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Dickscruttock 4/5/2022 11:17am
4/5/2022 11:17am
Christiaan_van der Laan wrote:
Anyone have any inside info on Megatower 2 release date? I was hoping today, but nothing so far……
A Tuesday later this month I believe, not the last Tuesday and not next Tuesday. Press camp was done before the first World Cup.
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BlueSpruce 4/5/2022 12:11pm
4/5/2022 12:11pm
Dickscruttock wrote:
A Tuesday later this month I believe, not the last Tuesday and not next Tuesday. Press camp was done before the first World Cup.
So April 19th
hitar_potar 4/5/2022 1:30pm
4/5/2022 1:30pm
Uhmmm, does anybody know what YT are cooking for 07.04.2022???
Allen_Gleckner 4/5/2022 1:36pm
4/5/2022 1:36pm
Dickscruttock wrote:
The end eye on the coil RS Super Deluxe coil can be removed and replaced without the need to rebuild it.
How??


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Noeserd 4/5/2022 1:40pm
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hitar_potar wrote:
Uhmmm, does anybody know what YT are cooking for 07.04.2022???
Probably a new jeffsy?
somebodyyouusedtoknow 4/5/2022 1:48pm
4/5/2022 1:48pm
Dickscruttock wrote:
The end eye on the coil RS Super Deluxe coil can be removed and replaced without the need to rebuild it.
Allen_Gleckner wrote:
How?? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/04/05/12351/s1200_8E6E6DE1_2F22_4952_AEB9_D9B64142FFB1.jpg[/img]
How??


you can unscrew eyelet form the shaft
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lickmycrinkle 4/5/2022 2:32pm
4/5/2022 2:32pm
dolface wrote:
Better pic from Joe's stories [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/04/04/12350/s1200_Screen_Shot_2022_04_04_at_3.24.52_PM.jpg[/img]
Better pic from Joe's stories


peecee wrote:
Intense should maybe contact cascade components maybe get something made that doesn't look like its been found in the back of the workshop
nollak wrote:
I'm no big Intense fan in any way but why should they bother. I mean the frames arrived late at the riders and they need time...
I'm no big Intense fan in any way but why should they bother. I mean the frames arrived late at the riders and they need time on them. So I guess a quick turnaround time for new parts is better than having those look refined.

And to be honest that thing looks a bit hideous but looks properly machined.
What? Who said anything about how it looks? I couldn't care less.

All i'm saying is that they were probably bending the shit out of them, which is why we're seeing so many. It looks like they're discovering this in real-time.
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mtbwehttam 4/6/2022 1:18am
4/6/2022 1:18am
Megatower being realeased in two weeks.
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Dave_Camp 4/6/2022 7:53am
4/6/2022 7:53am
Dickscruttock wrote:
The end eye on the coil RS Super Deluxe coil can be removed and replaced without the need to rebuild it.
Allen_Gleckner wrote:
How?? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/04/05/12351/s1200_8E6E6DE1_2F22_4952_AEB9_D9B64142FFB1.jpg[/img]
How??


somebodyyouusedtoknow wrote:
you can unscrew eyelet form the shaft
that threaded joint is not meant to be serviced.


please don't unthread.
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ride 4/6/2022 12:31pm
4/6/2022 12:31pm Edited Date/Time 4/6/2022 12:33pm
somebodyyouusedtoknow wrote:
why not?
Because Dave Camp is a RockShox suspension engineer, and says not to.

I'd trust him over some forum 'experts' any day.
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Dickscruttock 4/6/2022 1:18pm
4/6/2022 1:18pm Edited Date/Time 4/6/2022 1:20pm
Dave_Camp wrote:
that threaded joint is not meant to be serviced.


please don't unthread.
Will it explode or something?
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lickmycrinkle 4/6/2022 1:43pm
4/6/2022 1:43pm
Dave_Camp wrote:
that threaded joint is not meant to be serviced.


please don't unthread.
Dickscruttock wrote:
Will it explode or something?
I'm fairly certain that since the rebound adjuster is situated there, that there's an oil circuit passing through. That's gonna get you a 250psi jet of 7wt right in the eye.
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Dickscruttock 4/6/2022 1:50pm
4/6/2022 1:50pm Edited Date/Time 4/6/2022 1:51pm
lickmycrinkle wrote:
I'm fairly certain that since the rebound adjuster is situated there, that there's an oil circuit passing through. That's gonna get you a 250psi jet of...
I'm fairly certain that since the rebound adjuster is situated there, that there's an oil circuit passing through. That's gonna get you a 250psi jet of 7wt right in the eye.
The shaft is capped at the eyelet end and sealed with an o-ring near the main piston bolt. It has a small diameter o-ring thats in position to stop muck seizing the rebound rod movement up. The only way the rebound rod can be removed is to pull it out from the piston bolt end.
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hardbash 4/6/2022 2:47pm
4/6/2022 2:47pm
in an editor's album over at pinkbike:



There are pics on the casing construction and tire description as well in the album


Some new Fox stuff as well:
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mfoga 4/6/2022 4:42pm
4/6/2022 4:42pm
I find it funny how many things get found by early uploads.
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bulletbass man 4/6/2022 7:20pm
4/6/2022 7:20pm
Excited for the conti line. The ss dh argotal should be a killer intermediate tire. Been hoping for a beefier baron since it came out.
northeast_guy 4/6/2022 7:22pm
4/6/2022 7:22pm
bulletbass man wrote:
Excited for the conti line. The ss dh argotal should be a killer intermediate tire. Been hoping for a beefier baron since it came out.
If only they would release it... I was hoping for a Lourdes release but am in heavy need for new tires.
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TEAMROBOT 4/6/2022 8:12pm
4/6/2022 8:12pm
Those new Conti tires might have the worst MTB product names I can think of. I haven't even looked at the tread design because I'm so transfixed by how bad the branding is.
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sspomer 4/6/2022 8:47pm
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TEAMROBOT wrote:
Those new Conti tires might have the worst MTB product names I can think of. I haven't even looked at the tread design because I'm so...
Those new Conti tires might have the worst MTB product names I can think of. I haven't even looked at the tread design because I'm so transfixed by how bad the branding is.
i'm building the press release now and just had that same discussion with our crew in our dank sea otter hotel room.. it's due at 11am pst tomorrow.
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Primoz 4/6/2022 9:17pm
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And the age old problem of "want a light casing? Hard rubber for you. Want it soft? Heavy casing only"...

Doesn't anyone want a hard wearing heavy casing rear tyre or a light casing soft rubber front??
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Maxipedia 4/6/2022 10:07pm
4/6/2022 10:07pm
Dave_Camp wrote:
that threaded joint is not meant to be serviced.


please don't unthread.
I have had this issue on an almost brand new bike. I guess they haven't used Loctite on that end of my shock and it unthreaded itself because of the coil. Oil leaked, I didn't understand what was going on at first, then I got it and went to my LBS and they fixed it for me, also put some proper Loctite on the thread.

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Mr.Nally 4/6/2022 10:59pm
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TEAMROBOT wrote:
Those new Conti tires might have the worst MTB product names I can think of. I haven't even looked at the tread design because I'm so...
Those new Conti tires might have the worst MTB product names I can think of. I haven't even looked at the tread design because I'm so transfixed by how bad the branding is.
120% thought the same thing when they were leaked. Surely someone in their marketing department knows how awkward those words are to pronounce for people who speak certain languages (never mind just English) and how hard it is to remember which tyre is for what type of terrain/conditions.

Spending huge money to fail at the easiest of hurdles Conti
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SupremeShreder42 4/6/2022 11:40pm
4/6/2022 11:40pm
Breaking news! Something special from SRAM is coming up the next weeks. Dealer presentation soon. Something not alot would assume. 🤫🤫
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Primoz 4/6/2022 11:46pm
4/6/2022 11:46pm Edited Date/Time 4/6/2022 11:47pm
Ebike motor? Gearbox?
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Uncle Cliffy 4/6/2022 11:51pm
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SupremeShreder42 wrote:
Breaking news! Something special from SRAM is coming up the next weeks. Dealer presentation soon. Something not alot would assume. 🤫🤫
HammerSchmidt V2?
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