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jankslayer
- Member since May 8, 2000
- Male / 38
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Victoria , British Columbia - 11 Followers
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Ride all the bikes.
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jankslayer jessie-mmorgan's article
Sep 17, 2026 at 1:15
3 days
Trek Factory Racing Show Evie Richards Riding New 32" XC Bike
@tacopop: only if you lock your arms and legs for every root and square edge. If you ride like a decent rider and unweight and accelerate then it’s the same speed or faster on smaller wheels. For gravel riding on washboard it makes sense.
jankslayer jessie-mmorgan's article
Sep 17, 2026 at 0:15
3 days
Trek Factory Racing Show Evie Richards Riding New 32" XC Bike
Bike industry future in the mature modern era isn’t gimmicks/marketing. It’s offering the most dialled bike at the lowest cost in the spec/colour customers want. The mid size brands won’t compete and will be eaten up. Smaller margins, serviceable and perfect product at scale. Just give us the perfect 29er XC bike at 6k and delete the competition. 32 gimmicks are just a hope and a prayer that everyone has gotten it wrong until now and acceleration, bike fit and packaging don’t matter. DH went from full 29er and is now almost 100% mullet because it is a better package and fits the application perfectly from a handling precision, stiffness and bike fit perspective. 32 is only ideal if you are 6’6, but go ahead and push the gimmick. Anyone going full 32 is dead in the water haha.
jankslayer jessie-mmorgan's article
Sep 17, 2026 at 0:01
3 days
Trek Factory Racing Show Evie Richards Riding New 32" XC Bike
32 is dumb! Release the 29er Trek Epic8RevolverEvo.
jankslayer Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:47
Aug 25, 2026
First Ride: The Yeti MT Aims to Do It All
Having 30mm reach between sizes is too much. Should have gone with reach adjust cups if the gaps needed to be so wide. Correct reach is more important than progression adjustment. Volume spacers and shock types already make that very adjustable.
jankslayer Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 19, 2026 at 16:44
Aug 19, 2026
UCI & WBD Sports Cancel 2027 Enduro World Cup Season
@justanotherusername: the best grassroots events that attract participation will be able to thrive and will attract top talent. If a big enduro can have 500+ participants with 100 of them being top riders the event becomes sustainable to hold a pro level event. With numbers comes sponsorship and industry support. It’s the gravel or gran fondo model. Events could have a festival tacked on to bring more people together. The current pro only with spotty coverage has minimal vibes. Think Ard Rock as a successful enduro. Without World Cup events like this can grow and many more will have room to thrive.
jankslayer Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 19, 2026 at 10:52
Aug 19, 2026
UCI & WBD Sports Cancel 2027 Enduro World Cup Season
This is actually amazing news for Enduro. Huge opportunity to rebuild enduro to its potential. The UCI is corrupt garbage.
jankslayer Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 5, 2026 at 9:34
Aug 5, 2026
First Ride: Santa Cruz Updates the Blur - More Travel, More Weight, More Fun?
Seems like lots of people chiming in that don’t ride/race and own a XC bike. This is what most people who do need. Most people ride trails, group rides and race 1-5 times a year. This does that better than a pure World Cup bike that has creaking headset cable routing, one piece bar/stem, rigid suspension that feels more suited to a gravel bike, linkage that eats bearings/bushing, etc.
jankslayer pinkbikeaudience's article
Jul 29, 2026 at 22:15
Jul 29, 2026
Rumor Roundup: Things That May or May Not Be Happening In the Bike Industry
Love my Dominions, but the new ones need more piston throw. Any wobble of a brake rotor is brake rub. Needs more gap between pads and rotor.
jankslayer officialcrankworx's article
Jul 26, 2026 at 20:27
Jul 26, 2026
Elly Hoskin & Elliot Jamieson Sweep Canadian Open Enduro on Crankworx Whistler Opening Weekend
That could have been the best course and highest level podium at any Enduro this year! For the men anyway.
jankslayer Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jul 14, 2026 at 10:09
Jul 14, 2026
Review: Yeti Goes Long With the Ultra-Adjustable LT
Richey Rude Medium is a big medium. I get it’s a smaller brand and they only wanted to make 4 sizes, but the gaps between sizes is too large. It’s a common problem for lots of smaller brands right now with seemingly average size people falling between sizes.
