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mtnbykr05
- Member since Sep 25, 2005
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North Bend , Washington - 26 Followers
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mtnbykr05 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jan 1, 2026 at 22:01
Jan 1, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: The 2025 MTB Damage Inventory
@Mac1987: this is exactly why I have no problem running 12sp XT. I can get an entirely new drivetrain for the price of a mid-range SRAM cassette.
mtnbykr05 mikekazimer's article
Dec 27, 2025 at 7:15
Dec 27, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: How Many Days Did You Ride in 2025?
@Bro-LanDog: that’s still an avg speed of 13.5mph, which is actually pretty damn high for MTB. The elevation, well he lives in AZ; what you don’t get in elevation, you make up for in miles and interval training on repetitive punchy climbs.
mtnbykr05 mikekazimer's article
Dec 27, 2025 at 7:12
Dec 27, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: How Many Days Did You Ride in 2025?
@MTB-Enjoyer: and you’ll probably get better too.
Most pro riders maybe ride their mountain bike 2-3x a week. A lot of time spent on the road bike and in the gym, and that’s what makes them faster riders. Folks that ride 4,5,6 days a week, are stuck in the 70%. They’re always stuck in recovery and they’re often not building a base.
mtnbykr05 TransCascadia's article
Oct 25, 2025 at 7:44
Oct 25, 2025
Race Report: Trans-Cascadia 2025 Wrapped - Trail Work, Racing & TCPN Video Reporting
@masonskis: it’s called they don’t want people blowing up the work, without contributing back. If they blasted the trails all over the web, they’d have to be back every season to rehab them due to the increase in traffic.
No dig no ride. Show up to a work party and you’ll slowly learn the trails.
mtnbykr05 jessie-mmorgan's article
Oct 10, 2025 at 5:44
Oct 10, 2025
Spotted: New Fox 38 RAD Prototype
@chakaping: having a 34, 36, and 38 in both Factory and Performance Elite forks (2 of each size), without a doubt I can tell you Kashima does make a difference. The Kashima forks are noticeably smoother.
mtnbykr05 edspratt's article
Feb 20, 2024 at 2:50
Feb 20, 2024
Granite Design's New RocknRoll TQ Torque Wrench Kit - Core Bike 2024
@nickfranko: I agree. I wrenched for 15yrs and when I was wrenching daily, I feel my low torque items like 3-5nm, I was pretty damn accurate. I’d regularly install an item, build a bike, or do a full overhaul and at the end go over each bolt with a torque wrench. On those items it was very rarely off by more than an 1/8 turn.
However, ask me to tighten something to 12nm and there’s no way I’d know where that really is. It’s by design, through accurate tolerances, most items will just happen to get “tight” right around where the intended torque specs are. I found the higher the quality of the product, often the more accurate “tight” was to torque specs. Through repetition and experience, I was damn accurate at getting a bolt tight, but I couldn’t tell you what a specific torque spec would be.
mtnbykr05 edspratt's article
Oct 15, 2023 at 6:53
Oct 15, 2023
Video: Brendan Fairclough's 4th Place Rampage POV
How many riders have left Rampage or had their careers completely stall out as a result of piss poor judging where it’s clear the judges have a few select bros they’re going to pick from? Kyle Norbraten, Andrew Lecondeguy, now Brendog?
Sure because we just want to keep watching the same guys pull the same tricks on the same features year after year.
mtnbykr05 henryquinney's article
Jan 19, 2023 at 8:38
Jan 19, 2023
Review: 7iDP Sam Hill & Sam Hill Lite Knee Pads
@sicboy541: If you're one to wear them from the house like when using pants, I like to put them in the dryer on low for about 2 minutes. Just enough to warm them up and fit like a mold.
mtnbykr05 travisengel's article
Nov 30, 2022 at 15:14
Nov 30, 2022
Trail Tool Review: Silky Gomboy vs Corona RazorTooth Folding Handsaw
arborist here as well, and would agree. I'd only use a corona or something cheaper if I intend on cutting roots/into dirt. Zubat, Tsurugi, and Big Boy.
mtnbykr05 mattbeer's article
Sep 23, 2022 at 9:08
Sep 23, 2022
Evil Bikes Updates The Wreckoning With New Colors & a UDH
Notice how Luke Strobel still races DH but doesn’t ride Evil anymore? Just one of the reasons, Specialized has a DH bike.
