skylerd
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Calgary , Alberta - 81 Followers
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skylerd danielsapp's article
Aug 20, 2018 at 8:07
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More Tech Randoms: Suspension, Tires, Paint & More - Crankworx Whistler 2018
And here I thought ceramic bearings were already made of pure snake oil to begin with.
skylerd devinci's article
Aug 14, 2018 at 22:39
Aug 14, 2018
Devinci Announces New Wilson 29er DH Bike
@groghunter: yes! Mixed wheel sizes! I've been playing with it and I do find you get most of the roll over feeling from the front wheel, while keeping the pop of a smaller rear wheel.
rode in Keystone Standard Basin. view ridelog
Aug 12, 2018 at 0:05
Aug 12, 2018
Keystone Basin bracketed by thunder storms. I'll support this Keystone XL.
21.3 km - 04:05 - 1 badges
rode in Frisby. view ridelog
Aug 10, 2018 at 18:31
Aug 10, 2018 Hot, smokey Frisby with a side of boiled brain.
40.6 km - 06:46 - 3 achievements - 1 badges
skylerd RichardCunningham's article
Aug 8, 2018 at 16:18
Aug 8, 2018
Industry Weighs in on the Latest Round of US Tariffs on Chinese Mountain Bike Imports
This is what I want to know: if bikes are getting more expensive, and margins are getting way tighter for bike companies, where's the money going? I'm not convinced it's greed/price gouging, as you've suggested. Competition would cut through that pretty quick.
Has the price of manufacturing frames gone up? Why? Or has the price of components going up? Bike companies are struggling...is SRAM struggling? Has the industry just been reshuffled so that the big component manufacturers are now reaping most of the profits, at the expense of the LBS and frame makers? Or is it just way way more expensive to make a GX cassette than a 10 speed Shimano cassette?
Or are the prices going up to pay for marketing?
rode in Bow Valley. view ridelog
Jul 21, 2018 at 19:41
Jul 21, 2018 Black Rock: yes.
14.0 km - 02:57 - 1 achievements
rode in Montane. view ridelog
Jul 21, 2018 at 19:40
Jul 21, 2018 Craig Stappler Ride backcountry beat down
52.2 km - 07:19
rode in Sibbald. view ridelog
Jul 17, 2018 at 22:42
Jul 17, 2018 Sweaty Cox at sunset. Nobody can break cranks like hardtailers can break cranks.
16.3 km - 02:28 - 3 achievements
rode in Station Flats / Allen Bill. view ridelog
Jul 15, 2018 at 16:54
Jul 15, 2018 Off-day on a day off...
23.8 km - 02:59 - 2 achievements
rode in Castle Mountain. view ridelog
Jul 9, 2018 at 10:04
Jul 9, 2018 Wigwam Flats: 10/10 would bikepack again
66.0 km - 07:35
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