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- Member since Jul 21, 2013
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On the Trail , Arizona - 0 Followers
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ptsube edspratt's article
Jun 14, 2026 at 8:28
Jun 14, 2026
Jenny Rissveds Avoids Disqualification After Leaving the Course at the Leogang World Cup
There was no way Rissveds was making that corner at that speed without the intention of hitting Blunk and using her as a berm. The smirk on her face says it all. Blunk had the line. You can see the line in the mud. No one takes the corner like JR was trying to do. You can see later a couple riders tried to do the same and had to scrub a ton of speed so they didn’t wreck the rider on the outside. Should be a DQ for Rissveds. JR also elbowed Pieterse in the first corner to get on the inside of her. I’ve always liked JR but she looked like a deer in the headlights when the interviewer was asking her about it. She knows she screwed up. UCI let her off the hook.
ptsube whytebikes's article
Mar 7, 2023 at 8:05
Mar 7, 2023
Video: Chris Akrigg Signs For Whyte Bikes
I wish Whyte would start selling in the US again. I had a 160 and a 130. Awesome bikes. The T-130 had over 10k miles on it.
I have many friends on e-bikes and many on pedal bikes. We all ride together. It’s all about about getting out and riding with some friends and enjoying good times.
ptsube edspratt's article
Nov 17, 2020 at 15:39
Nov 17, 2020
PRO Launches New Range of Tools
I love that I get downvoted for complaining about MY own experience with XTR and complaining about an incredibly overpriced torque wrench.
I’ve had two m9100 cassettes creak like crazy(yes, I have the little plastic spacer). One of the shifters broke a month ago. Still waiting for a replacement. Brake pistons don’t retract fully or evenly. I’ve had to have the pistons greased several times so they will retract, but even then they eventually go out of alignment and one side doesn’t retract properly. And I had a chain snap during a hard sprint. Luckily we were practicing hole-shots on grass. That still messed me up for a week or two.
As far as the torque wrench, it’s a ripoff! Get a Venzo on Amazon for $60. And bits suck, sockets don’t.
ptsube edspratt's article
Nov 6, 2020 at 11:56
Nov 6, 2020
PRO Launches New Range of Tools
Pretty much becoming anti-Shimano at this point. XTR is an unreliable mess. Problem after problem for me on my two bikes with m9100.
$250 for a torque wrench, and one that uses bits instead of sockets? Get a Venzo torque wrench on Amazon. I’ve had one for 6-7 years that has worked great. Still accurate, and the sockets are way better than annoying little bits.
ptsube sarahmoore's article
Nov 12, 2019 at 18:11
Nov 12, 2019
Backcountry.com Suspends All Legal Actions & Publishes Apology Letter From CEO
Cancel culture sucks!
ptsube mikelevy's article
Sep 19, 2019 at 20:36
Sep 19, 2019
Review: 6 Months with SRAM'S Wireless Eagle AXS XX1 Drivetrain
I don’t trust anything SRAM! My new bike sits in the shop waiting for the fork to come back from Rockshox. Lockout doesn’t work. Poor service and QC. Had the bike all of two weeks and the fork never worked right.
ptsube RichardCunningham's article
Nov 30, 2017 at 18:21
Nov 30, 2017
Niner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Pending Sale to Colorado Investment Group
@dthomp325: They sell 27plus, they don't have a 27.5 bike.
ptsube RichardCunningham's article
Nov 30, 2017 at 18:19
Nov 30, 2017
Niner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Pending Sale to Colorado Investment Group
@plyawn: What? In business you sell what people want. People want 27.5, and if people want 32 then they can sell those too.
ptsube RichardCunningham's article
Nov 30, 2017 at 15:05
Nov 30, 2017
Niner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Pending Sale to Colorado Investment Group
@NinerBikes: You should make a 27.5 bike and just call it Fiver, or point five. Ditch the box you painted yourselves in.
