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Brilliant! Of course! It's so simple- handlebars everywhere!

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They were correct then and they're correct now. We've gone from 1800g fox 36s and 1800g non boost wheel sets on our 26" enduro bikes to 2400g fox 38s and 2200g boost wheel sets on our 29" enduro bikes. Where do we go once we have 32"?

Got the intend. You can tell just by looks that its something of very high qualtiy. Its a bit longer than my previous foxzocchi so i might need to downtravel a bit but i will try it lile it is first. I love the looks thought. Currently im on 2 cracked rims so i will not get to ride it this weekend but just stare at it, i did push on it thought and as it has been stated before the carpark test doesnt really reveal any of the magic. Cant wait to ride!

"leopard ate my face" vibes. * and it doesn't stop here. we now have proper motorcycle brands already in the ""mtb"" business, its just a matter of time before they step up to surron and build competition. it was more than obvious that the "ebike" thing was just a way to get a ton of companies to get in an unregulated niche. It killed enduro racing and a ton of bike brands and now probably trail access. You wanted you got it; engines and batteries. "ITS THE FUTURE" Enjoy. * Downvotes count as a yes.

(Euro-centric reply) How about if we go down the route of requiring plates and road worthiness to be the responsibility of retailers, rather than relying on their customers to do the right thing? I've seen plenty of Surrons and throttle operated DIY conversions on the roads (and pavements) here in the UK. IMO when they're capable of 30-40mph they're mopeds (Surrons are capable of 45mph+ when unrestricted). I've yet to see one with a number plate.

Three wheelers were made illegal to sell, not to own, and then the market eventually took care of it. Other than riding on private property, what use case is there for a Surron or light electric motorcycle? They seem like lame small motos to me, that are only actually useful for poaching MTB trails and illegally riding on the road as mopeds, because they are quiet. They're just a law breaking machine that you can't truly legally ride anywhere. From my uninformed, but annoyed analog pedal-bike riding only perspective, those manufacturers and retailers don't invest in building trails, advocacy for...

A lot of people have already hit on it, but it boils down to users on higher powered ebikes not willing to play by any rules or do any work to ensure their own access because poaching is so much easier at the moment. Problem being I really don't see surron owners or others trying to build their own trails or paying for rock armored berms or jumps for "shared" trails. As a person who has only really ever rode mountain bikes I don't want to take on the shared responsibility of trails with electric motos like surrons as a...

I was happy when I saw that Shimano made a specific LinkGlide 11 speed Di2 derailleur, but what a let down when I saw that they basically locked it to OE market and force you to wire it. What kind of decision is this ? Leave it wireless and give the option to wire it for power if you want to, not even all bikes are compatible. I truly hope they will let us decide to run it wired or wireless for XT and below.

Hey y'all, I got some details wrong in my article about the 11-speed Linkglide Di2 derailleur. Turns out it will only be for hardwired e-bike applications, not for battery-operated normal bike RD's. My bad. Here's my edited copy in the XTR launch article: "A clarification about 12-speed vs. 11-speed XTR rear derailleurs [added to this article Thursday, June 12, 2025]: The M9250 wireless derailleur is available for 12-speed Hyperglide+ drivetrains only, but can be used on normal bikes or e-bikes. However, there are 12 speed Hyperglide+ and Linkglide 11 speed options for e-bike only, but these M9260 derailleurs hard wire...