/xs/ is a place to discuss all types of extreme sports and similar physical activities, which include (but are not limited to) skydiving, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, climbing, rafting, bungee-jumping, parkour, BMX & mountain biking, airsoft, paintball, etc.
Riding season started above the equator EditionFAQ on buying a bike that nobody reads anyway:> What good bike can I get for under $500?a stolen bike. Possibly a newer used entry level hardtail but don't expect it to survive rock gardens, jumps, or drops. Or an older mtb which won't be as good as newer ones and will still have a front derailleur, but it'll be good enough.> What good bike can I get for under $1000Good used hardtail, new entry level hardtail> What good bike can I get for under $2000?New Hardtail, decent used full suspension> What good bike can I get for under $3000?https://www.yt-industries.com/fr/produits/velos/capra/uncaged-10-al/602/capra-mx-uncaged-10/Used full suspension, decent entry level full suspension but prepared to put more money into it.> What are the excellent value brands?Marin, Commencal, Canyon, Polygon, YT, Propain, Kona, and many more. Sometimes the expensive brands have an excellent alue bike>> What are the differences between an XC, Trail, Enduro, and Downhill bikes?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>196581Describe your intended use.Admittedly I am ancient and ride ancient bikes so I probably don't have much advice for you, but I always did bigger volume, then close packed knobs for xc/hardpack, then semi-close+large knobs for rocky/dry tech.Then open spacing large knobs for mud/wet.I tend to run large volume but fast rolling tires in the rear, but for very technical rides you want gripper big tires in the back.
I need a new bike. Mullet and a fucking long wheelbase. I'm 100% sure I'll be faster
>>196581Mary Mary, Hans Dampf.
>>196623Don't forget your high pivot as well
>>196623>>196744> mfw almost bought a Deviate Claymore and Forbidden Dreadnought when looking for an enduro bike to complement my short travel 29erI only stuck with another EVIL because I didn't want to fuck around with sizing up two chains and I read that those other 2 are too long to be playful. I didn't want a Megatower either because there are too many Santa Cruzes here, the Jekyll was out of stock in 2022, Propain wasn't selling frames, just builds, Norco and Transition didn't have what I was looking for.
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>>196678I ride it pretty lose I think, sometimes even get wheelbites. That's why I'm confused about this. It's just strange because my trucks feels tight when pushing around with one foot, but feels pretty loose when stepping on it with two legs.I thought that's maybe because of the new pivot cups.
>>196679change your bushings
>>196672I don't think it's your pivot cut homie.
>>196672Its less likely to stick if you refrain from tightening or loosening them out of the box. Give the bushings time to get broken in after a couple sessions. At least that's been my experience with standard indys. I haven't tightened or loosened my current pair once. They just felt perfect day one.
This nigga fuckin trollin and y'all just eat this shit up... Pivot cups? Cmon my niggas
SPAZ EditionOld Thread:>>187462Keep strictly real-steel related topics in >>>/k/, gun and gear porn's cool as long as you don't spam.If you have a useful guide or want to rework one for the OP, post it and someone will add it to the next one.>Recently updated Newbie pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/9EdSzRMj>Recently updated /asg/ retailer guidehttps://pastebin.com/VHtFZX8M>Legal comprehensive, crosscheck with your local laws to be on the safe sideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>196571look at the north african kits they would be better fir the heat
>order PDI M120 equivalent spring>supposed to make 1.5J of power>install it>only getting 1.2-1.3J>tweak several things trying to identify the air leak>nothing works>finally decide it must be the spring itself>order SHS M120 equivalent spring>supposed to make 1.5J of power>install it>2.1 fucking joulesI fucking hate BB guns
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>>196612The Afrika korps kit is almost completely different from the regular ones so it'd be too costly for something that's not even very high on my wishlist. Maybe if I win the lottery or something.
Hello 4chan, I am planning on creating an integrally suppressed A&K ACR, but I want to get the Begadi hop-up unit to utilize higher BB weights. This part is only in Europe, and I can't find anyone in the US who supplies it.Luckily, my family vacation is going to Sweden, which will save me around 22 USD on shipping. The question is, will TSA/Customs kill me for trying to bring across a hop-up system?
>motocross is so dead there isn't even a thread for it on /xs/ its so over
>posts supercross picture
>>195078Does not even ride buts posts in motocrycle thread
Jettwinslol
A new comfy F1 general now that the old one has gone off the rails latelyNo AnimeNo TwitterpostingNo RedditpostingNo posting literal shitStrawposting and Gimiposting welcomeAlso reminder that F1 has had more deaths than many of the sports on this board, therefore extreme
>>164331nothing
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Thread for Judo (other jacketed wrestling styles welcome)>Discussion starterWhat are your favorite non-dominant side moves and why?>IJF World Tour Schedule 2024https://www.ijf.org/calendar?age=world_tour>Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/c/judolive.ijf.org>Video Resourceshttps://www.youtube.com/@KODOKANJUDOhttps://www.youtube.com/@Shigashi84Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>196710>"stalling" doesn't exist in wrestling and other combat sportsI refuse to believe you have any objective other than (You) farming.
Unless you've been initiated into the elitemost upper echelons of grappling occultism you cannot hope to understand the esoteric technique of grabbing onto a coarse sleeve instead of a sweaty wrist; however, learning these techniques weakens your root chakra and leaves you vulnerable to demonic sodomization and weakens your effectiveness as a whole. Hugging it out like a bro always works, but you'd have to be some kind of nerdy faggot to want to use esoteric sleeve trickery to gain wrist control and force another man to hold hands. (((They))) want you to wear your weeb costume to hide your scrotum from Sol and trick you into kabbalistic grip fighting patterns, but real Men wrestle in the nude. Any so-called man who refuses to wrestle me in the nude is an esoteric homosexual weeb and I absolutely REFUSE to participate in jewish sleeve games. The Man with the sunbathed scrotum defeats the jew-do esoterist and you cannot prove me wrong.
>>196721BASED SCHIZO POSTER
>>196708>Do you want broken fingers?This is just some bullshit people make up because they don't know the real answerMaking a pocket grip at the top of the sleeve then twisting it to lock it in is way more hazardous to your fingers than gripping inside the sleeveThe only reason you can't grip inside is the grip is too strongThat's why you can't hang on to the beltThat's why you can't wrap arms around the bodyThat's why you can't wrap the lapel around thingsAll grip bans are to nerf the most powerful options
>>196726>That's why you can't hang on to the belt>That's why you can't wrap arms around the bodyYou can do both these things so long as you immediately attack. >That's why you can't wrap the lapel around thingsYou can do this in newaza, you aren’t allowed to do it while standing because it’s dangerous
Being a musician is optional.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cpRB0TAhs4&ab_channel=uffesgrotta
>>195902It's bams rap video
>>195902>>195919It's _one_ of his rap videos.He's got multiple like the most recent one with those sadboi emo rappers... "I could never heart a bitch but I could heart a gram, I feel like Bam!"
>>195804>Did you guys that liked him never get that inclination?this has been a common take for like 2 decades, it's even brought up in one of the Jackass movies
>>196061I don't "follow" celebs so I wouldn't know. I just know as a kid everyone looked up to him. I'm an autist so i'm generally swimming upstream.
>Face down in the mud>You'll still be screaming>"We don't give a fuck">And I'll be singing>Woo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo>Can you hear the call
(Japanese Kickboxing)
>>192421You’ve put me down a rabbit hole thanks for these, I’m starting to get these videos from Rizin and Breaking Down which are pure kino
>>192718i mean the range where I can see what my opponent is doing so I can guard, slip, parry, is much more comfortable for me. And how do they just let each other into range like that?
>>192744meant for>>192680
>>192718If you want to keep delving, I can also recommend KNOCK OUThttps://youtube.com/@KNOCKOUT_KBThey have some absolutely kino fights as well. One of their more popular guys is Ryusei who is very fun if you like cool technique combined with just being a little retarded sometimes.
~~Crack edition~~>Where do I start?People typically start in the gym and branch off outdoors and find their niche, be it bouldering, trad, sport or a mixture of the above. Some never leave the gym at all. Ultimately it doesn't matter - just get started and enjoy yourself.>How fit do I have to be to start? Do I have to be able to do x amount of pull-ups?Being light, strong and flexible helps at the higher levels but climbing is open to almost anyone and is fairly intuitive to most. Even if your body is feeble and weak now, you will develop strength over time by virtue of just climbing. Climbing is a holistic sport and success often hinges upon many factors, not just strength and power, but having these qualities definitely helps when you breach into the higher grades.>What shoes do I buy?If you're starting out in the gym, don't worry too much: get some snug shoes without dead space that don't cause you lasting pain. Some people (such as the famed shoe designer Heinz Mariacher) recommend wearing soft shoes when you're starting out -- this makes sense since your footwork will probably suck and the increased feedback will pay dividends over time. You really don't need fancy expensive shoes when you're starting out, but certain shoe properties help send harder problems (e.g. stiff shoes for standing on tiny granite edges or soft shoes for sandstone/gritstone smears).Here are some useful resources for sizing:>https://sizesquirrel.com/>https://rockrun.com/blogs/the-flash-rock-run-blog/rock-climbing-shoe-sizing-guideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Climbing seems like a fun hobby, I don't think I'll ever do it though because I don't go around people
>>196705bouldering is fun and can be done solo. if you do some research you can rope solo as well.having said that, stop being a pussy and talk to people
>>196669And comp bouldering is not even real climbing. It’s practically ninja warrior. The only real climbing left in comp climbing is lead
>Brooke Rab totally shits the bed at the boulder final despite clearly being the chosen fav to go to Paris (has not even gotten a ticket) and has all the sponsorships whereas Natalia Grossman completely spanks and makes her look like a gumby Kek mommy and daddy’s nam can’t get you to Paris, Brooke — whereas Natalia got there simply by talent
>>196724Climbing Stuff is such an annoying insufferable faggot. No idea how people watch his videos
Weekly Debate Post: Skiing vs. Snowboarding!
>>188393if you live in new england check your privilege then buy an indy pass and enjoy the best bang-for-buck skiing experience on the planet, in your own backyard at that
>>196155It only my second season snowboarding and I want to practice and improve so I can actually enjoy different resorts beyond their green and blue trails trails later on.
How do I cope with this season being over? Editing videos can only last so long until there is nothing left to edit and the gym is so boring. I want to go back!
>>196683iktf i've been thinking about going to mount hood or something
>>196683>How do I cope with this season being over?i'm afraid i don't know what you mean
>5'8 man vs 5'8 woman
>>190377In that vid a girl is beating a healthy adult male tho
>>190377So your ancestor was the guy who legalized this?
>>192609>ricebug chink>healthy adult mankek. also women dont actually see through their eyes they only have an imaginary third person view of themselves like a video game, which is why they are athletically inferior. they are not at the reigns of their corporeal form, nature is, and everyone knows nature is a girl. and man was put on this Earth to rape nature.
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>>196666T. Plays bibeogaymes all day >Hurrrr let me tell you about what is alphaSit down
I legit forgot this board even exist, they don't even show a single banner or anythinganyway thought on this nigga?are his long vid worth the time?
>>196684Literally who?
Sarcastic member berry storytelling is ok at first, but the bit gets stale quick. Especially when there's an entire market of cunts doing it in the comedy/mma retarded crossover world.
Grappling causes skin infections
>>196630I bet they let people go into the bathroom with no shoes
>>196638You have to wear flipflops outside of the mat as you go through the actual gym and lobby to the locker and toilets heh
>>195854You also have to clean it up the tatame from time to time . Use a broom then alcohol. I used to clean it up the tatame for free with a friend of mine before the class.
>>195854weak geneticneed to be culled from the gene pool
>>196648>broom and alcoholSo has your dumb ass never heard of a mop?
/HEMA/ General - Power of God and Anime Edition 3>What is HEMA?HEMA stands for Historical European Martial Arts, sometimes also called Historical Fencing.It's reconstructing how to fight with swords, daggers, polearms, and other weapons based on old European fighting treatises>What does it look like?Inside the World of Longsword Fighting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zueF4Mu2uMBack to the source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DBmNVHTmNsMartin Fabian Sparring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8QlbKfX84k>Where can I find these treatises?https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Main_Pagehttps://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Category:WeaponsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>open hemaratings.com>longsword has a troon specific division (underrepresented genders)>no other weapon has such sectionI blame ttrpgslop and other nerd media. When will they be cancelled on Tiwtter for putting women and trannies appart?
Need to make a gambeson soon just for ren faire purposes and I already bought some prequilted cloth. Does pic related pattern look okay? All the ones on youtube have these elaborate patterns that I don't have time to download or buy. I do have a tape measure though. Will this work okay enough?>>195460>>196191My girlfriend's brother told me that USA HEMA is a bunch of trannies and fags anyway. I just want to get into it so I can feel like the equivalent of a level 1 D&D fighter one day.
>>196311>open HEMA general>nonstop discussion about trannies
>>196656It's easily the most obnoxious aspect of HEMA that you can't discuss bluntly in mainstream HEMA settings so it makes sense that anons would take the opportunity to vent.
>>196641Seems pretty ok, but then it depends on what's your purpose. Has it to be historically accurate (and if so, for what century)? Do you need more protection, more mobility, or a compromise of the two?
