pball19ac
- Member since Sep 19, 2005 O+
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pball19ac edspratt's article
Oct 17, 2022 at 16:51
Oct 17, 2022
Video: A Closer Look at Version 4 of Neko Mulally's Race Bike - In Depth Ep. 4
Cool project, I admire him for taking it on. Reminds me of how nortshore and DH bikes and frames were probably made in the early 2000s. Trail and error/ER visits versus FEA and CAD.
pball19ac paulkalifatidi's article
Sep 20, 2022 at 22:17
Sep 20, 2022
First Impressions: Riding Northstar, California with Geoff Gulevich, Damon Iwanaga & Cam Zink
Man, I wonder how much Vail paid these guys or at least Gulevich for the embellished content. "Good berms, good rocks, it's always loose". The last statement is mostly true
pball19ac edspratt's article
Sep 9, 2022 at 20:14
Sep 9, 2022
The New iPhone 14 Has Emergency SOS via Satellite
Considering the Face ID doesn't work with goggles or a helmet (opps who would have thought iPhone users like to get rad) I wonder if this thing will be calling the meat wagon every time your take a digger on your bike or drop a cliff on skis? I can see it now, "because of mountain bikers and skiers, apple no longer calls help for Karens trapped in during vehicles!"
pball19ac sarahmoore's article
May 13, 2022 at 21:27
May 13, 2022
Muc-Off's Clever New Product Allows You to Hide an Apple AirTag in Your Wheel
Every Bike shop I ever worked at was typically a bunch of single dudes, some were a little too single if you know what I mean? Ladies if the same bike shop guy that fixed your flat keeps "running into you" on the trail, check your valves...
pball19ac henryquinney's article
May 5, 2022 at 22:01
May 5, 2022
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: 10 Editors' Clipless Pedal Setups
I like my Mallet DH with the easy release cleats. I've ridden various SPD platforms and tried HTs. Having a platform pedal with the retention and positioning of a cleat it pretty ideal. Biggest advantage for me with clipless is by far keeping my feet in the position I want them in. Flats are definitely safer but with sticky shoes getting your feet where you want them can be a bear.
pball19ac mattbeer's article
Mar 21, 2022 at 20:14
Mar 21, 2022
Review: 2022 Orbea Rallon M-LTD
Love my 2019 Rallon with Rally on link. Looks like they fixed some of its short comings (cable routing, bearing life, on board storage). Part of the reason I went with the Rallon is that for $7800 I got the build kit I wanted plus the geometry wasn't too long or too low. A specialized stump jumper with similar build require a bump up the s-works. The previous Rallon was fast but also super playful when set up right.
pball19ac seb-stott's article
Oct 29, 2021 at 18:45
Oct 29, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Care About the Carbon Footprint of Your Bike?
Manufactures should be offering "buy back"/Recycling programs. Fox took some of my old shox from 2006 at their Reno facility. They said they would scrap the metal. Dealers should accept old frames and components for recycling to manufactures in my opinion. Especially the aluminum frames and components. Old carbon frames can be crushed and incinerated. Bikes and landfills don't work well together... With the rate bikes are be coming obsolete, it would be a honorable thing for manufacturers to do.
pball19ac jamessmurthwaite's article
Sep 23, 2021 at 21:48
Sep 23, 2021
Throwback Thursday: Mick Hannah's World Cup Win in Vigo 2006
Looks like bunch of grown ass men riding kids bikes haha! Tiny bikes and baggy clothes! This clip makes me feel old!
pball19ac alicialeggett's article
Sep 14, 2021 at 19:44
Sep 14, 2021
Greg Minnaar Sustains Suspected AC Separation in Snowshoe World Cup Qualification Run [Updated with Video]
Is Minnaar mechanic Rat Boy's long lost older brother???
pball19ac edspratt's article
Sep 3, 2021 at 22:01
Sep 3, 2021
Video: Eliot Jackson Breaks Down the Lenzerheide World Cup DH Track
This was pretty cool.
