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Huh, if that's not photoshop then there's gotta be some fancy oldschool darkroom techniques going on. Nicely done anyway. Ha, I just read the comments and it was composited in photoshop by the sound of things. Ain't nothing wrong with that. obligatory "I can tell it's photoshopped because of the pixels"

Shoulder... yeah it's getting better for sure cheers. Like, there were certain exercises that I could barely do at all at the start of this and now I am amping up the weight on them. At the same time though, sometimes it still feels unstable without much warning. I guess I won't know for sure until I inevitably go OTB at pace somewhere down Dai Hard.
 
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I don't know enough about photography, but

Pinkbike said:
pinkbikePhoto of the Day: Selected by @matt_wragg - This is just stunning, and hands-down the best use of an in-camera double exposure I have ever seen. There is no Photoshop trickery here - some current cameras allow to expose a shot twice - and to match two such different shots together so perfectly to create such a stunning effect is incredible and must have take a huge amount of thought to get it this good. Wow. Photo: @andrejgrznar Rider: Jakub Béreš #mtb #photooftheday #doubleexposure #slovakia
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EwiaProduction (7 hours ago)
Sorry Mat. I didn't mean to make you confused. RIOTT is right as it was assembled in post, in photoshop. And as much as I like the idea to make it straight in camera, I think it wouldn't be possible to have such a transitions with fog around neck and the googles as I intended to. I export images from Lightroom and keeps the EXIF from original photo. Sorry about that. Hope you'll like the picture anyway.
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Innit. His English is better'n my Slovakian too.
 
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Interesting article, but they don’t quite touch on the wider issue that was bothering me (factory worker life standards and pollution). I’m not vegan hipster hippie, but also have made a conscious effort to change some of my buying habits, particularly of late (I guess now towards my middle years, I have the luxury of being a bit more picky).

That, and besides, if you wanted cheaper tld, just wear last year’s colours at a discounted rate… or find some other ways to cheat the system :p ( i.e: know someone who works at the distributor, or have access to the distro’s b2b site ;) )

I still own one Hoy shirt, but I really really like it and I've gone and done the deal with the devil already, might as well keep it ;)
 
You just got their newsletter too :) ?
Jtech has been advertising it for a week or so as well, so never any need for importing... but that Elevensix coil shock!!!

So much want, so much nope nope nope to the price tag
 
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yeah came through this morning :)

i know, that elevensix looks awesome. not sure if its worth the pricetag, maybe something for the big boys to run (although they'll probably be tied to fox/RS via sponsorship)?!
 
Think this is more likely to be ridden by the privateer, who wants the same level of precision and attention to the finer detail that the high end boys get.
The top racers, under the RAD programme / Blackbox etc, have entirely different internals to what’s mass produced, purely because of economy of scale. Even some of the lower end team have their suspension internals specifically machined etc.

I’m personally quite tempted by the Storia shock, co-developed by Standec Works / Extreme shox in Italy. I should be able to demo it at some point before making a decision :)
 
Hit the local DH trails on the Aeris today, and it feels sooo comfy. It's like the bike doesn't exist, if that even makes sense.

Out with some rider who had been previously been sponsored, does the odd racing still. Made me feel like I was stationary! Unbelievable seeing him send it across massive gaps. It's the sort of level I'd love to get to.

That POD is awesome!
 
I too got that newsletter. Already well aware of the ElevenSix and how I'll never likely be in that market but I like the look of it :)

How do these Vorsprung things work then?
 
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Think this is more likely to be ridden by the privateer, who wants the same level of precision and attention to the finer detail that the high end boys get.
The top racers, under the RAD programme / Blackbox etc, have entirely different internals to what’s mass produced, purely because of economy of scale. Even some of the lower end team have their suspension internals specifically machined etc.
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yup, good point(s).

milko said:
I too got that newsletter. Already well aware of the ElevenSix and how I'll never likely be in that market but I like the look of it :)

How do these Vorsprung things work then?
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explains it better than i can.. https://vorsprung-suspension.myshop...sprung-corset-air-sleeves-the-how-and-the-why
 
Kinda like the monarch, it makes gives the negative air chamber more volume (among other things), meaning less pressure is needed to actuate the shock / make i move...therefore increasing small bump compliance.

MOAR PICS BEGBIE, but awesome to hear it rides well :)
 
Hm. Interesting. I felt my PUSH tune did enough of that stuff to keep me satisfied for now (especially the mid-stroke bit) but something to keep in mind next time the upgrade lust strikes me. I think when that does happen though it should be new bike time anyway, can't be riding these retro 26" wheels forever.
 
You have a Yeti SB66 don't you?
No need to sell that for many years to come. I would definitely say, get the new sleeve, if it fits your shock... it will make nothing short of an enormous difference... those RP23s really are poor, regardless of Push tunes. (the sleeve doesn't require a service, it's a self fit job)
 
I do indeed have an SB66. Stop dissin' ma shock! :'(

(I do think the year I got my RP23 was better than the ones that came next, it's not the CTD model)

I'm pretty much happy with it really, but the wheels and forks are fairly old now as they predate the frame by a couple of years or so, plus doing a frame bearing set replacement is about £150 even with getting the bearings myself rather than 'official'. So I think next time something major goes **** up with it I might chop it in...but maybe not. They're all good parts. Apart from my shock :D

I can't believe you of all "own a bike for no more than two rides" people are saying I can keep it running for years yet!
 
In my defence, I've only chopped and changed the DH bikes often, not really the little ones :) The spitfire was going to stay, by my whole Australia emigration spurred the big sell up of everything, into one "big brand" bike that I know will be covered anywhere in the world (in fact, Giant is pretty big down under, very much a tampon brand)

The HT was a play bike, and the Tracer that was before it, was just a dire, awful mistake, because I listened, against my gut feel, to weescott!

Ride a better shock, and you will see how vile the RP23 is ... you bought a SB66, so you can;t go and claim poverty! :p
 
You must've went through a fair amount of bikes over your mtb career now cow!

What a fuss that was, reverbs are a pita when they go wrong. Think I've bleed it about 5 times now. :/
 
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