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    Dhf is a generally drifty tire - it has a big gap...

    Dhf is a generally drifty tire - it has a big gap between the middle and side knobs. It'll hook up good when you lean it all the way over and get the side knobs engaged, but in loose over hard type...
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    Assegai is definitely grippiest all around. Dhf...

    Assegai is definitely grippiest all around. Dhf has more cornering grip at its limits in good dirt than the assegai, but assegai has more easily accessible grip in most situations. Dhr2 is better at...
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    T9 is grippier. It lands somewhere between...

    T9 is grippier. It lands somewhere between maxxis maxxterra and maxxgrip.

    Butcher is a fine tire, but it's basically a dhf clone that's slightly worse (it's cheaper though, so the marginal trade...
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    Dishing tool usually hits the tire, which makes...

    Dishing tool usually hits the tire, which makes it tough to get an accurate read on the rim.
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    While he's certainly correct, I've never found...

    While he's certainly correct, I've never found that mountain bike tires running mountain bike pressures will change the dish of a wheel to a perceptible degree. They'll maybe put a poorly balanced...
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    Kimberly area has some fun biking in the summer...

    Kimberly area has some fun biking in the summer too. A little bit of everything.
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    It seems to me that the "big money in skiing"...

    It seems to me that the "big money in skiing" thing is less about there being more rich people skiing, and more about the death of the middle class.

    Skiing always attracted plenty of rich people,...
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    It certainly doesn't help that 98% of surron's...

    It certainly doesn't help that 98% of surron's clientele are douchebags. No responsible person that's just looking for a zippy commuter buys one of those.
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    I currently own the FRS, and previously (quite a...

    I currently own the FRS, and previously (quite a while ago) owned the concept. I like the FRS a lot as a resort powder ski. Which means it's good in pow, but not singularly mind blowing. But it's...
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    In fairness to the eliminator, it brakes much...

    In fairness to the eliminator, it brakes much better than something like a rock razor. I'm mostly OK with the eliminator - it rolls pretty well, it lasts a pretty long time, and (considering the...
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    I've run the eliminator in the rear on the big...

    I've run the eliminator in the rear on the big bike a bit. It's fine for fast stuff, but in legit steeps, I found it lacking. And by lacking, I mean I wanted to slow down more than the eliminator...
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    FIFY If you want to make your millions, I...

    FIFY

    If you want to make your millions, I don't think mountain bike competitions are the circus you're looking for.
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    The assegai is the anchor. Keep the dissector...

    The assegai is the anchor. Keep the dissector and put something faster on the front. Maybe another dissector?
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    I've had better luck with the wheelsmith stuff...

    I've had better luck with the wheelsmith stuff than boiled linseed oil.
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    Man, that makes the double even gnarlier. That...

    Man, that makes the double even gnarlier. That thing was seriously blind. And obviously huge consequences for mis-judging speed off the first hit.
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    Men's slopestyle competitors are boycotting the...

    Men's slopestyle competitors are boycotting the crankworx event in rotorua.

    This is the first event with a women's class, and the boycott happened the day before the comp. While I get what...
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    That's a bummer. Wonder how much this will...

    That's a bummer.

    Wonder how much this will impact various other pro's decision to attend hardline. Bruni kinda looking like the smart one at this point.
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    1) I'm in the heavier tire, no insert camp. ...

    1) I'm in the heavier tire, no insert camp. Mostly because I don't really like how inserts ride. But regardless, I haven't destroyed any carbon rims from impacts. ~8 years of running various...
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    There shouldn't be an issue with range of travel,...

    There shouldn't be an issue with range of travel, but the cage on 2x FD's are often shaped a little different than 3x FD's. Using a 2x on a 3x system (or vice-versa) often meant you'd get basic...
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    Red Rocket. About a former male porn star...

    Red Rocket. About a former male porn star hustling to make ends meet in rural Texas. Dark-ish humor and fairly hilarious.
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    Poll: I appreciate your sense of humor.

    I appreciate your sense of humor.
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    If I sit stationary in traffic for long enough,...

    If I sit stationary in traffic for long enough, the ASS will turn the car back on (without any action by me). Doesn't seem like a particularly complicated bit of programming.
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    Damn. That should go in the rant thread.

    Damn. That should go in the rant thread.
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    I would take a lot of the bontrager and...

    I would take a lot of the bontrager and specialized branded parts over various other "name brand" offerings. There was a time, many years ago, when the house brand stuff was pretty much universally...
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    Same. The ASS in my Audi also defaults to off...

    Same. The ASS in my Audi also defaults to off if the A/C is on or if the heat is on high.
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    What modern era specialized uses proprietary...

    What modern era specialized uses proprietary parts? As best I can remember, the only proprietary thing on a specialized in the last decade was the brain shock in the epic (which, I agree, is dumb). ...
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    Poll: We can get Remington to do it. They'll have a...

    We can get Remington to do it. They'll have a bunch of otherwise unemployed laborers.
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    Specialized as a company is fairly terrible. ...

    Specialized as a company is fairly terrible.

    But regardless of what you think of the company, their bikes are probably the best designed things on the market. Aside from being the ones to...
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    Poll: A proposal for compromise: everyone turns in...

    A proposal for compromise: everyone turns in their guns to be melted down, but we use the metal to build a giant wall on the southern border.
  30. Thread: The FIFTY

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    It'd be a lot easier to finish the last 4 lines...

    It'd be a lot easier to finish the last 4 lines of the fifty if Cody just hastily photoshopped himself into them.
  31. Nice! We were guided through that whole zone,...

    Nice!

    We were guided through that whole zone, so the guide had transportation lined up. But I think there are busses that run from San Remo to Molini. Look at Riviera Transporti - it's the bus...
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    I'm in the substantial minority of people that...

    I'm in the substantial minority of people that turn their cars off when dropping kids off at daycare. Every damn day, there's at least 1 or 2 Suburbans / Tahoes / Other Generic Land Yacht idling in...
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    Sounds like they're shooting for Friday for the...

    Sounds like they're shooting for Friday for the Bec.
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    Heh. But he's still expensive! Spendy until...

    Heh. But he's still expensive! Spendy until proven guilty, I guess.
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    Pinkbike fantasy DH is back! Now with some...

    Pinkbike fantasy DH is back! Now with some changes, mainly dynamic pricing. Should be interesting.

    I made a league. League name: Sprockets. Password: TGR

    Are we doing prizes this year?
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    Not for the occasional random f-bomb. Unless...

    Not for the occasional random f-bomb.

    Unless your kids live in sensory deprivation chambers, they're gonna hear colorful language. Everywhere. Rather than getting annoyed at the fact that the...
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    Mainstream like the NFL? Those guys are clean as...

    Mainstream like the NFL? Those guys are clean as a whistle.
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    I think I'd be more offended if some racer...

    I think I'd be more offended if some racer crashed hard on camera and unleashed a stream of gosh darnits.
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    I kinda feel like everything under the hayes...

    I kinda feel like everything under the hayes umbrella comes with slightly questionable quality control. Great products when they work, and their support seems pretty good. But lots of stories of...
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    As best I can tell, these guys only have 2 songs...

    As best I can tell, these guys only have 2 songs out, but they're pretty decent.


    https://youtu.be/SwDMXlX21ak?si=MXoaS8D9V2b5KaSd


    https://youtu.be/zSOTOPbjM_I?si=q-410t4Q7waDK6bt
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    I ended up on the lift with the guy at our hill...

    I ended up on the lift with the guy at our hill that's in the lead for vertical skied (he's currently at around 6 million feet for the season, apparently shooting for 7 million by closing day). ...
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    Nice. That's a good one. Slomosa has a new...

    Nice. That's a good one.

    Slomosa has a new single out. I'm digging pretty much everything those guys put out.


    https://youtu.be/NzqyWezlQjA?si=VDbL632dI_PfINFD
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    Ahem. The Big is whitefish. You're welcome to...

    Ahem. The Big is whitefish. You're welcome to use The Sky though.
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    Happened to me a couple days ago, except the guy...

    Happened to me a couple days ago, except the guy said "your binding is undone." I was really confused until he pointed at my boot buckles with his pole.
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    I built something similar. Used grade 3 rough...

    I built something similar. Used grade 3 rough cut 2x10's for the floor, mostly because they're just about the cheapest option. Got them from the local lumber mill.

    Sounds like you're doing...
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    Bikes are hard to sell these days. Don't throw...

    Bikes are hard to sell these days. Don't throw shade on potential buyers. It's not like they're scooping it out from under someone who's been here a while.
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    Very true. Although the fact that he's left 2...

    Very true. Although the fact that he's left 2 teams in 3 months and he's now lawyered up certainly makes it seem like there's something more to this than internet rumors. Time will tell.
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    ^^^ gnarly

    ^^^ gnarly
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    Which is funny, because Spank Vibracore bars are,...

    Which is funny, because Spank Vibracore bars are, by a significant margin, the most brutal bars for my hands I've ever used. I don't know if that's because their product doesn't work as advertised,...
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    They touched on it a little bit in that article,...

    They touched on it a little bit in that article, but I'd really like to see someone try to quantify high frequency vibrations in bars. I think that realistically has more of an effect on hand...
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