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    Kids, you ought to know...

    Palmer= Kenny Powers?
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    Sorry, sold them.

    Sorry, sold them.
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    THOUGHTS on Santa Cruz Driver 8?

    It's been a great bike for me. I put some Works Components -2 angle headset cups in for a more DH feel. It feels good. The stock HA felt OK with a taller fork, though. Its hard to compare it to other bikes I've ridden due to different dampers, but it feels pretty stable on wooped out braking...
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    Champery World Cup - Live Thread

    ^^^ Pic of the entrance to the bridge. http://dirt.mpora.com/news/champery-world-cup-track-photos-2.html/attachment/champery-bridge1-2
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    Stupid ankles...

    Good to hear you're on the road to recovery. I thought I'd chime in, as I had a similar break back in 2005. I lost most of the cartilage in the accident, which has really prohibited complete healing, and created a kind of fused ankle(osteoarthritis). Which pretty much sucks. I can still ride...
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    Peaty and Minnaar

    I weighed a Driver 8, with axle and seat collar I think it came out to around 10.3lbs. with powdercoat , 400# steel spring and a vivid. Medium size. I'm not sure if I could tell the difference between the Driver 8 and a V-10 while riding. Also, not racing related, but the seat tube angle makes...
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    Maxxis UST Minion on mavic 823

    Ran UST minions and 823's for the 3 races I did last year, on a fairly rocky course(skibowl) running ~25 psi and had no flats in practice or race, using 2 scoops of stans.(weigh 175#) To help with installing them, especially wire bead tires, use a bristle brush and soapy water on the bead...
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    Portland area DH

    Just moved up here last year from Ashland. There's not a lot close in, everything seems to be about an hour or more away, but... what is around is good, better than Ashland for sure, and a good amount of variety as well. Also, most spots can be ridden year round!
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    Jacksonville Oregon Bike Festival Super D and Downhill.

    Looking forward to it! Is that 2 weeks before Spring Thaw? Cliff- what'd you injure? Is it serious?
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    Tire Choice for the NW?

    Highrollers seem like they would clear better than Minions, IMHO. Just tried to do a pedal ride with un-cut wet screams- f-ing slooww! The descent was fun though...loamy and muddy. The kind of soil geotech people say has 'liquifaction'.
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    The be honest with yourself/bad product review thread

    Gamut chainguide: Metric and Imperial bolts? Really? maybe this has been addressed in current models, but I figured I'd post it again out of frustration. That being said, it does a good job of keeping the chain on. Truvative Howitzer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot...
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    New DW Link Turner DH

    The new bike looks promising, hopefully all the testing yeilds a durable product. At 9.5# or so, its getting pretty damn light. So light that it cracks? -IMO, it doesn't matter all that much- that is, if they're warranty coverage is as good as it has been in previous years... I won't be holding...
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    Rock Shox Vivid 5.1 problem

    There's a pretty thorough rebuild manual on the sram website. Got a used vivid the other day, and cycled it a couple times. It seems to be doing what you described; cavitation. Oh well, if the info on rebuilding this thing works, I'll be glad to know I can fix it myself mid summer without a 2...
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    Good pants?

    These are some good pants. Zippered vents, gators, tapered legs. Not as waterproof as I would have liked- riding through deep puddles or out when its really raining = wet ass. Oh well. Really comfy though. Crashed a dozen or more times and the knees are only now starting to fuzz out...
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    Stans yellow tape vrs rim strips?

    Didn't have a hard time getting them to seat, but I've had the single ply kevlar highrollers blow off the rim. At the same time.:shocked:- with ghetto tubless- which is usually better at reducing burping. I'm not going to be running those uber- loose xc style tires for anything except xc. Too...
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    Giant Glory 2010 sizing for a 6'2" rider

    I'm trying to decide between M/L size as well(6' 1"). How are you liking the medium? Could anyone measure center of bottom bracket to center/top of head tube on a large 2010 for me? Much appreciated! (27 1/2" on medium) @ Cliff- was wondering if ya'll have any at Bear Creek I could try...
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    It's only going to get lighter...

    Here's a spring calculator Frango. http://www.mojo.co.uk/html(mojo)/springcalc.htm It doesn't specify % of sag, my guess is around 30%. #350 might be better for you.
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    General information about the new boxxers

    I was wondering this too. Bueller?
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    It's only going to get lighter...

    Hey ekripper- really like the bike. I'm assuming you're going to be putting a ti spring on there at some point, getting it well below 36lbs.= rad. About the upper link hitting the inside of your knees- Still a problem? Or just not wearing knee pads? Also- could someone with a medium size measure...
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    Huge reality check.

    Thanks for the update, hoping for the best.