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Agreed, what's wrong with the ubiquitous GoPro mount? They're cheaper, smaller, lighter, and more stable than the integrated options that Smith and Bell used to offer.
i noticed that too, not sure if that was just a pic for the ad? it did state "20 sets coming in"....
I vaguely recall they made 1000 of the red. FWIW
I believe the reason helmet companies no longer do manufacturer-made mounts on the top of helmets is safety/liability. Adding something to the top of the helmet can drastically change its safety performance, and I bet the legal team said no more.
BTW I just use a glue on go pro mount and attach whatever light I want.
Not a dig at Vital but more at stem makers, since so much emphasis there is on the look of the stem (we do look at them a lot during climbing), please list the length that is pictured. The 60mm is kinda obvious but sometime the look of the 50 and 40mm option varies greatly and can be hard to spot which is which in press photo without captions.
If anyone at SRAM has a sense of humor, they're going to drop these things on Easter.
New 36 forks gotta be coming soon…. 36s on close out at Jenson
RaceFace's website shows each length and each color as selected in the drop-down menu.
These are a limited edition in the same way as the red ones were, you'll get all the same things with these as you got with the red ones. Probably more money than the red ones were #inflationstation
fox has a firesale on 36s u. float X2s, new gen must be close.
in that case the shorter one is the 40mm
Something new is coming from Pivot, Firebird?
Anyone ridden and Esker? I wasn't a fan of their (or anyone's) swoopy carbon frames, but IIRC the handful of reviews I saw were generally favorable. The new frames are available in either Ti or aluminum. Geo looks good. Pricing is reasonable.
Radavist had a good intro (sorry @sspomer) https://theradavist.com/esker-cycles-howdy-and-woodsy-full-suspension-b…
No two chainz…🤯
OnlyMotion has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their electronic conversion kit for mechanical droppers.
More info - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onlymotion/worlds-first-electronic-conversion-for-dropper-post
I know this concept was discussed a few pages ago. I appreciate the effort to create something that doesn't exist. I also don't mind the extra cable at my cockpit for a mechanical dropper. I guess if you really want electronic/wireless without having to run the new gen of wireless droppers that look terrible with the battery at the collar, this is for you haha
Looks killer. For shocks.
no need to reply to this or talk more about this in tech rumors...just giving you all a head's up. if there are problems, hit our support forum thread)
- any post/comment with 10 downvotes or more will be hidden with option to show (threshold can be adjusted, but 10 downvotes must be pretty bad around here LOL)
- it is now possible to block user posts, replies, comments.
to block a user
- roll over their avatar on the left and you'll see a "block" option. if you block someone, their comments/posts will be hidden with an option to show the comment. if you want to unblock them, just rollover avatar and unblock.
- as of now, if you have email notifications turned on, you'll still receive something from a blocked user, but you don't have to open that email. we're sorting those details in the near future.
(don't block @Jason_Schroeder HAHAHA)
Now I'm going to block him just because you told me not to
What did Jason do to deserve that? 🤣
The angle the clevis connects to the rear triangle is definitely weird, but if I remember correctly esker uses a DW design called Orbit or something so I doubt the side loading was completely ignored.
Correction : the platform is called Orion suspension, marginally more pretentious
The timing of the forum changes and Bizutch's return are suspicious... 🤔
Looks awesome, but with so many dropper length options and shims isn't it possible for everyone except freakishly tall riders to get their max drop? Personally wouldn't sacrifice 28-35mm of drop (Type A and B bikes Santa Cruz, Trek, Spesh, etc) and $180 just for electronic actuation. (could be good on 170mm+ park bikes where at max drop the tire might hit the seat tho)
Electronic droppers feel like blockchain. A solution desperately searching for a problem.
Give me a wirelessly actuated Siwtchgrade and now we're talkin.
To be fair, the red ultimates they released in that package with four rotors, that sweet zipper rotor bag, adapters, both types of pads, and a Pro bleed kit was an insane value. It was probably $1100 worth of stuff, so I would be shocked if they didn't raise the price if they choose to sell another bundle. It cost the same thing as buying just brakes.
I tried to block Jason on my Vital profile page but he still has my cell number. Can you help?
I still kick myself for not getting more than 1 set. I watch them on ebay selling for 1k.
Personally I wouldn't sacrifice anything just for electronic actuation. I wouldn't sacrifice anything for electronic anything haha.
Is there an incident(s) thats triggered this? One of the things i love about this site is that I've never even thought about the need for this. Even the incidents like a certain bike company that only sells mullet configuration's product launch was so much fun that I'd never want that blocked.
i remember pricing out all the rotors & accessories when it was announced. it was such a screaming deal i had to get one. still sitting in a box. but now i have a new frame for them to go on.
Diamondback Release with straight tubes anyone?
Orbit Bar is from Arid bikes IIRC