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I dont know. Maybe people would buy the "Evil Definitely-Dead V1" downhill bike...
The red is a small belt. Specialized is going after the Gates $100,000 just like the other teams, they are just being stealthy about it.
I hope that's it just because it would be funny.
The belt would be awesome.
Dispersed bikepacking makes a Ti 6mm to 14mm adaptor for the EEwings crank arm fixing bolt. Mine lives in my hip pack and has saved my ass twice now.
It must be very hard to bring out new ebikes that are obsolete with the arrival of the DJI Avinoxm, all these ebikes are heavy, fat and with pregnant aesthetics. The traditional ebike industry will not start to recover at least until 2027 from this blow that DJI has given them, I see a lot of sales coming to get rid of the stock of these products.
That's a hilarious take, and it would be PEAK Specialized if true - taking the gates prize on a technicality with a bike that has a chain and derailleur is up there with suing a cafe.
I recall the same thing being suggested when the Pivot came out with two chains, pretty sure the rules say the belt needs to be driving the rear wheel.
We can't let facts get in the way of comedy
It looks like you're correct.
Oh well.
Right on the money! With less tired eyes this morning I saw the small bolts for the cover plate. Very cool rig indeed.
Those are some very production looking stays. Gotta wonder how far they were into the production bike before coming up with this wicked concept. What's the UCI rule again for how long you have till a bike needs to be in production?
Good looking tool with a reasonable price for machined Ti with its limited market. Would have bought one if I had not made my own already.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
Don't be silly. The bosch motors are far from obsolete, there's a lot of integration and quality of life features that the DJI doesn't have.
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Martha Gill’s Quake with a fancy tinfoil-wrapped (7sp?) Microshift setup…
Good shout; those are great (direct link for anyone who's looking: https://dispersed.bike/product/ti-6mm-to-14mm-adapter/)
IIRC it was a year but I don't believe it's ever been enforced in MTB (and may have been quietly rescinded).
Seems like we won't have to wait much. I was looking at used Tyee 5 and ignoring the 6 due to the headset routing, this is messing up my plans !
have never seen this before - enormeus - https://dhsign.it/en/
got to love the Italians
The front shock mount is on an eccentric cam so you can change the LR and bb height by rotating the shock mount. The other end of the shock is on a yoke with a threaded heim joint so the bb height can also be adjusted this way.
The suspension is a layout like the Nukeproof Giga. Short link off the rear end drives a rocker link.
The guy behind this does a polymer bushing like a spherical bearing.
Somewhat meta question about this thread (please don't yell at me if this is off topic):
In the rare instanced when Vital deletes spy shots at brands' behest, do they get a financial kickback or do the brands lean on their advertising dollars to apply pressure? Because they should not be deleting that for free!
Differing opinions are welcome, but I've studied the reviews a lot and when you dig deep down, I just think the Bosch is a more compelling product.
It seems to have better power application, notably better battery efficiency (which effectively negates the DJI 1# weight advantage), less obtrusive noise, better warranty and aftermarket support, chainring protection, etc. Then you add in the CX-R improvements (i.e. auto shifting, hard wired shifter, lighter motor, etc.) and it's quite an impressive package.
The DJI still rules in terms of fit and finish into the frame and outright power production, and probably the screen, if those are your primary concerns.
It's also still a bike, first and foremost, and it needs to excel at bike stuff. The motor is just a component.
At least you aren't claiming the gearbox bikes are the only thing that is relevant. Those guys positively kill me.
Doh! Sorry, I thought I was in the e-bike thread!
they just venmo me $2.79 per deletion.
it's very rare we get asked to take anything down and in 16 years of being at vital, i don't remember any leaning/pressure from brands "if you don't do X, we'll hold back from working with you." just because something was here and goes away doesn't always mean we deleted it.
we delete if asked by a brand b/c someone that shouldn't have had the info/photos/videos leaked the info/photos/videos or if an NDA was clearly broken.
we don't delete if a product is out in public, if someone was careless with their hiding of it in public or if a 3rd party was careless w/ their viewing settings on videos or articles or store pages.
i think most everyone is aware that if something lands here, it's out in the world for good, whether we delete or not, ya know? things just move too fast. i'd HATE to be a brand trying to keep something quiet these days.
I love the idea. I try not to comment on looks but I'm certainly getting a "Cousin of a Rotec but in Deliverance" vibes.
Would still love to try it.
kill it before it lays eggs
It's up to $2.79 now?!?! In this economy???
Still less than an average toll gate on I95.
Another thing that people don't understand- if something gets leaked before bike shops know whats coming, they can have lots of product on the floor that lose considerable value as soon as a photo is posted, as everyone will want to wait for the newnew or expect discounts. It's already hard being a bike shop owner, and some of this deleting is actually best for the industry in the long run. heavily influenced by Escapee Collectives discussions on this topic and embargos