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nskerb
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4/13/2024 9:34pm

Lmao why would you need Flight Attendant for a dropper post? Can some people not press the button? 

Because Ecosystem bro 

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4/14/2024 8:16am
dolface wrote:
Something or nothing? https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vgetyO_yU/

Beat me to it. Cami is a Fox athlete, strange she doesn’t recognize it. Also, the reservoir looks a bit longer than the usual, no?

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4/14/2024 8:27am

It looks just  like a DHX. He might be trying different tunes for Fox. Or might be trying something custom (Avalanche or the likes).

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notthatbryan
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4/14/2024 8:59am

It looks just  like a DHX. He might be trying different tunes for Fox. Or might be trying something custom (Avalanche or the likes).

He responded and said it's a dhx. 

He got asked why not a dhx 2 and Neko said he liked the numbers they were getting with the dhx tuned for the bike. 

All that makes sense to me, if the shock is tuned for the rider/ bike combo there is less need for the extra adjustment of the x2. 

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TEAMROBOT
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He responded and said it's a dhx.  He got asked why not a dhx 2 and Neko said he liked the numbers they were getting with...

He responded and said it's a dhx. 

He got asked why not a dhx 2 and Neko said he liked the numbers they were getting with the dhx tuned for the bike. 

All that makes sense to me, if the shock is tuned for the rider/ bike combo there is less need for the extra adjustment of the x2. 

Moar shimz

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4/14/2024 9:53am
TEAMROBOT wrote:

Stoked to see a hard compound 29" DH casing DHR2 in 2.5". 100% that will be my next rear tire purchase for my one-size-fits-most Enduro/trail/XC/DH bike

naptime wrote:

I'm curious what you guys are stoked about with the 2.5 over 2.4? 

Is anyone able to answer? Not for the lols

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owl-x
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4/14/2024 10:33am

Maxxis has a guy who just eyeballs tire widths anyway…cracks me up with “2.40,” as in between 2.39 and 2.41…

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4/14/2024 10:52am
TEAMROBOT wrote:

Stoked to see a hard compound 29" DH casing DHR2 in 2.5". 100% that will be my next rear tire purchase for my one-size-fits-most Enduro/trail/XC/DH bike

naptime wrote:

I'm curious what you guys are stoked about with the 2.5 over 2.4? 

Is anyone able to answer? Not for the lols

My best guess is that used to be Maxxis’s traditional sizing from the 26” days. It was 2.35,2.5,2.7. So, everyone is stoked on the one tenth of an inch bigger because it’s what we all used to know and be comforted by.

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4/14/2024 11:04am

Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try it but it will take a lot to make me like it over my Trust Message.  Love that fork!

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Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try...

Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try it but it will take a lot to make me like it over my Trust Message.  Love that fork!

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Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try...

Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try it but it will take a lot to make me like it over my Trust Message.  Love that fork!

I saw a teaser page somewhere the other day and there was a shot of a gravel rider... Not exactly holding my breath that it's an MTB product 

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4/14/2024 12:35pm
brash wrote:

Good to see we can throw another shade of gold in the fork/dropper/X2 kashima colour gamut. Never seen the holy trinity match.

boozed wrote:

Throw in some Burgtec "Kash Bronze" components and you're golden.

Add in the Gold TRP Levers/Calipers and you've got another mismatch lol.

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4/14/2024 12:57pm
Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try...

Just got an email from Cane Creek about a new product reveal at 9 AM tomorrow.  Looks like a new USD fork.  May have to try it but it will take a lot to make me like it over my Trust Message.  Love that fork!

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I saw a teaser page somewhere the other day and there was a shot of a gravel rider... Not exactly holding my breath that it's an...

I saw a teaser page somewhere the other day and there was a shot of a gravel rider... Not exactly holding my breath that it's an MTB product 

Looks like flat mount brake attachment in that teaser.

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Is anyone able to answer? Not for the lols

The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals like us. The 2.4 DHR is a noticeably smaller casing than any of Maxxis 2.5 tires, which makes it kind of a weird match when you're running one of each. I'm running a 2.5 Assegai up front and a 2.4" DHR2 in the back, so I'd totally buy a 2.5" DHR2 when mine wears out. Of course it doesn't matter much, it's 0.1", but I'm a fanboy and I'd rather have the bigger volume tire in the back. Thus the humor when I said "This is the biggest tech news in MTB for the whole year." Very much inside baseball.

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4/14/2024 2:45pm
TEAMROBOT wrote:
The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals...

The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals like us. The 2.4 DHR is a noticeably smaller casing than any of Maxxis 2.5 tires, which makes it kind of a weird match when you're running one of each. I'm running a 2.5 Assegai up front and a 2.4" DHR2 in the back, so I'd totally buy a 2.5" DHR2 when mine wears out. Of course it doesn't matter much, it's 0.1", but I'm a fanboy and I'd rather have the bigger volume tire in the back. Thus the humor when I said "This is the biggest tech news in MTB for the whole year." Very much inside baseball.

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4/14/2024 5:32pm

Looks like flat mount brake attachment in that teaser.

Nooo! leave flat mount brakes to the roadies. I suppose I already have my cut down 5mm allen wrench that's worthless for anything else. But come on, just don't do it.

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4/14/2024 6:21pm

Looks like flat mount brake attachment in that teaser.

Big Bird wrote:
Nooo! leave flat mount brakes to the roadies. I suppose I already have my cut down 5mm allen wrench that's worthless for anything else. But come...

Nooo! leave flat mount brakes to the roadies. I suppose I already have my cut down 5mm allen wrench that's worthless for anything else. But come on, just don't do it.

Probably a gravel fork for the drop bar 90s mtb revival

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4/14/2024 6:43pm Edited Date/Time 4/14/2024 6:45pm

Is anyone able to answer? Not for the lols

TEAMROBOT wrote:
The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals...

The 2.5" DHR2 has been around the race pits for years as a pro-only tire, so it's exciting to see it finally released to mere mortals like us. The 2.4 DHR is a noticeably smaller casing than any of Maxxis 2.5 tires, which makes it kind of a weird match when you're running one of each. I'm running a 2.5 Assegai up front and a 2.4" DHR2 in the back, so I'd totally buy a 2.5" DHR2 when mine wears out. Of course it doesn't matter much, it's 0.1", but I'm a fanboy and I'd rather have the bigger volume tire in the back. Thus the humor when I said "This is the biggest tech news in MTB for the whole year." Very much inside baseball.

My experience has been that 2.4 WT and 2.6 WT have the same sized tread blocks, just spaced differently, so I assume 2.5 would fit in the middle?

I bought a 2.3 because 2.4 WT was out of stock recently and the tread blocks are noticeably smaller, so it might depend whether the 2.5 is WT.

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4/14/2024 7:26pm

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

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4/14/2024 8:00pm
dolface wrote:
Something or nothing? https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vgetyO_yU/

Reply from Neko to Cam.

The DHX has a larger shaft size so can effect ride feel. Frameworks most is most likely on a custom tune, so the limited HSC/HSR adjusters probably aren’t a big deal.

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Fred_Pop
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4/14/2024 8:47pm

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

Nope.There hasn't been any evolution in road cycling since they switched to disc brakes...as for gravel well that's just old school mtb.

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4/14/2024 9:04pm

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

Fred_Pop wrote:

Nope.There hasn't been any evolution in road cycling since they switched to disc brakes...as for gravel well that's just old school mtb.

Yea if anyone cares T-Type 13 speed is coming to road/gravel later this year. 

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4/14/2024 9:14pm

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

Only if they've just discovered something we've been using for years like disc brakes or tubeless or 1x or suspension or dropper posts or...

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4/15/2024 12:17am

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

boozed wrote:

Only if they've just discovered something we've been using for years like disc brakes or tubeless or 1x or suspension or dropper posts or...

A dropper would be nice for the tuck but I imagine it wouldn't leave much room for a hidden motor in the seat post. 

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4/15/2024 1:34am

Are any of you interested in gravel and road leaks?

Fred_Pop wrote:

Nope.There hasn't been any evolution in road cycling since they switched to disc brakes...as for gravel well that's just old school mtb.

Yea if anyone cares T-Type 13 speed is coming to road/gravel later this year. 

How? Isn't new SRAM Red releasing in a couple weeks in May? 

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4/15/2024 4:13am

Heard it said the new Red will be 13spd too. No idea about release dates.

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Thecolonel
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4/15/2024 4:26am

Vorsprung shock release Thursday?

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4/15/2024 4:48am
Primoz wrote:

Heard it said the new Red will be 13spd too. No idea about release dates.

That's difficult to have work when a T-Type cassette to be assumed given mention before this 'heard said' only fit UDH frames and then only a T-Type derailleur.  There's not a single UDH fitment road frameset.  

XPLR Red pictures from weightweenies.starbike.com were photoshop'd images.  Stolen from 2chan, pre-4chan copyright claims, post-TruthSocial.com lobbing Baby Ruth candy bars into every known Swimming Pool.  ...near entirely above ground pools, which only goes to show.

Nice Hat.

 

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4/15/2024 5:27am

UDH road frames DO exist.  A buddy of mine sold a few dozen to a company that makes bike parts over the winter.

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