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AgrAde Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/18/2025 1:46am Weird euro stuff. It would have been like "we want the word pro because pro is about peak performance... propane is a fuel with high energy density and explosive power, can we use that word? What if we change pane to pain? like embracing the pain of a good workout or a really hard effort...?" Meanwhile, English speakers: "PROPAIN AND...
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AgrAde Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/16/2025 11:28pm Yeah that's brake setup 101 IMO, people who run their brakes half a mile away from their bars are cooked.
AgrAde Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/16/2025 2:36am Code RSs still uses bushes for the lever pivot and they always just wear and feel crap very quickly. I have no problem with bushes in Shimano levers but SRAM ones just don't last well. Code RSCs are on another planet in terms of longevity/performance just because of that IMO. I have a "BMX background" (lol) and often don't even...
AgrAde Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/13/2025 11:51pm I've run a boost hub in a non boost frame by just jamming it in there and buying a new thru axle. It worked great until the chainstay cracked. It worked long enough that I got what I wanted from the frame and then some, so no regrets, but i absolutely wouldn't recommend it. I think it lasted about a...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/13/2025 8:33pm
Only mad dogs and Englishmen would tear apart a perfectly good rear wheel to re-use only the rim.
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AgrAde Added a comment about bike check the DE-mullet, dual 27 YT Jeffsy Uncaged 13
7/11/2025 10:42pm
Changing the wheel doesn't change the wheelbase.
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AgrAde Added a comment about bike check the DE-mullet, dual 27 YT Jeffsy Uncaged 13
7/11/2025 8:53pm
Ah ok, thought you might have steepened it with an angleset which could be cool. Agree that smaller wheels feel way better/more normal on tighter radius kickers, I always kinda assumed it was a steering geometry thing, like more change in trail when you're riding up the curve or something. Gotta be something more than just the wheel being bigger!
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AgrAde Added a comment about bike check the DE-mullet, dual 27 YT Jeffsy Uncaged 13
7/11/2025 2:31pm
How do you get a shorter wheelbase?
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AgrAde Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/5/2025 9:48pm It looks like a zerk fitting. It could just be screwed in to a mounting point to fill the hole/troll us. The only thing I can think of would be a mounting point for a data acquisition device or some sort of electronic control on the spring side.
thomas1965 Liked a reply to forum topic FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
7/4/2025 12:11am
so I did a good bit of manual URL scouring on the fox service site in the days I was waiting for mine to arrive, but didn't find anything more than the user manual. Once it showed up I just gave fox a call and asked them about manuals, they said there aren't going to be full service manuals for likely 3-6 months. Their reasoning was any time they release a new product like this, they want to be doing any immediate work needed themselves, so that they can know if anything is going on with the forks. I understand...
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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
7/1/2025 11:18pm
I think there's a curve to how much new gear can help of hurt an athlete's performance. Given basic functional gear beginner riders aren't being held back by there gear, but good gear can make progression easier. Upper mid level riders can actually begin to benefit from better gear as they progress past the limits of basic gear. Better damping in suspension is a good example, it helps retain control at higher levels of riding. Top level riders can again benefit from better gear that can keep up with them. On the other hand the best riders are also capable...
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AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
7/1/2025 2:01am Yeah, I have a fairly intuitive understanding of the physics and the numbers thanks to previous jobs, so I'll rephrase to what I actually mean. The natural frequency and damping properties of the axles make as much difference to the bike as a gnat's fart does to a hurricane. It's nonsense to consider. As soon as you tension it, bolt...
AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/30/2025 1:39pm Yes, and as I said that is only relevant for frequencies higher than anything we care about on a bike.
notanengineer Liked a reply to forum topic The flex stay discussion thread
6/30/2025 12:34am
Can someone help me understand - I think picture 1 is an accurate depiction of our didactic conversation on flex stays, but picture 2 feels appropriate as well. Curious to hear opinions, please provide supporting data, thanks in advance. 1) 2)
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AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/29/2025 11:55pm Fox were comparing an aluminium and steel axle of the same stiffness, so no, not more flexy. Which is why i figured they might have chosen the steel for another reason than ride quality. I think wear is a reasonable guess, but cost is a more likely one as someone else mentioned. Fox wouldn't be likely to admit that they...
Jakub_G Liked a reply to forum topic FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/28/2025 4:42am
While it sounds reasonable, I think everyone else is using alu axles in their USD forks and they don't seem to be causing any issues.
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AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/28/2025 4:50am Yeah I'm grasping at straws trying to figure out the actual advantages of using a steel axle if its not stiffness. The only other reason I can think of is that it doesn't look as heavy because it's not as thick walled? No other single crown long travel fork is mass market though. Larger manufacturers are way more of a...
AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/27/2025 8:51pm Conspiracy theory: Could the steel axle be for wear characteristics rather than for ride characteristics, but they don't want to spook customers? I have a broken rib so I have nothing better to do than come up with bad ideas and put them on the internet right now. If they had an alloy and a steel axle with "the same...
AgrAde Added a reply to FOX Podium Inverted MTB Fork - Questions, Answers, Reviews
6/27/2025 7:26pm I've reviewed a few forks for print. They're absolutely given more attention as far as QC goes. One distributor ran the fork in for two days, gave it a full service, then dynoed it before handing it over to me. Joke's on them, that one broke immediately. edit to save a new comment: Mr ROBOT, i appreciate the content you're...
AgrAde Added a reply to The flex stay discussion thread
6/27/2025 12:43am Get a broom handle with no broom on it. Hold it vertically with your palm over the top of it, and thrust it downwards into a concrete floor as hard as you can. The broom handle hits the floor, and the high degree of compressive stiffness of the broom handle transmits the impact efficiently into your hand, and now it...