn't necessary anymore as brands have got tubeless stuff more dialed in.
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bikeboardorblade Liked a comment about Feature MTB Tire Test: Michelin Wild Enduro vs. e*thirteen LG1r EN MoPo
5/18/2020 8:38pm
I don’t disagree with you, and I just mentioned the DHF as it’s the most popular or one of the most popular in this category from Maxxis. This space has gotten more competitive though Edit: I’ll also add I respect your experience, you’ve been around longer than I have, and I know you’ve been on more options that I have. Cheers!
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature MTB Tire Test: Michelin Wild Enduro vs. e*thirteen LG1r EN MoPo
5/18/2020 7:54pm
The difference is that the Nevegal was popular with SLOW people (editors, MBA readers, your dad, etc) and was never popular with pros (see: sharpie sales in 2007), whereas the DHF was and still is popular with pros. Also, I didn't say the DHF, I said Maxxis. Maxxis makes other tires than the DHF, many of which are great, but (other than Schwalbe) no other brand can put together a good tread, compound, and casing. My point is there aren't a lot of other good options. DHF, DHR, Assegai- these are the only tires I would ever buy at MSRP.
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