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10/8/2025 10:22am

Who’s got the inside scoop?

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10/8/2025 10:38am
MTBrent wrote:

Who’s got the inside scoop?

pedal kickback device i bet

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10/8/2025 10:50am
MTBrent wrote:

Who’s got the inside scoop?

I really hope "reboot" is a pun and they're releasing some mtb shoes.

...not because I need/want anything like that from WolfTooth; more because I want the clue to be THAT on-the-nose.

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10/8/2025 11:31am

New dropper lever? 

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10/8/2025 11:39am

The blinking silhouette looks like a clipless pedal. 

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10/8/2025 11:58am

Squarespace website.

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10/8/2025 12:00pm

The blinking silhouette looks like a clipless pedal. 

I know this is a thing from the other site but.... your user name checks out.

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10/8/2025 12:09pm

A German YouTuber got an Amflow/DJI bike and rode it as much as possible, and supposedly the quality of the DJI motor is not that great once you  rack up miles. Of course it’s one guy, not hundreds. But I am curious to see what the reality vs. the hype is. 

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10/8/2025 12:18pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2025 12:19pm

The blinking silhouette looks like a clipless pedal. 

100%

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10/8/2025 12:26pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2025 12:27pm

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10/8/2025 12:29pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2025 12:30pm
ioni wrote:
A German YouTuber got an Amflow/DJI bike and rode it as much as possible, and supposedly the quality of the DJI motor is not that great...

A German YouTuber got an Amflow/DJI bike and rode it as much as possible, and supposedly the quality of the DJI motor is not that great once you  rack up miles. Of course it’s one guy, not hundreds. But I am curious to see what the reality vs. the hype is. 

It's a data point but I feel like every German review, is biased towards German products. Tires, motors, suspension, cars, etc. Hey, maybe they are just better.

What is true is that eventually the manufacturing grease goes away and Avinox motors will all rattle to some extend or another just due to their design, just like the EP801s & Bosch Gen4 before them rattled.

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10/8/2025 12:32pm

The blinking silhouette looks like a clipless pedal. 

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Agreed.


If it is, I hope it’s something interesting and new. I’m tired of “here’s our new SPD pedal, it’s special because we anodized in in your favorite color”

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10/8/2025 12:58pm

The blinking silhouette looks like a clipless pedal. 

jonkranked wrote:
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Nobble wrote:
Agreed.If it is, I hope it’s something interesting and new. I’m tired of “here’s our new SPD pedal, it’s special because we anodized in in your...

Agreed.


If it is, I hope it’s something interesting and new. I’m tired of “here’s our new SPD pedal, it’s special because we anodized in in your favorite color”

i feel like you cheated.

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10/8/2025 1:01pm

i will say the adjustable q-factor is a really interesting feature. 

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10/8/2025 2:09pm
jonkranked wrote:
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Nobble wrote:
Agreed.If it is, I hope it’s something interesting and new. I’m tired of “here’s our new SPD pedal, it’s special because we anodized in in your...

Agreed.


If it is, I hope it’s something interesting and new. I’m tired of “here’s our new SPD pedal, it’s special because we anodized in in your favorite color”

jonkranked wrote:

i feel like you cheated.

Devastating! 

Any Wolf Teeth reading this: you have people that love you. Turn to them. 

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10/8/2025 2:14pm

Are SPD's the new stem?

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10/8/2025 2:42pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2025 2:43pm

You guys are crazy. That doesn't look anything like a clipless pedal. It's obviously a T-rex blowing a horn. 

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10/8/2025 2:51pm
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You guys are crazy. That doesn't look anything like a clipless pedal. It's obviously a T-rex blowing a horn. 

T-Rex Blowing a Horn is a new headset color available starting next week.

It matches the gross gold stantion of the all-gold Fox 40 perfectly. It's also the color of the typical 6th grade rental Trumpet.

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10/8/2025 3:33pm
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...

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?1000001237 0.jpg?VersionId=LaLY 5Cr

That's correct. A wider frame in that area provides much more stiffness. Riding this bike feels like it’s not even an e-bike. Most e-bikes feel a bit flexy there when cornering or pushing hard, which is normal since there’s a big opening with 4 or 6 bolts holding the motor instead of a regular bottom bracket. This bike is very impressive in terms of stiffness and weight balance when jumping, doing manuals, and overall maneuverability and agility.

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10/8/2025 4:25pm
jonkranked wrote:

i will say the adjustable q-factor is a really interesting feature. 

Pretty cool feature for dorks like me who like to pedal.

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10/8/2025 5:22pm
jonkranked wrote:

i will say the adjustable q-factor is a really interesting feature. 

TEAMROBOT wrote:

Pretty cool feature for dorks like me who like to pedal.

Fucking excited about that, honestly. I really feel the q factor on my big stupid Moonlander.

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10/8/2025 6:19pm

Adjustable Q is really interesting — the marketing copy makes it sound like they really put thought into the shoe-pedal interface. I’m definitely curious to try these.

That said, I wonder if, even with the extra shoe-pedal contact, I’d still clip out accidentally when cornering hard and rotating my hips — which is exactly why I switched from SPDs to HTs in the first place.

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Adjustable Q is really interesting — the marketing copy makes it sound like they really put thought into the shoe-pedal interface. I’m definitely curious to try...

Adjustable Q is really interesting — the marketing copy makes it sound like they really put thought into the shoe-pedal interface. I’m definitely curious to try these.

That said, I wonder if, even with the extra shoe-pedal contact, I’d still clip out accidentally when cornering hard and rotating my hips — which is exactly why I switched from SPDs to HTs in the first place.

I think that's gonna be a big yes. Still definitely unclipping in those scenarios.

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10/9/2025 6:17am Edited Date/Time 10/9/2025 6:26am

$360 CAD for the new Wolftooth pedals per their website. $360 for SPDs!

I almost spit out my coffee. That's TIME Speciale 10/12 levels of ridiculousness, back when they first came out. Arguably more crazy since there's no special sauce or differentiation going on with the very mature SPD interface.

The interesting one is the DEL - going for max weight reduction with the single mechanism.

They're aiming for the luxury side of the barbell with this release.

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10/9/2025 8:13am
$360 CAD for the new Wolftooth pedals per their website. $360 for SPDs!I almost spit out my coffee. That's TIME Speciale 10/12 levels of ridiculousness, back...

$360 CAD for the new Wolftooth pedals per their website. $360 for SPDs!

I almost spit out my coffee. That's TIME Speciale 10/12 levels of ridiculousness, back when they first came out. Arguably more crazy since there's no special sauce or differentiation going on with the very mature SPD interface.

The interesting one is the DEL - going for max weight reduction with the single mechanism.

They're aiming for the luxury side of the barbell with this release.

The prices here in US are right in line with M9120 XTR, so at the high end but not ridiculously so. Are there counter-tariffs on Canadian imports of mUSA articles?

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10/9/2025 8:30am Edited Date/Time 10/9/2025 8:31am
jonkranked wrote:

i will say the adjustable q-factor is a really interesting feature. 

Being 100% pedantic - it's pedal stance width, not q-factor

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