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If you want to browse the full menu of new Deore mechanical groupset + brakes, here are all the deets - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/shimano-deore-m7200m6200-mechanical-drivetrain-brakes-tech-info-and-discussion
My initial thoughts without having hands on the product yet: Pricing= good. High potential for a clanking derailleur = bad. New brake lever = clean 🤜🤛
Mavens take massive shit on Saints, in terms of braking power.
Best Ted Talk I've ever been to. Just need to find where to buy these.
With regards to "cant believe we used to use "X" brakes!"
Remember wheels were probably 26" or 650b, which have a better mechanical advantage compared with the current 29" wheels.
The larger rotors were a year or two behind the bigger wheels iirc
Just found this..
looked like tektro to me, which is trp but cheap. one build had the performance level fox, the other had a zeb r or something like that.
New Mallet DH on Party Marty's bike?
They are made just for Martin Maes by Erase from Belgium.
Saw some pics on their IG and looks like they use proper industrial seals and bearings.
Really hope they make them a product you can buy, would get some for sure!
Is there a seatstay bridge on his Rallon?!
Sorry about the shitty photo, found it on FB.
Looks like new Orbea Wild With Avinox m2 motor!!
IIRC, these were not licensed CB designs, but Erase said they weren't selling them, so they didn't think they needed to. Does this sound right? Perhaps the relevant patent has expired.
New Wild dropping on June 18th.
Wild if true.
Looks like they’re still to proud to ditch the stupid headset routing
Classic Orbea.
Why is this so hard to understand?
https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/e-bike-talk-not-tech-rumor-derailme…
Thanks for sharing this. I'm super curious about the bar ends, and especially what grips people are running. I don't want to start it because I don't have anything to contribute, but I'd love to follow a thread devoted to these things where we aggregate people's experiences installing and riding them. Bet of lot other people would as well.
I’ve been running them since they came out. Really enjoying them after starting to ride again from a partial tear in my bicep and battling tennis elbow off and on. They say not to run them with outside lock ons and I’m not sure why they don’t just make a set that would work over the lock on. but I’ve been running them with my Rev grips with no issues. Sure, I might not be getting the full benefit but I run my hands on the outside of the bar anyway and something is working with them. Definitely recommend for anyone battling arm pump, past arm/hand injuries, or history of tennis or golfer elbow. Also these do work as pinky savers for those needing protection
Oh man, you got me. Guess I should take an icepack to my lever to get functioning again.
They’ll be sold with external routing. (But if you want to you can go fully internal routing).
Only the front light cable goes through the headset I believe.
Bar ends ... so hot right now - The Hub - Mountain Biking Forums / Message Boards - Vital MTB
Gosh I was really hoping for a lighter linkglide cassette
Shimano is scared to do this because it'll make Linkglide their most popular offering.
I pulled the trigger on the MicroShift Advent MX 11sp for the eeb because it seemed reasonable to assume the new Deore stuff would all have no clutch. Silly me. Oh well the MicroShift stuff is really good in its own right.
I still maintain that last gen Deore 11 speed is the best super wide ratio drivetrain ever.
Entire drivetrain industry scared that they already made the best mechanical components years ago and there is little room for improvement. Sandbagging the weight and material preserves the tier structure.
Tinfoil hat alert: the switch to 55mm chainline for sram transmission is laying the groundwork for 13 speed as sram's next MTB drive train innovation.
Looks like Burgtec have done those custom MX dropouts for Kolb - it would be awesome if something that allows for UDH comes out further down the line
No Enduro on Australian Specialized site.
I had my swingarm converted to UDH on the middle position
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You're probably right. But with e-bikes dominating the market anything over 11 speed is pointless.
X0 11 spd cassette with GX derailleur (Hall locked, of course) would be the ultimate low weight, high durability drivetrain for our electronic future. I'm pretty sure they've killed off this cassette, so just wishful thinking.
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