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nooch98 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Sep 12, 2026 at 7:16
Sep 12, 2026
Specialized Purgatory / Trail Control Tire Review: A Pleasant Surprise
@Mtmw: Haaa! Just tried that Silca site. Complete garbage at best, dangerously unsafe recommendation if taken seriously. Silca needs to take that down before someone gets hurt.
nooch98 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 29, 2026 at 8:45
Aug 29, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: Belt-Drive DH Bikes Have Passed the Test - Will You Buy One?
@TheR: Agreed. Belt drive is truly a solution looking for a problem. Seen so many belts break, and unlike a chain, can not be fixed.
nooch98 brianpark's article
Apr 25, 2026 at 9:37
Apr 25, 2026
Brian’s Randoms: Rumors, Tech, & Industry Signals from Sea Otter 2026
Square taper was awful. Period. Crankarms routinely rounded out. Snapped spindles were a weekly occurrence. Who gives a crap about some track sprinter torqueing on them? Repeated square edge hits and drops to flat deliver multiple times more stress.
And yes, ISIS was even more garbage.
As was when Shimano had two spline profiles, XTR and everything else, for BBs.
nooch98 jessie-mmorgan's article
Mar 14, 2026 at 18:08
Mar 14, 2026
Peaty's Holeshot Fast Flow Tubeless Valves Claim 200% the Air Flow of Presta
This. 110% this. Schrader valves work for literally every other pneumatic thing. Every single industry, expect ding dong bikes. No exaggeration.
nooch98 andrewmajor's article
Nov 8, 2025 at 7:27
Nov 8, 2025
You Should Hire Brett Tippie - An Open Letter to Bike Brands
Tippie is the man! Met him a few times, always 100% positive, kind, and stoked. An incredible ambassador of MTB; any brand would be lucky to have him.
nooch98 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Apr 17, 2025 at 15:50
Apr 17, 2025
Dario's Randoms Round 2 - Sea Otter 2025
@DJ-24: On the surface, only.
Bikes in the 90s and early 00s required constant maintenance. You couldn't even ride a trail without having to re-adjust derailleurs and true wheels. Non-stop tinkering, and still the crap barely worked. Complications on every single ride, every time. And don't even start on getting flats with tubes.
nooch98 edspratt's article
May 20, 2024 at 6:26
May 20, 2024
Kona Founders Buy Brand Back from Kent Outdoors
Fantastic news! Way to go, Dan and Jake!
nooch98 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jan 4, 2024 at 6:26
Jan 4, 2024
7 Strange & Sexy Bikes From the Pinkbike BuySell
This is correct, as well as the epoxying the BB area. And re-setting the Headshox needle bearings. And working on the Coda discs. I was on a first-name basis with Cannondale techs back then. To be fair, their techs were always super patient, generous, and responsive.
nooch98 henryquinney's article
Mar 19, 2023 at 9:13
Mar 19, 2023
We Finally Started A Talk Show | Pinkbike Magazine Show Ep. 1
Henry is 100% correct.
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