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yupstate
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Albany , New York - 2 Followers
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yupstate jessie-mmorgan's article
May 21, 2026 at 6:45
May 21, 2026
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Pinkbike Tech Editors' Preferred Handlebars
My opinion is its because of crazy steep STA on everything now. Everyone "feels" like they are about to scrape their chin on the front tire and they don't like it.
yupstate mikekazimer's article
May 5, 2026 at 7:02
May 5, 2026
Allied Fitz Review: The XC Rider's Trail Bike?
But I do agree i hope the analogy is wrong. If I ever get a new trail bike these are literally the two options i was debating. Fitz vs. Rascal and I don't know that I want the lovable Labrador. What about some nice, nimble sheep dog or whatever?
yupstate mikekazimer's article
May 5, 2026 at 6:20
May 5, 2026
Allied Fitz Review: The XC Rider's Trail Bike?
He said he's a cat-person, hellloooo :-D
yupstate jessie-mmorgan's article
Apr 21, 2026 at 5:31
Apr 21, 2026
UCI Announces There Will Be No eMTB XC World Cup in 2026
I mean we have lots of motorized sports, so I don't think it's dumb on it's own. The issue is it's always mixed with traditional MTB racing. Like if the Flintstones and their neighbors showed up to race with their own category at a NASCAR race, well that would be dumb. But if they are off racing on their own now that's something I might watch!
yupstate Dario-DiGiulio's article
Apr 16, 2026 at 12:17
Apr 16, 2026
First Ride: The Forbidden Dreadnought E Feels Like a DH Bike with a Motor
Possibly green from what I've been seeing locally.
yupstate ENVE's article
Apr 13, 2026 at 10:53
Apr 13, 2026
ENVE Releases New XC28 Wheels: A 1,516g Carbon Wheelset for $1,400
@whitebirdfeathers: I think $1699 now but they have some with 370 hubs on sale for like $950. My gut tells me maybe they're doing away with the 370 build?
yupstate ENVE's article
Apr 13, 2026 at 7:29
Apr 13, 2026
ENVE Releases New XC28 Wheels: A 1,516g Carbon Wheelset for $1,400
@whitebirdfeathers: These are $1699 now aren't they? Or am I looking at something different?
yupstate ENVE's article
Apr 10, 2026 at 12:29
Apr 10, 2026
ENVE Releases New XC28 Wheels: A 1,516g Carbon Wheelset for $1,400
I'm not sure of every option on the market, but prices of carbon wheels dropped in the last 5-6 years quite a bit, then stabilized and now are creeping back up with inflation and other factors, so there may not be as many options that are lighter/cheaper as you'd think. Hopefully others will comment but the main brands I'm used to looking at like Reserve, Roval,etc. have similar options to this, slightly lighter but more $.
yupstate jessie-mmorgan's article
Mar 9, 2026 at 17:07
Mar 9, 2026
$8,400 For a Swiss-Made Carbon Frame? Introducing the Nostra XC
@Itsnotok Do you have a link???
yupstate jessie-mmorgan's article
Mar 9, 2026 at 17:05
Mar 9, 2026
$8,400 For a Swiss-Made Carbon Frame? Introducing the Nostra XC
@bendrew: I'm not sure many more times I can say the same thing...that I agree there are folks who are struggling. I've never been trying to prove that everyone is doing super duper fantastic. I have been arguing against the point that was trying to be made originally of "Everyone below Executive/SVP is getting F'd". That is just not true. Most of the time since then has been spent by folks trying to explain to me the percentage of folks struggling or scraping by. I fully admit I don't know what that percentage is...but it for certain is not whatever percentage of people are not "Executive/SVPs". If you just agree on one point I've made I can sleep tonight!! :-)