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USD shit just got real. I think I like the idea of the open bath damper in those.
Can anyone drop some knowledge on the directional spoke drilling? I think we're all familiar with what WAO is doing with their Convergence line, but how unique and beneficial is the directional drilling in aluminum rims?
I'm honestly not good enough to tell the difference in feel. But I have never had to put a spoke wrench to my Convergence rims. That's good enough for me.
it's really the same idea as what WeAreOne / PeFarDone is doing. it's less about the rim material; the goal is to have the surrounding area of the spoke hole more perpendicular to the direction of the spoke. the benefit of it is that the tension loading where the head of the nipple interfaces with the rim is distributed more evenly around this contact area.
I think that was the original idea with Kickstarter. It also gives these smaller companies the ability to gain capital without having outside investors and possibly loans.
I believe there's a new enduro coming with ubb suspension and a new Santa Cruz bullet Bosch.
It's so stupid.
Pay 10% back of retail all up front, with no guarantee that you'll receive a functional product or even anything at all. What a deal! LMFAO
Quite a few Chinese DtC carbon rim makers like EIE, Farsport, Light Bicycle do directional spoke drilling will have a sticker on the rim bed indicating it.
In alloy rims, they often recommend nipple washer to be used which does the same thing as directional spoke drilling.
In DT's case the (PHR) washer is there to disperse the load. Without it the nipple would overload the aluminium in the small contact region it would have, deform the contact edge and slowly work it's way through the rim. The same can be achieved with eyelets.
doesn't DT only require washers on alloy rims without eyelets? my understanding is that washers and eyelets perform essentially the same function eg dispersing the load
Yes, I think that's why he added "The same can be achieved with eyelets." So basically, if I'm understanding this correctly, eyelets are heavier and more convenient washers for cheaper alloy rims, and washers are lighter but more inconvenient eyelets for premium alloy rims.
man, i really need to stop skimming sometimes. Durr.gif
New SRAM mineral oil brake lineup and new AXS post
Perhaps a 170mm version of the Vala?
Really? I’ve heard nothing about the Enduro, can we ask where you heard this from? It’s well well over due, but I had assumed it would be the end of the year/next year release at this point as there had been no news on it.
Yes.
I didn't know where else to post this but it kept bothering me and was wondering if anyone else has encountered it (and it's Tech/Rumour adjacent). There is a new YouTube ad for Slack that focusses on Ari Bikes, but one of the first shots of in the ad shows a GT bike in a workstand.
Tin foil hat enaged: Ari bikes revives GT?
Tin foil hat removed: I'm pretty sure this is just a stock video from The Pros Closet or something as I think the bike opposite the GT is also not an Ari (Propain?)
i wouldn't hold my breath for the 36 to go longer travel than 160. they used to offer it up to 180, but that was before the 38 was launched. over the last few years fox seems to be trying to reduce the amount of overlap between their forks.
I agree. Rockshox is doing the same.
What about that other new Fox single crown that was rumored a while back?
Something more aggressive than the 38? Perhaps aimed at the Crestline crowd?
Which is a shame, because overlap is what's best for consumers. I'm a big lad and probably need a 38, but smaller people really don't need the stiffness and extra weight.
could be ebike only? might make sense to offer it with 1.8 steerer only. IIRC those are only offered as OEM only currently.
Fun theory, but I think not. That does look like Ari HQ, plus the hanging banners feature their mission statements, and aside from the GT, those are all Aris/Fezzaris. But, that's a pretty old GT (2019). Could've been one of Joey Foresta's bikes from his early days at Fezzari, before he got his own. Rachel Strait also went from GT to Ari.
I should get my brain checked.
On top, 29 only. The previous generation had different-length legs (I am assuming to accommodate both wheel sizes with maximum parts overlap), the new 36 seems to be going back to same length legs.
That photo is Ari's service area lol.
New Scott Gambler? Spesh Demo/Enduro? Jekyll, Spartan, Chainsaw, Slayer getting any love? Is Giant releasing new eebs?
Specialized should ask themselves the Motive behind that bike setup.
I’m a smaller person (173cm, 75kg) and love the stiffness of my 38 and do not care about the “extra” weight. I hated the flex of the current gen 36.
Please don’t tell me what you think I need 😉