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ishouldridemore Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:58am
1 - the new maxxis high roller 2 - the new maxxis forecaster 3 - short travel bikes, picked up a Norco fluid, sure its heavy for its class but its a hell of a lot of fun, simple, reliable and constantly exceeding my expectations 4 - rockshox vivid coil 5 - good customer service - I’ve had interactions with two key brands this year that when I’ve asked them a question that was something they could have easily shut down they chose not to and gave me a “choose your own adventure” type of response, I appreciated the vagueness...
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nh dude Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:58am
1. Fresh do it all bike the ____________.. Finally got a modern bike after a few years of good enough and for now bikes. 2. Racing DH on fresh do it all bike. 3.Riding more xc / trail than last year. 4. Concept2 Row Erg 5. Dry weather
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lloyd506 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:58am
Like - fresh tires. New high roller is pretty good. Dislike - cost of tires, replacing tires, how quickly I go through tires. Like - EXT Storia coil - so good. Like - king hubs, rolling smooth after four years and multiple wheels. Like - nobl warranty and customer service. Like - my local bike community and the people who visit my little town and enjoy what we have to offer.
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easyriderrrrrrr Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:57am
Possible unpopular opinion: my XO AXS transmission. came on my Hightower I bought at the end of the summer last year, had every intention of ditching it for mechanical then I rode it. rode it hard. the only tie ive touched it since is to put a battery in it. perfect shifting every single time. I can tell ive smacked it off things too as it's all marked up. im extremely impressed with it honestly.
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hogfly Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:57am
Things I loved this year: I'm not a gearhead, so my biking loves are pretty much about experiences: 1) YT and the YT Mill Bentonville crew: it was great until it wasn't. We had a lot of fun hanging out there, and it really felt like something special was happening all the time around the place. It wsa a pretty big bummer once rumors started flying of things going south. 2) The Monster Pro Downhill Series: being from Arkansas, I never thought we'd be traipsing coast to coast for DH races, but here we are... it was a great time...
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Ride2day Liked a reply to forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:54am
Vital’s B Practice Podcast
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Evwan Liked a forum topic 2025: Things you loved this year
12/23/2025 10:53am
The pinkbike editor posts 10 things I loved this year gave me the idea for a new thread - vitalmtb user favorite products of 2025. So I'll kick it off: 0. Vital podcasts. I listened to many hours of vital podcasts in 2025. Loving it. Keep it coming please 1. Shwalbe Shredda tires - Holy smokes - god tier grip levels. You want to go have more control than you've ever had down the steepest steeps? Get one of these on the front of your bike. 2. Maven calipers - I'm experimenting with maven calipers with shimano/trp levers, and I'm...
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Javigutz Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16 R4
12/19/2025 8:17am
Clean and beauty A.F
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ThomDawley Added a reply to One bike to do it all?
12/16/2025 8:30am I want to know my bike better than the back of my hand. I want to know exactly how it’ll handle in any given situation. I want to get on it and feel at home like pulling on my favorite pair of jeans. My hands immediately fall into the pits of the grips, my shoes lock into the pins in...
WalrusRider Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16 R4
12/15/2025 10:15am
Gorgeous!
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ThomDawley Added a comment about bike check Dawley T16 R4
12/15/2025 7:12am
Cheers! I’ve been using In3DTec. So far very happy with the quality and service there.
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hamncheez2003 Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16 R4
12/15/2025 7:11am
Where'd you get your parts printed? Also, amazing paint job!
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16 R4
12/15/2025 6:10am
Bike of the Day December 15, 2025!
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12/15/2025 5:42am
ThomDawley Added a comment about bike check Dawley T16
11/9/2025 12:50am
Cheers yeah that’s exactly what I use mine for. It’s a really quick and efficient bike on the pedals. But also a lot of fun at our local mini bike park! Looks like they have the geo correct. I’ve since steepened the seat angle a tad because it just wants you to attack on the pedals all the time.
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justwan naride Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16
11/9/2025 12:47am
I'm 5'4" and this looks fantastic for both short after work blasts and all day epics. If the geo posted in geometrygeeks is correct then it's pretty much my idea of the perfect XC/light trail bike. Great job!
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ThomDawley Added a comment about bike check Dawley T16
11/8/2025 9:22am
Cheers! This is my own bike, I’m 5’6”
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justwan naride Liked a comment about bike check Dawley T16
11/8/2025 9:22am
So clean! What's the rider's height?
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AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic The flex stay discussion thread
6/27/2025 7:12am
Get a broom handle with no broom on it. Hold it vertically with your palm over the top of it, and thrust it downwards into a concrete floor as hard as you can. The broom handle hits the floor, and the high degree of compressive stiffness of the broom handle transmits the impact efficiently into your hand, and now it hurts. Your hand didn't get any closer to the ground than the length of the broom handle because it did not compress, or bend, it just transmitted the force along the length of the handle. Now with the bottom of...
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ThomDawley Added a reply to The flex stay discussion thread
6/26/2025 10:04am If we’re now moving the discussion on to braking then that’s a completely separate thing and just as we can’t lump all four bars, faux bars, flex stays, etc together; nor can we brake designs. I don’t feel attacked, that’s okay. Trolled maybe. And it’s not a funny way to say anything, it’s first hand experience. I get many queries...