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Mine were less than $500 CAD with an integrated stem to match the offset
Spotted this in Bernard Kerrs latest vlog, does anyone here know what it is?
Saracen
Pics? I would say highly unlikely even at mates rates. Maybe top crown, deffo not full setup with both crowns and steerer and material cost alone.
Get yourself a Dorado comp
Cascade already hit the big items; you essentially have to cut metal parts to hold other metal parts. Unless you own a mill and have the time/know how it gets costly quick, and you really need to cut "x" to make it worthwhile.
3D printing is getting closer to being economical with something like this. I'd still bet its out of reach by a good bit (based on comparing parts I've cut to what it'd cost to 3D print) but I do see a world in the relatively near future where you could find a shop to print crowns that are exactly your offset/height/direct mount spec. If I were to guess, it'd cost like $1,200 now (in alloy, more out of steel). (eek)
There is a huge amount of CNC machine work in Taiwan/China. It's also possible to have complex items as part of larger orders. Not everything has to be done in the USA.
I don't have a full steerer, it's similar to the intend fork with a nub sitting into the bearing and a bolt through to preload
An interesting move from RockShox? (They also bought the Kashima coating or is this RS' old Titanium Nitride coating?)
Source: https://en.brujulabike.com/new-rock-shox-xco-fork-golden-bars-prototype/
How many times are people people going to post this? It’s not Kashima. Lol
I would say the cost everywhere else than china is at least double of your stated number,
Just because it‘s gold doesn‘t make it Kashima. If it would say Kashima on there it is.
Basically whats old is new again, RS used to have goldish stanchions anyways, then in 2001 they came out with a Ti Nitride as you mentioned but it was rubbish and flaked off, they also have gold legs on a Psylo this was 23 years ago before Fox even had a fork im pretty sure. They do say that plagiarism is the highest form of flattery.
They’re just giving gold stanchions to their World Champs.
It’s that simple, no conspiracy. Just gold for gold.
Now if they would bring back the old “Boxxer” and totem graphics on the stanchions we would all be happy again. But seriously. Can companies start doing fun things again? Spiral fork stanchion graphics or something just different?
What are the similarities and differences between the E13 sidekick and the WRProducts DTSwiss 0 drag internals? If this has been covered feel free to flog me.
Yeah I'd love an explainer of these too. It sounds like the WRP thing requires you to backpedal briefly to engage a freecoaster mode?
"Zero Drag" DT Swiss Internals — Williams Racing Products
Those are two different things.
WRP 0 drag mod is exactly what it was designed for; zero drag free coasting. It was designed to reduce rolling resistance. When you backpedal, it moves the DT ratchets apart so they are no longer dragging. When you pedal forward it re-engages them so you can pedal. WRP themselves mentioned it was not designed around pedal kickback nor is it out there to challenge devices like OChain. Quote from them: "pedal kickback and pedalling are the same thing just inverse; so if you can pedal it won’t eliminate pedal kickback. But we’re working on another device for thT"
E13 sidekick on the other hand is designed specifically to reduce pedal kickback. You don't choose between a pedal or coast mode. Your pawls are still dragging.
Interesting and thx for the good descriptions. I hope this stuff keeps coming!
Looks to be two new bikes coming from Polygon based on Dan Wolfes instagram. Looks like they’re making a carbon version of the colossus enduro bike (which might bring the complete weight below 40lbs lol). And a new carbon framed e-bike using a new version of polygons 6-bar linkage. Looks to be using a Bosch motor based off some of his POV footage and will presumably use the new Bosch gen5 motor.
Pics: (e-bike is the black bike, Carbon colossus is the white one)
Sweet "Saint" crank on the team bikes. Easy upgrade for those who want the full factory spec on their new Phoenix!
Not really rumor but some pretty cool innovation in the pinkbike / pivot video on their new bike. It is amazing to see the resources and support put into a program that produces the bike that they will most likely sell the least units of. It is also amazing to see the support and trust Pivot puts in BK and how much the rely on his racing program to develop the bikes and technology.
From my understanding it takes about 2 years to go from design lock to production molds to bikes on the shelf. So when the pivot team started racing the lugged prototype they were already at least a year into the bikes development I bet.
Still a linkage driven 4 bar?
A new Rocky seems to be on the way, should be realeased in 1-2 weeks (info from local retailer's instagram). I guess a new powerplay (?)
rocky instinct with motor, lite e-bike. still with rocky motor.
Correct terms… please. We must be proper
Oh crab, forgot about it, help me out on the correct term? Previously someone called it a sex bar.
If that's deliberate, your typo is brilliant!
Sadly it's not a Freudian slip 😂
Chinese OEM WheelTop acquires majority stake in Rotor
https://bikebiz.com/chinese-oem-wheeltop-acquires-majority-stake-in-rotor/
https://wheeltop.com/
https://rotorbike.com/
I won't be surprised if there will be better solutions from Rotor/Wheel top in the future, and collab between them.
But current Wheeltop solution doesn't look good IMO, no spare battery, the remote doesn't look like a good solution, no matchmaker clamp, but their own. So I'm not sold on it yet.
it has been mentioned that those with the saint sticker are the team bikes of the factory riders, that‘s why they have the sticker on so that shimano doesn‘t crap their pants.