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Was there a reason given why mechanics (I assume based on pit bits video) can’t do track walk anymore?

Starlists are in! Fantasy will be go as soon as Spomer wakes up :-) Elite Men Elite Women Junior Men Junior Women

PIT BITS just dropped! It's ON!

Mathieu Dupelle (ex Kona / Forbidden team manager) wrenching for Dak on the Scott Team.

kolb's V10 27.5 conversion dropout for XL (sorry, i had it backwards)

We are not/haven't been running it.

Things get a little tricky when you step down to 30T using OChain and especially the adjustable models. They don't have a symmetrical design like some of their fixed versions. There is a hump on top that needs to be cleared. Sure you can take a Wolftooth ring and use a Dremel to get that clearance or buy something that is designed around that hump. source: I went through analysis paralysis trying to find a OChain and t-type certified 104BCD chain ring in 2024. Pilo brand was the only option. CLEARLY I needed to hit the gym instead and get...

From the PitBits article. Minimum thickness is 1,5 mm, from the starting thickness of 2,2 mm apparently. Yikes, that's a lot of change in the thickness!

I wrote this on Pinkbike but will crosspost here to as I firmly believe ABS should not be involved in WCDH. I'm all for innovation in DH and I am absolutely fine with electronics in suspension but I strongly believe that ABS has no place in competitive DH. Braking ability and threshold braking are massively important skill that do separate riders. Having a system that would theoretically allow a rider to just full pull brake but not lock the wheels would be a huge advantage on most tracks and certainly would for low grip tracks or conditions. Formula One as...

full South Korea Pit Bits photo post here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/pit-bits-world-cup-1-south-korea

ABS brakes on Giants? @Sugarbrad what's the deal???

pit bits shots of richie's derailleur (assume saint)

I wouldn't be surprised if a 32" rear wheeled bike would need an ochain (or an idler enabled "high pivot" design) at much lower travel numbers than what we are used to. Antisquat is a function of pivot height vs. rear axle and chain growth. The more AS you get from the pivot height, the less you need from the chain itself. As we moved from 26" wheels towards 29" wheels, the effective pivot height was dropping as the main pivot still needs to be in the vicinity of the BB for everything to work more or less normally. The...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXmjV9LjRcj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Not sure how this work or what it even do, but I like to imagine that it ramps up LSC under braking to avoid fork dive. Damper would have to be in the left leg.

The prototype rotors also look stamped and not machined, which is the biggest problem I have with Shimano rotors. At least it means that 2.3 mm rotors from anyone else will be a clear upgrade. Edit: And it looks like the pads would line up perfectly with the braking track if only the rotor was say 3 mm larger...

Dave Weagle’s latest: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXshLlDEpxu/?igsh=cXc5b3RqNngxcTh5

2.2 instead of 2.3 eh? Leave it to Shimano to react to industry trends… but not quite.

The new rotors are called Shimano Rt6B750 and seem to be 2.2mm thick. The brake prototype is called BRG8000

Probably unrelated, as on the pictures it's a 200/203mm, but some teams on 100% Shimano programs had to run the cheap ebike 223mm rotor Shimano offered to get a bit more power out of their aging lineup. Other teams just run Galfer rotors ...