TucsonDon
- Member since Apr 14, 2010
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Ride a lot.
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TucsonDon sarahmoore's article
Apr 16, 2024 at 13:40
Apr 16, 2024
Things We Learned from the State of the Sport Survey
Sport usually implies competition. So the sport aspect is about racing or other competition. Just riding is an activity.
Y'know, if someone wants to be pedantic about it...
TucsonDon sarahmoore's article
Apr 16, 2024 at 13:37
Apr 16, 2024
Things We Learned from the State of the Sport Survey
I think that's the biggest problem for mountain bike racing. The people most interested are out training or riding. We're the type of people that are doers, not spectators.
It's always funny talking to someone at a gathering and they're like "Oh, my husband is really into sports." and I reply "Oh what sports does he play?" and they're like "Oh, I mean watching sports..."
TucsonDon edspratt's article
Apr 2, 2024 at 13:38
Apr 2, 2024
How Much Are World Cup Racers Paid in 2024? - Pinkbike's State of the Sport Survey 2024
How does that affect rider salary?
TucsonDon SklarBikes's article
Mar 29, 2024 at 13:00
Mar 29, 2024
Sklar Opens Pre-Order for Tall Tale Hardtail
Because the steel tubing alone doesn't make the bike heavy enough. You also need unnecessary adapters.
TucsonDon SklarBikes's article
Mar 29, 2024 at 12:58
Mar 29, 2024
Sklar Opens Pre-Order for Tall Tale Hardtail
What's really weird is the medium is slacker than both the small and the large. So it gets slacker as you increase from S to M, then steeper as you increase from M to L, and steeper again as you increase from L to XL. Or it's a typo, which seems to happen pretty often in geometry tables...
TucsonDon dariodigiulio's article
Mar 29, 2024 at 12:54
Mar 29, 2024
Review: Specialized’s New Epic 8 - All the Speed You Need
@skywalkdontrun: Yes. I hear they're dropping the Stumpy Evo, will just be the Stumpy at 140/150. Didn't think about the horst link aspect, but I could see it sticking with the Horst, there's some benefit to it at that amount of travel. Less benefit for lower travel bikes.
TucsonDon jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 29, 2024 at 12:40
Mar 29, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: What's the Duration of Your Average Weekend Ride?
@mikekazimer: Not the Amish ones!
TucsonDon dariodigiulio's article
Mar 13, 2024 at 13:18
Mar 13, 2024
Review: Specialized’s New Epic 8 - All the Speed You Need
@bcmanucd: They can use even smaller cranks on the smallest frames? I didn't look at specs to see if the smaller frames with lower BB come with shorter cranks, but perhaps they maintain the same pedal to ground clearance as the others, but with the benefits of lower center of gravity.
TucsonDon dariodigiulio's article
Mar 13, 2024 at 13:10
Mar 13, 2024
Review: Specialized’s New Epic 8 - All the Speed You Need
@sethlowe: They're still 30% off, even with Transmission. Just picked up a Stumpjumper Pro T-type, for $6500US, with full XO, Codes, 34 w/Grip2, and carbon wheels. Damn, that's a near $10k bike from most other companies, at least $9k.
Pretty sure the new Stumpjumper will release pretty soon too. Probably at 140mm from what I hear, since the new Epic Evo is almost encroaching on the current gen Stumpjumper.
TucsonDon dariodigiulio's article
Mar 12, 2024 at 14:54
Mar 12, 2024
First Ride: RockShox Flight Attendant XC Suspension System
Maybe not Nino, but it's enough to beat Fred, that guy who finished 1 minute ahead of me last race.
