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1llumA Added a reply to Clik valve - yes or no
3/15/2026 5:18am Regardless of design, the only way one can truly take a foothold versus presta is to license their design for very little cost or free like UDH. Steve Peat long relationship with Santa Cruz most definitely helped his brand make a updated version of the fillmore design. The one part of the fillmore design is that I don't think it...
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1llumA Added a reply to Clik valve - yes or no
3/14/2026 7:09pm Clik valves are cheaper than Fillmore valves and you can actually convert your current tubeless valves to clik by just buying the valve core. Had Fillmore for 3 ears and no issues with them, only set up my new wheelset with the clik valve so just aired up the tire for the initial tubeless setup. Haven't tried setting up DH...
Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/12/2026 4:17am
Nobby nic ultrasoft coming?
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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/10/2026 7:31pm
There was a Dyname 4.0 non horst link bike that was about to launch last year that didn't because of the issues they went through. I bet that's about to finally drop as it's been sitting on the back burner since their December '24 insolvency announcement.
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1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/5/2026 5:53am I have heard from a LBS that Norco should have a new affordable simple Horst link DH option like around 6k CAD for a complete DH bike with Rockshox Select suspension for this spring-summer.
jazza_wil Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/5/2026 5:50am
Brage instagram, not on a hp with an idler like all the current Norcos?
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MikeyE Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 5:09pm
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1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/3/2026 4:01am Canfield jumped the gun of their own release by posting the V3 Lithium in the product section of vital ? https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/frames/canfield/lithium-v3-74006
1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 11:52am Not sure if there is really an advantage of those bash guard being alu versus the stock plastic sram one. On the other hand, I wish those 3rd party chainring maker would make their chainring compatible with the sram bash guard.
1llumA Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/22/2026 2:57pm really that hard to take 30s to google it ?
1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/17/2026 6:47pm Lezyne actually do make one https://ride.lezyne.com/collections/tire-repair-1/products/tubeless-pro…
Ambushell Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/13/2026 11:05am
Ripley SL next Tuesday. teaser on the Ibis insta, you can see the general shape. This should appease all the dad shredders on MTBR who keep telling me the V5 is too much of a trail bike now.
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1llumA Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
2/10/2026 5:24pm IIRC Vee and Vittoria (Lion tires) are the main bike tires factories in Thailand. So if another brand of tires is made in Thailand I would think there is a good chance it's one of those two. The other main bike tires factories are in other countries.
1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/8/2026 7:31pm MRP still make their DH bashguide G5 with a alloy or steel backplate but there is only a 50g difference. Most WC rider seems to add 400-600g of weight
1llumA Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/6/2026 1:30pm The part listing in a POS is often not an issue. Most big distributor send regular updated database to Lightspeed and other POS system so that shop can quickly add SKU in their system and work orders via catalog results. This is the kind of API connection that both distributor/manufacturer and lightspeed constantly work on. As for work order communication...
frtachi Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/6/2026 6:24am
2026 Tr11 framesets source: reddit
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/2/2026 2:46pm
In case anybody is curious about how the new derailleur kid on the block performs, here's our Madrone Jab review after a few months of trail time: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/rear-derailleurs/madrone-cycles/….
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1llumA Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/1/2026 7:36pm Few speculations: New Sram stuff: there is currently a countdown at this page https://www.sram.com/en/sram/mountain/campaigns/dh for February 23rd-24th, that is most likely Transmission AXS DH and new Boxxer E1 with linear XL air spring add-on and Charger 3.2 being launched. There is a possibility new Zeb B1 get launched at the same time they share the Linear XL air spring add-on...
Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/29/2026 2:04pm
Here's a gift link: : https://escapecollective.com/layoffs-overstock-retail-decline-and-debt-… If you value some really great (albeit primarily road focused) cycling journalism, you should totally support Escape Collective.
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 10:15am
Hopefully lighter, too! I really liked the Tallboy, but it weighed basically the same as my Hightower.
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