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vanillarice19 Added a comment about bike check Trek Slash Full Coil (Vorsprung/CC)
2/27/2019 5:18pm
Sure do, i got a 20g CO2 in there which is the biggest you can fit
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about bike check Trek Slash Full Coil (Vorsprung/CC)
2/27/2019 5:06am
Many EWS racers are running them on their Lyrics too so not sure why there would be a problem
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about press release Introducing The RUNT by Diaz Suspension Design
2/5/2019 2:59pm
Debonair air springs are much harder to bottom out. I went from 2-3 Tokens on a 2018 Lyrik to zero or 1 on a 2019 Lyric. Of course if you have an RC2 Lyric, you can open up HSC and use up the travel more easily.
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about press release Introducing The RUNT by Diaz Suspension Design
2/4/2019 4:31pm
Seems like a good idea for ramp control.... Would love to see a dyna of this product against a traditional setup and a coil as well.
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about bike check Trek Slash Full Coil (Vorsprung/CC)
12/30/2018 9:59am
Yup, 230x60, size 17.5. The piggy touches the shift cable slightly at bottom out but it's not going to contact the frame. Been bottoming out 10x a month for the last 12 months and still on the original shifter cable so I think it should be ok. With the 400lb coil, its at 33% sag at my weight (155lbs geared up). With a 450lb coil, I am at 28-29% sag. Both springs work, just depends on how much sag you want to run. When running 400lb, I add more HSC to prevent bottom out. With 450lbs, I can remove most...
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/9/2018 2:34pm
Fine, Pay Full MSRP on a Fox 36 Performance Elite or Factory for $900-1100 and an X2 for $650. Still $550-750 ahead and you have a spare shock and fork
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/9/2018 10:38am
Who says the Nomad is the benchmark? Vital is calling the 2017 Red Slash 9.9 RSL that won pink bike of the year the benchmark 29er along with many other web publications. The Nomad is top 5 for 27.5 I'll give you that. The 9.9 Frameset (Red) is pricey but for this comparison, the Evil cost $7,800 (as shown) vs. the Slash at $5,500. There's also a $4500 Slash. Trade in the performance fork for a factory or Factory elite for $200-300 more and trade in the RS through shaft shock for a X2 or DHX2 for another $2-300 and...
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jeff.brines Liked a comment about Feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/8/2018 4:59pm
I keep seeing posts making the IFP based 36 out to be some slouch. Its not. While I'm not saying I prefer it to the bladder based FIT 36, the difference is so negligable to me, I'm not rushing out to replace it anytime soon. Word is there are actually a few top rung riders who *prefer* it to the bladder based fork. I don't disagree the bike was lacking in the tire department, and I hated that rear shock, but if anything that just speaks to how good the bike actually may be...
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/8/2018 4:57pm
I wish you guys would have tested middle level bikes all air shocks instead of some mid level build and some top level builds with Super plush coil shocks. A $4500 Slash 9.7 or $5500 Slash with Deluxe shock, a $5300 Wreck with Monarch Plus, $4500 Enduro Elite with Super Deluxe, $5000 Patrol Carbon with DPX2 (GX), and a $5000 Rallon M10 with DPX2. Give them all the same tire and go!! These are the bikes are what normal customers would buy and would outsell the $7-8K bikes 10:1
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Meeko19 Liked a comment about Feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/8/2018 4:36pm
The SLASH platform is still the Benchmark. It's within 1.1 seconds of the fastest Rallon on a 2:20min course. Toss a 2.5WT DHF Minion on the Slash instead of the weak XC tires that come with it and it will take the win. Throw on a Coil shock or an X2 on the Slash and give it a decent fork like a Performance Elite or Lyrik RCT3 and it will still be cheaper and lighter than the Orbea or Evil and pull ahead even more.
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/6/2018 1:23pm
In this company it might just be the slowest of the group (except in the climbing department).
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vanillarice19 Added a comment about feature Vital MTB Test Sessions: Five of the Best Long-Travel Enduro 29ers Raced and Reviewed
3/6/2018 1:15pm
I find tires can make such a big difference in ride quality, feel, and confidence in my descents. Of course this translates to a much faster time. It's unfortunate you couldn't take that huge variable out of the equation but this is the way the manufacturer has specced the bike. The bikes with DH Threads like the Maxxis 2.5 3C DHF front tires probably did better than bikes specced Trail tires.
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