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Can you please not drag your abrasive views on world situation into every damn topic? We're talking about bikes not world politics. As for the new Demo and Sram drivetrain thingamajiggy, will it be available for other brands besides Specialized too? Does it circumvent DWs twochainz patent?

This Just In! Stark Motorcycles is going to be joining the MTB world with its EBike Called the Stark “NotaMoto”. This ebike has 80 horse power and a gear box. Apparently they made the decision to join the bike industry after one of the executives said- “ I mean its all bullshit. You can buy an ebike from Specialized at the same price as our motorcycles. But with like 1/1000th the power. We should just put mountain bike wheels on a Varg and just sell it to them. Theyre just in denial that they want a motorcycle and want to...

Anyone see the teaser by Transition for a new release tomorrow? Is it the new Spur?

Ermagawd!! Atherton to Orbea? 🤣

Do we need to make a DH Aero Gainz thread? lol

tl;dr a couple people who tried it (including the OP) ran into issues once the brakes heated up, including fully-locking up the brakes https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-ano… Here's a sample: "Yes just came on here to report this issue today at the bikepark haha. Pumped up too much after a long descent. Even weirder : adjusting the contact the normal way with the small T9 torx would "reset" the lever. Meaning that turning the contact adjuster one way then the other back to the same initial position would somehow restore some lever throw... before pumping up again on the next long descent. Really...

surely i cant be the only one who hates the fox neo dropper design, ie the system being at the mid cap assembly, it looks so out of place and odd. We buy all these nice clean looking bikes then a huge bulge 3/4 up a seat tube lol. I've been wanting a wireless dropper but not when they look like that lmao

Durango 2030! Start the momentum now.

Remember when Dodge slapped a hellcat engine into a Pacifica

Another little birdie also mentioned to me that the Forbidden E-Bike is going to be “very special”. If it comes with the DJI motor, it will indeed be very special.

I'm waiting for some actual tech rumors. Maybe a specific chat on product copying/sourcing/geo-cultural-politics

Our own @jeff.brines released his new product today: https://www.ralibike.com/ Blow it up for him! I'm interested in getting one for sure! FYI Jeff- link to known Chain Mag Sizing is 404.

Agreed. Unpopular opinion to have around these parts, but there's something very plumbing-esque about it.

Wow! That head tube area is hideous!

They're not exactly comparable though. Neko has been developing the bike for a couple years with documentation on youtube at the highest level possible in world cup downhill, going through many iterations before he started doing a group buy for his bike. I'm not saying Zink can't make a good bike, but he just hasn't quite put himself out there like Neko had. So yeah...if I had the cash I would absolutely jump on Neko's bike, but Zink's bike? Gotta see what others say about it.

What Neko is doing is not comparable to what Zink is “doing”. Neko has been open from conception whereas Zink has just turned up with a frame. I’d wager most would buy a Frameworks if they could. A Zink, I’m not so sure… The dude can FreeSlope with the best, but “design” a bike…

I'm not sure why anyone would be chomping at the bit so much that they HAD to be first on the order books to pay full price for a frame from a brand new company who: 1. has no reason to be instilled with consumer confidence or trust other than marketing and a solid spokesperson/owner (i.e. limited info out there on the bike, no reviews, no history of other platforms, no history of customer relations, etc); and 2. has no real bespoke or novel tech, particularly progressive geometry, or other reason to try this before everyone else other than "Look...

Congratulations on releasing a Spectral, Cam! :D