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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 11:57am
The patent was never actually granted. It was issued a non-final rejection based on being an obvious combination of prior art. If you don't respond to that within a certain window the patent office considers it abandoned. So anyone that wants can have at it.
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1llumA Added a reply to Two bike garage dilemma
7/30/2026 11:56am I usually do less than 5 days of chairlift each year so a full blown DH is not worth but a burly enduro bike 160mm+ can fit for rougher regular trails and the occasional chairlift/shuttle day. And a 2026 element (120/130mm 28lbs) make the darker blue/single black trails a lot of fun and still feeling relatively fresh after 1000m+ D...
neologisticzand Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 6:26am
I can compare the rekon, magnotal, and trinotal, but not the dubnotal as it's a bit too light for me Just as a heads up, while the trinotal looks reminiscent of the forekaster, it has much shorter knobs. In terms of overall grip/rolling resistance, its forekaster > magnotal > rekon > trinotal. I really like the center tread on the magnotal, but the sideknobs don't quite reach forekaster levels of grip
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aaronufl Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/24/2026 7:45pm
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1llumA Added a reply to Yeti Sixfinity Enduro Bike Spotted in La Thuile
7/2/2026 6:56pm How many root canal do I need to perform to be able to afford one ? Is the downtube storage called the floss box and if not why ? Is that turquoise Chris King headset stock on all build kits ? Is the LT 180mm dual crown compatible ? I am counting atleast 14 bearings counting the trunion one...
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/1/2026 4:31pm
Yeti Sixfinity enduro bike from la thuile pits here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/yeti-sixfinity-enduro-bike-spotted-… (in its own thread as to not disturb efficiency discussions : )
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1llumA Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/29/2026 7:45pm Wiki page for Pon Holding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pon_Holdings So from the full portfolio of Cervelo, Focus, Gazelle, Kalkhoff, Union, Santa Cruz, Reserve, Public, BBB, Urban Arrow, Nimbl, Veloretti and the whole Dorel Sports group consisting of Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose Caloi and Iron Horse. Only GT and Union got closed by PON , the others are mostly Dorel legacy brand that were...
1llumA Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/29/2026 3:50pm Nvidia and most chip designer companies operate based on the litography roadmap that the chipmaker have. We already know that updated 4nm, 3nm and 2nm chip are in various prototype & testing stage with planned rollout for well into 2029. So Nividia is only planning new generation based on the TSMC timeline. We will only know what the actual product...
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6/29/2026 3:27pm
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ivangt4 Liked a bike check 2024 Cult 480 Version 3.0 Chromoly VPP Enduro
6/26/2026 5:19am
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NOBL Wheels Liked a bike check Forbidden Reya with Custom NOBL TR35 Wheels
6/23/2026 11:37am
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1llumA Added a reply to MTB Specific Windbreaker?
6/21/2026 10:14am Another recommendation for the Mons Royale Tarn merino wind jersey. Doesn't get too hot on the climb up to 15c and the windshield front panel does a great job for the descent. https://ca.monsroyale.com/products/tarn-merino-bike-wind-jersey-black-m…
sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Specific Windbreaker?
6/21/2026 10:09am
https://ch.monsroyale.com/products/diversion-merino-wind-jacket-black-m… the mons or the rapha windblocker jerseys are also really good
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1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/20/2026 4:10pm Depending on what you want to optimize yes 105% rule can apply to mtb too if your focus is aero at multiple yaw angle. Lenzerheide Short track average speed for elite men was 30.38kph and 26.85kph for elite women, at those average speed aero can make a significant difference. https://silca.cc/en-ca/blogs/silca/part-5-tire-pressure-and-aerodynamics https://www.hambini.com/cycling-aerodynamics-wider-tires-and-rims-exami…
1llumA Added a reply to PIT BITS - Lenzerheide World Cup DH
6/19/2026 4:30pm It's an installation process from aussie mech bee_kay77 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxvAY9uhzoB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link…
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/9/2026 4:47pm
We'll get a lot more information on Strava in the latter half of 2026 being they've already filed their S-1 to go public (confidentially), but their success doesn't shock me, network effects are powerful (and hard to beat). For those who don't know what an S-1 is, it serves a number of purposes, most importantly (for us) forcing disclosure about the company's financials. That means we'll finally get to look under the hood and understand how profitable the company really is. For fun, here is GoPro's S-1 and here is Fox Factory's S-1 (Vital MTB is cited!). What Strava decides...
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1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/8/2026 3:32am Sram already does with their Red and Force road derailleur called Orbit clutch but the single chainring XPLR version of the derailleur use their regular mech mtb clutch. There might be packaging issue with creating enough damping force ad rebound fast enough for MTB application or else I think Sram would have already done so for MTB.
1llumA Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/4/2026 12:01pm I think some firms could rebrand themselves as Vibes Venturing firms or Private Vibing firms just in time for the vibe coding fade to start deflating.