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  1. gemini2k

    Vancouver/Squamish area on a trail bike

    So I'll have about 2.5 days to ride around Vancouver/Squamish next week. I'll be riding solo and have my megatrail with me. I figure I should check out some of the North shore trails and maybe Squamish since my only BC experience in the past is at bike parks. Is my best bet to just look on...
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    Best Heavy Duty Rotors? (e-bike related)

    What the verdict on the best heavy duty rotors these days? I don't really care about weight, since this would be going on my e-bike. As it turns out, constantly pinning it up and down SF hills and stopping from 25+ mph on flats while me being 200+ pounds on a 50+ pound bike is overwhelming the...
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    Hip Urban Casual Cycling Jacket?

    So I need a riding jacket that matches my hip, urban lifestyle. It needs to say "I have taste, but not too much taste" and be at home at the trendy bars in the Mission or the Marina. It needs to be functional for the 50-60 degree range, have lots of pockets, and preferably some kind of venting...
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    Criticize my technique

    Just kidding, we all know its 12/10. Just posting this because no one posts riding photos anymore, and i never post here anymore. And this is probably the last photo of me riding this bike :( P.S. Whistler was lit af this weekend
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    What color is your imagination?

    The time has come for my new totally custom XXXXL GGDH. This will probably be the last DH bike I buy for a very long time, if not forever. I've got a couple wild ideas on the powder coat (that of course favor loudness and saturated colors over "goodness"), but I'm of course very open minded...
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    Baller 14" Kids bike??

    So I need to get my neice a christmas gift. Obviously a bike is the top of the list. Looks like based on her inseam a 14" bike is best. But I don't to get her a cheap sh*tty one. I want to get her the nicest 14" money can buy (up to $250). I have no idea where to begin. Anyone have any...
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    Stupid Shimano 11 speed question

    So probably a dumb question, but I have not really kept up on bike standards the last year or 2. I just installed my brand new 11 speed drivetrain on my megatrail yesterday. And it seems like it'll shift perfectly, but then when i crank on it, it kinda "skips" into position for some reason...
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    The Hellatrail: An Abomination

    Here it is, what you've all been waiting for, I hope it meets expectations. Sorry for the delay, I was giving it it's maiden punshing this morning. Enough chit chat. Here are the pics. The pink is hard to photograph well, the sunlight tends to wash it out and make it look less full than it...
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    Ski's or Bike?

    I might be doing a European business for work at the end of March. If I play my cards right I'll hopfeully be within an hour's drive of Champery the last weekend of March/first weekend of April. Any chance epic DH stuff will be rideable by then? (I don't count on being able to rent a...
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    Mammoth Buys Big Bear

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mammoth-big-bear-20140924-story.html Can we hope that they'll build some real DH trails to replace the pirate ones they ripped out last year?
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    Kore Torsion Riser Bar review or why I'm lucky to be alive

    So for those of you who have ridden Whistler, there is a really sick step down on the Canadian open course near the bottom that comes out near the bone yard. If you're smart, you check it out before you hit it. Apparently I am not smart. Came up on it, didn't realize it was there, or as big...
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    2014 Meribel WC Thread

    Oh my god, this track looks amazing. Discuss.
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    Crazy long crank options

    So I've been rocking 180mm cranks on my trail and road bikes for the past year. They definitely seem to be an improvement over 175-175mm cranks (which I run on my 3 DH bikes). However, with a 39" inseam i should supposedly be running 190mm+ cranks. Does anyone know who makes such crazy long...
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    Best Bike tools?

    So I finally have some space and money to spend on a nice, "non-portable" set of tools. For the past decade I've just had a portable toolbag filled with a mix of good and not no good tools. I'd like to keep that as the travel set, and have a nice set just for home that lives in a tool chest...
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    Moving to South/East bay, any good DJ or other good riding spots?

    I'm moving to the bay in a few weeks. Working in Santa Clara, living in Fremont for now. I'm trying to figure out the best places for before/after work rides. I'm aware of the mission peak trails. That looks like some decent XC. There's 408mx in SJ, so I can get my big bike fix there. Are...
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    Intense webpage...is it some sick joke I'm not getting?

    http://intensecycles.com/ What in god's name is that abomination? I have to click on some random picture and hope it takes me to the bike I'm interested in? If you know exactly what the bike looks like you might be able to tell from the picture maybe? What the hell? Am I missing...
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    Saddle/seat with a really long nose

    So I'm struggling to get comfortable on my XL banshee rune. I can't get the seat back far enough, but I'm rocking a dropped post so I can go to an offset seatpost (not ready to give that up yet). Is there any seats that have an especially long nose so I can slide the seat really far back? Or...
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    CCDB problem

    Is this normal? MY buddy snapped the shaft on his CCDB on his demo 8 (and almost died). Of course they said "we've never heard of that problem, but coincidentally we've recently redesigned it with a thicker shaft." They got him a new one after they dragged their feet, and now after a summer...
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    Heli biking in Whistler/anywhere in BC

    I'm in the midst of planning a Whistler trip/BC extravaganza tour in 2 weeks. Heli biking is on the list of maybe's right now. Is it something that "gnarcore" riders would enjoy? Or is it just a lame tourist-y thing? I've never been to Whistler and planning only to do around 6 days there on...
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    New Norcal Bike Park? Heavenly!

    http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/7339161-113/heavenly-activities-summer-tahoe We'll see if it actually happens! Scheduled to begin construction in 2015, open in 2016. A ways off, but they have a metric fvck ton of terrain and a wide variety from what I remember skiing there. And from...
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