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They just did an overview of Kolb's bike on the livestream and I noticed what looked like weight plates zip tied to to the bottom of his BB shell, has anyone else noticed that before?
I can't remember which bike, but I'm sure there was talk of one bike at Hardline that has a cavity around the BB specifically for weights.
Was it Ronan's bike?
Is this a new Hayes calliper? taken from discovery livestream
I can't remember.
Highly unlikely that margins are worse through retail. They probably need to prioritize OEM likely due to contract requirements or because they don't want to lose on volume.
There's no way they have lower margin at retail though.
It appears every now and then, typically at rough and long tracks like Fort William, atwill was running them this year, orange even produced dh frame with dedicated mounts for weight plates under bb.
Looks like it might be the Galfer prototype caliper we saw a little while back?
analyze mode engage - lawlor slowmo with some sick g-outs and scrubs. bikes get smashed and buckled at the bottom of that fake rock garden before the stumps!Sections
0:00 - Upper road gap
2:02 - Rock Garden
2:58 - Stump Section
4:56 - Scrub-a-thon
6:15 - Wallride
6:48 - Lower Steep Woods
Yeah, I was referring to Kolb's bike specifically, afaik he's never used them before.
In a podcast it almost sounded like Neko just couldn't get the idea of an improved steel frame out of his head so he made the changes he wanted (stiffer and lighter) for Version 2 of the steel front triangle.
Ripmo V3??
Do these things, vibroacoustic three chamber air springs, make any sense for mountain biking? Active suspension and geometry change for all types of terrain!? And does anyone besides Bmc working on a fully automated mechanical/air dropper post solution?
I've seen these scuba diving weights added to the Atherton frames. I've been running them on some frames that feel too light. When adding the weight it feels a bit more planted and breaks away the suspension a little bit easier when unweighted.
one of those buttons is for tacos, but which one
You're right. I ended up DMing one of their sponsored riders and they confirmed it's a new one on the way. About time too.
They all are, just for different kinds (carne asada, al pastore, carnitas etc).
Those buttons on Bruni’s bike are from Dakar Rally bikes. They use them for rollchart controls and other tasks either hardwired or BT in some cases. Dakar bikes are a nightmare of complexity with all the Nav required
Not sure if this has been posted yet... next gen AXS Reverb?
Looks cosmetically similar to the leaked wireless Fox Transfer.
Hopefully less complex means a smaller price tag. I’d happily go remote to not have to deal with internal routing. But at current prices I can just pay my lbs to deal with it for me and still come out way ahead. 😂
I'm hoping Bike Yoke's version breaks cover soon...
it's Sram, as per picture 3
One thing that's nice about that SRAM seatpost patent is that it gives you a traditional two-bolt head.
I really like the current AXS post head setup. When I service my AXS seatposts, I know that when I put the saddle back on, they will be at exactly the same angle that they were at before I removed the saddle.
I'm a bit late to the party, but it looks like a Sherpa Olympus : https://sherpabicycles.com/olympus/
And as far as i know, Sherpa only rebrands frames from Asia manufacturers...
New Storia?
I've been checking, they are listed at Universal but not available yet, Exo+ and up. Nothing on the Maxxis site yet and no luck hunting for clues of a Short Roller 3. Obligatory this belongs in the tire specific thread...