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Episode 68 - Listener Questions Christmas Special!

2018/12/24
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Your questions answered! Enjoy, share and rate! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Topics covered in this episode:

  • Team Rumors 2019
  • Epic Rides 2019 Race Registration opens soon!
  • Pinkbike's Field Tests
  • Bike Mag's Bible of Bike Tests
  • Reliable dropper posts
  • XCM National Championships and why USAC needs to improve
  • Watches vs. head units
  • Our favorite "cheap" bikes
  • How to use the winter season to get faster
  • Ceramic coating vs. vinyl wrapping
  • Why Jonathan is moving on from the RS-1
  • Our favorite bottom bracket standard (not what you think...)
  • Why your bike has too much travel
  • How to stop your fork from diving
  • Best first MTB for roadies
  • Theories about Intense and if the Sniper XC actually exists
  • Fashion "rules" of helmets and eyewear
  • The strange utilization of removable cheek pads
  • Why you should put your MTB on the trainer
  • Cross-training for MTB
  • Use cases for the Quarq Shockwiz
  • Jonathan is doing Leadville
  • Why a full suspension is better for Leadville
  • When should you replace your helmet?
  • How to avoid hand and arm fatigue while riding
  • Cornering technique tips that solve almost every form problem

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