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So your friend just jams in a hub that is 9mm wider than the chainstays are designed for? What shop does he work at? Just so I can make sure I never go there.

Only on vital can I start my day with a coffee and a debate about glute activation. Back to 32 inch wheels and growths on Zeb lowers please.

Alloy frame, coil sprung, DH tyres and he's upset that it's 16kg? Help! Waiter! My steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery!

In the US sales tax varies from locale to locale. If I buy something where I'm at the tax (local plus state plus federal) might be say 10 percent but if I go over to somewhere else it might be 9 percent. When I buy online tax is calculated for the zip code of my billing address so the tax will still vary by a couple of a percent depending on where I'm at. Because of that it hard to get used to other places like the EU where VAT is just there but doesn't vary. Like the metric system...

Not including sales tax always seems like a dumb thing to do. At least to everyone else in the world. What you see is what you pay, that makes more sense.

when will americans finally learn that euro prices ARE ALWAYS WITH FUCKING VAT!?

It’s almost like people prefer different things out of their brakes and that it would be beneficial to the company to provide as many different lever feels out of a brake as possible. What a novel concept! The fact that they can provide as many different options with the same general architecture is a sign of some pretty damn good engineering, and I want to highlight when things are done well in the bike industry. I like the feel of Mavens as is, so does everyone I talk to. Some people might not and guess what? All those opinions are...

I dunno, 2.5 lbs between Stumpjumper Carbon an alloy is pretty damn noticeable. If I’m the average stumpy buyer I’d much rather have nx on a carbon frame than gx on a alloy frame. Especially since derailleurs wear out/break and I can just get a GX at that point.

Yeah and she won last year on a trek, sooo maybe it’s more that she rips on a bike?

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I want a podium just to slap on a set of these and relive my 2002 childhood dreams

I'm going with fender integration. And/or bike rack protection. It has depth, yet is hollow.

My mind went to something for the fender, too. Some form of friction fit that snaps over this?

Wondering the same... Maybe a mud guard will attach there?

I, for one, cannot wait for our new Dandotal rubber overlord.

E-bikes and relatively low power lightweight electric motorcycles will be the main transportation method for large parts of the world. Imagine replacing every 2 stroke engine in a Vietnamese city with something clean. Once the tech is affordable enough it would mean a massive improvement in air quality and noise. So what’s a niche or recreational market in some places can be the norm in others.

Imitation crab is called surimi.

At the back of Finns bike is an adapter for the roller to warm up

Is that a tech rumor? Found it pretty sick ( Mighty Argo gondola in Idaho Springs).

And here I was thinking an engagement ring was going to be my next expensive purchase, silly me.

Why? It's a $14,000 Yeti e-bike, if $220 for bearings is an issue then its not the bike for you to begin with. There's also bikes out there with half as many bearings that cost even more for a kit because of the stupid sizes they use. It's crazy how people will complain about those kinds of costs but will happily destroy the XX1 groupset in 500k because they cheaped out on chain lube.....