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  1. Like I said. Unpopular opinion. Not PhD peer review proven fact. Just daily pattern recognition. Completely willing to eat my hat if proven the stuff works as well as advertised.
  2. I go with fox. Fits my head. Breathes well. Adjustable straps and fidlock mechanism. Happens to have MIPS. Unpopular opinion. MIPS is a scam. Works on dummies that don't possess scalp soft tissue. Not much more than a gimmick on live wearers. We all have scalp soft tissues that do much more than MIPS. Can confirm from thousands of CT scans that the scalp plays a major absorbtive role in ameliorating glancing/rotating injuries. Diffuse axonal injuries that demonstrate rotational site mechanism is often seen in cases with an intact scalp and rotation was forced due to the natural head shape. Think cam type linear-rotary translation. If I had to ad value to helmets, I'd get the outer surface (not the absorbtive layer) as hard and snagg free as possible. Much more likely to eliminate additional rotational acceleration by not getting hooked on some rocks whilst taking a fast tumble.
  3. But I mean... Facebook? Isn't that a boomer thing?
  4. I'd say the dropper being extended as a standard seapost, the game oem pedals, the saddle angle... This bike hasn't been respected for quite a while. And who joins Facebook 2023? Burner account?
  5. Woah boet! On this beautiful windy Sunday?
  6. Man. Ek dog dit lyk kwaai virrie skêre. Toe backfire my plan om slick te lyk.
  7. Decided I was going to give my indola button shirt a chance to prove it's ability to keep the sun off my neck... Did that and made a nice parachute of itself in the wind. Knoophemp cycling shirts belong on the mtb trails.
  8. Is there any way to expedite the man hunt for this hit and runner? I'm just worried they give the "cctv loop expired/overwritten" sorry by the time te docket ends up on the detectives table.
  9. Post some pics here tomorrow. Hubber will let you know ASAP. 8k sounds lekker duur
  10. The disc temps are much hotter than the hydraulic fluid level. I think tolerances of the calipers are better if you keep the temps stable. Hence dins etc.
  11. About boiling points of mineral oil vs dot fluid. Whilst I appreciate that viscosity of both these fluids may change with higher temperatures... Mtb brakes never reach close to even the boiling point of water. Think that's why that one brand than I can't think of right now made brakes using water as hydraulic fluid. Works just "fine". Yes I know water isn't friendly to rubber, metal and some polymers. But still. Boiling points don't really matter for mtb disc brakes. Unless I'm missing some physics/chemistry. Stick to non hygroscopic liquids and you'll be OK. Even better trp spyke! They use cable!😜
  12. Depends on how much asphalt there is. If substantial, narrower makes sense. Otherwise you'll be just fine with 40c tyres with appropriate tyre pressures. I have found the sawtooths to be a bit slippy in mud. They become slicks once the sipes fill. My favourite to date os the Vredestein Aventuras.
  13. All this back and forth on whether or not ebikes are for the lazy among us. I AM lazy. And if I had the cash to have another bike, it would be an ebike trailbike...For LAZY reasons. Sure I can train more on my IDT and join 5am rides in the area on my roadie to level up myself. But I don't. I like my bit of inslaap. And that's kind of ok for my total life effort right now. Is it as healthy as being in peak condition? No. Certainly not. But it suits my lifestyle and current mental/physical load. I suspect many ebikers in the sub pro level are in a similar mindset as the one I have projected now. If my current lekker amish trailsled gets stolen...an ebike would replace it. I'd have to be damn careful though to not slip into a lifelong dependancy papte. Akin to "juicing" I guess. Viva ebikes! #notaslegitasbeingfit
  14. If you supply the ebike and the race entry I'm there. 😛
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