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Did some estimations of yoke length based on difference in BB height between the regular and evo Levos since I don't have the evo yoke in hand. The yoke length is almost certainly off by a mm or two, but that doesn't change leverage curve much.

Huh, I'm not even mad. Unlike mountainbikes, a bikepacking ATB seems like the perfect application scenario for 32" wheels.

If I like this does it mean I might be a closet singlespeeder ?

Especially if they did it a year ago, and used a full 65mm stroke 🤣

If only someone made a linkage that allowed a longer shock to to be run on the Levo and it yielded 170 mm of travel. That would be wild.

Levo 4 Evo. We need a thread listing worst mouthful bike names.

Except there is no "flurry of 32 inch releases" and there wont be for some time (, if ever). I predict that a lot of the big-brand 32" bikes will never really be released to market and instead take the form of small batch, not publically available racing-team special editions - like the upcoming Trek XC bike.

478 chainstay on the XL. I think I’m legally obligated to get one of these

Packaging isn't a trivial problem to solve, the ultra slim pf700 battery gets the high energy density by using 4680 cells (46x80mm) to get the 36v they need in the pack you need to have all cells in series. This means to hit the density with the less capacity and weight you need to drop system voltage and therefore develop a new motor unit. The lower motor voltage isn't an issue as it all cancels with increased winding resistance in higher voltage motors to hit the torque constant.

And isn't the Druid Core Lite, just dressed in lightweight parts to keep the weight down?

Ya, there's way too much overlap between tq and avinox bikes in terms of weight. There should be 0 overlap, and it shouldn't even be close.

The resale value on these TQ bikes might be a total gamble if more and more Avinox bikes are releasing with similar weights & aesthetics. I believe this is also applying to other full power systems as they're suddenly +- 1 generation behind solely on the packaging of their system. I guess there will be more options soon, but right now you can buy a Mondraker Zendit RR for slightly less money than a Transition Regulator CX 90 that has less power, less battery & fatter downtube / motor area. The 2lbs weight penalty is not really a penalty at...

There just aren’t enough TQ bikes here (US). The Trek and Propain are close. Trek needs to bring back M/L sizing and pricing accounting for a post Avinox m2 world. Amflow PX — if the weights are accurate — means you can detune to TQ levels, have almost the same SL weight but get that “sun is setting gotta turbo hustle back to the car” mode.

Unfortunately, a 140 mm head tube makes running a dual crown difficult. Oh wait…

Hey all, I can finally take off my very sneaky blue tape camouflage to reveal that yes, I’m reviewing the new Nomad. Because I’ve spent so many years on the old Megatower, I’m framing this as a Megatower vs. Nomad comparison. Especially interesting for me because of the rumors that the Megatower is going away and the new Nomad does not take 29” rear wheels. I only have a couple rides in on the new bike, but so far the geometry feels really good and the bike feels solid and stout. Weirdly I haven’t been able to figure out the...

I think history has proven to never buy a first gen e13 anything

I'm holding out for 3D printed Ti

Static and dynamic climbing rope also comes to mind. Hanging on the two ropes, loads are the same, as a freebody diagram would suggest. A 40' whiper on a dynamic rope is survivable, maybe even fun. 40' whiper on a static rope is a potentially life ending event, both for you and the rope. Something to be said for slowing down the acceleration over a bit of time.

I believe it's an updated katipo but will be under a new name. Updated geo (fairly middle of the road), mullet compatible flip chip etc.

I'm honestly little shook that the stay members are physically that long but chainstay measurement is an absolutely tucked 434mm across all sizes.