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Thebluelion alicialeggett's article

Dec 14, 2021 at 8:26

Dec 14, 2021

Field Test: Starling Murmur - The Steel Rock Crusher

Looked through the video several times and I'm falling on the side of definite contact with the seat post. It might just be the camera angle playing tricks though but still not a great look for a bike claiming clearance for 2.6 tyres

Thebluelion pinkbikeoriginals's article

Oct 21, 2021 at 19:23

Oct 21, 2021

Video: Let The Racing Begin - Pinkbike Academy Season 2 EP 1

Holy Fuck did they manage to get sponsors on board with this one. Every last thread hanging from someone's shorts has it's own sponsor. Took Jason a whole minute just to get through the list of sponsors.

Thebluelion mattbeer's article

Sep 15, 2021 at 10:40

Sep 15, 2021

Field Test: 2022 Norco Range VLT - The Carbon Monster Truck

It depends on where you're located as well. Here in Oz (and in the EU as well, I think) ebikes are sold to be road legal so they're electronically limited to 250 Watts.

Thebluelion mattbeer's article

Aug 20, 2021 at 6:32

Aug 20, 2021

First Ride: The New Intense Tracer 279

I know it's a joke but I'm just curious - isn't the VPP a suspension design that can be licensed by any bike company, though it's mostly associated with Santa Cruz? Kinda like the DW-link suspension?

Thebluelion pinkbikeoriginals's article

Aug 16, 2021 at 1:24

Aug 16, 2021

Video: The Line That Won The Men's Race At Maribor World Cup DH 2021

@conoat: Already said I don't disagree, just thought it was an interesting hypothetical to think about

Thebluelion pinkbikeoriginals's article

Aug 15, 2021 at 21:42

Aug 15, 2021

Video: The Line That Won The Men's Race At Maribor World Cup DH 2021

@conoat: I don't disagree, but there are several issues with just witnessing vs recording, it's unlikely that you'll be present for all of the competitor runs and it's hard to communicate line choice verbally. Witnessing the entire run is also physically impossible in most DH tracks. All of these issues are mitigated to a certain extent by video, which would allow detailed comparison of line choices along the entire track

Thebluelion pinkbikeoriginals's article

Aug 15, 2021 at 21:03

Aug 15, 2021

Video: The Line That Won The Men's Race At Maribor World Cup DH 2021

This brings up an interesting question about ethics of recording practice runs, Minnaar identified an innovative line and presumably should have been allowed to benefit from it in the main run until it was there for all to see. I know it's not enforceable with the million people about on practice days and it's obviously not certain if Vergier even saw Minnaar's run. Just something to think about. After all tactics are very closely guarded in other sports.

Thebluelion mikekazimer's article

Jul 29, 2021 at 19:30

Jul 29, 2021

First Look: 2022 Trek Roscoe Hardtail

@Svinyard: That crest fork is surprisingly decent, but I can't recommend it, it's got a ton of quality issues worldwide.

Thebluelion sarahmoore's article

Jul 26, 2021 at 9:26

Jul 26, 2021

Amaury Pierron & Commencal 21 Team Manager Apologize for Instagram Stories

@vemegen: Same way I know not to joke about the holocaust even though I wasn't born in Europe. You're ignorance doesn't absolve you of guilt, it just makes you ignorant as well as lazy, because it takes 10 seconds to learn about a word before using it.

Thebluelion sarahmoore's article

Jul 23, 2021 at 21:19

Jul 23, 2021

Amaury Pierron & Commencal 21 Team Manager Apologize for Instagram Stories

'the rest of the world hasn't been following the minutiae of your political discourse' He said the n-word for fuck sake, I have no knowledge of Jewish politics either, but know that joking about the holocaust is fucking stupid. No knowledge of minutiae needed just common fucking sense.

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