nicket8t
Boone, North Carolina, United States
Male / 24
Member Since: Nov 20, 2000
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Bike I ride: '07 Giant Reign X1, Industry Nine's, Juicy 7's, XT cranks, E.13 LG-1, Thomson stem and seatpost, all the rest is stock.
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nicket8t's Activity
nicket8t commented under sterlinglorence's blog ( Jan 9, 2012 at 6:07 )
Throw that whip, Take the last sip, Scrub over a crack, Break your momma's back, When a beer can comes along, you must whip it, Before the steeze throws out too long, you must whip it, On a world cup winning run, YOU MUST WHIP IT!
nicket8t commented under SheGNARnigans's blog ( Dec 21, 2011 at 6:50 )
Props on riding out that cased landing on the Toonie! Few people have even attempted that drop, let alone rode out a sketchy landing like that.
nicket8t commented under lunatyk's photo ( Nov 2, 2011 at 14:23 )
@scottmillphotography and WildWill, I was putting up an image of Todd Potter for a reference to those who don't know who he is or what I'm referring to. The "guy" I am talking about is in the POD morons. I figured people had an ounce of common sense on here. guess not

nicket8t commented under lunatyk's photo ( Oct 28, 2011 at 13:52 )
Todd Potter better watch out for this guy!! http://www.twostrokemotocross.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/potter-whip.jpg

nicket8t commented under bortels's photo ( Aug 17, 2011 at 10:28 )
Agreed with dye1271. borocks is hitting stuff on a tr450 that myself and most other "XC" riders I know would be doing on our "XC" bikes. Sad day for borocks. Get a hardtail and get back to the basics of riding a mountain bike and then you'll find that you would never need a bike like a TR450 for the riding that you do.

nicket8t commented under mikelevy's blog ( Jul 27, 2011 at 4:46 )
@willsoffe Giant manufactures their own stems now. Been in a bike shop in the past 3 years? 30%.....minute......really? Who said you had to buy it? Isn't it cross compatible with every other front end with the exception of a 1.5? What is the idea of a business? Just throwing that out there to allow you to think.
nicket8t commented under mikelevy's blog ( Jul 26, 2011 at 8:17 )
I agree with that statement but I'm sure an R&D department like Giant's is targeting the area where the most amount of torque is lost and with today's wheel and fork designs (fox 36's, 20mm thru axles, I9 mavic dt swiss...all stiff as hell!) the torque will most likely not be lost there. I doubt Giant would bother with eliminating flex in an area so critical as a steerer tube if they were worried that it would be immediately lost to flex in the fork/wheel. Torque from the bar/stem/steerer tube area is distributed to other areas in the frame/bike as well, not just at the front wheel and fork. Bottom line, there will be an increase in overall rigidity, which is a benefit for anyone. If you are looking to buy a frame/fork setup like this I doubt you are mounting up a flimsy front wheel.
nicket8t commented under mikelevy's blog ( Jul 26, 2011 at 4:52 )
Yeah, and bikes worked for how many numbers of years with a single gear, or friction shifters, or rim brakes! I don't know if you were around when disc brakes first came on the scene but you cannot imagine how many people were up in arms about switching over, now you couldn't pay somebody to ride a set of v brakes. This sport needs all the progression it can handle. You do not want this industry to become stagnant with no new innovations or major changes to keep pushing the envelope of what can be accomplished on a bicycle.
nicket8t commented under mikelevy's blog ( Jul 26, 2011 at 4:43 )
What good is a stiffer stem if you don't have a larger diameter/stiffer steerer tube to transfer the torque?
nicket8t commented under brule's blog ( Jul 1, 2011 at 5:11 )
@ Swearmouth- How are you going to say this is not what Pinkbike is about? Carlin Dunne was on an NWD video and now he is winning Pike's Peak Hill Climbs. Went from being a top level mtn. biker to a top level motorcycle racer. Would you say that it's not what Pinkbike is about they post videos of pro downhillers training in the off season on their mx bikes?
nicket8t commented under FreehubMag's photo ( May 9, 2011 at 15:27 )
EEEE-Karesh!!!!!!! Way to show them that Pisgah Tech!

nicket8t commented under cloverleaf's photo ( Mar 23, 2010 at 20:29 )
They have all mtn and xc rims out but the DH rims are still in development. If they can make it through a race season for the syndicate, I'm sure we'll see them next year.

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merkel wrote
Oct 17, 2008 at 7:12
Thanks for your valuable info bro

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jenck39 wrote
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:02
Write on nicket8t's board

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ICAS wrote
Aug 23, 2008 at 10:26
Thanks for the link. Siiiick wheelsets. They aint cheap though :o

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ICAS wrote
Aug 22, 2008 at 14:46
Hey man

Love what you did with the rims on that 07 Reign. Did you paint them yourself or get them done custom?

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trekrider4mgm wrote
Jul 11, 2008 at 5:33
yo man u left a cmnt on the headleys vid do u now how to get there? apreciate it.

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martin-kennedy wrote
Apr 1, 2008 at 9:57
ahhh, thts soo kl, such a gd idea, i wonder why othr hub manufacturers dont choose tht aswell!
One things for sure ther wheels look sweet! Do you think the price justifys the product u get?

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martin-kennedy wrote
Apr 1, 2008 at 9:52
Cheerz for the infoSmile
What differnece does the degree of engagement make?

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