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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    The price of an EMTB is likely inflated by 50-80%, depending on the brand/model.
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    What hardtail tourer would you buy you wife with €4000 this summer?

    Long story short, the wife's bike was stolen, but insurance paid back the purchase price plus our upgrades. She had a thron2 and wants to downgrade to a hardtail without a seat dropper 😭. So, what do you tell her to buy this summer given such news today?
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    Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work

    I will admit that although I have done hours upon hours of reading about MTB geometry and mechanics, this was still a useful video.
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    Building Trails

    I'm hoping there are some smarter more experienced folks here that have an answer. I'm building a trail for beginners (we have none here), and I had thought I had chosen a fairly mellow but intelligent line through the woods, which I proceeded to clear. After a brief rough in, I tried riding...
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    New products we need

    Headphones--but not normal headphones. We need to hear ambient noise, but filter noise we create with our own bike, in order to hear other riders or hikers, and this signal then controls the volume to the music we are listening to. MTBSmart headphones. Kickstand. Why doesn't someone just add a...
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    Carry a lock on your external battery Spectral

    I've been locking up the bike lately for trail work, and I'm wondering if anyone has had any success with attaching a lock holder & lock to the bike? Currently just using a backpack, but the lock is large enough (ABUS 6500/85) that it actually gets in the way of other tools.
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    Derailleur hanger chipped

    When swapping out my cassette we and recalibrating the shifting, we noticed that the rear hanger was chipped. A small chunk of metal missing, right where the adjustment screw presses against the metal, such that the screw had nothing to press against. Anyone else experience this? I picked up...
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    Spare wheelset - Spectral:on 2019

    I'm looking to get a spare set of wheels and as with all other bike components thus far, I'm back to learning all the jargon for wheels. And there is alot to learn as far as componentry and compatibility. The bike is 29/27.5 Shimano XT Deore 11 speed cassette, but I'd like to change to SRAM for...
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    Reducing reach - stem adapter for direct mount

    Anyone familiar with stem componentry know if there is/was an adapter for installing direct mount stems onto a regular bike? The objective being to attach the adapter to the fork which can them have a direct mount stem installed. Essentially just a plate with screws for attaching to the fork...
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    Sold 2021 Magura Vyron Elec v2 100mm: €265

    Bike / Product Year: 2021 Manufacturer: Magura Model: Vyron Elec v2 Size 100mm Asking Price: €265 Location Germany Description We purchased this 100mm wireless Magura Vyron Elec v2 seat dropper for the wife. Used for 4-5 rides, recharged once, otherwise new. Swapping to a standard post as she...
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    Trail Building

    I'm looking around Germany for a tool like this, can't seem to find anything like it where we are: https://roguehoe.com/product/70ar-travis-tool/ There's a review here: Any leads, or someone willing to part with theirs and ship it to Germany?
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    Summer Gloves

    Its 35C here and the hands are sweating during rides. I'm running Ergon GA3 grips and now these grips are becoming slippery. I'm thinking of picking up some gloves despite the added heat. I'm reluctant to change grips due to an ongoing wrist sprain. I was about to pick up a pair of Endura...
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    Cornering

    So I have discovered cornering, which is a very small progression past death gripping my bar, mashing my brakes, and wobbling slowly down the trail until I run out of sweat. I found this video on Youtube and I think it's pretty useful. Any other videos people found useful in their progression?
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    Germany has no Single Track - Here's Why

    I have been biking in the German Black Forest for a few years, and have always wondered, "Why are there no single track trails in these beautiful forests?" The countryside is composed of large hills and valleys, and a large amount of forested area in the South is perfect for cross country single...
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    Auron 35 Boost

    Any thoughts on this fork compared to Fox 36 Performance Grip, or just in general as a lower cost option? There isn't much in the literature (google search) about the new Auron, and the LBS just shake their head 'no' when I ask about it.
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    Show us your cockpit!

    How is your bike cockpit set up? Can only a mother love it?
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    New 2022 Bosch display - German minimalism & high design

    Being the savvy designers they are, Bosch is releasing a new E-bike display and mode controller which can easilyreplace the Purion or Kiox display. For everyone who shared their thoughts regarding the overly large and bulky Purion here on the forum, Bosch listened. All existing Bosch...
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    Are Shimano 4-piston MT-420 and M7120 the same brakes with different paint?

    We have MT-420 4-piston brakes and were considering upgrading to M7120, but I can't find any technical specification that differentiates the two. As far as I can tell, these might be the same things with different paint jobs. Anyone know for certain if there's a meaningful difference? The grips...
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    Non-plastic MTB Clothing

    'Green' mountain bike clothing--is this a thing? Cotton or wool, rather than polyesters, nylon, or other hydrocarbon derivatives. Note that a search for 'green MTB clothing' will return green colored plastic clothes, as one would imagine! :D
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    Focus Thron^2 EQP 6.7 Brake & Dropper upgrade

    We're carrying a bit more weight around on the Thron than we originally realized. Fully loaded with two bags on the rear rack plus towing the child wagon, it may be something like ~50kg more weight on the bike... The bike comes with Shimano MT420 4 piston 180mm brakes. The plan is to upgrade to...
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