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B Rabbit
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4/29/2025 3:15pm

They are doing another season on this thing? Aren't we due (overdue) for a production version of the Demo already. 

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Beauty!

They appear to be hiding something near the front axle...

jonkranked wrote:
enhance.gifinteresting that it's not the other demo with the high mount chain.appears to be a big ass brake.  didn't doctor up the rear one appears to be...

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interesting that it's not the other demo with the high mount chain.

appears to be a big ass brake.  didn't doctor up the rear one

image 282.png?VersionId=J

 

appears to be a different caliper a few pics later:

image 283

edit: the rotors in the first pic look like magura, second pic looks like a gustav maybe? 

chriskief wrote:

This is from 2024 Worlds in Andorra.

Good catch. If the brake is blanked out in that first one, maybe it's because they're using different brakes this year? Time will tell.

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4/29/2025 7:20pm Edited Date/Time 4/29/2025 7:22pm
jonkranked wrote:
enhance.gifinteresting that it's not the other demo with the high mount chain.appears to be a big ass brake.  didn't doctor up the rear one appears to be...

enhance.gif

interesting that it's not the other demo with the high mount chain.

appears to be a big ass brake.  didn't doctor up the rear one

image 282.png?VersionId=J

 

appears to be a different caliper a few pics later:

image 283

edit: the rotors in the first pic look like magura, second pic looks like a gustav maybe? 

chriskief wrote:

This is from 2024 Worlds in Andorra.

jonkranked wrote:

Good catch. If the brake is blanked out in that first one, maybe it's because they're using different brakes this year? Time will tell.

If that was the case youd see a lot more low budget photoshopping on that post than just this one picture. Given that the bike looks to have a 3 piston caliper because of that size, Id say its a prototype of some sort. Or maybe an Öhlins integrated sensor or something. 

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sspomer wrote:

oneup drops wave flat pedal

Hopefully, they drop that stupid, massive inward bearing in the fact that you could feel the axle. This is one of the worst flat  ever.

They are my favorite pedals of all time, never noticed the bearing, and the slight convex i find helps my grip due to the middle pins. Was just using Spank Spoon while servicing and found the grip way worse, might just be my foot size and shape though.

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jonkranked wrote:
is that a can of crab meat? 🦀😂

is that a can of crab meat? 🦀😂

image 284.png?VersionId=PQLk2 .RvctR9

Whatever it is I'll take a 5 year supply if it makes as fast as Loic. 

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Beauty!

They appear to be hiding something near the front axle...

that‘s an old pic from world champs 2024 with the old proto, that‘s also why there are magura brakes.

nothing new here.

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That is some of the clumsiest photoshopping I've ever seen

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4/30/2025 10:40am

I know there's already a bunch of info on it, but looks like Ritchie Rude was racing on the new Fox USD fork at the Squamish Enduro on the weekend. 

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I know there's already a bunch of info on it, but looks like Ritchie Rude was racing on the new Fox USD fork at the Squamish...

I know there's already a bunch of info on it, but looks like Ritchie Rude was racing on the new Fox USD fork at the Squamish Enduro on the weekend. 

p5pb28077286

Shocking lol

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saskskier wrote:
I know there's already a bunch of info on it, but looks like Ritchie Rude was racing on the new Fox USD fork at the Squamish...

I know there's already a bunch of info on it, but looks like Ritchie Rude was racing on the new Fox USD fork at the Squamish Enduro on the weekend. 

p5pb28077286

lot of fox athletes were, even jordi chose it Smile

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Spy ninja 

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bizutch wrote:
Spy ninja 

Spy ninja 

80E25669-5109-48C0-8859-7C45CCB2B3695495C60B-1721-42A9-AE2A-24E2E99814B7

Isn’t that just a Reign with data acquisition?

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4/30/2025 12:24pm

This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is also too much 😂 Kickstarter HERE 

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4/30/2025 12:30pm
This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is...

This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is also too much 😂 Kickstarter HERE 

Fucking finally! Amirite? 

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Does nobody throw their bladders in the freezer between uses? 

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This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is...

This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is also too much 😂 Kickstarter HERE 

Fucking finally! Amirite? 

I'm curious how it'd work to filter out the stale taste of that one beer I regretfully poured in my pack 3 years ago

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4/30/2025 12:37pm

Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. 

But who is making these front rotor/caliper guards? I know it's been talked about in this forum before, but does anyone know where to buy one? Was lurking Greg Williamson and saw him rocking one - 

 

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4/30/2025 12:39pm
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Nothing really new here, but EXt working on some "normal" looking mud gards! Hope that fox offers a similar one in the future.
Gives the USD fork kind of a more "normal" look. (I say normal just because im not used to USD forks in mtbs, but they do look good)

 

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Primoz wrote:

Does nobody throw their bladders in the freezer between uses? 

Fridge. Occasionally clean it out with the cleaning tabs but goes right back into the fridge.

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This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is...

This came through my inbox this morning, and I figured at least a few water pack yielding individuals would find it interesting/practical. The Ai voice is also too much 😂 Kickstarter HERE 

LOL! My hydration packs go years between cleanings [actually, I never clean them out, as I get a new pack every 3-5 years, which has a bladder in it, so...]. I also never put anything in there other than tap water. 🤷

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Using bladders for water only is a big difference to putting isotonic drinks in it... If you put anything other than water in it hygiene and upkeep of the bladder is very very important 

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Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. But who is making these front...

Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. 

But who is making these front rotor/caliper guards? I know it's been talked about in this forum before, but does anyone know where to buy one? Was lurking Greg Williamson and saw him rocking one - 

 

Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes for specialized's guards.

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Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. But who is making these front...

Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. 

But who is making these front rotor/caliper guards? I know it's been talked about in this forum before, but does anyone know where to buy one? Was lurking Greg Williamson and saw him rocking one - 

 

Etney wrote:
Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes...

Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes for specialized's guards.

J-Tech Suspension makes them


 

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4/30/2025 2:11pm Edited Date/Time 4/30/2025 2:12pm
Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. But who is making these front...

Not to drop two topics here at once here since I know hydration pack hygiene is all the craze right now. 

But who is making these front rotor/caliper guards? I know it's been talked about in this forum before, but does anyone know where to buy one? Was lurking Greg Williamson and saw him rocking one - 

 

Etney wrote:
Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes...

Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes for specialized's guards.

shreda wrote:

J-Tech Suspension makes them


 

Well i'll be darned! I think my point still stands for the specialized ones, and the ones on Greg's bike. But nice to see a company offer them to the "public" - Wonder if they are making them for any other forks than the EXT's 

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4/30/2025 2:29pm

I have a feeling JTech are very heavily involved with the Intense Team, don’t could still be a 3d printed part for them..

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4/30/2025 2:39pm
Etney wrote:
Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes...

Afaik theres not really any brand making them, most likely just some person working within the team that is handy with a 3d printer. Same goes for specialized's guards.

shreda wrote:

J-Tech Suspension makes them


 

Etney wrote:
Well i'll be darned! I think my point still stands for the specialized ones, and the ones on Greg's bike. But nice to see a company...

Well i'll be darned! I think my point still stands for the specialized ones, and the ones on Greg's bike. But nice to see a company offer them to the "public" - Wonder if they are making them for any other forks than the EXT's 

Pretty certain I spotted an MRP logo on a disc cover last week, but I can't see them listed on their site.

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It's weird that Acerbis, what had been the crown prince of molded plastics for 2 wheels, hasn't been successful in the MTB field.
Seems like they were the first to market in the 80's with rotor covers.

 

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JerseyMojo wrote:

I have a feeling JTech are very heavily involved with the Intense Team, don’t could still be a 3d printed part for them..

Yeah looking at the surface finish, it definitely looks 3d-printed, so the ones spotted so far are most likely prototypes or just made in low volumes, not for consumers probably, yet.

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bizutch wrote:
Spy ninja 

Spy ninja 

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ZAKBROWN! wrote:

Isn’t that just a Reign with data acquisition?

If that's all you think you see...sure. 

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bizutch wrote:
Spy ninja 

Spy ninja 

80E25669-5109-48C0-8859-7C45CCB2B3695495C60B-1721-42A9-AE2A-24E2E99814B7
ZAKBROWN! wrote:

Isn’t that just a Reign with data acquisition?

bizutch wrote:

If that's all you think you see...sure. 

Wanna help us out oh cryptic bud? Cause I can’t see anything new. 

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