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Sorry for using the other site here -edit I know they have been posted before

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dolface wrote:
Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

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This was mentioned earlier, but the rotors are installed the opposite way to what we typically see on mountain bikes.

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Any word on the new TQ HPR motor?

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Wireless shimano stuff coming soon?

Wireless shimano stuff coming soon?

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mtbboy1993 wrote:
https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171477&start=60If that's Shimano wireless it might be this:But I don't think I will like it. I love the ergonomics of Archer D1X Trail paddle remote. 

https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171477&start=60

If that's Shimano wireless it might be this:

But I don't think I will like it. I love the ergonomics of Archer D1X Trail paddle remote. 

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Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massive

XX SL w/ Battery = 441
Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47
488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2

On the topic of tech innovations, I guess we have gone "too far" when it comes to drivetrains. After 7 years of only using AXS, I recently installed the new SRAM mechanical transmission and really enjoying it. Much faster and just as smooth as the Transmission AXS stuff I have been using since launch. You can replace the cheaper components of the 90 groupset like cassette, pulleys and cranks with the higher end XX stuff and you got yourself a killer mechanical setup. Lack of B gap slap and strong clutch makes it some of the quietest setups on chunky terrain.

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5/2/2025 8:45am Edited Date/Time 5/2/2025 9:03am

Some new info regarding the Intend one piece fork - Will not be limited per se, but they will open pre-orders, and produce as many as people order. Will only do one production run.

Price around €3000

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5/2/2025 9:36am
dolface wrote:
Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

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... I don't think there's any photoshop, I think that bit that looks like "photoshop artifact" is the hitch for the truck.

The spokes look too perfect, the background too uniform, it's just that "artifact" that I think is a clean hitch on a dirty truck

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dolface wrote:
Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

Looks like a similar Photoshop style as the earlier pic

image 286
... I don't think there's any photoshop, I think that bit that looks like "photoshop artifact" is the hitch for the truck.The spokes look too perfect...

... I don't think there's any photoshop, I think that bit that looks like "photoshop artifact" is the hitch for the truck.

The spokes look too perfect, the background too uniform, it's just that "artifact" that I think is a clean hitch on a dirty truck

Hmm, then where's the caliper? 🤔

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5/2/2025 10:01am Edited Date/Time 5/2/2025 10:01am
dolface wrote:

Hmm, then where's the caliper? 🤔

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Just went through an official article for a Commencal Meta Power with 180/180mm and a 800kWh battery, and my news feed refreshed itself. Stupid Facebook doesn’t...

Just went through an official article for a Commencal Meta Power with 180/180mm and a 800kWh battery, and my news feed refreshed itself. Stupid Facebook doesn’t show anything now…

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5/2/2025 1:01pm
sprungmass wrote:
Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massiveXX SL w/ Battery = 441Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2On the...

Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massive

XX SL w/ Battery = 441
Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47
488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2

On the topic of tech innovations, I guess we have gone "too far" when it comes to drivetrains. After 7 years of only using AXS, I recently installed the new SRAM mechanical transmission and really enjoying it. Much faster and just as smooth as the Transmission AXS stuff I have been using since launch. You can replace the cheaper components of the 90 groupset like cassette, pulleys and cranks with the higher end XX stuff and you got yourself a killer mechanical setup. Lack of B gap slap and strong clutch makes it some of the quietest setups on chunky terrain.

It's a shame they don't make a higher end shifter, the 90 feels ok, but it's not like an X01 eagle cable

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5/2/2025 1:51pm Edited Date/Time 5/2/2025 1:52pm
sprungmass wrote:
Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massiveXX SL w/ Battery = 441Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2On the...

Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massive

XX SL w/ Battery = 441
Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47
488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2

On the topic of tech innovations, I guess we have gone "too far" when it comes to drivetrains. After 7 years of only using AXS, I recently installed the new SRAM mechanical transmission and really enjoying it. Much faster and just as smooth as the Transmission AXS stuff I have been using since launch. You can replace the cheaper components of the 90 groupset like cassette, pulleys and cranks with the higher end XX stuff and you got yourself a killer mechanical setup. Lack of B gap slap and strong clutch makes it some of the quietest setups on chunky terrain.

The new XTR is massive as well. Looked as big if not bigger than Transmission

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Rob warners latest video of a factory visit to hope

In the last part of the vid he shoves his camera close to the back of the bike, and then says "oops lets not zoom in too much"

Not sure if he hints at the brake or the derailleur, is that the new saint derailleur or another brand? 

Also, the brakes "GB4" not a brake currently in Hopes lineup afaik, so is that possibly the new name for the ones spotted earlier in this thread? The ones with a bleed port in the lever?

 

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5/2/2025 7:11pm
nskerb wrote:
Does anybody have scoops on the southern gravity DH bike?. Some old post sounded wishy washy on if they would sell to public. But their website...
Does anybody have scoops on the southern gravity DH bike?. Some old post sounded wishy washy on if they would sell to public. But their website has some “enter password” to access deal. It looks sick tho. Can’t post a picture cause I’m retarded and on my phone but look up southern gravity on Instagram.

You can also check out the video on Sean's youtube channel about the southern gravity bikes.  Cool stuff

 

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5/2/2025 7:17pm
Etney wrote:
Rob warners latest video of a factory visit to hopeIn the last part of the vid he shoves his camera close to the back of the...

Rob warners latest video of a factory visit to hope

In the last part of the vid he shoves his camera close to the back of the bike, and then says "oops lets not zoom in too much"

Not sure if he hints at the brake or the derailleur, is that the new saint derailleur or another brand? 

Also, the brakes "GB4" not a brake currently in Hopes lineup afaik, so is that possibly the new name for the ones spotted earlier in this thread? The ones with a bleed port in the lever?

 

0f91c58ad6cd04e2dc2ddf3597fd18c6.png?VersionId=N0I6IuskE4YBHQn0CfB4

 

That is a Microshift derailleur. 

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sprungmass wrote:
Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massiveXX SL w/ Battery = 441Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2On the...

Interesting how transmission is lighter despite looking massive

XX SL w/ Battery = 441
Pod Ultimate w/ Discrete clamp = 47
488g vs 510g for this XTR Di2

On the topic of tech innovations, I guess we have gone "too far" when it comes to drivetrains. After 7 years of only using AXS, I recently installed the new SRAM mechanical transmission and really enjoying it. Much faster and just as smooth as the Transmission AXS stuff I have been using since launch. You can replace the cheaper components of the 90 groupset like cassette, pulleys and cranks with the higher end XX stuff and you got yourself a killer mechanical setup. Lack of B gap slap and strong clutch makes it some of the quietest setups on chunky terrain.

Evil96 wrote:

It's a shame they don't make a higher end shifter, the 90 feels ok, but it's not like an X01 eagle cable

Has anybody compared cable pull ratios between the two? 

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Primoz wrote:

Has anybody compared cable pull ratios between the two? 

Pinkbike did, they don’t work, and I might’ve gotten a dislike but there’s no way anyone can say the sram 90 and the x01/xx1 feel the same, sram themselves don’t believe so, it’s a fact, not an opinion 

To be precise I was invited to a pre launch product demonstration/talk and they told me the 70 is like an SX and the 90 as a GX

To this statement I was pretty surprised as the perceived quality to me is more 70-> NX and 90 -> GX

And I was disappointed to know there’s no plan to get a Sram 110 or whatever higher end model

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5/2/2025 11:40pm
Just went through an official article for a Commencal Meta Power with 180/180mm and a 800kWh battery, and my news feed refreshed itself. Stupid Facebook doesn’t...

Just went through an official article for a Commencal Meta Power with 180/180mm and a 800kWh battery, and my news feed refreshed itself. Stupid Facebook doesn’t show anything now…

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Thanx, your comments and the mention of the bike in the other site’s article got me out of wondering if I’m losing my mind just imagining seeing such a bike! 😂 Looks great, will be a pretty wild comparison with the Scor 6080. I can only see 1 downside for me: it ain’t a high-pivot! 😄

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Primoz wrote:

Has anybody compared cable pull ratios between the two? 

Evil96 wrote:
Pinkbike did, they don’t work, and I might’ve gotten a dislike but there’s no way anyone can say the sram 90 and the x01/xx1 feel the...

Pinkbike did, they don’t work, and I might’ve gotten a dislike but there’s no way anyone can say the sram 90 and the x01/xx1 feel the same, sram themselves don’t believe so, it’s a fact, not an opinion 

To be precise I was invited to a pre launch product demonstration/talk and they told me the 70 is like an SX and the 90 as a GX

To this statement I was pretty surprised as the perceived quality to me is more 70-> NX and 90 -> GX

And I was disappointed to know there’s no plan to get a Sram 110 or whatever higher end model

Is the SX/GX vs NX/GX comparison correct? 

Not the same but it's not something that couldn't be solved with a problem solver? And don't know why a dislike, X01 and GX don't feel the same... 

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Here's a (what looks like to be) an alu capra Mule that Texi is on, it's a screen grab from a yt video.
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5/3/2025 8:43am
Primoz wrote:

Has anybody compared cable pull ratios between the two? 

Evil96 wrote:
Pinkbike did, they don’t work, and I might’ve gotten a dislike but there’s no way anyone can say the sram 90 and the x01/xx1 feel the...

Pinkbike did, they don’t work, and I might’ve gotten a dislike but there’s no way anyone can say the sram 90 and the x01/xx1 feel the same, sram themselves don’t believe so, it’s a fact, not an opinion 

To be precise I was invited to a pre launch product demonstration/talk and they told me the 70 is like an SX and the 90 as a GX

To this statement I was pretty surprised as the perceived quality to me is more 70-> NX and 90 -> GX

And I was disappointed to know there’s no plan to get a Sram 110 or whatever higher end model

Primoz wrote:
Is the SX/GX vs NX/GX comparison correct? Not the same but it's not something that couldn't be solved with a problem solver? And don't know why a...

Is the SX/GX vs NX/GX comparison correct? 

Not the same but it's not something that couldn't be solved with a problem solver? And don't know why a dislike, X01 and GX don't feel the same... 

Would love to continue this conversation here: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/drivetrain-talk

Lots of exciting drivetrain stuff coming out next month so we can totally nerd out.

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5/3/2025 11:09am Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 11:13am

Someone know any details about a new Nukeproof proto that’s been posted on the other site’s Facebook account? Smile

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So the rest of us don’t have to search:

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5/3/2025 1:49pm Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 1:51pm
hugeguy wrote:
Here's a (what looks like to be) an alu capra Mule that Texi is on, it's a screen grab from a yt video.

Here's a (what looks like to be) an alu capra Mule that Texi is on, it's a screen grab from a yt video.
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I may have sat on this thing before. Couldn’t have told you a difference by the looks…

But there is a neat feature in there…

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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. 

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lot of fox athletes were, even jordi chose it Smile

I mean ive not had a bunch of fox stuff but if they do a usd enduro fork with the dual air chamber thing and can stick to traditional 38 pricing i might be in for that. 

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Saw this on Pinkbike website Intends new ''OnePiece'' fork, Cornelius said on a video the pricing of this fork will be over €3000,-!!

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Also Intend showed their brand new Hover Monocoque shock, the shock body is now a one piece construction.

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Looks like Intend will also adding a dropper post to their line up soon.

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Fantaman wrote:
Saw this on Pinkbike website Intends new ''OnePiece'' fork, Cornelius said on a video the pricing of this fork will be over €3000,-!!Also Intend showed their...
p6pb28091162.jpg?VersionId=r XdoL.nH

Saw this on Pinkbike website Intends new ''OnePiece'' fork, Cornelius said on a video the pricing of this fork will be over €3000,-!!

p6pb28091195.jpg?VersionId=KU yovca

Also Intend showed their brand new Hover Monocoque shock, the shock body is now a one piece construction.

495178720 8803915506377481 3178277047737714957 n

Looks like Intend will also adding a dropper post to their line up soon.

Over €3000! This is getting more and more riduculous

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5/3/2025 2:58pm Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 3:17pm
TimBud wrote:
So the rest of us don’t have to search: 

So the rest of us don’t have to search:

IMG 1421.jpeg?VersionId=0HXNbHBmiOhV9Y1

 

It looks like they're using the seat stays from a sommet or vt-01

I'm also guessing it's basically the same as the gamux 4+2 bar proto spotted earlier this year, but low pivot flavoured. 4 Bars to have baked in anti-rise, anti-squat, and axle path, then 2 bars for leverage rate. They're getting very popular these days.

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5/3/2025 3:27pm Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 3:28pm
It looks like they're using the seat stays from a sommet or vt-01I'm also guessing it's basically the same as the gamux 4+2 bar proto spotted...

It looks like they're using the seat stays from a sommet or vt-01

I'm also guessing it's basically the same as the gamux 4+2 bar proto spotted earlier this year, but low pivot flavoured. 4 Bars to have baked in anti-rise, anti-squat, and axle path, then 2 bars for leverage rate. They're getting very popular these days.

1000026907 1.jpg?VersionId=87G0mxPaCCCRzA1KmsBd3o7iHere is a crude linkage mockup.

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Fantaman wrote:
Saw this on Pinkbike website Intends new ''OnePiece'' fork, Cornelius said on a video the pricing of this fork will be over €3000,-!!Also Intend showed their...
p6pb28091162.jpg?VersionId=r XdoL.nH

Saw this on Pinkbike website Intends new ''OnePiece'' fork, Cornelius said on a video the pricing of this fork will be over €3000,-!!

p6pb28091195.jpg?VersionId=KU yovca

Also Intend showed their brand new Hover Monocoque shock, the shock body is now a one piece construction.

495178720 8803915506377481 3178277047737714957 n

Looks like Intend will also adding a dropper post to their line up soon.

Dang i wonder if the steerer is part of the single piece too. Itd be solid.

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5/3/2025 6:19pm Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 6:23pm

So what exactly is that Umkehrshnackeln thingie Intend claims to have fixed in their shocks?  How does it manifest itself in the shocks a regular joe gets?

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