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The angular line in the sidewall from the tread to the rim, isn't that the hallmark of a bias ply, as in the ply is cut on the bias?
Not to say this isn't a radial tire but that would be what I would think would be a give away.
I've actually put a lot of thought into it since I have a few frames with broken front triangles, pretty good idea what I want and an idea I'd use one of the rear ends with a "homemade" front triangle. I mean sort of "home design, mate made" because my welds look more like pop corn than anything I'd ride.
The biggest limitation I see is main pivot placement. A high pivot would be fairly easy, but the broken frames I have both have a pivot close to the BB. So the main pivot would need to be moved about 20mm up to accomodate a gearbox. Could sort of "tilt" it and call it high pivot!
Depending on the frame I think it's doable on some, but you're either making a front triangle, or modifying it with just as much expertise needed, if not more.
Yeah, integrating a gearbox is mostly a question of do the original pivots clear or do you need a complete new rear end to handle the change in kinematics.
As for silver rims, yes please.
It's more a matter of how one thinks - now, for example, when I see a Dorado (which is often as i own one :D ), my first thought is "shit, that's gonna work beautifully!" (which it does - under yours truelly and under every person i've met that owns a Dorado).
As for selling it, if it's indeed Fox, no worries then - we're talking the company with probably the best marketing department! :D
If they are indeed putting out a USD fork, they'll think of strong points for it that Manitou hasn't thought about in all the decades they've been making the Dorado! :D
You might be onto something - a front triangle with several different main pivot locations a la Vampire Bikes proto would be a great option. Upon mentioning them, what happened to them?
They are working on it and they have a patent on it.
Vampire is close to launching. Chris Canfield was at the factory a few months back doing QC before putting the bikes on a boat. Should be any week now for the Fasterossa to go on sale!
It kind of sounds like they may all be spoken for already too. People have been messaging him to get in line and it sounds like he may not even have to post them for sale. They may already be gone before they get in.
Given the state of the industry that's not a bad problem to have
I've been following the vampire stuff very closely since launch, even got my name down for a frame a while back. Not sure if I'll go through with it, as I'm very happy with my current bike I built recently. The most up to date information can be found on the vampire mtbr forum, from what is available it'll be a pretty awesome bike, and frames just got to Chris in Utah last week.
https://www.mtbr.com/threads/vampire.1222986/page-2?nested_view=1&sortby=oldest
And on the topic of silver wheelsets, I've been hoping Crankbrothers will release the silver wheelset that is currently OEM only to the end consumer. They look incredible on that YT Jeffsy model.
Uhm SRAM started telling brands early in the 2019 that UDH was going to be a thing and new drivetrain developments would use udh
UDH was on the trek Slash gen 5 in early 2019 prototypes.. which means Sram was planning it before that
Intense going gearbox as well
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEozVIyI1Yp/?igsh=MWR2djR3Y3ZrdXowcg==
Nicolai might want to have word with you.
MS pushed for a gearbox bike before the MS Intense split. Cool to see!
That was john halls bike gwins former mechanic it's years old.
Almost like people only read these forums... https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/john-hall-and-intense-m1-downhill-bik…
To be clear, I didn't mean that's the only place it can be found, just that it was interesting in amongst all the Atherton talk. If I had to guess who else is doing it, Nicolai would probably be top of the list!
Max Grayston who rides for orbea of him on a “fresh bike” that looks like a proto. Looks like FMD might be on a dh bike!
Doesn’t look like it has the big downtube or brace coming up off the lower shock area like Martin’s bike
Does anyone know what kind of brakes these are? Spottet on Danny Hart’
s story
Hope V4
Definitely hope tech4
Shiny gold forks
UBH brake mount posted on Insta from Witchcraft Bikes: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEsWJTqNJbB/?img_index=1&igsh=MXRzaGkzZzljNGV5aw==
Ah, so it'e Ohlins with the moto forks! Not Fox? Or did they already have those?
All the way back to 2013...
https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/SPY-SHOT-Possible-Inverted-hli…
Looks like there’s an Orbea DH bike ready after all.
Here's a better picture. I downloaded this in September and I have no idea where I got it. I made a whole post about it yesterday but I deleted it because my speculation was based upon the rocker looking like the Wild. This is likely an aluminium mule.
No high pivot, no idler, no flip-chip, no bonded lugs, no belt, no cable tourism, only four bars and a single chain? Will they even be able to ride that thing?