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grampa
- Member since Nov 23, 2005
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Cochrane , Alberta - 15 Followers
- 1,127 Trailforks Points
Equal parts bike, business, creative, property, travel obsessed... but bikes are behind it all and BMX is the root.
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grampa andrewmajor's article
Oct 20, 2026 at 18:12
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9 Shimano CUES-Equipped Mountain Bikes That Won’t Burn Up Your Bank Account
@andrewmajor: absolutely! the number of times I saw the well intentioned used bike buyer of what appeared to be a good value 3 year old bike walked out of the shop stunned to learn they bought something with a) a worn out drivetrain, b)a blown fork or shock, c)a brake/bearing/freehub/wheel needing serious loving, d)that one surprise mystery thing that the seller obviously knew was an issue but forgot to mention. It is similar to consumer direct sales: great for the buyer who understands all the factors of sizing/usage/components but for a newb just a great way to end up with a cool looking bike that is inappropriate for their needs.
grampa Dario-DiGiulio's article
Mar 26, 2026 at 14:13
Mar 26, 2026
Intrusive Thoughts: The Hudski Dualist - Is This a Mountain Bike?
@lwkwafi: #riserbar
grampa mattbeer's article
Feb 5, 2026 at 12:17
Feb 5, 2026
Shimano XT Di2 Review: Great Shifting, But Where’s the Clutch?
I don't want to seem like that guy who stills loves his 30 year old thumb shifters... but, damn, my current 12 speed Deore, SLX and XT mechanical drivetrains are so solid that I just don't understand the argument for going electronic.
grampa stephanepelletier's article
Oct 29, 2025 at 9:44
Oct 29, 2025
Tech Briefing: Stem-Dock for Headset Maintenance, Transcendant Mobility, Freeride Bits & So Much More
So the stem dock is a solution to a problem caused by bike manufacturers offering a design feature that people explicitly hate that solves a problem that doesn't exist... There might be another solution.
grampa edspratt's article
Oct 19, 2025 at 16:51
Oct 19, 2025
Red Bull Rampage 2025 Men's Final Results
More than a BMX background: quite literally the biggest BMX racer from Canada in his generation and a member of Canada's BMX hall of Fame. Legend!
grampa mikekazimer's article
Oct 11, 2025 at 10:47
Oct 11, 2025
Bike Check: Luke Meier-Smith's Giant Glory - 2025 Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup
@mikekazimer: point taken... I don't even ride DH bikes, but opon reading that review I was like, "oof that seems harsh." I've just been waiting for LMS or Remy to podium so I could get my 2 cents in.
grampa mikekazimer's article
Oct 11, 2025 at 8:21
Oct 11, 2025
Bike Check: Luke Meier-Smith's Giant Glory - 2025 Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup
Lets just remember this quote from Pinkbike testers:
"The Giant Glory is a hard bike to define. It doesn't offer particularly good value, favourable geometry, or a great suspension feel. In its stock guise, it was the bike both Matt and I had as our least favourite of our test group. While I have been thoroughly impressed by some of Giant's recent endeavours and consider the Trance X to be an extremely good example of just how good a trail bike can be, I can't say the Glory had me similarly impressed. I wonder if it goes to show the limitations of trying to use the same suspension layout for every bike in a brand's range?"
Considering this, LMS must be a magician... or those tests/comparisons really aren't that relevant.
grampa edspratt's article
Sep 26, 2025 at 9:44
Sep 26, 2025
YT Industries Lays Off Most Staff as Markus Flossmann Attempts to Buy Back the Brand
The industry needs to lose some brands, and some big ones, to give a chance of survival for the ones who remain. All these brands who have been on the brink of death and proven they don't have the magic sauce of great product AND some financial savvy need to die or the current issues in the market will just continue.
grampa mikekazimer's article
Aug 8, 2025 at 8:26
Aug 8, 2025
Review: 2026 Trek Fuel LX / MX - The Secret Menu Option
Was intrigued until I heard the weight... and I'm not even a weight weeny.
grampa mattbeer's article
Apr 23, 2025 at 8:12
Apr 23, 2025
First Ride: Rossignol Heretic - New & Improved Has Never Been More True
In the current market, I'm not sure how or why a company makes sense of trying to establish a "new" brand offering this sort of product. No matter the quality, the majority of consumers have already built up loyalty to one of the existing brands with many years of history to create some sort of connection with a rider. I can imagine a small builder with a great back-story, compelling quality story, something truly innovative capturing people's attention. This isn't a negative comment about the bike: it seems good, but unless this is a flagship model designed to create brand credibility while the sales model will be a pile of mid level Rossignol bikes pushed into big boxes, I don't get it.
