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It will be interesting to see if the Syndicate is still running O-chain next year.
Yeah. Either they run non-sponsor chainring (OChain/SRAM) or hubs (DT Swiss/E13). I guess they could do Rimpact but I haven't heard it reviewed vary favorably compared to any of those other things. I'm guessing they stick with OChain until either RaceFace/Fox or OneUp copy it, or until Chris King copies the DT hub.
They could make their own copy of the O-chain since it wouldn’t be a retail item.
Hmmmmm🧐
would be nice to know who‘s bike/IG this is
Kiran MacKinnon
Looks like a mullet conversion for the XL / 29er V10 (all the other 29er bikes have the cable port on the seat stay)
That would make sense.. Drop the axle to maintain the frame geometry..
Saw the new sixfinity yeti pedal bikes out on the trail yesterday. My guess is they weren’t ridden by yeti employee’s and maybe some shop riders as one of them had a shop jersey on. Makes a good chance they are coming sometime 2026. They Look super clean
@cmaac (replying to the old Tech Rumors thread) – great find on that photo of the Reya. Whose Instagram story was that from?!
Anyone have other info on the coming 120/130 (120/140?) offering from the Van Isle long-chainstay lovers? I had heard through the grapevine that the new bike would be nearly the same geo as the Druid v2 (w/ slightly slackened STA) but no hard info there.
New flat pedal from Shimano?
Listed for pre-order here https://www.rei.com/product/C05364/shimano-pd-m8240-xt-alloy-flat-pedals
Time will tell, but I find it hard to believe that they'd go with a slacker STA unless it's to achieve a specific engineering goal. I looooove the Druid v2 geo as-is.
Teddy Hayden - SF rider - certified stair destroyer. Wouldn’t be surprised if they sent him one to try to break in the urban environment. His IG is worth a watch.
From his stories the top tube has a big frame graphic - hope that’s not painted on.
could you make out some details of the bikes? colors, multiple cable ports to run cable shifting? hope yeti isn't as dumb as specialized and santa cruz.
It's gonna be more in line with the Spur than anything. Probably will match the Spur v2 in every way except not being a flex stay and size specific chainstays...
That's the one Shimano announced in 2021 and then never brought to market, although at the time it was named PD-M8141 so this might finally be it. The Saint pedal announced at the same time:
The Saint looks like something I'd want to ride, the XT not so much...
does anyone know why it wasnt bought to market?
Shimano often announces a product that looks or sounds super cool, and then it is basically erased from history and you're at risk of disappearing yourself if you even mention it due to the product not working out in someway. Examples would be Scylence hubs, a few different pedal designs and a few drivetrain configurations that were announced and were the never made, at least in large enough numbers to be seen in public.
It's not always true that the dominions come with their free stroke set to the minimum. You have to take the lever blade off and adjust the position of the plunger until you get the free stroke that you want.
Unfortunately it's trial and error because if you wind it in too far you can push the piston seal past the timing port which cuts off the lever reservoir from the system. To avoid this, you need the bleed syringes connected to check continuity of the port. It's a faff but thankfully you only have to do it once and the brakes feel incredible once you have.
There's more detail on it in the brake thread, in the first 8 pages somewhere from memory. It's frustrating as I think it would address kany people's main criticism of the dominions and my experience has been consistently excellent since adjusting them.
(Sorry for the thread derail).
Given that it was in 2021, I wouldnt be surprised if Shimano decided their non infinite amount of production lines had better things to do...
Don't know what this is but... it's not a current line-up Devinci (or maybe i'm just dumb?). Holy seat tube lenght.
Looks like a Troy Carbon. The pic on the Devinci site shows a pretty long seat tube mast.
Damn your right. I'm just dumb then haha. I even double checked on Devinci's website before posting. Im even dumber.
4th post down for anyone interested (I am): https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-ano…
Something either new or mixed are those wheels
Those are either the next gen system wheels with new rims or just laced with regular wao rims rather than the ones usually matched with the system spokes/hubs
This just saved me from buying new brakes! Very thankful for tech rumors derailment today
Shout-out to @TheFBI for the tip!
Re: Dominion stroke reduction- keep reading that thread! It’s not a slam dunk to do what’s suggested and you might be screwing yourselves if you don’t read further.
tl;dr a couple people who tried it (including the OP) ran into issues once the brakes heated up, including fully-locking up the brakes
https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-another-tech-deraliment?page=11
Here's a sample: "Yes just came on here to report this issue today at the bikepark haha. Pumped up too much after a long descent. Even weirder : adjusting the contact the normal way with the small T9 torx would "reset" the lever. Meaning that turning the contact adjuster one way then the other back to the same initial position would somehow restore some lever throw... before pumping up again on the next long descent. Really confusing. I've backed off the ball head screw inside a little bit and then reset the pistons and bled them again to correct the fluid volume and seems all good now 👍"
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