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dhridernz
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dhridernz mattbeer's article
Jan 22, 2026 at 0:19
Jan 22, 2026
Opinion: The Ideal eMTB Should Have All of These Features
@Speeder01: I'm onto my second set now (sold the first bike and just biilt another) - never running an ebike with anything else. Cheaper and more reliable with no real downside!
dhridernz mikekazimer's article
Aug 10, 2025 at 16:07
Aug 10, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: What MTB Products Are You Glad You Purchased?
I've added 11 speed linkglide drivetrain for the same reasons.
dhridernz seb-stott's article
Aug 6, 2025 at 12:11
Aug 6, 2025
Thought Experiment: Which Has a Higher Environmental Impact, Uplifts or E-Bikes?
@stiingya: did you know that depending on what you eat to fuel your ride up the hill an ebike can very quickly become more environmentally friendly.
Power your rides with steak and it takes roughly 5 full battery charge cycles to have produced less emissions on the ebike than a normal bike.
Power your rides with primarily sugar and it's about 100 full battery cycles.
dhridernz mattbeer's article
Aug 3, 2025 at 21:04
Aug 3, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: Would You Ever Use Professional Data Acquisition Tools?
@Dougal-SC: Sounds like a poorly optimised setup if my 75kg tune is able to comfortably be ridden by someone at either 90kg (or 60kg). Sure you could build that tune, but it will be about as optimised as a Honda Civic with 5 people, their luggage, and 5 bikes hanging off the back on a gravel road.
I'm sure there are improvements to be made on stock dampers and most people could get a better base tune. But saying there is no point in optimising further is a bit wild.
dhridernz mattbeer's article
Aug 2, 2025 at 21:31
Aug 2, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: Would You Ever Use Professional Data Acquisition Tools?
I'm a few tuning sessions in on the new v3. Loving it so far. Tunes were pretty close already but has found the limits in the base tunes of some of my dampers.
Still figuring out what will work for different people. I think the tuning recommendations are ok but won't work for everyone or every situation. They definitely push you towards a grippy fast tune but I don't think that will give a confidence inspiring ride to all riders.
dhridernz edspratt's article
Jul 22, 2025 at 16:30
Jul 22, 2025
Video: MTB & Moto Relay Challenge on the Red Bull Hardline Wales Course
What we need is this as an event where you have to switch bikes. So many good enduro/trials riders are good on mountain bikes and vice versa.
Imagine mountain of hell MTB race down, switch bikes and boots, and race an enduro course back up.
Surely redbull can put in a good prize purse for it and get some athletes to cross sports.
dhridernz edspratt's article
Jul 6, 2025 at 18:34
Jul 6, 2025
Race Analysis from the 2025 La Thuile DH World Cup
@Linc: That would make a lot of sense. It could stay sealed even with a cracked rim.
dhridernz seb-stott's article
Jul 4, 2025 at 16:10
Jul 4, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: Singletrack or Fire Road Climbs?
No thanks! Other way around for me. Climbing trails are too slow, eat battery and annoy other riders. Ebikes, like fire roads, are for just getting to the top ASAP.
dhridernz Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jun 11, 2025 at 0:27
Jun 11, 2025
Spotted: Trek is Developing a Flex-Stay Top Fuel
@wako29: I'd put money on it they just never chopped out the hole that is usually the inframe storage. Put a few layers of carbon over that part in the mold and bashed a couple of rivnuts in for a bottle holder.
dhridernz Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jun 10, 2025 at 17:18
Jun 10, 2025
Spotted: Trek is Developing a Flex-Stay Top Fuel
@Dario-DiGiulio: That doesn't look like a blanking plate. It looks like its probably the standard mould with a fully enclosed carbon layup.
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