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Forbidden will have the e-dreadnought, with m2 motor, in april-may time frame. Limited initial run.
Specialized updated levo software, S-works motor gets 850 watts, standard gets 810.
This feels like the thin edge of the subscription wedge to me...
Don't have an S-Works but want that extra 40w? Pay up!
The measured with the same, constant lever force. It is likely that at different lever forces the brakes behave differently compared to each other. So the test results and your real life experiences (where the finger force constantly varies) can both be true. Even more so when you factor in different brake pads, rotors, bleeds, etc.
I absolutely despise the nickel and diming us to death with subscriptions in just about every aspect of our lives, but on the other hand, someone has to prompt ChatGPT to write the code for the firmware updates.
response posted to the brake forum
https://www.crankbrothers.com/products/plug-mate-tire-plug-anchor-kit 👀
No more blowouts.
Why this and not a patch kit? I always found it odd nobody (that I know of) makes a patch kit that's marketed as "for tires" rather than "for tubes", although I've had great success with a Park Tool VP-1 and even ShoeGoo in the past. This would be sick for pinch flats though.
Lezyne actually do make one
https://ride.lezyne.com/collections/tire-repair-1/products/tubeless-pro-plugs
I've had reasonable success using standard self-vulcanising patches on the inside of tubeless tyres
Because nobody is going to patch a tubeless tire on the side of the trail. Especially with an insert…
I guess I have never had bacon or other plugs fall out during the ride, though I could see it being a thing. So this could be a small improvement in those situations. Then you patch it at home, or just keep running it.
Bacon strips were always hit and miss, for me. Dynaplug however, that system works great. Bonus points for the applicator threading into the base of a OneUp tool thingy that fits into a pump. This CB plug looks like it'll work a lot like Dynaplugs.
Norco Sight QT - 580 Wh battery. Using new front triangle but same rear as the analogue Sight. Second result on google when I searched "TQ Norco Sight"
Best solution I've had is using a thin needle and 40-80lb braided fishing line to stitch it up and then use some sort of flexible adhesive (shoe goo etc) with a patch on the inside of the tire. Managed to seal up a few decently sized snakebites and get another thousand or so km out of some tires.
Put a plug in it trailside to get you out of the woods, then Rema TipTop tubeless patches (blue backing instead of red). They are stiffer so they don't stretch like inner tube patches do.
There are very few tubeless tyres I haven't patched with them in the last 10 years, I punctured almost all of them and very rarely was it so late it made sense to throw out the tyre. On the other hand I patched week old tyres and ran them for most of the season patched.
EDIT: if it's a really big gash and the patch has problems holding it together, I hear dental floss is also a good option to sew it up before patching.
WTB were first/earlier with this particular concept. Can confirm, they work great. Dynaplug is still the best though IMO.
Advantage to WTB being you can forgo the suppository and just apply the plug with a 4mm hex. The CB looks fiddly with trying to push the diamond through without it rotating.
What glue do you use with these tip top blue patches? The usual one or is there a more specific one?
100% agree with you and the difference is even more stark on an e-bike having used 2 different sets of XTR 4 piston brakes with new rotors and pads on 2 bikes compared to 1 set of Mavens on a 3rd bike. As a larger rider (250lb kitted + ~50lb e-bike) the XTRs routinely have me worried on long descents and I develop significantly more arm pump compared Mavens. I’ve also never noticed the Maven lever resistance being any issue, but it could be because I’m a larger person, and I don’t doubt many others claiming the lever resistance is too high. I just think body weight and grip strength vary way too much to be able to know if Person A’s experience will match Person B unless everyone lists their rider+bike weight and we all utilize a standardized grip strength measurement of some kind.
SC-BL (special cement blue) from Rema.
There's a bunch of new models on the horizon:
-New Propain Tyee (apparently it's going mid-travel, with 145mm of suspension travel)
-The new Norco is indeed the new Sight VLT (150 mm e-bike, features the TQ-motor)
-New Giant Stance E+ (entry- to mid-level e-bike with 140 mm of travel)
-New, different version of the Specialized Levo, called the Levo 4 R
From that angle it looks surprisingly similar to a Scott Spark from 2017
XTR uses a single piece caliper, XT and SLX don't. Could be a factor in the difference.
As for the constant finger force and comparing different brakes, I know it adds a lot more testing, but maybe testing at two of maybe even three finger force levels would make sense. Maybe some brakes are not really linear and the 4 kg force isn't enough to really show them for what they are?
EDIT: I see the second part was already mentioned...
vital's norco sight vlt tq review with @Blake_Motley - https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/e-bikes/norco/sight-vlt-73251#comment-755541
Can’t you just use a regular car tire patch?
There’s also a 4 bar Tallboy with updated frame storage 130/140 coming
And the new V7 nomad 170mm, Mullet
Any word on timing? I'm curious to see that Tallboy
i've seen a story from a eastern europe Santa cruz dealer with these descriptions asking for preorders
I was talking about patching them in the workshop at home. Enduro casing tires and up being $100+ now I’m going to patch a punctured tire if it still has good tread.
You could, but then again you don’t put car Slime in your tires. Its still strange to me there’s so many bike specific options for sealant and plugs but not patches.
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