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I’m getting the vibe this is a word salad thing for everybody.
Maybe try this: The chain “knows” when to shift because of how the system/cassette is designed.
Or even better: the chain “knows” what to do after the derailleur instructs it to move.
Almost sounds like I’m describing a mechanical drivetrain…
Of course it doesn’t know.
Transmission just makes the shift way slower so it appears to be smooth (and under load). It’s really not hard to make it try to shift outside of Sram’s pre-determined and ideal algorithm of cadence, chain/cassette position, torque… and then its a rough as you’d expect. It’s not magic, it’s just well engineered albeit flawed system.
I like my GX T-type. It’s not as smooth as my old axs hybrid setup, but it also hasn’t really skipped a beat. And remembering to charge a battery isn’t hard. I’ve had many customer’s question the battery charging but they all have the basic intelligence/initiative to fuel their car, charge their phone etc. so the concern is ways easy to counter.
It’s literally only people on this forum of supposed nerds/geeks that seem to struggle to be able to plug something in. I’ve yet to meet anyone in real life (UK and EU) that has any real issues in that department.
Given that the Spindrift is missing the refresh, it's safe to assume this is coming soon, the bike pictured is carbon, has the proper routing as well as the tourismcrap, and has a ZEB, therefore Spindrift for sure, also saw that even this one got the other "failure"update in my book, which is the rear caliper sitting inside the frame, which makes it harder to adjust the brake and not every caliper will fit ( hope for example doesn't) let's see how it is when it comes out
T-type v cable posts here please...
https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/axsdi2-etc-vs-cable-actuated-drivetrains
EDIT: I somehow missed this poll/thread when I searched and created a duplicate
https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/poll-electric-shifting-vs-mechanica…
New gambler ?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9731UWsMtx/?igsh=cXdqdHdvZDZ3cDky
That's probably just a Ransom with a 40 but I suspect the new Gambler will not be wildly different.
I don’t think that’s a Ransom. The proportions of the shock bolt and shock cover are wrong. Also, it’s hard to tell from the angle, but I think the rocker link is longer and the seattube-toptube junction is way closer to the rocker link.
Apparently understanding English is above your head. I'm sorry that you lack the comprehension and critical thinking skills to evaluate marketing prose.
The drivetrain doesn't know when the first shift occurs, so it can't know when the second shift occurs. The second (and subsequent shifts are delayed simply to avoid the derailleur moving and increasing the pressure on the chain. The amount of time it is delayed is an educated guess at best, the drivetrain doesn't "know" the position of the chain relative to shift gates.
Maybe you guys can talk in french then?
Reason 420 why we need gear boxes- we dont have to scroll past 10 pages of derailleur impressions
I was half right!!
Bruh shut up alreadly and post a tech rumor
Here’s a rumor I heard: sram and shimano said that you’re all going to ride singlespeeds until you learn to get along.
New manufacturer entering the brake market from the south west UK - Hel. Think they usually specialise in racing brakes/brake parts for cars and motorbikes.
I just received an email from a local dealer about the Vorsprung Telum, only to notice that Vorsprung has already closed a round of pre-orders for it.
https://vorsprungsuspension.com/collections/most-popular/products/telum
https://nsdynamics.com.au/collections/vorsprung/products/vorsprung-telum-coil-shock
Edit: this was only meant to be an observation that the release had slipped under the radar (or perhaps only my radar?)
Would love the black spacer rings and adjuster as an option from sprindex. The red and grey just kinda looks ass on a lot of shocks.
It should just be the first production run they sold out. You should be able to pre-order the shock.
I have one on my Dreadnought V2 and it is.... Very good. Like.... holy shit is that shock good.
I was able to add to cart. I selected 230x65 and changed currency to usd. After that the add to cart option appeared. I think it was sold out prior to changing currency.
sounds like it might be driven by regional allocations
Kenda's assegai clone has a name and a rough release date.
https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-eu/find-a-tire/bicycle/mtb/double-blac…
Yes it is, as mentionned already very close to the current Ransom, but that's the Gambler that was ridden at the IXS cup. Not sure yet if the team will be riding it at the World Champs, but they're spending a bunch of time on it to dial in the platform and setup.
New Spindrift seems ready
And with proper routing 🏆
"there is no way to prevent forcing a shift"
Let me introduce you to the latest, greatest, new thing from Shimano that just came out only 20 years ago, Rapid Rise! 🤣
Man, that's an old school call back.
Ok, I've shit on Scott's internal shock designs on here forever and while if I'm being honest, the long travel bikes do look good, my minds not changing on the serviceability side of things and that their bikes are a consumer nightmare. Why are they pushing the internal shock thing so hard? Is it just to be different? Is it to have a selling point to some "needs the cool new thing" consumer out there because their bikes didn't have any real reason to buy them over another bike until they had a unique thing? That isn't actually that unique because they just copied a company they bought while producing both similar lines at the same time. I'm willing to give room for it with xc/trail/Enduro bikes because people love techy things, but I'm actually baffled at a DH bike that takes away serviceability for form. If there's a bike that doesn't need a shitty gimmick that takes away from a weekend at the races, it's a DH bike.
Anybody have any idea when TRP will release the new lever design with the bite point adjust?
Because Scott, that’s why, dumb bikes with dumb solution, shame cause years ago they actually looked good, and rode good like the gambler
Internal routing is super simple on Scott bikes because of the big hatch you open to access the shock, and you’re going to prolong shock life simply by less exposure to the elements and potentially allow for better performance in wet conditions - its a gimmick and if you asked me 12 months ago id have whole heartedly agreed with you - but honestly the more I see them in person the more im starting to like them.
A Propain employee was on Pinkbike saying they read the comments on their bike reviews and they got it wrong with headset cable routing as everyone didn't want it. So kudos to them for listening.