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southoftheborder jessie-mmorgan's article

Sep 10, 2026 at 2:55

Sep 10, 2026

First Look: The AL Works Gradient 30 is Wheel Size-Fluid

@mtbman1980: it's a chinesium frame: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMLjlhp

southoftheborder mattbeer's article

Jul 15, 2026 at 10:05

Jul 15, 2026

First Ride: Norco Fluid A1 - Don't Mess With a Winning Recipe

@DaveRobinson81: https://www.norco.com/bikes/mountain/trail/fluid-gen-2/27-fluid-a1/

southoftheborder mattbeer's article

Jul 15, 2026 at 10:04

Jul 15, 2026

First Ride: Norco Fluid A1 - Don't Mess With a Winning Recipe

My 2023 Fluid FS A1 has heavier wheels and fork (a 36 instead of the 34) and weights 15.4 kilos in S3 (L). Funny because this article says the Gen 3 frame is lighter.

southoftheborder mattbeer's article

Jul 15, 2026 at 10:01

Jul 15, 2026

First Ride: Norco Fluid A1 - Don't Mess With a Winning Recipe

@DaveRobinson81: Ah, I guess I got redirected to the international one since I'm in Argentina. The shock is a regular 210x50.

southoftheborder mattbeer's article

Jul 15, 2026 at 8:31

Jul 15, 2026

First Ride: Norco Fluid A1 - Don't Mess With a Winning Recipe

EDIT: Per Norco's website it's a 210x50 shock, so it could be overstroked to 55mm to deliver ~143mm of travel.

southoftheborder Dario-DiGiulio's article

Jul 7, 2026 at 18:10

Jul 7, 2026

Head to Head: 2026 Santa Cruz Tallboy vs. 2020 Norco Optic

Amen bro! I hunted down the comments because I knew someone will be wise enough to suggest measuring the Santa Cruz to a moar modern Norco model. Fluid FS makes for much better comparison.

southoftheborder Andrazzz's article

Apr 16, 2026 at 19:13

Apr 16, 2026

Riding From 6,770m: The First Female Descent of Cerro Mercedario

@Andrazzz: all good, mistakes happen. And I bet prioritizing what to put in the article when an avalanche of memories rush in from such an adventure wasn't an easy task.

southoftheborder Andrazzz's article

Apr 16, 2026 at 6:39

Apr 16, 2026

Riding From 6,770m: The First Female Descent of Cerro Mercedario

*not a single mention

southoftheborder Andrazzz's article

Apr 16, 2026 at 2:03

Apr 16, 2026

Riding From 6,770m: The First Female Descent of Cerro Mercedario

Interesting, mortal single mention of where this place is... And I'm saying this as an Argentinian.

southoftheborder Dario-DiGiulio's article

Mar 25, 2026 at 18:55