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slyfink
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Ottawa , Ontario - 11 Followers
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slyfink mikekazimer's article
Jun 12, 2026 at 11:51
Jun 12, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: What Made You Stop Caring About Enduro?
I think when I started watching, I was super curious about two things: the local culture of the places they traveled to, and the bike tech. Now, there is very little written or said about the locations they go to, and new bikes are so far out of reach for me, that I can't even relate to the new tech. so they've lost me on two fronts really. the sporting aspect of it is a little too hard to follow as well. I've done an Enduro race, so I have an idea of what they go through, but the spectacle isn't as "pure" (in the sense of the all out speed of DHI or the head to head racing of XCO).
slyfink methelmets's article
Feb 3, 2026 at 8:10
Feb 3, 2026
Biking Through the Taliban’s Shadow: A Solo Journey Into Afghanistan’s Remote Wakhan Corridor
Tes photos sont extraordinaires, mais tes portraits en particulier sont sublimes. merci de les partager...
slyfink edspratt's article
Dec 20, 2025 at 6:17
Dec 20, 2025
Nukeproof Returns to Downhill World Cups as the New Title Sponsor of Axess Racing
Will Pagey be part of it?! Caus' Pagey should really be part of this team.
slyfink Dario-DiGiulio's article
Nov 14, 2025 at 13:09
Nov 14, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Change Tires For Winter Riding?
@teddybutters: permafrost doesn't melt. Hence the "perma"...
But I'm with you. Once the ground freezes and/or is covered in snow, the fatbike comes out. The real bike doesn't get pulled down until the snow is gone.
slyfink Charliecoq's article
Nov 3, 2025 at 11:33
Nov 3, 2025
Video: Do You Really Need DH Casing Tires?
I'm 220lbs/100kg. All my issues cutting tires an/or denting rims have gone away when I went with DD casings and Rimpact inserts. It's a good system, albeit a bit heavy. I switched from DD casings to EXO+ casings with an insert, but was still cutting sidewalls and denting rims. I eventually went back to DD w insert and have been good since (about 4 years now). Just yesterday I came up short on a little gap and landed square on a sharp pointy rock. The kind that would have pinch flatted the tire and dented the rim previously. but it was a non-event yesterday. Though I should probably check spoke tension...
slyfink mikekazimer's article
Oct 31, 2025 at 13:23
Oct 31, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: What Stops You From Riding Year Round?
Bike changes in the winter: fatbike gets ridden when there is snow on the ground. The only thing preventing us from riding is the shoulder season when the ground is semi frozen and snow is rotten or more ice than snow. Usually lasts about 2-3 weeks.
slyfink Dario-DiGiulio's article
Oct 28, 2025 at 10:32
Oct 28, 2025
Review: 7 of the Best Hydration Vests Ridden & Rated
aw man, I just jumped on the fanny-pack bandwagon, and you guys have already moved on to the next new thing?!?! how'm'I supposed to keep up?!?!
slyfink ibiscycles's article
Jul 22, 2025 at 11:31
Jul 22, 2025
Ibis Announces New Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Complete Bikes
can no longer edit my comment, so I'll say that either my eyes were deceiving me (the writing was small), or they updated the spec sheet to reflect that it's a Lyrik and not a Pike. Either way, that makes much more sense!
slyfink ibiscycles's article
Jul 22, 2025 at 11:12
Jul 22, 2025
Ibis Announces New Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Complete Bikes
this definitely caught my attention. I'll be watching for the ride review. I wonder if it's stiffer than it's carbon counterpart? and how the Pike will ride... seems like it could be outclassed for a bike of these intentions. and lastly, rims. I'd been put off by Ibis for a little while caus' I never bought into the wider-is-better rim thing. Have these come back down to the industry "standard" 30mm internal width?
oh... and shock tunes. are they still using light compression tunes? as a heavier rider, I'm weary of that philosophy (even if it works for 90% of riders, and the leverage rates are adjusted accordingly)... I like to keep my bikes a long time (current bike is 8 years old), so being able to find shocks with appropriate damping later on down the road is a consideration.
