totaltoads
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totaltoads jessiemaymorgan's article
Apr 26, 2024 at 9:04
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Pinkbike Poll: Riser Bar or Extra Spacers Under the Stem?
I like spacers.
I hate douchebags who tell me to 'slam my stem'.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Apr 18, 2024 at 6:04
Apr 18, 2024
First Ride: Maxxis Team Spec Aspen ST Tire
@romlerom: and run at 35 psi
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Apr 18, 2024 at 6:02
Apr 18, 2024
First Ride: Maxxis Team Spec Aspen ST Tire
technique.
i have them. i never have an issue braking with them or cornering.
would i use them on a downhill track? no. but for trail riding and xc they are fast as hell and plenty grippy.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 13:23
Mar 25, 2024
Review: Raaw Madonna V3 - Yes, It's Still Great
Titan has a bit lower stack and a bit shorter CS, but it came out in 2019, 5 years ago.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:55
Mar 25, 2024
Review: Raaw Madonna V3 - Yes, It's Still Great
@danstonQ: yeah still love older xc style bikes w/ steep HTA bikes they are short and nimble... despite how 'uncool' that is these days. and how anything steeper than a 65 HTA is 'scary' now.
hence why i have lots of bikes. different strokes for different days.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:26
Mar 25, 2024
Review: Raaw Madonna V3 - Yes, It's Still Great
@lkubica: then don't get this bike.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:21
Mar 25, 2024
Review: Raaw Madonna V3 - Yes, It's Still Great
@danstonQ: They aren't poppy bikes. Stick with your Smuggler and 27.5 wheels.
I don't get why everoyne seems to think every bike should do everything... that's not how physics works. long stays are about straight lining rough terrain up and down. if that's not your thing... awesome, but don't get a bike that has a long WB and long CS.
Banshee makes a poppy bike... it's the Engima, and it's a hardtail.
totaltoads mikekazimer's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:18
Mar 25, 2024
Review: Raaw Madonna V3 - Yes, It's Still Great
a raw madaonna is a boutique bike.
demanding they have the same pricing as a specialized is crazy. you're comparing apples to starfruit and wondering why starfruit aren't 50 cents each instead of $3.
Yeah they are fruit, but one is far more exotic and hard to grow and in much more limited supply.
totaltoads pinkbikeoriginals's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:10
Mar 25, 2024
Video: Do Lightweight eMTBs Enhance the Traditional Experience?
exactly. ebike riders tend to be beginners who think the trails should made for them, not that they should learn to ride the trails as they are.
i have seen so much trail damage, poaching, and re-routing the past few years. way more than in the previous 10 before that. 30% of the trailwork done now is just repair/re-routing damaged trails and covering up all the illegal lines the ebike-crowd are cutting since they'd rather b-line around the mildest of rock gardens on their 170mm travel 50lb bike.
totaltoads pinkbikeoriginals's article
Mar 25, 2024 at 10:08
Mar 25, 2024
Video: Do Lightweight eMTBs Enhance the Traditional Experience?
this is my issue. ebikers in my local area tend to be the wealthy and entitled middle aged set who think the rules/respect for others don't apply to them
