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Considering the Flat top 12 speed chains are way better and stronger than the old DH chains I figured they would swap to them with the next AXS DH derailleur.
Maybe the true T-type DH cassettes are still being worked on or if they are out there, the numbers are limited... Maybe with a change of pulleys, the new derailleur can play with the current 11 speed chain and DH cassette? Pure speculation on my part..
The rollers of the T-type chains are larger making the effective chain pitch different from standard, that's what makes them technically incompatible with older cassettes/ chainrings.
That said lots of "incompatible" parts work fine together. Ive been quite happy with my XO1 AXS derailleur and shifter with an XT cassette and chain for a couple of years.
I've known many people that have done that combo.. As I understand it, the cassette spacing is only a couple thousandths difference..
Not all DH bikes are UDH, so I'm assuming SRAM will have an option for this with their next release.
They'll most likely still have the current DH groups available for a while after they officially release the T-type group or groups.. Maybe 1 electronic and 1 mechanical group for T-type?
New Saint Calipers?
Jackson (and a bunch of other riders) have been using them for a while now.
Yep, so a lightly used T-type chain works easily on other cassettes, the only issues are when the chain is brand new, but after a bit of wear the rollers will size down to the standard of a brand new (non T-type) 12 speed anyway.
I just assumed they would make the new DH cassette use their new chains, eliminates a SKU, means DH riders can easily source any new 12 speed SRAM chain etc etc.
I would assume that too... I'm thinking that we might be seeing some different combos as there may be testing with some limited parts right now.. The big question is how far out are the new group or groups?
it's possible that maybe the DH group just isn't 12 speed spacing and so not using the 12 speed chain.
Unbelievable, I thought nothing could be uglier than Maven brake calipers...even though they work perfectly...
He's not wrong.
Anything you want to keep secret should not have any GPS data even recorded at all from your watch/Garmin/phone. Record it as a strength workout with GPS off. I don't trust Strava to even have the data held on their servers even if my ride is private and hidden from the heat map. Every tech company eventually grossly misuses private data and I expect Strava to be no different. (especially after they IPO)
crab calipers
Wandering crab point
brakes = pincers
<carcinization intensifies>
New Tazer eBike from intense. Looks carbon and Bosch powered.
Crab Claws.
Crab pincer?
Looks like a Scor. Also furthers the point that the Vala is just a rebadged GT, since it is somehow a VPP e-bike with bosch.
Why can we not just have straight lines. Why does everything need a kink in it somewhere?
Interesting that another VPP brand manages to squeeze the platform onto an ebike.
Straight lines are nice, but you can't kink shame them.
The vertical shock layout with a 4-bar suspension design achieves the least amount of compromise when considering the old "Less expensive - Stronger - Lighter" adage. An extra link, part of VPP designs for example, is an added cost and weight but may add durability (stiffness falls in this category) over a 4-bar design.
Because now that "kink shaming" is out, the bike designers finally feel free to express themselves.
I took a deeper look at the press photos from the new electric Reign, and it looks like Giant have completely changed their lower linkage/front triangle interface. The lower link is now one solid piece that sits between the front and rear triangles, and the seat tube is split, down by the BB. This should create a less flexxy lower link/rear end, right?
I'm pointing it out not because a brand ought to go with VPP or Crab Link for their ebike, but because the 'Cruz explained in their podcast that VPP didn't fly with the new bosch motor, and yet - here's another brand launching a VPP ebike after the Vala (although admittedly I can't see what motor Intense is using in the photo).
Besides, I vastly prefer the "PON only released the Vala as four bar to capitalize on the R&D of the close-to-launch GT ebike" conspiracy theory anyway.
I like Santa Cruz but their crustacean justification is boiled, bruh