TEAMROBOT
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature Tested: Maxxis EXO+ Casing Tires - Minion DHF and DHRII
6/19/2019 1:58pm
Agreed with Norco Dude. Maxxgrip is fine as a rear tire but way too hard a compound to run as a front tire where it's slippery. [Edit: yes that was a typo, I meant to say MaxxTerra sucks as a front tire]
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SharpieMTB Liked a comment about Feature Tested: Maxxis EXO+ Casing Tires - Minion DHF and DHRII
6/18/2019 4:58pm
you obviously don't ride east coast very much. in the wet, there is a PROFOUND difference in maxxx grip vs maxxx terra. maxxx terra is like ice. when it's dry i think the differences are negligible. i actually just went to a continental der baron to finally get more front end traction when it's wet.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll
6/11/2019 1:02pm
Love you too, Sven. Hope you and the other squids enjoy Happywordwishland where every word can mean anything you want, and where all the riders scrub on loam with their dampening.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/11/2019 10:56am
There are components and designs that give a real performance advantage. Carbon fiber is not one of them. Weight is clearly not a major concern for downhill racers in 2019, otherwise they wouldn't willfully be putting 300 gram pool noodles in their tires and riding aluminum parts.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/11/2019 10:54am
How that conversation with Spec went, "Loic, we want you to ride a carbon frame this year." "Cool, don't care." "Loic, we want you to ride an aluminum frame this year." "Cool, don't care." "Loic, we want you to ride 2.6" Butchers this year. Our marketing department is really pushing the mid-fat tire size." "I'll quit and ride for Trek if you make me ride that shit."
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pupetxls Liked a comment about Feature Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll
6/11/2019 9:48am
True. Like not all table tops are whips either. I'd say, nice looking euro tables kept low.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll
6/10/2019 10:37pm
Tires sliding. If the tires aren’t sliding it’s just a fancy looking whip with the bars turned down.
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matmattmatthew Liked a comment about Feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/10/2019 10:35pm
In the butchers he was running 2.3. He said he prefers a narrower tire because it forces him to be more precise with his line choices. Not sure on the Maxxis widths.
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MPH24 Liked a comment about Feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/10/2019 10:35pm
Any word on tire width? I feel like last year he was running 2.3 or something on the narrower side like that
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/12/2019 2:39pm
I think the part that sucks is paying $600-1000 more for a carbon frame with no benefit. If you add up carbon handlebars, wheels, and cranks, too, you’re at about $2500-3000 extra for no benefit. And when I say “no benefit,” I mean to say World Cup guys are the biggest tweakers out there, and Loic would not be riding aluminum if he thought it was slower.
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sspomer Liked a comment about Feature Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll
6/10/2019 10:12am
they're sped up too
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Sonofbovril2 Liked a comment about Feature WINNING BIKE - Loic Bruni's Prototype Specialized Demo
6/10/2019 6:37am
31.8 Aluminium handlebar & DT Swiss EX471 - 25mm inner width Aluminium rims... SuperBruni doesn't need your new standards!
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about feature Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll
6/9/2019 5:18pm
LITERALLY NONE OF THESE ARE SCRUBS.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Does Finn Iles Have Better Scrubs, Whips & Style Than Loic Bruni? Outspoken Episode 3
6/7/2019 2:44pm
Yes, clearly. I don't know how you argue that?
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Ben Cathro Analyses Aaron Gwin's Massive Crash at Fort William
6/6/2019 2:39pm
Free advice for Ben: https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/absolutely
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jcook Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - Fort William World Cup Downhill
6/3/2019 11:08pm
On an unrelated note, Vital thanks for switching to a single page we can scroll thru for these! I hated the slideshow on a phone
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NoahColorado Liked a comment about Feature WINNING BIKE - Amaury Pierron's Commencal Supreme DH
6/3/2019 10:38pm
Bran wins the game of thrones and Iron Man dies.
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Discussion: Sped up and manipulated MTB footage
6/2/2019 10:04pm Jeff Kendall Weed can bunnyhop 3 feet off flat ground.
TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Discussion: Sped up and manipulated MTB footage
5/30/2019 11:23pm News flash: GoPro footage is almost always boring. Have you ever watched your own GoPro footage? It looks like you're riding in slow mo. It doesn't look fast, it makes rough trails look smooth, and it makes steep trails look flat. As someone who was fast once, I can tell you that 100% of my GoPro footage looked slow and...
TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Discussion: Sped up and manipulated MTB footage
5/29/2019 11:08pm Spomer and Jeff, you sound *exactly* like Lance apologists circa 2007. Which is funny, because Jeff has already admitted to being a Lance apologist circa 2007. "Why would Lance risk it all by doping? He wouldn't. He's an incredible rider in the first place so he doesn't need to dope, plus he's such a down-to-earth likable guy. I trust him."...