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Who knew old mate was a student of Jonathan Swift!
How long until we see the Ochain integrated into the flight attendant system? Seems like a logical step
Reece Wilson testing what looks like a new Dominion (From his IG stories)
Plus the complete bike
Do we have any details on the Dorado they're running other than the 220mm travel? I'm seriously hoping Manitou updates the damper they run. A Mezzer or Dorado with a pressure tube style damper instead of the bladder would be amazing.
Hes fucking crazy and I am here for it.
Good spot. That is something that I am actually really interested in. Would be interested to see if they managed to smooth out the power band compared to the original Dominions. The lever looks longer with less hook, I would suspect that they made some improvements to reduce dead stroke allowing you to run levers closer to the bar.
Might have been discussed already but Druid CorE with updated Avinox 4/9/26?
But the way they deliver their power is one of the best things about the Dominions. We've got enough brakes that build power gradually, give me a lot of bite and a fast ramp up.
Any ideas that this is for?
Fair. Very fair.
Let me introduce you to my friend shimano... lol Dominions have kind of the worst of both worlds, lots of lever travel and a short ramp that goes from initial bite to rear tire lockup very quickly. Ride T4V4's and Dominions back-to-back in steep loose over loose conditions and you will appreciate the power and control that the hopes gift you with less lever travel. Don't get me wrong I like my dominions; my 2 primary bikes run both the T4V4's and A4's, but the A4's are not easy to keep from locking up in situations where the hopes have zero issue. The hopes have more power overall too... Hayes has some areas to shore up now that they are pushing almost 8 years with the design.
The lever throw is pretty easily adjustable when you're setting them up... There's a grub screw behind the lever blade. I shortened mine up once, and the start/ bite point is much closer to the grips.... they've remained consistent for years. I personally find the Dominion power much easier to modulate than Shimanos as well, especially given that you could never tell when Shimanos from M8000/81000 series would actually bite.
You will never get dominions to have as little travel as what you can get out of T4V4's. The little screw is not how you change the bite point of the Dominions and TBH there isnt much you can do about it, the master cylinder piston is as close as you are going to get to the timing port as it is. If bled correctly T4V4's have much less dead stroke, not Kaha dead stroke but not a lot either.
ducks for cover
First round of Avinox M2 e-bikes out Thursday. Amflow, Forbidden, Atherton, Mondraker, Propain, Crestline, Pivot and a few more have already soft launched but the drive system(s) will be officially revealed. Head to the ebike thread for more.
There are lots of ways to shorten the dead stroke, especially during the bleed process. I've found the grub screw adjustment to be the easiest way to match each lever, but you can make the dead stroke virtually nothing if you really want.
I think I disagree with most of what you said. What is the little screw for then if not for bite point adjustment?
Maybe you have a bad bleed. It works like a charm on my brakes and makes the bite point either very close to the bar or further away.
Sounds like a skill issue.
Anyway, there's a thread for you to whine about brakes in. Your comments add nothing about tech rumors.
Sounds like you haven't pulled apart the lever and seen what it does? Might be worth your time to check it out if you haven't. If you advance the MC piston much further than where it comes from factory it closes the system off, Its a dead simple system that has little adjustment to decrease the dead stroke. A closes brake system will work for a min but not much more than that. This has all been discussed and beaten to death in the brake thread. You can pressurize the system during the bleed to try and fake it like people have been doing for years with Shimano's to reduce dead stoke but again its a short-term solution.
The dead stroke with the A4's is widely discussed and a known quantity. As are some of the QC caliper leaking issues that have hovered over the years.
My point stands, its a 8+ year old design that was a class leader for a long time. It has not been for many years and there are a number of things that Hayes could improve upon to make it better. Making it more shimano like is not one of them in my opinion.
Sounds like the Hayes fan-boi's see no need in improving on the greatest brake ever made, my mistake lol.
here is the brake-specific forum thread to put useful information about current brakes into a place where it can be read by people looking for advice on brake setup. it has over 2900 replies about brakes.
Brake Stuff
Break Stuff:
Looks like the new master cylinder is mounted at a shallower angle to the bars, like the sram brakes are now. Also looks like a new bar clamp and they moved the door for the bladder to the inside, facing the bars.
Thanks, I was specifically asking about the little tab-thing at the MC end of the lever, right where the point of of the arrowhead is.
Man that is one ugly bike... Looks to be a new gamux frame? Were they running the potential Manitou coil prototype?
Edit confirmed it is a new gamux from back in october I just didn't see until now. From what is visible on reece's instagram, rear shock appears to be standard.
Maybe it's just a shield to keep dirt & debris out of the front of the pivot area?
Crankbrothers with new pedals?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWyoZxwDAkp/?igsh=a3VjdHJ3Mjl3cmM=
Michelin has some new wild enduros coming
Surprised the second part of the promo clip was not posted:
Date stamp was 04-17-2026
If the chirping birds in Cumberland this weekend are correct, should be E-Dread debut.
I forget where I heard it, but supposedly these new Dominions are launching at the Sea Otter and are pumping....MINERAL OIL! 😲If true, that is actually a plus for me, but I know it is a very contentious topic and will alienate a lot of existing users and DOT fans.
That leaves only Hope left on the DOT train?
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