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Simcik
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2/28/2024 2:11pm

15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries

Looks like tomorrow is the day. 

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2/28/2024 2:15pm Edited Date/Time 2/28/2024 2:18pm

15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

Simcik wrote:
It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries Looks like tomorrow...

It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries

Looks like tomorrow is the day. 

stoked on the podcast/video we'll have tomorrow w/ darren. should explain any/all questions. (edit...yeah right...this is tech rumors, you'll have 4,000,000 other questions/observations no matter what : )

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2/28/2024 4:10pm

Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of their most popular models (Devinci and Trek can skirt around it, as the idler is still mounted to the swingarm).

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JCordell wrote:

Anybody know the release date of the new dreadnought? 

They said be on the lookout for it in an email sent out today. Would assume this week or next... gotta compete with those new Norco...

They said be on the lookout for it in an email sent out today. Would assume this week or next... gotta compete with those new Norco high pivots!

Instinct tells me next week will be a busy one for new releases. 

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15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

Simcik wrote:
It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries Looks like tomorrow...

It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries

Looks like tomorrow is the day. 

Schermata 2024-02-29 alle 08.05.57.png?VersionId=MhKUlQg9cA.2Ang8DGsMz9price is already bloody NUTS 2.6k which in Europe will be 3.1k 

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2/29/2024 4:25am

Do we know when the era wheel are going to be released 

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2/29/2024 6:39am

15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

Simcik wrote:
It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries Looks like tomorrow...

It's probably been stated and I missed it but their is a countdown clock on Push's fork page. Nine One - PUSH Industries

Looks like tomorrow is the day. 

Evil96 wrote:
price is already bloody NUTS 2.6k which in Europe will be 3.1k 

Schermata 2024-02-29 alle 08.05.57.png?VersionId=MhKUlQg9cA.2Ang8DGsMz9price is already bloody NUTS 2.6k which in Europe will be 3.1k 

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2/29/2024 6:47am
JCordell wrote:

Anybody know the release date of the new dreadnought? 

I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics, geo charts, etc). He said he's pissed he sold his v1 as v2 looks like it's quite a bit different. Said sizing is weird (med is shorter than v1 and large is longer?). Said they've switched to a four bar design to be a pedal better, but possibly at the cost of dh performance. 

I don't know anything about anything, but he seemed pretty bummed about it. I guess we'll see?

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Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of...

Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of their most popular models (Devinci and Trek can skirt around it, as the idler is still mounted to the swingarm).

Can anyone give me a little TLDR about this iTrack patent thing? What it does and why its a big deal?

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Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of...

Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of their most popular models (Devinci and Trek can skirt around it, as the idler is still mounted to the swingarm).

Can anyone give me a little TLDR about this iTrack patent thing? What it does and why its a big deal?

I'm not an expert, but as I understand it iTrack is the idler position at the pivot rather than on the swingarm or main triangle. This is important because the idler then stays in a fixed position relative to the pivot throughout the suspension travel.

 

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Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of...

Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of their most popular models (Devinci and Trek can skirt around it, as the idler is still mounted to the swingarm).

Can anyone give me a little TLDR about this iTrack patent thing? What it does and why its a big deal?

Losifer wrote:
I'm not an expert, but as I understand it iTrack is the idler position at the pivot rather than on the swingarm or main triangle. This...

I'm not an expert, but as I understand it iTrack is the idler position at the pivot rather than on the swingarm or main triangle. This is important because the idler then stays in a fixed position relative to the pivot throughout the suspension travel.

 

https://i-tracksuspension.com/

This idler pulley is attached to a member of the suspension linkage, so that it moves relative to the bottom bracket and the rear axle, as the suspension is compressed.

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Can anyone give me a little TLDR about this iTrack patent thing? What it does and why its a big deal?

Losifer wrote:
I'm not an expert, but as I understand it iTrack is the idler position at the pivot rather than on the swingarm or main triangle. This...

I'm not an expert, but as I understand it iTrack is the idler position at the pivot rather than on the swingarm or main triangle. This is important because the idler then stays in a fixed position relative to the pivot throughout the suspension travel.

 

chriskief wrote:
https://i-tracksuspension.com/ This idler pulley is attached to a member of the suspension linkage, so that it moves relative to the bottom bracket and the rear axle...

https://i-tracksuspension.com/

This idler pulley is attached to a member of the suspension linkage, so that it moves relative to the bottom bracket and the rear axle, as the suspension is compressed.

Thanks for clarifying that! 

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saskskier wrote:
I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics...

I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics, geo charts, etc). He said he's pissed he sold his v1 as v2 looks like it's quite a bit different. Said sizing is weird (med is shorter than v1 and large is longer?). Said they've switched to a four bar design to be a pedal better, but possibly at the cost of dh performance. 

I don't know anything about anything, but he seemed pretty bummed about it. I guess we'll see?

I hope sizing isn't weird. Current reach at 462mm is pretty good for a medium. I'm 5'10 and usually between sizes so hopefully medium doesn't shrink.. 

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Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of...

Just as an aside, congrats to Hugh McLeay (the i-Track guy) now that a brand as big as Norco is licensing his tech on two of their most popular models (Devinci and Trek can skirt around it, as the idler is still mounted to the swingarm).

Can anyone give me a little TLDR about this iTrack patent thing? What it does and why its a big deal?

TL;DR: idler on one of the suspension links, applicable for 4 and 6-bar suspension designs. i-Track does not cover idlers on the main frame or the swingarm of a single pivot.

That's why Norco has it (chainstay of a 4-bar), ditto for Intense and Forbidden doesn't have it (single pivot). Kavenz had a similar layout to Norco and moved the idler to be concentric with the pivot of the chainstay, thus idler being 'mounted to the main triangle' (not moving relative to it), thus skirting the patent.

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15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

yea, i don't get it either. but that ship has kinda sailed unfortunately. at least it looks like there is a substantial surface area on the face where the hub will interface, ala SRAM torque caps (are those even still a thing?)

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15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

jonkranked wrote:
yea, i don't get it either. but that ship has kinda sailed unfortunately. at least it looks like there is a substantial surface area on the...

yea, i don't get it either. but that ship has kinda sailed unfortunately. at least it looks like there is a substantial surface area on the face where the hub will interface, ala SRAM torque caps (are those even still a thing?)

Present on all Rock Shox forks, but now there are screw on spacers for standard hubs included in the box. 

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dolface wrote:
Simcik wrote:

Mountain Bike Suspension and Mountain Bike Suspension Tuning (pushindustries.com)

Front page has something, guessing more onto the actual product page later today

It's now gone from the front page too, guessing it's permission issues w/ the site...

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Our PUSH Nine.One feature is here with full specs, deets, press release, images, audio podcast etc.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/upside-down-push-nine-one-fork-finall…

here's the video podcast and timestamps with bullet point list of fork deets below too

 

Discussion Topics

0:00 - Intro (2024)

1:00 - (Feb 2023 Start) Why Make a Fork at All?

4:23 - Why Make an Inverted Fork?

8:43 - PUSH Nine.One Fork Specs & Features

10:21 - The "Grab the Bars Torsional Stiffness Twist Test" is Dumb

15:54 - Modular, Updatable Axle Lugs for Wheel Size, Offset and Brake Mounts, Travel Adjust

20:23 - Simple Fork Servicing Through Bleed Ports, Long-term Product Use

25:47 - Why is it a $2,600 Mountain Bike Fork? Weight, Fabrication Details

31:44 - Comparing Other Inverted Fork Designs, Why Not Carbon?

34:22 - Spring, Damper and Internals

38:20 - The Parking Lot Test

41:45 - Jason's Ride Experience on the PUSH Fork

44:57 - Purposefully Not as Torsionally Stiff as a Regular Fork

47:14 - Availability

48:47 - What About Stanchion Scratches / Guards?

51:47 - WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG? (2024)

1:00:44 - Did Anything About the Fork Change During the Year?

1:02:30 - Fork Specs (Again : )

1:05:14 - Four Years in the Making

1:06:58 - FIXED BUSHINGS and Why

1:09:51 - Would Darren Do It All Over Again?

1:11:53 - The Twist Test is Still Pointless

1:16:00 - What MTB Standard Would Darren Change?

PUSH Nine.One Fork Details/Spec

MSRP: $2,600 USD

Travel: 140mm-170mm in 10mm increments. User adjustable

Axle: 15mm x 110mm floating through axle

Axle Clamp: Oversized 38mm clamp area, 4 bolt design

Steerer: 1.5” Tapered

Brake Mount: Dual Standoff Direct 180/185mm and 200/203mm

Made in Colorado

MTB and E-MTB compatible

Main Spring: Coil with silent-surround noise canceling technology

28 Clicks of External Low-Speed Compression Adjustment

28 Clicks of External High-Speed Compression Adjustment

18 Clicks of External Low-Speed Rebound Adjustment

Independent externally adjustable Pneumatic Bottom Out Piston

Motorex 3D Response Technology Fork Oil

Weight: 2,790 grams

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2/29/2024 9:14am

Ya that weight is tough. I get its coil, but my EXT might as well be coil and its significantly lighter. I'm willing to bet a Zeb or 38 with a coil conversion is significantly lighter too. 

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Ya that weight is tough. I get its coil, but my EXT might as well be coil and its significantly lighter. I'm willing to bet a...

Ya that weight is tough. I get its coil, but my EXT might as well be coil and its significantly lighter. I'm willing to bet a Zeb or 38 with a coil conversion is significantly lighter too. 

yea, i had a bit of knee-jerk reaction to that weight before i realized it was coil (which was kind of dumb of me).  a fox 40 is about an ounce or 2 heavier. 

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60DCBAB8-8F18-4530-8837-C93B9EBA18A9Trp 

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Have we had this yet?

We Are One DH bike

Posted by Title MTB on Facebook

"New bike day for @caileigh_koppang, courtesy of our friends over at weareonecomposites 💜

With a new prototype DH bike in the works, along with a season of racing ahead for Caileigh, it’s a combo we’re eager to keep an eye on for the 2024 race season."

May be an image of bicycle and text

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AJW1 wrote:
Have we had this yet? We Are One DH bike Posted by Title MTB on Facebook "New bike day for @caileigh_koppang, courtesy of our friends over...

Have we had this yet?

We Are One DH bike

Posted by Title MTB on Facebook

"New bike day for @caileigh_koppang, courtesy of our friends over at weareonecomposites 💜

With a new prototype DH bike in the works, along with a season of racing ahead for Caileigh, it’s a combo we’re eager to keep an eye on for the 2024 race season."

May be an image of bicycle and text

That bike is SEXY 

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salsa emtb and egravel bikes

 

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AJW1 wrote:
Have we had this yet? We Are One DH bike Posted by Title MTB on Facebook "New bike day for @caileigh_koppang, courtesy of our friends over...

Have we had this yet?

We Are One DH bike

Posted by Title MTB on Facebook

"New bike day for @caileigh_koppang, courtesy of our friends over at weareonecomposites 💜

With a new prototype DH bike in the works, along with a season of racing ahead for Caileigh, it’s a combo we’re eager to keep an eye on for the 2024 race season."

May be an image of bicycle and text

Saw a few of these prototypes ripping around Sun Peaks in August last year. I wasn't initially super excited about how it looks, but they look incredible in person. This one also looks amazing. 

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2/29/2024 11:21am
JCordell wrote:

Anybody know the release date of the new dreadnought? 

saskskier wrote:
I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics...

I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics, geo charts, etc). He said he's pissed he sold his v1 as v2 looks like it's quite a bit different. Said sizing is weird (med is shorter than v1 and large is longer?). Said they've switched to a four bar design to be a pedal better, but possibly at the cost of dh performance. 

I don't know anything about anything, but he seemed pretty bummed about it. I guess we'll see?

That's funny because I've seen the geo charts and it looks like it fixes a lot of the issues I had with the current bike. Does your friend want to buy my V1 dreadnought? 

Not going to leak too much but I really though the geo moved it in positive ways, for sure takes cues off their supernought on a lot of things. 

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2/29/2024 11:23am

15mm axle on that Push inverted fork 
Astounding 

Why would you want anything different?

If more front-end stiffness is what you want; a 20mm axle wouldn't really help with that. If they wanted to increase stiffness, they would have needed to go to a keyed axle to really tie the stanchions together. There's no point in just making the axle bigger in diameter. It would achieve nothing.

The "axle" isn't really an axle anyways. It bears no radial load. It's a basically just a big draw bolt. Its only job is to clamp the hub into the drop-outs with substantial pressure. A 15mm axle can do that job just as well as a 20mm.

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2/29/2024 11:38am
JCordell wrote:

Anybody know the release date of the new dreadnought? 

saskskier wrote:
I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics...

I don't have any idea when it's going to be released, but a friend was at a shop who sells them and has seen it (pics, geo charts, etc). He said he's pissed he sold his v1 as v2 looks like it's quite a bit different. Said sizing is weird (med is shorter than v1 and large is longer?). Said they've switched to a four bar design to be a pedal better, but possibly at the cost of dh performance. 

I don't know anything about anything, but he seemed pretty bummed about it. I guess we'll see?

DServy wrote:
That's funny because I've seen the geo charts and it looks like it fixes a lot of the issues I had with the current bike. Does...

That's funny because I've seen the geo charts and it looks like it fixes a lot of the issues I had with the current bike. Does your friend want to buy my V1 dreadnought? 

Not going to leak too much but I really though the geo moved it in positive ways, for sure takes cues off their supernought on a lot of things. 

Sweet. Now I'm curious. Not that I'm in the market for a new bike, but always curious. 

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