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hamncheez2003 8/24/2020 9:36am
8/24/2020 9:36am
How much money do those carbon molds cost? What is Trek spending to just incrementally update their Slash? The front triangle is at least 2 pieces, then the chainstay, seatstay, and rocker give you a minimum 5 molds. If each mold costs $100,000, and you have 4 sizes for the front triangle, thats at least $1.1 million just for your molds.
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matmattmatthew 8/24/2020 12:55pm
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More Meh from Trek.
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HeatproofGenie 8/24/2020 1:20pm
8/24/2020 1:20pm
Seat tube still looks quite slack, agreed on the meh.
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hamncheez2003 wrote:
How much money do those carbon molds cost? What is Trek spending to just incrementally update their Slash? The front triangle is at least 2 pieces...
How much money do those carbon molds cost? What is Trek spending to just incrementally update their Slash? The front triangle is at least 2 pieces, then the chainstay, seatstay, and rocker give you a minimum 5 molds. If each mold costs $100,000, and you have 4 sizes for the front triangle, thats at least $1.1 million just for your molds.
So - build molds in China out of Carbon, name them Light Molds and, count the duckets?

Or, just move your fat ass forward on the saddle, keep the change??
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Hyperpower! 8/24/2020 4:35pm
8/24/2020 4:35pm


Elliot Heap seems to be riding a new Nukeproof Mega.
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Trocko 8/24/2020 4:47pm
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Hyperpower! wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2020/08/24/9856/s1200_2E921614_99B8_4A3D_996D_5CFFB01DF2AC.jpg[/img] Elliot Heap seems to be riding a new Nukeproof Mega.


Elliot Heap seems to be riding a new Nukeproof Mega.
Wow, very Sb150 like without switch infinity
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Big Bird 8/24/2020 7:12pm
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Trocko wrote:
Wow, very Sb150 like without switch infinity
I wonder if that Massive seat tube is hiding a battery and motor?
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Primoz 8/24/2020 10:03pm
8/24/2020 10:03pm
And still no space for a bottle.
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Nico_Hrndz 8/25/2020 12:52am
8/25/2020 12:52am
Primoz wrote:
And still no space for a bottle.
Looks like there's plenty of space under the shock.
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mixmastamikal 8/25/2020 10:34am
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HeatproofGenie wrote:
Seat tube still looks quite slack, agreed on the meh.
I was thinking this is probably the reason they didn't even bother to do a press release. They knew the comments would just be filled with slack seat tube angle hate and they didn't want to deal with it. LOL
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tombola33 8/25/2020 1:36pm
8/25/2020 1:36pm
Looks to be a mullet
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Brian_Peterson 8/26/2020 8:56am
8/26/2020 8:56am
HeatproofGenie wrote:
Seat tube still looks quite slack, agreed on the meh.
They are claiming 2 degrees steeper...
HeatproofGenie 8/26/2020 11:22am
8/26/2020 11:22am
HeatproofGenie wrote:
Seat tube still looks quite slack, agreed on the meh.
Brian_Peterson wrote:
They are claiming 2 degrees steeper...
Very well could be 2 degrees steeper. However when starting from 72 deg actual that is nothing to brag about.
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Primoz 8/26/2020 12:30pm
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72? Actual? Trek? Did you mean 62?
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C-LION 8/27/2020 10:52am
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Any ideas guys? New bike from YT or just an update for one their models?
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MTBert 8/27/2020 11:03am
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I did some measurements on the screenshot of Lew Buchanan´s newest vid.
All measurements are approx., according to a lot of possible inacurracies (pic angle, distortion, etc.)
Just to get some geo ideas. This is supposed to be a medium sized frame (he talked about it in his first proto video)







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Primoz 8/27/2020 11:06am
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He's prolly on a medium? The Druid is a 604 HTT bike in a medium size.
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All the new forks from fox can mount fenders made by fox.
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rludes025 8/29/2020 6:23am
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hamncheez2003 wrote:
How much money do those carbon molds cost? What is Trek spending to just incrementally update their Slash? The front triangle is at least 2 pieces...
How much money do those carbon molds cost? What is Trek spending to just incrementally update their Slash? The front triangle is at least 2 pieces, then the chainstay, seatstay, and rocker give you a minimum 5 molds. If each mold costs $100,000, and you have 4 sizes for the front triangle, thats at least $1.1 million just for your molds.
Its not cheap but it doesn't cost that much. $250kish I would guess. Mold cost will very on size, a chain stay dosn't cost as much a front triangle.

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peecee wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/9863/s1200_E6F9889E_B1EA_407D_8AAB_7723437A9594.jpg[/img]

Brake hose routing looks interesting.
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Primoz 8/30/2020 8:02am
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mitch160 wrote:
Brake hose routing looks interesting.
Just a few days ago I saw another bike that had a very similar routing but I can't remember which bike that was... I think I saw it in a video?
Nico_Hrndz 8/30/2020 9:42am
8/30/2020 9:42am
Sonofbovril2 wrote:
The new Nukeproof isn’t a mega, it’s a new super enduro bike

170mm front and back
Well, this photo here might be a discrete hint of you being wrong, if I may.

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Sonofbovril2 8/30/2020 9:56am
8/30/2020 9:56am
Sonofbovril2 wrote:
The new Nukeproof isn’t a mega, it’s a new super enduro bike

170mm front and back
Nico_Hrndz wrote:
Well, this photo here might be a discrete hint of you being wrong, if I may. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/2/photos/141055/s1200_2020_1_EWSZermatt_AS6I7265.JPG[/img]
Well, this photo here might be a discrete hint of you being wrong, if I may.

Yeah yeah I’ve seen that, just saying what I’ve heard, I may be wrong.
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