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dthomp325
- Member since Jan 29, 2011
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Louisville , Colorado - 11 Followers
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dthomp325 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jul 1, 2026 at 5:25
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Bike Check: The Most Dominant Race Bike of 2026 - Jonty Williamson's Yeti Special Projects DH
Resin pads have more grip at low temps, your middle aged dads need metallic because they have higher brake temps from dragging the brakes too much.
dthomp325 MTBennettMI's article
Jun 16, 2026 at 7:53
Jun 16, 2026
This 16-Year-Old Solo Developer Is Trying To Solve Suspension Tuning With AI
@howejohn: Oh cool, let us know how it turns out with magnetic sensors!
dthomp325 MTBennettMI's article
Jun 16, 2026 at 6:32
Jun 16, 2026
This 16-Year-Old Solo Developer Is Trying To Solve Suspension Tuning With AI
What are you using to measure travel? I built a system using an time-of-flight laser sensor (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3317) and a reflector, which actually seemed to work well enough, but it isn't as fast or as precise as the expensive linear potentiometers the pros use.
dthomp325 mikekazimer's article
Jun 12, 2026 at 11:15
Jun 12, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: What Made You Stop Caring About Enduro?
The cool thing about ews was the multi-day races at cool global venues. They were adventure races. I don’t see the point now that the edc is one-day events in Europe only. XC and DH are better formats for spectator friendly one-day events.
dthomp325 canfieldbikes's article
Jun 12, 2026 at 7:33
Jun 12, 2026
Canfield Unveils V3 Tilt & Lithium with "Geometry-Static" Dropout System
@b-boyben: I take a pack for rides long than 3 hours, but the majority of my rides are less than 3 hours and two bottles last me 2-3 hours depending on weather. However, bottles are nice even when riding with a pack because I like to do sports drink in my bottles and plain water in my pack, plus it lets you get away with a smaller 1.5l pack, which is far less annoying to wear than a full size 3l pack.
dthomp325 edspratt's article
Jun 8, 2026 at 5:55
Jun 8, 2026
Video: Asa Vermette's Finals Crash POV from the Loudenvielle DH World Cup
@Twenty6ers4life: how are you going to define a crash? Two feet touch the ground? That doesn’t happen in many crashes. Hand touches the ground? Ok, so you can go off course if you crash, is there a limit to how far off you can go or how long you can be off course before rejoining, or does crashing just give you a free pass to skip the whole course? This adds a bunch if complexity where judges would need to determine who crashed and who didn’t plus if the were in the time/distance requirements. It’s not practical at all. Plus, now you have separate rules for off course riders who crash vs ones who don’t, so riders have to remember and comply with even more rules. The current rule is the way it is because it is simple to judge and enforce. All riders must re-enter the course where they exited.
dthomp325 edspratt's article
Jun 6, 2026 at 12:33
Jun 6, 2026
Video: Asa Vermette's Finals Crash POV from the Loudenvielle DH World Cup
@thewho07: Trying to figure out whether or not an exit gained time is tough to enforce and requires some mechanism to challenge officials, which complicates results timing and could leave podium unresolved before official review. Seems dumb to me. The current rule that states you must re-enter where you left is simple, easy to judge and enforce. Asa obviously knows the rules, he could have climbed up if he wanted the points.
dthomp325 canfieldbikes's article
Jun 6, 2026 at 5:52
Jun 6, 2026
Canfield Unveils V3 Tilt & Lithium with "Geometry-Static" Dropout System
My bike has two water bottles and I don’t think I could ever go back to a one mount bike even. So nice to not need a pack on most 3 hour rides.
Personally i think on L and XL frames bike makers should not drop the top tube as much so there is a more room for a second bottle. There is a weird obsession with having the top tube as low as possible and it wastes space that could be used for a second bottle on many bikes. Like on this bike if you got rid of that little brace and put the top tube straight across there would probably be room for a bottle under the top tube on L/XL frames.
dthomp325 edspratt's article
Jun 6, 2026 at 5:42
Jun 6, 2026
Video: Asa Vermette's Finals Crash POV from the Loudenvielle DH World Cup
His race run looks like when some schlub speeds up the video to make themselves look faster, but in his case the actual speed is so high it makes it look fake. GoPro framerate not fast enough to keep up with Asa.
dthomp325 AVINOX's article
May 23, 2026 at 7:01
May 23, 2026
Avinox Issues Statement on eBike Power, Speed, and Safety
I do enjoy ebikes, but I also think they will be an access mess. They are fine for mtb specific trails, motorized trails, lower use trails, but don’t seem appropriate for high use multiuse trails.
