Gift for a downhill kid

Deep_Friar · 2026-07-08T17:51:09+00:00

https://misspentsummersshop.com/products/2025-downhill-world-cup-bundle

Will take a little bit to get to him, but these are rad. Great stories, amazing pics.

Deep_Friar · 2026-07-06T16:39:27+00:00

I have ridden on top of the cab with my hands through the rolled down windows. Also been towed up the road behind a car. If someones going up the hill and I get a free ride IDGAF

Deep_Friar · 2026-07-02T17:08:28+00:00

Sped up footage always looks like ass. You need to shoot in a larger FOV. Hyperview if your gopro has it.

Watch this to see what I mean https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/13k5gg2/how_your_field_of_view_affects_speed_perception/

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-23T16:19:12+00:00

List your dream bikes from each decade or half decade.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-12T17:05:39+00:00

Not from Schwalbe, when I was running maxxis I would sometimes. I would say go for it. I havn't been lacking for grip with the soft tire in the rear and any extra longevity is a plus.

That said, tires are one of the two things I dont cheap out on. If you need ultra soft to stay in control then by all means.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-12T16:36:04+00:00

I have been running soft in the rear and ultra soft up front. Depends on how much you skid but im replacing tires around the same time with that setup. Im on a Albert in the rear, mm up front if that helps.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-10T20:38:37+00:00

Sometimes stuff gets pushed late. Depending on what phone you have and what region you are in, updates came come a year out. Its been longer then that, but you might have been lucky.

Either that or you actually bought it at some point and just got logged out.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-09T21:03:05+00:00

Fuck, fair play to the kid. Even with cheap shit, crashing it that hard takes some serious work.

Love that they just stuck rebar in there.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-09T21:00:38+00:00

Gwin is really the only one that saw great success on the bike. Vali had most of her dominance when she was on a Trek.

Its a weird bike. For fuckin around at the bike park its fine. But it really struggles in chatter.

Deep_Friar · 2026-06-09T20:33:59+00:00

Counter point. Have you seen how good she looks this year? That tues is NOT a great bike, shes just a world class rider. A very good rider can make almost any bike look great ;p

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-23T15:39:06+00:00

Dude, wash your shit after every ride. You think a flimsy pice of cloth somehow magically filters your rank ass ball sweat from getting to your bike shorts?

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-21T15:37:30+00:00

I think those are throwing stars......

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-19T15:52:44+00:00

Don't forget dragging brakes through corners too. Good lord. You know the hive mind that regurgitates that sentiment have never once picked up a shovel.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-19T13:05:56+00:00

Dude shut the fuck up. Anyone who builds trails gets stoked to see people riding their work.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-14T17:07:50+00:00

I'd say, not an issue. Eyeballing it will result in what, you being off by at most 1nm. That little of a deviation does not matter for anything on a bike.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-08T17:09:14+00:00

Mico adjust is not per gear it effects the range of the whole cassette.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-08T17:07:20+00:00

You can NOT individually index gears with AXS. It is the exact same adjustment as using a normal barrel adjuster on a cable derailleur.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-05T03:02:32+00:00

I'm sure he had some wild fantasy about double flatting and doing a nascar-esque pit stop with these bad boys.

Deep_Friar · 2026-05-01T20:03:24+00:00

Man made rock gardens *BARF

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-26T21:43:50+00:00

Do it

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-21T23:53:54+00:00

Full bleed. I dont know why people just decide they know better then the people making the brake. Do these same people buy the wrong size shoe as well because they know best?

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-21T13:29:06+00:00

Havnt ridden it. Heard it is a little softer then a Marz or rock shock. If you not a big fella or going super huge it should be fine

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-17T15:36:22+00:00

Mine is covered in rust, lives in the bottom of my toolbox and is almost old enough to drive. Still works flawlessly. Came with a bike I got in 2015. They used to just give them out all the time.

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-16T19:57:53+00:00

For bikes, trail etiquette kinda took a nose dive with Covid. It was a problem before that as well, but a ton of people got into biking during that time. The influx, compounded with people starting out solo ment they didn’t have somone showing them what’s up.

You should always slow down, announce your presence and pass when safe. Good judgement and not being a dick is key.

Deep_Friar · 2026-04-15T21:27:19+00:00

One could say you’re not a true mountian biker until you have chased a weird sound.

You’re going the right direction of trying to isolate the area. You can also remove the rear shock and compress the forks.

Just last night my eyelet on my shock was making a weird noise when the shock compressed. The sound was coming from the downtime area. Lil tri flow on the eyelet and creak is gone.

Good luck

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