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Then the tyre would hit the lower crown at full compression. Extending the lowers is the correct way to do it.

Yeah I hope to see motors getting cracked in the future and the industry will evolve to keep some power in the hands of the consumers. Other industries have gone down the road of making it harder and harder to crack their hardware, and trying to make it illegal but the push back from the EU and other countries will hopefully block that. It might be naive to think manufacturers won't keep looking for ways around it, but if consumers keep pressure on the brands and don't just lie down and let it happen then it will be much better...

Specialized drops prices on e-bikes at 'a competitive moment' This seems relevant to the thread for one passage in particular (underline is mine): https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2026/05/07/specialized-un… In an email to retailers from Matt Kephard, the company's North America commercial leader, the brand said "operational improvements on the Levo platform reduced cost structures specific to this product line, a nd the competitive moment in e-MTB made now the right time to act. "The result is a permanent pricing reset that brings more riders into the category and into your store, while supporting sustainable margins and stronger sell‑through." The "competitive moment" includes new market...

updated full bike pic

You don't know me. Maybe that's how I roll.

The telepathy bike has about 30mm of rearward movement at sag. It's designed with an axle path meant to mimic the fork's axle path and maintain a constant wheelbase. Haven't ridden it, so can't say if they're onto something there. I had a 1st gen Canfield Jedi. I think that thing had around 25mm rearward movement at sag. It cornered weird and jumped weird, but I eventually got used to it. I don't think the benefits outweighed the downsides though. There's no way that RMU bike has 30mm rearward travel at sag though. I think that's just some random marketing...

If it’s faster: it’s faster.

neko doing laps at mtn creek with a 32" front wheel and cialis-sized FOX 40. pic by luca cometti the sniper.

ugh, not this again.

Raw makes for a much more even playing field. Only thought would be to have more Pro non-competitors test ride the track a few weeks in advance of race weekend to confirm safety.

What's the point of a new track if the goal is to burn it in like a well known track already... Now, gap jumps up top with nearly 90 degree corners before them and exposed to whatever wind or thick air is siting up top... That's another poll but you probly don't even need to make it.

MORE RAW! Natural. This is freaking sweet. Need more tracks like this style.

This is going to grind some gears... taken from Lewis IG Story.

Anthropic's coding tools did not exist back then, but they do now. These firmware packages will get cracked in no time from this point forward. The more challenging firmware (and hardware logic) to crack will be the bms.

Cheers for making this thread. I think it’s going to get quite old man shouts at clouds, but there we go. I come at this from a slightly different angle, I’m an elected local councillor. As a result I’ve managed to have meetings with a few of the land owners and managers at my local. It’s a complicated picture, 3 public owners, a few private and 2 main land managers who have different goals and incentives. It’s an intensively used bit of land, 2 million people live within 30km of it in a very nature deprived part of a very...

I think DJI is going to be really hard to beat long term. They have such an advantage on application and user interface development that their product is going to seem more refined. Beyond that, the access they have to cutting edge, and less regulated battery production and technology is going to make it much easier for them to push that envelope and create custom cells and bespoke battery solutions. The advantage they have with 3 phase motor design, efficiency and development goes without saying... and that is a huge advantage in this space. I also think you're bang on...

New SC Tallboy dropping May 19. 4bar, more travel, lighter. Seems like to align with 5010.