kram
- Member since Nov 15, 2007 O+
- Male / 49
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Squamish , British Columbia - 102 Followers
- 40 Trailforks Points
Founder of LoamLab Components
www.loamlab.bike
Co-founder of Khyber Racks
www.khyberracks.com
Recent
kram mattbeer's article
Mar 16, 2023 at 15:36
Mar 16, 2023
Annie Ford Sets World Record for Descending the Most Vertical on a Bicycle
Nicely done. I have an idea how much effort that takes.
Anyone who thinks they could show up and do this hasn’t tried. The preparation required is huge. Hats off to you Annie.
kram jamessmurthwaite's article
Nov 26, 2021 at 21:52
Nov 26, 2021
Pinkbike Annual Community Survey: Full 2021 Dataset
@lepigpen: this is household income not individuals. Still surprisingly high number though.
kram mattbeer's article
Nov 20, 2021 at 19:38
Nov 20, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: What Was the Greatest Advancement In Mountain Bike Technology?
@thenotoriousmic: Agreed. Disc brakes were the main event.
Since suspension isn’t in the list but better air suspension is, I’m assuming in this thought experiment that suspension is available. If you had to go back to riding a bike and parts that were available the moment decent disc brakes were, geo is less of a thing unless you’re 6’2” or taller. You could get a hard tail that’s an XL designed for a 2” fork and put a 4” fork on it, put the shortest stem you could find in the day which was about 50-60mm and you could get riser bars then too, so most of your geo problems are solved. The rest of the things on the list I could live without as long as I had discs; although I’d miss the dropper.
kram urteam's article
Sep 27, 2021 at 22:45
Sep 27, 2021
Video: Joe Breeden’s Winning Run from the Psychosis DH - Crankworx BC 2021
This is nerding out a bit, but so is calling a beanie a toque, so here goes:
The start of the race is at 1946.1m and the finish line is 789.9. The vertical relief is 1156.2m, but there is 58.48m of uphill, most of it all at once, but there 2 more short climbs. So the total amount of descending after gaining the additional vert is 1214.7m. I could go for a beaver tail.
kram pinkbikeoriginals's article
Sep 27, 2021 at 22:31
Sep 27, 2021
Video: Tom Bradshaw Races Psychosis DH On A Hardtail
@Tombrad: I don't know how you managed! I've told many people that it's the best DH track in the world, and when they ask why I say one of the reasons is because you use all of your suspension, all of the time. Generally that's a little bit of a hyperbolic statement, but in your case you most definitely were!
kram pinkbikeoriginals's article
Sep 27, 2021 at 11:35
Sep 27, 2021
Video: Tom Bradshaw Races Psychosis DH On A Hardtail
Nice work Tom. That's one of the best tracks to take a DH bike to, so that probably means one of the worst for a HT. Being only 3:26 behind the winner is solid AF.
Nice to see the road gap was back for the race. Hopefully they leave it there!
kram mattwragg's article
Jul 21, 2021 at 16:11
Jul 21, 2021
Opinion: Should We Be Racing eMTBs at the Elite Level? Maybe Not Yet.
What percentage of the job does a dirtbike do on a supercross track?
kram mattwragg's article
Jul 21, 2021 at 15:30
Jul 21, 2021
Opinion: Should We Be Racing eMTBs at the Elite Level? Maybe Not Yet.
What burns more calories? A pair of running shoes, flip flops or ski boots?
Is running to the donut shop in high heels more or less pure than lapping a supercross course in bowling shoes?
How does one go about ranking hiking gravel pathways (fully human powered) vs sledding in 3 foot deep pow (sweat, pain, beers)?
Will riding a bike only downhill after lazily sitting on a chairlift make me tired?
Curious minds want to know.
