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Seemingly April… also launching cable versions.
Nice, thanks. The Eagle 70 crank also comes with the regular 3 bolt chainring interface, so we have a selection of chainrings. The chainline is 55 mm, but I think that is with 3mm offset so you can get to 52 mm with 6mm offset as you said in a later post. Cheap availability of 155 and 160 mm crank arms are great for those that need/want that.
My kids are now almost fully grown now, so I don't think I am interested though. The 90 crank has the new 8-bolt interface, but also goes down to 155mm.
Finally I can get cabled Transmission for my frame with 55 mm chainline :-)
That tracks, considering they released a cable dropper remote, I did wonder.
Since the reverb name is sullied though, i'd be interested if they keep it for the one that likely might not have anything to do with the posts of old.
They have a cable dropper remote? That is odd.
Can’t understand the logic of Sram with the new shifters, shifting maximum only 2 cogs when going easier gears and only 1 cog when going faster gears (smaller cogs). I’m constantly using the double-shifting to faster gears that my Saint 820 has and it’s the coziest option the shifter has, at least for me.
My guesses is that they will have list of length sizes, maybe more ‘home mechanic’ friendly.. just simplify it, there’s no real need to have hydraulic fluid dropper.. all new axs for they ones out there that want less cables… but a budget friendly cable version that with satisfy most.
If only the rear derailleur was a little bit lighter... I'm fine with the weight of GX Eagle level components, the equivalent t-type cassette weights about the same but there is 100gr more on that rear mech. You can pick an XO cassette to partially offset that, but there is a substantial price increase for not a lot of weight to be saved. Lets see how the durability in the real world is, maybe it is worth it
As someone else said, they are Onirii. I have a set of IIIPRO4 brakes from this brand on a Krampus klunker build, they're actually decent. I wouldn't trust them on a more serious trail or enduro bike though.
Because the downside with transmission is, if you shift in to easier gears too fast, is the cage hits the casette.
The derailleur regardless of wireless or wired, only shifts when it hits the ramps in the casette (or the chain climbs I should say), so if you are far away from the ramp, and dump a few gears, it will shift take a while for the chain to climb up, and hit the casette. I have encountered this in the beginning when I ran transmission, and iirc its when you dump about 3 gears. So that would be my guess why they limit it to 2 gears per sweep. I believe this is also why it shifts so well under power.
Might be a dealbraker for some, not for me. When you know about it, and can "work around it" transmission works VERY well. I think I've had 3 sets of transmission now, and all have been flawless so far.
SC does have good paint. Same with Yeti.
But have you seen the paint on Mondrakers? Just as good or better
I've been a bit anti 12 speed and anti-electronic shifting for some time. Not because I'm an old man screaming at the clouds but because I bought them and used them for 2 years and frankly found them heavy and to not really do anything better.
However, at least for my e-bikes, I think I'll go with the new Transmission 90 (or whatever it's called) with the GX cassette on my next full power e-bike. I'll stick to 11 speeds on my pedal bikes though.
I still think e-bikes need wide ratio 11 speed cassettes from about 10-48, but I don't get to decide.
New Levo video on IG:
Looks like similar suspension layout
Maybe Genie shock or giant air can?
Maybe wireless bar switch?
according to specialized "riding changes forever" on april 8th. anyone have any ideas what that means?
Float X Neo+Genie c-c-c-combo breaker
would love to think it means a bunch of new bikes i.e. demo + enduro + levo, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't just a new levo.
maybe it also has some kind of integrated telemetry, given their rumored purchase of motion instruments?
I liked that 8 speed all steel groupset Sram came out with a decade ago that was ebike specific. I thought it was a great idea, but I assume its dead now.
Maybe just my personal experience, but I feel like you need less range than on a real bike because you have the torque to winch up anything (its common for Shimano ebikes to come with a 38t front chainring) and the super low 20mph power cutoff.
their marketing department has been replaced by AI?
The new Levo launches on April 8th.
Probably the rumored 115Nm motor.
Will the Special Ed marketing team take a ban bet on this one? If it isn't something truly revolutionary like, say, a hoverbike, they're not allowed to work in the industry ever again.
Probably the new and improved Genie shock... Genie 2.0
Shimano Deore 11sp is 11-51T, dirt cheap, and pretty bomb proof. (although all Shimano derailleurs should be beefier imo) Run it on my park bike and enduro bike with no problems. I’m tempted by the mechanical Transmission but if Shimano does a wireless Deore 11sp derailleur/shifter I’m all over it.
soon XT and XTR are going wireless, shifter similar to the one for the di2, but i do hope they're beefier, the current shimano lineup requires too many adjustments too often, and bends so easily, got fed up with it in 6 months and went back to eagle, it just runs
Hate to break it to you, but they're never going to go backwards and do wireless 11sp. It's 12sp all the way from here on out
…not sure if this has been discussed yet but PB recently visited the Taipei Show and it was mentioned that 4 WC Crosscountry teams are currenty testing 32“ wheels. I also heard from a friend that „apparently“ Nino Schurter and his reammate won this year‘s Cape Epic on bigger wheels..any truth to this? The Maxxis Aspen was shown in Taipei and is Nino‘s favourite tyre..interesting!
sorry if i sound rude, but that friend must be blind or has a lot of imagination
so why did they build this?
because cues replaced 3 groupsets. Low level cues isnt great. XT is good.
All good dude,its rumours after all. BUT there are no marks on the tires regarding the size