zanda23
- Member since Sep 11, 2014
- Male / 25
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Bellingham , Washington
- 6 Followers
- 30 Trailforks Points
My hot take: People who ride flats started out riding them only to be cool and are now too dug in/used to it to change over to better performing clips
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Selling
Apr 24, 2023 at 22:16
Apr 24, 2023Hope Tech 3 Brakes and Floating Rotors
$300 USDI am selling my Hope brakeset and floating rotors (203 and 180). Amazing brakes, Just cant justify owning two different types of brakes to bleed on my bikes. The rear is cut and a barb and olive are not included. Thought I wouldn't bother with it because the buyer will need to route them anyway. Feel free to ask any questions! Will ship!

zanda23 brianpark's article
Apr 13, 2023 at 16:30
Apr 13, 2023
The Pinkbike Podcast: What Should Bike Warranties Look Like?
I am still a little chuffed that when my knock block didn't protect my frame from my fork on my Trek they refused to cover the warranty and compared the knock block to a derailleur hanger that only somewhat protects the frame (That metaphor I very much object to.) After that I switched frames to a Transition because they have been great about warranty for four+ of my friends. I have been very happy so far. Luckily I haven't needed the warranty but it is a piece of mind every time I see a friend with an issue get helped quickly.

zanda23 extracingshox's article
Apr 7, 2023 at 16:55
Apr 7, 2023
EXT Launches Aria Shock
@mcozzy: In my annecdotal experience the newer X2s have had a lot more problems

zanda23 extracingshox's article
Apr 5, 2023 at 16:07
Apr 5, 2023
EXT Launches Aria Shock
The wild part about the x2 saga is that it was gen2 that has all the reliability issues.

Selling
Mar 24, 2023 at 19:03
Mar 24, 2023
zanda23 mikelevy's article
Jan 24, 2023 at 17:49
Jan 24, 2023
First Look: 5DEV's Titanium Chainring Promises 3x the Durability
@sino428: Though I probably wouldn't buy one of these, buying one would be the same price but less wasteful.

zanda23 ContextRidewear's article
Jan 15, 2023 at 11:40
Jan 15, 2023
Context Ridewear Launches New Value-Focused Line of Gravity Kit
Apparel, especially tops, has been a proper racket for a while now. Go to walmart and see how much an athletic shirt costs and then look at bike jerseys. With bottoms at least there is a lot of R and D justifying the cost.

zanda23 RockyMountainBicycles's article
Dec 22, 2022 at 21:25
Dec 22, 2022
The Champion Moves On: Rocky Mountain Thanks Jesse Melamed
However, Richie took 3 seconds from his in an uphill sprint at one of the venues last year. All these pros are monsters.

zanda23 foxfactory's article
Dec 4, 2022 at 22:07
Dec 4, 2022
Fox Factory Invests $1 Million in First Year of Trail Trust
@hankj: Didn't predator cost 500k? Worth every penny in my book. But still is a proper investment to get a good trail like that.

zanda23 seb-stott's article
Oct 14, 2022 at 16:28
Oct 14, 2022
Pinkbike Poll: Which Tools Do You Own?
@mechatronicjf: if you make it to 125 hours...
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