It's a sensor of some sort. It's shown in that video I linked to.
It's a sensor of some sort. It's shown in that video I linked to.
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension Excited for it nonetheless
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension Excited for it nonetheless
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension Excited for it nonetheless
Curious to see Fox's implementation. Not trying to bash Rockshox but flight attendant seems like a flop so far. Maybe took it too far with the front fork stuff. Honestly who needs/wants to firm up their Zeb. Too complicated for marginal gains.
Interesting pad contact adjustment à la Hope but also a single bolt near the master cylinder split clamp like current shimano lever instead of the older shimano split clamp with the single bolt under the bar.
Interesting pad contact adjustment à la Hope but also a single bolt near the master cylinder split clamp like current shimano lever instead of the older...
Interesting pad contact adjustment à la Hope but also a single bolt near the master cylinder split clamp like current shimano lever instead of the older shimano split clamp with the single bolt under the bar.
Probably because the current range of TRP adapters absolutely suck.
lol they deleted my pic of the new altitude. hahahah. Just a picture of a bike in a parking lot with tape on it. Of all the spied pics here they delete that one? lol
Heard from a friend of a friend that fox distributors have already received technical documentation of the new dampers so the release should not be far off.
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension Excited for it nonetheless
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension Excited for it nonetheless
Curious to see Fox's implementation. Not trying to bash Rockshox but flight attendant seems like a flop so far. Maybe took it too far with the...
Curious to see Fox's implementation. Not trying to bash Rockshox but flight attendant seems like a flop so far. Maybe took it too far with the front fork stuff. Honestly who needs/wants to firm up their Zeb. Too complicated for marginal gains.
IIRC Fox was using a sensor on the front fork to adjust the rear shock, but not making changes to the fork.
Must be a different version? I think Dane has had his for a while, and yet Ryan Griffiths just got one recently im pretty sure, but...
Must be a different version? I think Dane has had his for a while, and yet Ryan Griffiths just got one recently im pretty sure, but i thought i saw photos of him riding on the old one at this event
They both seemed to be riding both during practice...and I'm pretty sure Ryan raced his old bike.
Guys, let's the lawyers discuss about IP and stuff, let's just enjoy the parts we are getting.
Zrace, WestBiking, ZTTO, Akantor, Tanke, Onirii, Rong Lun, III Pro are all different from each other. no one looks exact carbon copy of the main brands.
I've got a pair of RongLun brake levers that look similar to magura or older shimanos, but have a banjo at the bottom to redirect the hose under the bar, 4 piston shimano calipers at the front, 4 piston TRP slate at the back, SS hoses, 2.3mm thick ZTTO disks, Kingstop metalic pads and MOTUL 2,5w oil. They are BRILLIANT. Light actuation, zero friction until the pads contact the disks, heaps of power and modulation. Might get some mavens calipers in the future to use with 180mm rotors on a downhill bike.
Another thing about taiwan and china, the US would not give a dead shit about taiwan if there was no silicon being produced there. Just look at how Haiti has succumbed to guerrilas, how hamas has taken power of Palestine, how Iemen is controlled by terrorist group Houthi, and so on.
I don't get all the fuss about the diapers. Prototypes being tested/validated in public, while heavily camouflaged, is common in all industries. It protects under-development IP...
I don't get all the fuss about the diapers. Prototypes being tested/validated in public, while heavily camouflaged, is common in all industries. It protects under-development IP and also allows less-than-production-level parts to be used without the scrutiny of the public eye. We built an entire bunker to hide our test vehicles when they weren't on the road, and when they were on the road they had zebra camo and fake grilles, etc. It's great for concealing parts that are being rapidly developed, especially when some iterations might only be used for a single test cycle.
Bunkers for cars? I know this is a mtb thread but you got a wiki link for this car testing bunker? Sounds cool.
It's slightly less exciting than it sounds. The "bunker" was just for datalogging and tuning start-stop/idle/stationary emissions/etc., basically anything that could be tested without a road speed. It was a effectively a several acre area surrounded by a wall of 2-high stacked shipping containers. Anything that saw road time was heavily camo'd, like these bikes.
Guys, let's the lawyers discuss about IP and stuff, let's just enjoy the parts we are getting.
Zrace, WestBiking, ZTTO, Akantor, Tanke, Onirii, Rong Lun, III...
Guys, let's the lawyers discuss about IP and stuff, let's just enjoy the parts we are getting.
Zrace, WestBiking, ZTTO, Akantor, Tanke, Onirii, Rong Lun, III Pro are all different from each other. no one looks exact carbon copy of the main brands.
I've got a pair of RongLun brake levers that look similar to magura or older shimanos, but have a banjo at the bottom to redirect the hose under the bar, 4 piston shimano calipers at the front, 4 piston TRP slate at the back, SS hoses, 2.3mm thick ZTTO disks, Kingstop metalic pads and MOTUL 2,5w oil. They are BRILLIANT. Light actuation, zero friction until the pads contact the disks, heaps of power and modulation. Might get some mavens calipers in the future to use with 180mm rotors on a downhill bike.
Another thing about taiwan and china, the US would not give a dead shit about taiwan if there was no silicon being produced there. Just look at how Haiti has succumbed to guerrilas, how hamas has taken power of Palestine, how Iemen is controlled by terrorist group Houthi, and so on.
*asks for guys to only let lawyers discuss IP.
*Proceeds to discuss geopolitical situations across the globe.
What really bothers me is that Lewis brakes CHOSE to MIMIC the way Trickstuff brakes look. Hope/Trickstuff/Intend/Sram/Shimano/Hayes/TRP all look pretty distinguishable, even between some of their own models. It's not how brakes are made is a secret anymore. You have a lever that pushes a piston that pushes fluid that pushes another set of pistons. Sure you can add cams here, adjustments there, play with leverage ratio, fancy cnc, parts, it doesn't really change the way brakes work fundamentally. Not discrediting the manufacturing of these brakes in any way. For a set of the more pricy Lewis brakes you can get just about anything that isn't super bougie like Trickstuff/Intend. So yeah, I don't really see a reason why someone should own these, unless you have to have something that resembles a Trickstuff and you don't have the money, or you just really like the way Lewis sounds or the feeling of these brakes just wowed you out of the world (highly unlikely).
Has there been any word on Zipp? I noticed the 3Motos are discounted everywhere and SRAMs site has them listed as out of stock until 4/11, I'm wondering if a new iteration is coming soon.
Rocky Mountain are doing full SRAM builds since T-Type, go check 2024 Instinct builds.
RM are also associated with IFHT films (Mahalo) so it's not that...
Rocky Mountain are doing full SRAM builds since T-Type, go check 2024 Instinct builds.
RM are also associated with IFHT films (Mahalo) so it's not that unlikely that a new promo video for the 2024 Altitude will be made by them.
What really bothers me is that Lewis brakes CHOSE to MIMIC the way Trickstuff brakes look. Hope/Trickstuff/Intend/Sram/Shimano/Hayes/TRP all look pretty distinguishable, even between some of their...
What really bothers me is that Lewis brakes CHOSE to MIMIC the way Trickstuff brakes look. Hope/Trickstuff/Intend/Sram/Shimano/Hayes/TRP all look pretty distinguishable, even between some of their own models. It's not how brakes are made is a secret anymore. You have a lever that pushes a piston that pushes fluid that pushes another set of pistons. Sure you can add cams here, adjustments there, play with leverage ratio, fancy cnc, parts, it doesn't really change the way brakes work fundamentally. Not discrediting the manufacturing of these brakes in any way. For a set of the more pricy Lewis brakes you can get just about anything that isn't super bougie like Trickstuff/Intend. So yeah, I don't really see a reason why someone should own these, unless you have to have something that resembles a Trickstuff and you don't have the money, or you just really like the way Lewis sounds or the feeling of these brakes just wowed you out of the world (highly unlikely).
FWIW I haven't heard a bad word about the performance of them from people actually trying them out...
And they will be ridden in the world cup if that's any consolation at all. Probably not though.
g-out project from windrock
https://www.vitalmtb.com/g-out-project-2024-tennessee-national-downhill
I’m xenophobic for not wanting shitty knock off brakes made in a sweatshop? Ight cool lol.
Some Fox RAD bits on Asa's Frameworks...
Another angle of the lever.
Between this and Flight Attendant on the Trek bikes, looks like electronics are about to hit DH.
I wonder if that's some sort of electronic actuator/piston or if it's something used for telemetry
It's this...
I'm talking about the giant black part sticking off of the brake calipers.
It's a sensor of some sort. It's shown in that video I linked to.
Some exciting tech coming for sure. As if AXS drivetrains weren't expensive now I'll need to worry about Electronic Fox suspension
Excited for it nonetheless
Anther look at the new TRP Levers.
Curious to see Fox's implementation. Not trying to bash Rockshox but flight attendant seems like a flop so far. Maybe took it too far with the front fork stuff. Honestly who needs/wants to firm up their Zeb. Too complicated for marginal gains.
Interesting pad contact adjustment à la Hope but also a single bolt near the master cylinder split clamp like current shimano lever instead of the older shimano split clamp with the single bolt under the bar.
Probably because the current range of TRP adapters absolutely suck.
lol they deleted my pic of the new altitude. hahahah. Just a picture of a bike in a parking lot with tape on it. Of all the spied pics here they delete that one? lol
Heard from a friend of a friend that fox distributors have already received technical documentation of the new dampers so the release should not be far off.
and new enves nobody noticed
IIRC Fox was using a sensor on the front fork to adjust the rear shock, but not making changes to the fork.
They both seemed to be riding both during practice...and I'm pretty sure Ryan raced his old bike.
Guys, let's the lawyers discuss about IP and stuff, let's just enjoy the parts we are getting.
Zrace, WestBiking, ZTTO, Akantor, Tanke, Onirii, Rong Lun, III Pro are all different from each other. no one looks exact carbon copy of the main brands.
I've got a pair of RongLun brake levers that look similar to magura or older shimanos, but have a banjo at the bottom to redirect the hose under the bar, 4 piston shimano calipers at the front, 4 piston TRP slate at the back, SS hoses, 2.3mm thick ZTTO disks, Kingstop metalic pads and MOTUL 2,5w oil. They are BRILLIANT. Light actuation, zero friction until the pads contact the disks, heaps of power and modulation. Might get some mavens calipers in the future to use with 180mm rotors on a downhill bike.
Another thing about taiwan and china, the US would not give a dead shit about taiwan if there was no silicon being produced there. Just look at how Haiti has succumbed to guerrilas, how hamas has taken power of Palestine, how Iemen is controlled by terrorist group Houthi, and so on.
Let’s please keep global geopolitics out of the tech rumors thread.
It's slightly less exciting than it sounds. The "bunker" was just for datalogging and tuning start-stop/idle/stationary emissions/etc., basically anything that could be tested without a road speed. It was a effectively a several acre area surrounded by a wall of 2-high stacked shipping containers. Anything that saw road time was heavily camo'd, like these bikes.
*asks for guys to only let lawyers discuss IP.
*Proceeds to discuss geopolitical situations across the globe.
What really bothers me is that Lewis brakes CHOSE to MIMIC the way Trickstuff brakes look. Hope/Trickstuff/Intend/Sram/Shimano/Hayes/TRP all look pretty distinguishable, even between some of their own models. It's not how brakes are made is a secret anymore. You have a lever that pushes a piston that pushes fluid that pushes another set of pistons. Sure you can add cams here, adjustments there, play with leverage ratio, fancy cnc, parts, it doesn't really change the way brakes work fundamentally. Not discrediting the manufacturing of these brakes in any way. For a set of the more pricy Lewis brakes you can get just about anything that isn't super bougie like Trickstuff/Intend. So yeah, I don't really see a reason why someone should own these, unless you have to have something that resembles a Trickstuff and you don't have the money, or you just really like the way Lewis sounds or the feeling of these brakes just wowed you out of the world (highly unlikely).
Has there been any word on Zipp? I noticed the 3Motos are discounted everywhere and SRAMs site has them listed as out of stock until 4/11, I'm wondering if a new iteration is coming soon.
Mahalo are usually only riding on Trek bikes, but this one doesn't look like a Trek as per OEM tires/wheels.
Could simply be the new Altitude.
Looks like a full SRAM build so that makes it unlikely that it's the new Altitude...
Rocky Mountain are doing full SRAM builds since T-Type, go check 2024 Instinct builds.
RM are also associated with IFHT films (Mahalo) so it's not that unlikely that a new promo video for the 2024 Altitude will be made by them.
Good photo of lower link on Canyon. photo: Ben Wilson (IG)
FWIW I haven't heard a bad word about the performance of them from people actually trying them out...
And they will be ridden in the world cup if that's any consolation at all. Probably not though.