I suspect there'd be a long line of people for that.

Seriously, a non-trivial reason why I haven't gotten my shit together and made the pilgrimage up north to ride is I don't think my fragile ego can take it.

I noticed a weird rubbing noise coming from my front brake today. I took a look at in the stand, and looking from above, I couldn't see any gap. Huh, that's odd. I remove the caliper, thinking I...

I feel like Fin is going to put a lot of pressure on himself to win again, which I'm guessing to 75% chance of explodering.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the enduro guys / gals go all in,...

That makes the most sense out of all of this speculation. The lowers are going to get twisted/bent to line up the axle once the axle gets inserted and tightened down. From the factory, the droputs...

I'm pretty sure there's something to whatever he does. I have a Zeb that I got from Joetron which Diaz had worked on that is amazing. I have another Zeb that I bought new, honed the bushings...

Goggles & WM BB claimed on Ridemonkey.

I got a baby slug somehow wedged in my chainguide today. The little fucker basically got pureed covering the chainguide, the frame behind the chainring, parts of the chainring, my right shoe, and...

When I've rebuilt Kings, I've just blasted them with aerosol suspension cleaner then compressed air to get the chunks out. After a couple rounds of that, any liquid comes out clean.

Got both PMs, thanks.

Consider pedals & CC BB gone.

I need to clear out some space on my bench / drawers. Prices include shipping in US. If you take more than 1 item, I'll knock $10 off.

Tenet Occult pedals - $40
serviced recently, plenty of...

Yep, no problem on fire roads, fine on smooth singletrack, probably a bad idea on techy climbs. I've been messing with it a bit recently because I swapped cassettes between my ebike & normal bike to...

What do you mean by not being able to micro adjust on the fly? It's pretty easy to do, press and hold the little round AXS button on the controller, toggle up or down on the controller to change the...

https://www.jensonusa.com/Norco-Fluid-C-Frame-Kit
on sale for $2k

Looks like it ticks all the boxes except HT length.

Yeah we were looking at that. Purple and brown would look pretty exceptionally bad is the main hangup. He's partly wanting to have a 27.5 play bike for a specific flow/jump trail, and partly...

I've got a buddy who's interested in trying to build up a 27.5 5010 play bike, and having a hard time finding a frame only. Needs to be size medium, the v4 generation (~2020-2022) with low shock but...

You convinced me - ordered an an XL air can to try also. I've got my Vivid on that bike really well set up and no complaints with it, but if I can't tell the difference and it's 200g lighter, why...

Interesting, you might actually have the upgraded valving if it's a '24/'25 that you just got from them. I tried ordering the parts for both through my local shop back in like May when they were...

Did you do the valving upgrade also? I've got a Vivid on my bikes but was thinking of upgrading the SDU that one of them came with to see if I could get it close enough. I've got a Lyrik up front...

I rode with a guy (~230 lbs) on a full power ebike a week ago, who had Hope floating rotors. I have no idea if they're noisy while descending, but I could hear them pinging from several feet away as...

Argotal tread is more akin to a Shorty 2 / High Roller 3, not a DHF/DHR/Dissector. No surprise it's slower rolling.

for 32h (from Fanatik's website)
King: 184g + 342g
Hope Pro 5: 188g + 312g
1/1: 165g + 295g
Hydras: 155g + 295g
350: 165g + 271g
240 EXP: 144g + 255g
OneUp: 142g + 220g

I wouldn't...

When I looked in my parts box, I found only 2 levers. Banana got the 1 that clamped at the lever.

This is why I'm back on 350s. Good parts are the ones you never ever have to think about.

Every time I'm shopping for parts, I always see TPC ads pop up in the search results for brand new parts at full retail. WTF is up with that? The few times I've actually gone there directly to try...

There's a repair kit out there from some French company, relatively easy to use. Basically it has you use the included fine file to get rid of any bur, then fill the scratch with epoxy, then polish...

The Crestline owners are super responsive and helpful. I was really interested in their eeb when I wanted to get rid of my Levo, but wanted to go down to something midpower. Their bike with a...

I've got like 3 different BikeYoke dropper levers sitting in my parts box I'd be happy to send. Let me double check tonight.

I got a Specialized Neoshell jacket through a buddy's EP, and it's been great for the most part. Only complaint is that while the hood fits over a helmet, it is huge when not wearing one (i.e. doing...

On most ebikes, the manufacturer does a kinda half-assed job of silencing all the wires. If you're lucky, at best they may wrap parts of them in foam tubing. Your best bet if you want to quiet the...

My brother in law put one on the frame I gave him because the local shop talked about how light & cheap it was. Shifting quality is definitely rougher than normal Eagle. He said he wouldn't buy it...

A-fucking-men. I cannot believe the amount of effort it takes to literally give away quality parts/gear. When my wife was trying to get rid of baby stuff after our kid outgrew it, she said the...

When I installed new brakes on my ebike Friday, I also took the time to be super thorough with silencing measures. I stuffed another piece of moto foam down by the battery where there's a big bundle...

Counter opinion: all carbon paste has done for me is fuck up dropper post lowers. I apply a thin coating of marine grease (Wolf Tooth's red stuff is my current favorite) on the post lower and no...

Run 1 lever's reach adjust all the way. Pull on the lever firmly and hold for a sec or 2, repeat a few times. Reset lever to preferred reach. Repeat with second lever.

I bought a set of Mavens & associated bleed kit / MMX adapters. I've been mostly happen with my Dominions, but have been curious how the Mavens would work for me since they came out. I wouldn't...

That's wild, nice find.

I think it depends a lot on the type of eeb. On my Levo, I ran it in high, neutral head cup, and overforked to 170mm, 160mm cranks just to not have pedals clip the ground in ruts on climb trails. ...

I saw someone the other day riding with a t-shirt that said, "hold on while I overthink this." I felt seen.

I have had wireless for a couple years, basically since it came out. I've never once gone to a ride without a battery in the bike, never once ran my batteries completely empty on a ride. For anyone...

Reserve 30 HD AL carry a warranty that basically says if you manage to dent them, they'll replace them. They're not the lightest things out there, but they're solid, and cheaper than a DT factory...

Someone on Vital speculated that a big part of that trend is probably cheaper bike assembly costs at the factory. It probably makes the frame layup a little bit cheaper too. Look at how few brands...

The changes to shock stroke, reduced anti-squat, and kinematics are going to be a much bigger deal than you might think. The v4 was still their old way of doing things which was very firm and...

I found something similar on a buddy's wheels (old LB carbon ones). My conclusion was that it was a result of shitty rim tape allowing sealant to get inside the rim, coupled with dust getting in...

According to Vital rumors thread, new one drops tomorrow.

My rant: I want to get better at not being a sucker for marketing bullshit. When I built up my Heckler SL this winter, I put on one of those bougie 5Dev titanium chainrings because of all their...

Holy shit, that's a lot of toxic ass sweat.

I also have a long skinny brain, and know that POC / Leatt don't fit me well. Maybe try those? Smith, Giro, Fox, TLD all seem to fit my oval head pretty well.

I picked up a "gravel" saddle from Ergon to try, which has essentially nearly identical shape/profile as the SM Enduro I have and like, but with a fancy foam bead core and a bit more flex to it. The...

Yeah I was going to say, it's been getting down into the 50s overnight here on the CA coast, with lots of fog. High today was 65. I bet the dirt down in Santa Cruz is pretty good for August right...