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Wade's Pipedream.
https://bikes.com/en-ca/blogs/stories/wade-simmons-pipedream?srsltid=AfmBOoqEBblRA2J96RucLaMSlDVEjUFMlsJHRNGeWjt-gdZzMqJFAVHl
Man, Trek isn't even the first mountain bike manufacturer to make a one-off metal full suspension bike called the Pipedream. And with Wade's the name worked on additional levels which is better.
Damn, Brian beat me to it by moments.
Trek if youre here. Breath once…
Wade might just be the best rider / actor combo in the industry. Name a rider that does better acting jobs in ride videos?
The Vaia features floating bushings. That should make the biggest differnce other then ridefeel. Would be interesting for sure!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jL4AI2kp3o
Matty Miles!
Damn, that's such a sick vid. Thanks for the revisit, Bikaholic.
the only brand engineer to make a finals at the world cup - According to Kirk, Episode 2 from Norco (Kirk McDowall)
Tire rumors, brake rumors, and Rocky/Norco rumors back in effect. Been about six months since I've seen a Slayer though, lol. Do people still buy Canadian bikes?. I asked some local dealers about them during the Pandemic, and they said they stopped selling them because of bad frame tolerances, and crap warrantee support.
Is that current brand engineer? Or else I think cesar rojo might think otherwise
I'd say the qualifier here is current...
My current gen Range VLT with Bosch has been flawless. They’ve been iterating rapidly. Also nice the rear end is so much shorter / mulleted than the previous gen.
My current Range high pivot bike is an insane descending bike - but it’s pretty clear that the I track / moving the idler to tune anti squat has leveled up their new optic/sight - this outgoing range just never felt great on the pedals - despite the weight.
The Uber long, Uber slack, Uber low, long travel super enduro isnt' niche to you?
I think youre looking at it from todays point of view, cause in 21/22, it was definitely a low volume bike, that was not for everyone, or everywhere. Similar to the Range.....
I've been a Norco fan for ages, they have their upps and downs, like most companies. Back in the days of acid green VPS-1's and 2's, they were top tier bikes, but in a segment that was baggy Roach shorts, and old moto gear for protection. They had a weird period in the mid naughties, but theyve been making great bikes for a long time.
Theyre also one of NA's biggest parts, merch, accessory distros as well. I vividly remember flipping through their spiral bound catalogue, pricing Monster T's....
I might have missed that - what would floating bushes do for the Vaia’s feel and performance?
Theoretically, slide better under side loading especially deep into the stroke.
Check the hashtag… 🤔
i had been wondering what happened with them, Nicolai is the only company that has brought that to market.
and Nicolai no longer produces Lal bikes after some problems with Lal
Less binding. Alignment stays true through out the travel, in theory.
Yeah I noticed that on the website a bit ago, anybody know why this happened? They're only selling a udh version.
Don't wanna make a new thread, but did want to ask just for fun. Which dual 27 model is next on the chopping block? SB140? Shadowcat? Or maybe just a more obscure model/brand?
With the official death of the Scout, it's interesting to watch them drop like flies. It's kinda like NHLers still allowed to play without a visor. There's like 5 or less left. Slowly but surely lol
sb140 27.5 got replaced by the 135, nothing new coming
What problems with Lal? With the drivetrain, which seems pretty bombproof, or with the inventor, who seems a pretty nice guy?
Aston lists some of the problems in his review
https://www.astonmtb.bike/reviews/nicolai-nucleon-supre-drive
I disagree with him on many things regarding bicycles, but what he lists here seem like valid first generation product issues that need to be fixed for it to become a more widespread alternative to existing drivetrains.
Zink Bikes is dropping a new 27.5” model, I have no clue on geo and specs but this is what I’ve gleamed from ocbikeworks on Insta so far. “150 travel and it’s possible to run 26” in the back, but all the material shared with us suggests it’s meant for 27.5 without any mods. $1650 retail for the frame.” And like all shops they hook up the discount on parts to build it up. Has me intrigued for sure.
For heavens sake,
You can literally put a 275 front wheel on any MX bike, with worst case Scenario, add 10mm travel to the fork.
Or silver lining the damn thing, and be stoked that theres prolly gonna be a load of bargain priced used 275 bikes out there.
It was just a question.
I will stop asking questions.
Its an incredible looking bike, Id have one hanging on my wall yesterday if I could convince myself that its just like buying art.
I have an enormous amount of respect for what Lal is trying to achieve, and commend Nicolai for pushing ti to market.
https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/martinzone/knolly-endorphin-g6-27-5
Heres a brand new model, run it dual 275 all day...... Cool friggin Knolly,
Every MX bike, is just a way for the companies to actually sell a 275 bike, thats all they are. They are throwing lifelines to people who want 275 bikes, but nothing but gripes how the industry abandons it.....
Any idea when these are dropping?