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vapidoscar remymetailler's article
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:43
Sep 30, 2026
Video: Remy Metailler Checks Out Pennsylvania's Trails
@remymetailler: completely agree. In fact, I have ridden there with both of my parents when they were in their late 60s/early 70s and not very experienced mountain bikers. Just stuck to the greens.
vapidoscar remymetailler's article
Sep 30, 2026 at 9:43
Sep 30, 2026
Video: Remy Metailler Checks Out Pennsylvania's Trails
@lwkwafi: I brought a friend once and let him ride my 150/130 bike. I rode a dirt jumper with a dropper and a big cassette. That was a mistake but still fun. It was interesting to find the limit.
vapidoscar remymetailler's article
Sep 29, 2026 at 9:53
Sep 29, 2026
Video: Remy Metailler Checks Out Pennsylvania's Trails
@the-smith: yeah. Didn't mean to imply this is Moab or Pisgah or even a bike park. It is a very nice, well organized XC trail system that if this is like your local trails you are very spoiled. I lived in Cleveland for 18 years where the average elevation difference max to min is around 100ft (200 if you are luck). Jakes is over 600 and multiple trails use it all. Most of the country is flat.
vapidoscar remymetailler's article
Sep 29, 2026 at 7:51
Sep 29, 2026
Video: Remy Metailler Checks Out Pennsylvania's Trails
Been to Jakes Rocks about once a year. Have never experienced slippy bridges like that but it has been very wet this year. That said last time I was there the bridges were pretty beat up.
Final thought, Remy said these are representative of what most mountain bikers regularly ride and sadly that isn't true. These are well built trails, lots of miles, great elevation profile. This is a destination worth travelling for.
vapidoscar sarahmoore's article
Sep 2, 2026 at 7:26
Sep 2, 2026
Chiara Teocchi Launches GoFundMe After XC World Cup Crash Leaves Her in Wheelchair
I believe there are A and B (even C) lines throughout the courses. Sometimes it is to let more riders through at once but other times it is a slower line to avoid technical features. I think this important to address skill level differences but also if conditions are bad, some technical features aren't going to work.
vapidoscar edspratt's article
Aug 24, 2026 at 15:10
Aug 24, 2026
Race Analysis: Tense Battles & Last Lap Supremacy at the 2026 Les Gets XC World Cup
I think Boichis also won the mental race with his wall ride to gap over rock garden move. On two separate laps, he passed the leader with this move. To win, you had to have a big time advantage going into that final downhill.
vapidoscar mikekazimer's article
Aug 19, 2026 at 9:42
Aug 19, 2026
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Pinkbike Editors' Favorite Mountain Bike Helmets
Buying my first full face helmet was a bit of a shock to me because I didn't know I have an off the chart giant head. The helmet that I wanted in the largest size was too tight, so I just bought my teenaged (at the time) son a helmet and when I brought it to the counter, the clerk said "is this for you?". Apparently my enormous melon was only a secret to me.
vapidoscar BradyStone's article
Aug 5, 2026 at 5:47
Aug 5, 2026
Video: Brady Stone Introduces DVO Suspension's New Dirt Jump Fork
How do you think they came up with the name?
vapidoscar Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 3, 2026 at 14:05
Aug 3, 2026
Dario's Randoms: Crankworx Whistler 2026
@mikekazimer: Sadly most of the sub-compacts and even compact have left the market. I suppose they will be having a comeback now that oil prices are up agian.
The thing that frustrates me the most is how hard it is to see the mpgs on manufacturers websites. It used to be so easy to find. I guess new cars are so expensive now that the people who can afford them are more immune to gas prices.
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