wallheater
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Vancouver , British Columbia - Male / 40
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wallheater jason-at-specialized's article
Jun 16, 2013 at 19:34
1 days
Old School Throwback: Transcontinental - Headliners 2
It's funny that I managed to watch that all the way through without a glitch, yet watching today's race on that crappy Red Bull player was a nightmare.
wallheater 's article
Jun 14, 2013 at 6:43
Jun 14, 2013
First Look: 27.5" Santa Cruz Heckler
Kim Steed's bike in that link is a Heckler...
wallheater 's article
Jun 13, 2013 at 18:17
Jun 13, 2013
Video: Fionn Griffiths and Missy Giove 2013
Meh Cannondale.... Yeti FTW (obscure pun not really intended...)!
wallheater RichardCunningham's article
Jun 7, 2013 at 0:17
Jun 7, 2013
Pinkbike Poll: The One Bike
I have trouble narrowing it down to six bikes, and I still don't have an All Marketing carbon 650b All Terrain Velocipede.
wallheater RichardCunningham's article
Jun 6, 2013 at 23:49
Jun 6, 2013
First Look: New GT Fury Debuts at Fort William
3000 UK pounds for a few bits of aluminium welded together presumably in the Far East (and a shock)? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
wallheater karl-burkat's article
Jun 6, 2013 at 10:28
Jun 6, 2013
MUST WATCH: Gee Atherton Gets Hunted by a Falcon
A Bald Eagle would totally suck due to it's 4km turning circle. Just like American cars ;-)
wallheater JulianCoffey's article
Jun 5, 2013 at 21:11
Jun 5, 2013
Red Bull Joyride Returns To Crankworx Whistler
If it was 1:1 scale I might have a chance at riding it.
wallheater jason-at-specialized's article
Jun 2, 2013 at 9:06
Jun 2, 2013
Old School Throwback: JIB
http://www.bikebrewery.com/about.html
wallheater mikelevy's article
May 31, 2013 at 0:07
May 31, 2013
Pinkbike Poll: Have Bikes Become Too Complicated?
Turning up the Dork level to 11 here. a 1989 Kestrel MXZ cost $2750. Add inflation over 24 years and you can buy a Ghost AMR Plus Lector 7700 which is both lighter, has disc brakes, 5 inches of suspension and the same groupset, albeit 24 years newer, and $700 cheaper. $2750 in 1989 = $4572 at today's prices when you add inflation into the mix ;)
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/Manufacturer+Archive/Kestrel/Cat/MXZ/
http://www.mec.ca/product/5030-470/ghost-amr-plus-lector-7700-bicycle-unisex/?f=10+50002+50013+4294955051
wallheater mikelevy's article
May 30, 2013 at 22:32
May 30, 2013
Pinkbike Poll: Have Bikes Become Too Complicated?
I sort of agree, but I also remember spending 300+ UK pounds for a Bontrager Competition rigid fork in 1990, and 350ish UK pounds for a 1st gen Answer Manitou fork with a whopping 1.5" of elastomer travel. Specialized Epic Ultimates, Merlins, Kestrel were all stupid money. Sure you pay a bit more (bear in mind inflation over 20+ years), but the performance leap is insane.
