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    Fox podium forks

    I have custom tuned 38 (hi-flow piston, low friction seals, shim-stack tuned to rider weight) still comes in less $$ than Podium so I’m good with that.
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    Stone the heretic. Unpopular opinions

    Most commonly: “A” = American “E” = English In school (American) learned alphabet pronunciation as A, E, I, O….. of course there is Canadian long “E” as used in !Eh
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    Magic Mary or Albert Gravity radial for rear of 25kg Kenevo?

    Don't get me wrong, I love the MM radial on the front, however, the Tacky Chan is a faster rolling and better braking tire, especially in the radial iteration, which has a revised tread pattern developed on the World Cup DH race circuit.
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    Stone the heretic. Unpopular opinions

    You may be correct… we don’t want to be too complicated for British rockers, who’s music we love.
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    Magic Mary or Albert Gravity radial for rear of 25kg Kenevo?

    Having ridden both new Magic Mary and new Tacky Chan (SC Bullit) I find the MM is a slower, draggier tire than TC, however, having ridden both in Pacifica’s sandstone areas (Fly Amanita, Mile, etc..) and eastern side (Boy Scout’s loamier, muddier clay) as well as Santa Cruz mountains’ (UCSC)...
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    Magic Mary or Albert Gravity radial for rear of 25kg Kenevo?

    Tacky Chan Gravity Pro Soft radial has latest Schwalbe radial casing, closest all rounder to Maxxis DHR II. Great paring with Updated Magic Mary (yes, 2nd gen radial) Gravity Pro Ultra Soft in front of
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    Stone the heretic. Unpopular opinions

    Why does it seem English speaking British bands lose their accent and sing in American English? Just take a listen… Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Animals, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Rod Stewart, etc.., etc… Must be because everyone understands American English?
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    Stone the heretic. Unpopular opinions

    Like when you're from a place like Gloucester (“Gloster”)?!
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    Are my Presta valve cores removable? (I want to convert them to Clic valves)

    This may help… https://share.google/mjizMzvozUMR4BQaL
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    Arm pump/hand fatigue help?

    In my case I found I had more arm pump from A: gripping too tightly on chatter/DH… I changed bars to OneUp carbon and grips to ODI with D30 padding, these changes dampened chatter so I don’t need to grip as hard B: braking on longer DH runs… (I have SRAM Maven brakes) so I run a better pad than...
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    Upper body protection

    Website… Rockintor Pedaling Armor Shirt Landing
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    Upper body protection

    There was recent positive reviews for this product line… here are a couple links.
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    Trail Etiquette ..!!!!

    Still have mine from Tunnel Trail, Santa Barbara area, got it nearly 20 yrs ago.
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    Trail Etiquette ..!!!!

    I find so many trail users “enjoying nature” with ear buds in nowadays I imagine I should get an air horn like the ships use in the fog here on SF Bay.
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