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Update... Sold my bikes and bought a Shadowcat. Best bike I've ever owned.

No it's not. It's a regular 4-bar linkage and has one degree of freedom. Nothing needs to flex. Link 1 (Green): Frame with main pivot and rocker pivot (concentric with BB .) Link 2 (Blue): Rocker Link Link 3 (Purple): Pull Link Link 4 (Red): Rear Triangle (And then obviously the other side of the rocker with the shock (orange).) The rear triangle (Link 4) remains of constant length and does not need to flex or require compliance. A flex stay has 3 bars and 3 joints; thus 0 DoF per Gruebler's equation... which is why you need something to...

This is what worries me. I get the technical benefits of putting a kid on an ebike, but at the same time they're going to see that you don't need to put in the effort to get to the top. Just another shortcut in life that's so popular these days. Maybe if you could limit it to a certain level and not have any assist levels, only on or off, but it will still be a pain when they go to a regular bike. Which they will have to if they want to race for example. IMO it's too much...

We're gonna have a problem here dude

Can confirm, being over-rubbered sucks. Like playing piano with gloves on.

Is WR1 still made in Canada? I recently got a new rim that replaces "made in Canada" with "North American made". Stoked on the actual rim and warranty,but I'd hate to see it move production down to the reich

Pinion MGU.

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I can from personal experience tell you that Pinky's came from commitment and community and for sure not family wealth. He was taken to many many races by families kind enough to bring him when dad could not and rode with very bad tires and bikes with lots of miles. I dont know the situation of the other riders but back to the point of the US category system holding riders back, I dont see a problem at all. JMHO

Annual winter project: Finished. Meet the 'Ghetto-Enduro' Summum. It’s now rocking an 11-36t cassette and—as you can clearly see—a 'technically wireless' 125mm dropper. I’m still a bit unsure about the chain length, so I'll need to double-check that it doesn't max out in the 36t cog when a heavy rider is sitting comfortably in the saddle. As for the seatpost, I looked at a 175mm Reverb AXS, but at that price point, it’s literally cheaper to just buy a second bike. She’s not pretty, but she’s my weapon of choice for Finale Ligure for this spring.

While I’m no 32er apologist. I’m old enough to remember this exact argument when 29ers came out. I was working at a shop in College when 29ers started to hit the market, people would come in and actually get pissed at us for having 29ers on the floor. Anyone remember anti-29er stickers on people’s cars? I can remember a few different stickers, one said “One less 29’er”. I even remember being at a trail head in Pisgah in college, my buddy unloaded his 29er from the back of my truck and a “local” said “those aren’t welcome here”. No one...

"... Horsting them will make them objectively better." there's is nothing objectively better about about a Horst link layout, all it does is provide a lower anti rise, which has its trade offs with geometry preservation. I sincerely hope that Kona doesn't go away from single pivots, because I like bikes with higher anti rise and the slight firming of the rear suspension does not bother me in the slightest, where bikes that pitch forwards under braking do. Honestly, Kona needs to trim skus down, they way too many budget and low end hardtail and those need to go. Getting...

I don’t think they would work for Rampage riding. There would’ve been no direct indication Adolf was going to crash until he hit the ground for an imbedded gyroscopic sensor.

Do they do anything better than a Fillmore? Needed an adapter or dedicated pump rules them out for me.

Lead is problematic for multiple reasons. If you need something around the same density (i.e. steel isn't doing it for you) then I suggest 10 carat gold.

Fox union boa