Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they were developing them for more than just the potential of a $100k bonus? Anyone aware of riders switching to non-belt driven options?
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they...
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they were developing them for more than just the potential of a $100k bonus? Anyone aware of riders switching to non-belt driven options?
Switching bike/drivetrain mid-season would not be something most riders/teams would want to do. If anyone is going to give up the belt drive, they will do it next season.
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they...
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they were developing them for more than just the potential of a $100k bonus? Anyone aware of riders switching to non-belt driven options?
Which teams could switch?
Only really Atherton?
Intense would be stepping back to the old bike
Zerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox.
I guess it remains to be seen if they switch to chains rather than belts though
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
Being from Australia, I had to search the interwebs to find out what CA SB 1167 is.
I still think this wording and concession still muddies the waters and creates a loophole.
It's the new Wilson. Whistler was crawling with them. I tried to get one of the guys to slip the release date, but he was pretty tight-lipped... Oh well, too bad for devinci because my finger is on the trigger for a new TR11 when they're back in stock
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
Being from Australia, I had to search the interwebs to find out what CA SB 1167 is. I still think this wording and concession still muddies the...
Being from Australia, I had to search the interwebs to find out what CA SB 1167 is.
I still think this wording and concession still muddies the waters and creates a loophole.
If it has a throttle it's not a bicycle.
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to pedal with anything resembling exertion. No way to make everyone happy when you draw lines.
All I see in the dirt around here is a lot of Class 3, and a handful of Class 1, mainly owned by the aging serious biker population that needs a little help to keep up with their crew. Occasionally some young kids on Surrons or similar, but the rangers and cops are getting better with impounding and educating parents.
I don't think the law was directed towards people that ride in the dirt though. It's the reckless riders on the streets and multi-purpose paths in the city that got the politicians fired up.
Of course, it's one thing to make a law, and another to enforce it. I suspect that 99% of enforcement will occur on the sales side of it. It's been decades since we had bike cops around here, and these days they'd have to be on emotos to be able to catch the offenders.
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to...
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to pedal with anything resembling exertion. No way to make everyone happy when you draw lines.
All I see in the dirt around here is a lot of Class 3, and a handful of Class 1, mainly owned by the aging serious biker population that needs a little help to keep up with their crew. Occasionally some young kids on Surrons or similar, but the rangers and cops are getting better with impounding and educating parents.
I don't think the law was directed towards people that ride in the dirt though. It's the reckless riders on the streets and multi-purpose paths in the city that got the politicians fired up.
Of course, it's one thing to make a law, and another to enforce it. I suspect that 99% of enforcement will occur on the sales side of it. It's been decades since we had bike cops around here, and these days they'd have to be on emotos to be able to catch the offenders.
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option to run in Class 1 or 3 modes, or are you seeing bikes that are dedicated, full-time, Class 3 models? I haven't really looked into who makes those, and they're certainly exceedingly rare in my neck of the woods, so I'm curious. Or if you are talking about the Avinox and Levos that can be operated in either class mode, how do you know they're being operated in Class 3 mode?
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they...
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they were developing them for more than just the potential of a $100k bonus? Anyone aware of riders switching to non-belt driven options?
Which teams could switch?Only really Atherton?Intense would be stepping back to the old bikeZerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox. I guess it...
Which teams could switch?
Only really Atherton?
Intense would be stepping back to the old bike
Zerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox.
I guess it remains to be seen if they switch to chains rather than belts though
I guess it wouldn‘t be too hard to exchange the belt for a chain and keep the rest of the bike the same. Could be happening in extreme conditions. Butt those teams might also have a deal with Gates which keeps them from switching?
Which teams could switch?Only really Atherton?Intense would be stepping back to the old bikeZerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox. I guess it...
Which teams could switch?
Only really Atherton?
Intense would be stepping back to the old bike
Zerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox.
I guess it remains to be seen if they switch to chains rather than belts though
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being lighter is all I can think of (reduced maintenance is not really an issue for dh). Vs poor performance in mud, having to run massive tension and extra drag. I built a belt drive SS years ago. It ate sprockets and freehub bearings and was generally a PITA that did'nt offset not having to lube it once a week. I assume Gates sponsor all the teams in the belted purse. Now it has been won will they still bother?
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to...
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to pedal with anything resembling exertion. No way to make everyone happy when you draw lines.
All I see in the dirt around here is a lot of Class 3, and a handful of Class 1, mainly owned by the aging serious biker population that needs a little help to keep up with their crew. Occasionally some young kids on Surrons or similar, but the rangers and cops are getting better with impounding and educating parents.
I don't think the law was directed towards people that ride in the dirt though. It's the reckless riders on the streets and multi-purpose paths in the city that got the politicians fired up.
Of course, it's one thing to make a law, and another to enforce it. I suspect that 99% of enforcement will occur on the sales side of it. It's been decades since we had bike cops around here, and these days they'd have to be on emotos to be able to catch the offenders.
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option...
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option to run in Class 1 or 3 modes, or are you seeing bikes that are dedicated, full-time, Class 3 models? I haven't really looked into who makes those, and they're certainly exceedingly rare in my neck of the woods, so I'm curious. Or if you are talking about the Avinox and Levos that can be operated in either class mode, how do you know they're being operated in Class 3 mode?
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being...
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being lighter is all I can think of (reduced maintenance is not really an issue for dh). Vs poor performance in mud, having to run massive tension and extra drag. I built a belt drive SS years ago. It ate sprockets and freehub bearings and was generally a PITA that did'nt offset not having to lube it once a week. I assume Gates sponsor all the teams in the belted purse. Now it has been won will they still bother?
A few of these teams have gates listed as a sponsor so most likely there’s some cash involved outside of the belted purse prize.
Just read in a mag an article talking about the 2027 Cube MTB range, mentioning that some of the bikes they got shown are still embargoed and all they can say is that that they have big wheels. One can hope they'll be better looking than the Treks that leaked...
Smoke anything that hard on a rock and it'll break.
You're not wrong, but that may have been one case there.
1199 was littered with chains, and if you stood by a run in to the fallaway drop and heard all the chain skipping and banging on Fridays practice, you might think differently.
And that's at the top level of the sport where you have mechanics looking after each bike just about every lap.
I'm sure different places have different mud, but in the sea to sky I haven't seen an issue with mud on a belt.
Just read in a mag an article talking about the 2027 Cube MTB range, mentioning that some of the bikes they got shown are still embargoed...
Just read in a mag an article talking about the 2027 Cube MTB range, mentioning that some of the bikes they got shown are still embargoed and all they can say is that that they have big wheels. One can hope they'll be better looking than the Treks that leaked...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
This is a good question but as someone that used to chronically go through parts, the defeat of the weight weenies has been a welcome one.
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to...
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to pedal with anything resembling exertion. No way to make everyone happy when you draw lines.
All I see in the dirt around here is a lot of Class 3, and a handful of Class 1, mainly owned by the aging serious biker population that needs a little help to keep up with their crew. Occasionally some young kids on Surrons or similar, but the rangers and cops are getting better with impounding and educating parents.
I don't think the law was directed towards people that ride in the dirt though. It's the reckless riders on the streets and multi-purpose paths in the city that got the politicians fired up.
Of course, it's one thing to make a law, and another to enforce it. I suspect that 99% of enforcement will occur on the sales side of it. It's been decades since we had bike cops around here, and these days they'd have to be on emotos to be able to catch the offenders.
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option...
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option to run in Class 1 or 3 modes, or are you seeing bikes that are dedicated, full-time, Class 3 models? I haven't really looked into who makes those, and they're certainly exceedingly rare in my neck of the woods, so I'm curious. Or if you are talking about the Avinox and Levos that can be operated in either class mode, how do you know they're being operated in Class 3 mode?
Honestly, ebs aren't my thing, so about the only thing I notice is whether or not they can pass me on a hill, and if they do, by how much. Class 1s usually not, but that's due to them mainly being ridden by people older than me. Most locals are on older ebikes (from before DJI entry into the market), so likely legit Class 3. I think I've maybe seen 2 Amflows - 1st gen. Get a lot of older retired couples (I say older, but they are likely about my age - I just rarely feel as old as they look - they are probably thinking the same thing about me) on assorted Class 3 bikes. They rarely know how to ride, and for the most part stay on gravel. They generally have no knowledge of trail etiquette, and of course none of the skills necessary to actually yield on anything remotely techy.
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be...
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
This is a good question but as someone that used to chronically go through parts, the defeat of the weight weenies has been a welcome one.
Weight weenieism is alive and well in my group of riding buddies. We bought up all the remaining mechanical XX1 Eagle gear as T-type was taking over. All on Blurs that are under 22lbs. One with a sub 16lb Mondraker Podium. I'm sure this varies by local and riding style, but I think the move by SRAM and Shimano to heavy electronic parts has been a boost to the boutique component market, like Madrone, Garbaruk, Darimo, etc.
Well, don't forget the comments a page or two back about career ending crashes due to chains breaking. belt would be less likely to break, too.
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil full bashring on the outside of the chainring and a taco style guard on the inside.
Or this- DIY bike:
This thing is just a loop of steel tube welded to the DT/BB. Would probably support the weight of a car.
Guessing 75% of the chain issues we see are due to riders smashing the chain into rocks...
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil...
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil full bashring on the outside of the chainring and a taco style guard on the inside.
Or this- DIY bike:
This thing is just a loop of steel tube welded to the DT/BB. Would probably support the weight of a car.
Guessing 75% of the chain issues we see are due to riders smashing the chain into rocks...
Jesus that thing would split a boulder. Every rock garden is a gangster until this guy comes down the trail.
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil...
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil full bashring on the outside of the chainring and a taco style guard on the inside.
Or this- DIY bike:
This thing is just a loop of steel tube welded to the DT/BB. Would probably support the weight of a car.
Guessing 75% of the chain issues we see are due to riders smashing the chain into rocks...
well she did lose an overall once because of a broken chain if I remember correctly.
Weight weenieism is alive and well in my group of riding buddies. We bought up all the remaining mechanical XX1 Eagle gear as T-type was taking...
Weight weenieism is alive and well in my group of riding buddies. We bought up all the remaining mechanical XX1 Eagle gear as T-type was taking over. All on Blurs that are under 22lbs. One with a sub 16lb Mondraker Podium. I'm sure this varies by local and riding style, but I think the move by SRAM and Shimano to heavy electronic parts has been a boost to the boutique component market, like Madrone, Garbaruk, Darimo, etc.
I don’t think it’s gone anywhere, but naturally the industry will cater to the highest mileage riders. That group used to be the weight weenies and now it’s the ebikers
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil...
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil full bashring on the outside of the chainring and a taco style guard on the inside.
Or this- DIY bike:
This thing is just a loop of steel tube welded to the DT/BB. Would probably support the weight of a car.
Guessing 75% of the chain issues we see are due to riders smashing the chain into rocks...
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being...
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being lighter is all I can think of (reduced maintenance is not really an issue for dh). Vs poor performance in mud, having to run massive tension and extra drag. I built a belt drive SS years ago. It ate sprockets and freehub bearings and was generally a PITA that did'nt offset not having to lube it once a week. I assume Gates sponsor all the teams in the belted purse. Now it has been won will they still bother?
Had a delayed thought now that Hattie took home the gates purse - not seeing any brands immediately abandoning their gearbox bikes, which would imply they were developing them for more than just the potential of a $100k bonus? Anyone aware of riders switching to non-belt driven options?
Switching bike/drivetrain mid-season would not be something most riders/teams would want to do. If anyone is going to give up the belt drive, they will do it next season.
At this point of the season it wouldn’t make any sense to switch bikes, let’s wait and see how many teams are running belt next year
Which teams could switch?
Only really Atherton?
Intense would be stepping back to the old bike
Zerode and Aon are pretty much all in on the gearbox.
I guess it remains to be seen if they switch to chains rather than belts though
Well with the future seemingly aimed at ebikes with integrated gearbox I would think this is a good thing to be working on.
I feel like we might be at a pivotal moment, at least in the US, With CA SB 1167 now signed into law. It will be interesting to see if the e-bike market hits a fork in the road, one branch conforming to the law to remain as legal e-bikes, and the other going full bore into the uber-powered e-moto scene. Personally, I'd kind of like to see this happen, or rather, I'd like to see companies quit designing pedal-bike parts based on perceived e-bike loads. The current trend is either e-bikes using pedal bike parts, resulting in a short lifetime and frequent breakage, or company's overdesigning parts to survive e-bikes and pushing them into the pedal-bike market, making our pedal bikes heavy for no good reason. The next couple of years will be interesting.
Being from Australia, I had to search the interwebs to find out what CA SB 1167 is.
I still think this wording and concession still muddies the waters and creates a loophole.
If it has a throttle it's not a bicycle.
It's the new Wilson. Whistler was crawling with them. I tried to get one of the guys to slip the release date, but he was pretty tight-lipped... Oh well, too bad for devinci because my finger is on the trigger for a new TR11 when they're back in stock
I think they don't want to discourage the people that commute on Class 2 ebbs. The ones that would drive a car if they had to pedal with anything resembling exertion. No way to make everyone happy when you draw lines.
All I see in the dirt around here is a lot of Class 3, and a handful of Class 1, mainly owned by the aging serious biker population that needs a little help to keep up with their crew. Occasionally some young kids on Surrons or similar, but the rangers and cops are getting better with impounding and educating parents.
I don't think the law was directed towards people that ride in the dirt though. It's the reckless riders on the streets and multi-purpose paths in the city that got the politicians fired up.
Of course, it's one thing to make a law, and another to enforce it. I suspect that 99% of enforcement will occur on the sales side of it. It's been decades since we had bike cops around here, and these days they'd have to be on emotos to be able to catch the offenders.
What brands of Class 3 bikes are you seeing on your trails? Are you talking about Avinox motored bikes and Levo 4s, that have the option to run in Class 1 or 3 modes, or are you seeing bikes that are dedicated, full-time, Class 3 models? I haven't really looked into who makes those, and they're certainly exceedingly rare in my neck of the woods, so I'm curious. Or if you are talking about the Avinox and Levos that can be operated in either class mode, how do you know they're being operated in Class 3 mode?
I guess it wouldn‘t be too hard to exchange the belt for a chain and keep the rest of the bike the same. Could be happening in extreme conditions.
Butt those teams might also have a deal with Gates which keeps them from switching?
I do wonder why it is always a belt with a gearbox. Are there any actual advantages to running belt drive on a dh bike? Being lighter is all I can think of (reduced maintenance is not really an issue for dh). Vs poor performance in mud, having to run massive tension and extra drag.
I built a belt drive SS years ago. It ate sprockets and freehub bearings and was generally a PITA that did'nt offset not having to lube it once a week.
I assume Gates sponsor all the teams in the belted purse. Now it has been won will they still bother?
Because of the purse. Like already mentioned, you can easily run a chain with a gearbox.
Well, don't forget the comments a page or two back about career ending crashes due to chains breaking. belt would be less likely to break, too.
That’s it, Shaft driven bikes. Shafted Purse 2028, I’m calling it now.
Naratives arent going to reinforce themselves
A few of these teams have gates listed as a sponsor so most likely there’s some cash involved outside of the belted purse prize.
Smoke anything that hard on a rock and it'll break.
Just read in a mag an article talking about the 2027 Cube MTB range, mentioning that some of the bikes they got shown are still embargoed and all they can say is that that they have big wheels. One can hope they'll be better looking than the Treks that leaked...
You're not wrong, but that may have been one case there.
1199 was littered with chains, and if you stood by a run in to the fallaway drop and heard all the chain skipping and banging on Fridays practice, you might think differently.
And that's at the top level of the sport where you have mechanics looking after each bike just about every lap.
I'm sure different places have different mud, but in the sea to sky I haven't seen an issue with mud on a belt.
gravel. and they come in 30.5“ too (xs)
This is a good question but as someone that used to chronically go through parts, the defeat of the weight weenies has been a welcome one.
Honestly, ebs aren't my thing, so about the only thing I notice is whether or not they can pass me on a hill, and if they do, by how much. Class 1s usually not, but that's due to them mainly being ridden by people older than me. Most locals are on older ebikes (from before DJI entry into the market), so likely legit Class 3. I think I've maybe seen 2 Amflows - 1st gen. Get a lot of older retired couples (I say older, but they are likely about my age - I just rarely feel as old as they look - they are probably thinking the same thing about me) on assorted Class 3 bikes. They rarely know how to ride, and for the most part stay on gravel. They generally have no knowledge of trail etiquette, and of course none of the skills necessary to actually yield on anything remotely techy.
Weight weenieism is alive and well in my group of riding buddies. We bought up all the remaining mechanical XX1 Eagle gear as T-type was taking over. All on Blurs that are under 22lbs. One with a sub 16lb Mondraker Podium. I'm sure this varies by local and riding style, but I think the move by SRAM and Shimano to heavy electronic parts has been a boost to the boutique component market, like Madrone, Garbaruk, Darimo, etc.
DH bike really just need more chainring protection like below (Myriam Nicole's bike). I used to do similar on my DH bikes- ran the OG Evil full bashring on the outside of the chainring and a taco style guard on the inside.
Or this- DIY bike:
This thing is just a loop of steel tube welded to the DT/BB. Would probably support the weight of a car.
Guessing 75% of the chain issues we see are due to riders smashing the chain into rocks...
Jesus that thing would split a boulder. Every rock garden is a gangster until this guy comes down the trail.
well she did lose an overall once because of a broken chain if I remember correctly.
I don’t think it’s gone anywhere, but naturally the industry will cater to the highest mileage riders. That group used to be the weight weenies and now it’s the ebikers
The cognitive dissonance is strong here
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