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Primoz
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11/24/2023 10:01am

So, CNC'd lugs?

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11/24/2023 10:12am
Nico_Hrndz wrote:
I'm not sure if this has beeen posted earlier. The german website mtb-news made a focus about the Dead rabbit Enduro bike (which we already knew...

I'm not sure if this has beeen posted earlier. The german website mtb-news made a focus about the Dead rabbit Enduro bike (which we already knew about). The frame itself ain't the most interesting info here (even if that's some fine piece of craftsmanship), the equipment tho... 

Those brakes for instance: 

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Obviously these aren't production ready and need some refinement (the "Superstop V1" would be a clue). Interesting design for the caliper, kinda reminds me of the BCA performance brakes (for the integrated cooling feature at least)

Brakes come from Pitstop Components. Check out their insta: https://www.instagram.com/pitstopcomponents/?hl=en

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11/24/2023 11:33am
Primoz wrote:

So, CNC'd lugs?

Yeah, Dans been riding it at the park all year and I got a  look at it a few times.. Different layout from the current bikes too.

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11/24/2023 12:21pm
Primoz wrote:

So, CNC'd lugs?

gibbon wrote:
Yeah, Dans been riding it at the park all year and I got a  look at it a few times.. Different layout from the current bikes...

Yeah, Dans been riding it at the park all year and I got a  look at it a few times.. Different layout from the current bikes too.

They call the carbon frame a DW6 and you can see the hashtag #DW4 in the post.  So that makes sense, could we see the return of the Iron Horse Sunday!

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11/24/2023 1:50pm
Nico_Hrndz wrote:
I'm not sure if this has beeen posted earlier. The german website mtb-news made a focus about the Dead rabbit Enduro bike (which we already knew...

I'm not sure if this has beeen posted earlier. The german website mtb-news made a focus about the Dead rabbit Enduro bike (which we already knew about). The frame itself ain't the most interesting info here (even if that's some fine piece of craftsmanship), the equipment tho... 

Those brakes for instance: 

aHR0cHM6Ly9mc3RhdGljMS5tdGItbmV3cy5kZS92My8yNy8yNzY4LzI3NjgyMDItMGtoaDlpNG53ZXVjLWRlYWRyYWJiaXRfY3JhZnRiaWtlZGF5czIwMjNfOC1vcmlnaW5hbC5qcGc.jpg?VersionId=lb3ZolyDZyjFKU78rmSC PDadvHYM

br.jpg?VersionId=AnT00EzCLJPWmNJ94e

 

Obviously these aren't production ready and need some refinement (the "Superstop V1" would be a clue). Interesting design for the caliper, kinda reminds me of the BCA performance brakes (for the integrated cooling feature at least)

jamesma wrote:

Brakes come from Pitstop Components. Check out their insta: https://www.instagram.com/pitstopcomponents/?hl=en

Needs a few more nooks and crannies! 

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11/24/2023 2:11pm

in ohlins dot com manual page there is a manual for

RXF36 m.3

 

m.3???

Smile

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11/24/2023 8:59pm Edited Date/Time 11/24/2023 8:59pm

I heard a rumor today that a red giant has invested heavily into one Canadian carbon company....

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11/24/2023 11:34pm

Sram and We Are One? o.O

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11/25/2023 12:12am
Primoz wrote:

Sram and We Are One? o.O

Specialized and the mothercompany of guerilla gravity?

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11/25/2023 12:51am

I don't think the parent of GG is Canadian? 

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11/25/2023 12:53am
Manos wrote:

in ohlins dot com manual page there is a manual for

RXF36 m.3

 

m.3???

Smile

It’s listed here https://skylinebicycles.co.uk/products/mondrake-foxy-carbon-rr-carrera-… and apparently was listed on a new commencal ohlins edition. Looking through the manual can;t see any obvious changes to the M.2 - only thing I can think of would be to have the dropouts level with the bottom of the lowers rather than dropped as they are on the M.2 (makes the A2C around 9mm higher than others for the same travel.)

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11/25/2023 2:32am
Manos wrote:

in ohlins dot com manual page there is a manual for

RXF36 m.3

 

m.3???

Smile

JerseyMojo wrote:
It’s listed here https://skylinebicycles.co.uk/products/mondrake-foxy-carbon-rr-carrera-blue and apparently was listed on a new commencal ohlins edition. Looking through the manual can;t see any obvious changes to the M.2 -...

It’s listed here https://skylinebicycles.co.uk/products/mondrake-foxy-carbon-rr-carrera-… and apparently was listed on a new commencal ohlins edition. Looking through the manual can;t see any obvious changes to the M.2 - only thing I can think of would be to have the dropouts level with the bottom of the lowers rather than dropped as they are on the M.2 (makes the A2C around 9mm higher than others for the same travel.)

Talked to an Ohlins dealer he said the RFX36 M.3 was planned to come out since he saw spare parts for it a while a go, but Ohlins has cancelled it so there are no more plans for a RFX36 M.3 model.

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11/25/2023 2:38am

Not upset about that - was about to buy another RXF36!

11/25/2023 6:26am

I want a coil RFX38 (for a reasonable price)

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11/25/2023 7:46am
Primoz wrote:

Sram and We Are One? o.O

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11/25/2023 8:16am

Dorval shutting down? From Benoit

IMG 3270

11/25/2023 8:41am
Dorval shutting down? From Benoit

Dorval shutting down? From Benoit

IMG 3270

Can't see any clue about it in Benoit's IG story, what makes you say that?

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11/25/2023 8:48am

I think they’re saying BC’s post points to the team not shutting down.

no @ cam.bal though…

11/25/2023 9:45am Edited Date/Time 11/25/2023 9:46am

I want a coil RFX38 (for a reasonable price)

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of the airspring. 

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11/25/2023 11:23am

I want a coil RFX38 (for a reasonable price)

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of...

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of the airspring. 

The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can still run a triple air chamber if you feel like it.

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11/25/2023 12:01pm
jamesma wrote:
The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can...

The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can still run a triple air chamber if you feel like it.

The air spring is a fully self-contained cartridge, so it wouldn’t matter if the inside of the fork legs were marred by a coil spring in this case…

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11/25/2023 12:07pm
jamesma wrote:
The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can...

The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can still run a triple air chamber if you feel like it.

iceman2058 wrote:
The air spring is a fully self-contained cartridge, so it wouldn’t matter if the inside of the fork legs were marred by a coil spring in...

The air spring is a fully self-contained cartridge, so it wouldn’t matter if the inside of the fork legs were marred by a coil spring in this case…

my bad, i misremembered how the system works Dizzy. everybody listen to johan

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11/25/2023 12:23pm
Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of...

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of the airspring. 

I’m sure the air spring is good but Ohlins damper is also great. I have anRFX36 coil and it’s amazing. Run the spring kinda soft and let the damper do its thing. I want the same thing for my Spire. I have a 38 on it and I don’t think the damper is good enough for a coil spring. 

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11/25/2023 2:13pm
Manos wrote:

in ohlins dot com manual page there is a manual for

RXF36 m.3

 

m.3???

Smile

JerseyMojo wrote:
It’s listed here https://skylinebicycles.co.uk/products/mondrake-foxy-carbon-rr-carrera-blue and apparently was listed on a new commencal ohlins edition. Looking through the manual can;t see any obvious changes to the M.2 -...

It’s listed here https://skylinebicycles.co.uk/products/mondrake-foxy-carbon-rr-carrera-… and apparently was listed on a new commencal ohlins edition. Looking through the manual can;t see any obvious changes to the M.2 - only thing I can think of would be to have the dropouts level with the bottom of the lowers rather than dropped as they are on the M.2 (makes the A2C around 9mm higher than others for the same travel.)

sag is a bit higher (15-20% instead of 10-15%) as well.

don't know if the R/C tune will be different out of the box (comments about compression being too stiff)

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11/25/2023 3:40pm

I want a coil RFX38 (for a reasonable price)

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of...

Just put a smashpot in fox 38 or zeb. The reason ohlins are so good is because of the 3 chambers and the tune ability of the airspring. 

jamesma wrote:
The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can...

The other good thing about Ohlins is that its coil comes with a sleeve so it doesn't mar the inside of the fork, meaning you can still run a triple air chamber if you feel like it.

smashpot on zeb and 38 doesn't ruin the internals so you can go back to air if you wish

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11/25/2023 5:59pm
Primoz wrote:

Sram and We Are One? o.O

Makes sense.  Wonder how many more Convergence wheels were sold than Zipp Motos this year?

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11/25/2023 9:57pm
owl-x wrote:

I think they’re saying BC’s post points to the team not shutting down.

no @ cam.bal though…

Oops wrong thread! Please ignore.

The photo makes sense in the Team Rumors thread as people were saying the team is going away…

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11/26/2023 6:59pm

Heard a doozy of a rumour - Norco going to high pivots across ALL their full-suspension bikes in 2024. I find this one hard to believe [a high pivot Revolver?????], but the source seemed sure... 

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11/26/2023 7:00pm
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Heard a doozy of a rumour - Norco going to high pivots across ALL their full-suspension bikes in 2024. I find this one hard to believe...

Heard a doozy of a rumour - Norco going to high pivots across ALL their full-suspension bikes in 2024. I find this one hard to believe [a high pivot Revolver?????], but the source seemed sure... 

Optic and sight are 

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