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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/2/2026 10:45am
Well, opinions are like (you get the drift...) so take mine with a grain of salt. I think longer travel bikes are a better platform for comparing shock performance then shorter travel in general. As far as the nomad goes, the frame construction is well sorted to ensure no side loading of the shock and it does not change feel with a difference in shock construction (ie 10mm shock shaft vs 15-18mm, think previous gen to current gen dhx2). It has a middle of the road (moderate) amount of frame progressivity (linear progressive) and a rather middle of the road...
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alonzobutler Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/2/2026 8:02am Fair enough. In that case, I likely stand corrected. I was thinking about the various mule shots and rumours in speculating that the new bike may be forthcoming. Out of curiosity, what, in your estimation, makes that bike particularly good for comparing one shock against another? Is there a quality of the suspension that makes the differences distinctly discernible?
ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/2/2026 7:54am
Matt Beer rides a nomad 6. That has been their go-to for shock testing since they completed their "shock week" series of testing 3ish years ago. There are rumors of a new long travel SC bike and there have been spy shots of some aluminum vpp mules. Fwiw, I have a nomad 6 and I've done a lot of shock testing on it myself (5 different shocks) and it is a great platform for shock testing for a variety of reasons.
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alonzobutler Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/2/2026 7:44am PB has a new review of the EXT Vecta up today. In it, the author mentions that he's running it on a Nomad. It seems unlikely that he's running a years-old frame. Perhaps we'll see the new Nomad in reasonably short order, as it seems unlikely that he mentioned that detail accidentally.
SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/27/2026 3:17pm
We could use our powers for good... Here's a full spreadsheet of every WC DH athlete and what phone they use
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Mat_Slow_Rider Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/27/2026 1:11pm
crazy what a little bit of undiagnosed autism can do
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/23/2026 1:25pm
Meh. I see a decent number of eebs going up lifts nowadays, but not many under who you'd think of as 'core' riders. It's just another segment to which they can cater. Ebikes aren't acutally a replacement for chairlifts in the major parks. A few years ago I rode an ebike up Sun Peaks (600m vert in bike park). If I went straight up in turbo, I'd get one lap at most. In the lesser modes, it would be at most 2 laps and certainly over an hour of climbing for those 2 laps. Compare that to the chairlift where...
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scrubaddict Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
3/8/2026 6:53pm
Specialized Enduro team has also chosen the Stumpy over Enduro for years now. And at least some of the athletes in the Forbidden team raced on the Druid vs the Dreadnought. Modern "trail" bikes seem to be all the rage in enduro nowadays!
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/5/2026 8:57am
I think all it might take is for a product manager to go to a bike shop for whatever reason and spot the wall of tyres for $100+ a pop...
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TheKaiser Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/5/2026 8:57am
Wow, there really seems to be a resurgence in auto industry crossover product development lately...for reasons I can't really understand, given the stagnation in the bike industry.🤨 Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing someone drive up to the trailhead with a car equipped with Dunlop tires, Bilstein shocks, and Brembo brakes, with a bike on the rack with a matching setup. Maybe we can get Recaro to start making saddles, and Momo to start making bars and grips to keep the party rolling.
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 12:03pm
I hope Bilstein puts a better lock on there before somebody carrying a Leatherman walks away with all the prototypes. (Seriously, those cable locks are astonishingly easy to cut.)
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Vermountain Biker Liked a comment about bike check Copper Plated Tonton
3/4/2026 11:17am
Easily the best fatty build I've ever seen!
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smelly Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 1:55pm
At least they haven’t devolved into a discussion of if Dario’s chainstay is the right length.
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nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 1:55pm
Are you guys actually arguing about if a guy that works at a different website reviewing stuff is cool or not? 🤣
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wethepeople Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 1:54pm
Spoken like a boomer core lord. That’s what the viral forums seem to have become though. Dario is actually a breath of fresh air in mountain bike media, same as Jason. His perspective is a welcome change from the usual safe, generic industry takes the rest of the media recycles time and time again.
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yzedf Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 1:49pm
Not knowing the price of something on release day and he doesn’t just make it up? Crazy. He’s basically a dirtbag rider that crushes out the vert and miles. He’s more one of us than most of us are…
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Jimothy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 6:27pm
Again I say, it looks like Giants gonna be releasing a new Reign pretty soon
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alonzobutler Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
2/26/2026 8:10pm Slick move. I'm going to integrate that. Thanks man!
MoldyMTB Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
2/26/2026 8:08pm
Awesome thanks!
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sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/25/2026 11:24am
your currency is not much worth anymore, it lost like 25% in just 4 years against the swiss franc, what do you people expect things to cost when you import everything and the fascist king wants his cut on top?
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