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stiingya
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stiingya Dario-DiGiulio's article
Sep 24, 2026 at 18:32
Sep 24, 2026
Spotted: Shimano's New Saint Brakes Look Production-Ready
@c1olin: "almost"???
stiingya mattbeer's article
Sep 24, 2026 at 18:03
Sep 24, 2026
Bike Check: Jackson Goldstone's Santa Cruz V10
With that bar set up nobody has to "say" he has a BMX background... :) :) :)
stiingya mattbeer's article
Sep 24, 2026 at 18:03
Sep 24, 2026
Bike Check: Jackson Goldstone's Santa Cruz V10
How long have pro's been racing the new Saint without it being released...???
stiingya pinkbikeoriginals's article
Sep 18, 2026 at 17:31
Sep 18, 2026
Video: Friday Fails #421
That bikes up there with Elon's starlinks as we speak...
stiingya sarahmoore's article
Sep 18, 2026 at 16:56
Sep 18, 2026
'It's Another Way of Riding' - Filippo Colombo's First Impressions of the Scott Spark 32" Prototype
I just hope everybody remembers how much it's the consumers BUYING habits that run these trends. If "WE" want 32", and "WE" all run to our dealers and buy 32 and KEEP BUYING 32, then it is what it is... No doubt there are going to be some benefits, and maybe they will outweigh any negative issues to the point it becomes dominant? IDK? For anyone that rode an early 29 noodle with horrible geometry and thought the whole idea was stupid only to now be riding really excellent 29er bikes at least there is hope that "if" this change comes it won't come with as many poor product releases... :)
BUT... I don't want to hear everybody bitching about how the "industry" FORCED 32 on "US"... if "WE" all go out and buy nothing but 32 and all the small wheeled bikes and tires and forks, etc. etc, JUST SIT THERE on the sales floor collecting dust, LIKE THE LAST TWO TIMES... and then manufacturers have no choice but to reduce and in some instances stop making more and more smaller wheel stuff in some instances. (cause again, it's not like you can't buy 26 and 27.5 now, it's just way less options and not always convenient than the currently dominant 29)
SO: in a few years, if your having a hard time finding your favorite 29'er tire at your local shop or they don't have spokes or rims to fix your wheel in time for your next bike trip, etc. "if" that kind of change happens AGAIN... "WE" will have nobody to blame but our OWN BUYING HABIITS that made it happen.... :)
Personally I think it's just that the timing is unfortunate in the bigger picture of bike sales/trends/manufacturing. I fear that this will end up being another artificial bubble that props things back up for a while with some "new/curious" buying bump when we are not really out of the industry as a whole making a Market Readjustment from the end of the Covid bubble bursting..? Fingers crossed it all works out THIS TIME... :)
stiingya jessie-mmorgan's article
Sep 16, 2026 at 7:56
Sep 16, 2026
Trek Factory Racing Show Evie Richards Riding New 32" XC Bike
Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE....
stiingya Focus-Bikes's article
Sep 8, 2026 at 14:32
Sep 8, 2026
Wyn Masters & Focus Bikes Raffle Off a Custom JAM² to Keep Privateers Racing
Bummer it's got a motor tho... no máss
stiingya edspratt's article
Sep 6, 2026 at 11:57
Sep 6, 2026
Slack Randoms: Triangle Bike Wheels, DIY Wireless Brakes & More
It's not really a triangle wheel then... it's a triangle tank tread...
stiingya edspratt's article
Sep 4, 2026 at 9:21
Sep 4, 2026
Mondraker Issues Recall for Carbon Handlebars with "Crack or Fracture" Risk
Who rides "stock carbon bars"???
stiingya mikekazimer's article
Sep 4, 2026 at 9:16
Sep 4, 2026
Marin's Madrone Trail Hardtail is a Throwback to 1986 (And I Want One)
But the e-bikers wife's boyfriend didn't just buy a new old version. He pulled an old XC bike out of a dumpster and gave it a new life with a full custom rebuild with period relevant parts...
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