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Oh, chatGPT says! Well then it MUST be true. Aluminum brazing is already used in low strength, low consequence applications like cable ports on 7xxx alloys. Typically not for main tube joints.

Dual tone paint, so hot right now!

Don't get it what the big deal with mentioning Pinkbike is... I feel the community and the vibe there is far from good, but is there a need to skirt around the name too? It's not like we're talking about Voldermort...

In one of the shops I worked at, in the customer notes on Ascend if it said “every second counts” that meant they pissed on their bike and any service performed had an additional $50 cleaning charge.

pretty sure that constitutes child abuse

even back when i was a shop mechanic in the mid 00s, dealing with triathletes was the absolute worst. i can't imagine how insufferable they are today.

Not a personal attack but the fact that sram has us using the term “ecosystem” makes me wanna barf all over.

I've had that conversation with someone (triathlete) about a year after they launched the new RED. "My gears are slipping" 'Your inner chainring is really badly worn and chain wear is waaay past 1%' "oh ....I've only done 8k on it" (seemingly without ever cleaning it) 'and it's one piece with the outer ring and power meter.....but SRAM do a trade in service at 50% discount' "oh that is a relief I thought it was going to be expensive!!" 'Well the original price is £800, so it's still £400 plus a chain and a cassette at £350 and labour' It...

Someone wants attention

fwiw Dale said in the video he is 62kg which is ~135lbs (I would know as I'm the exact same weight lol). Sorry to keep adding on to the endless brake topic but it was really intriguing to me as there seems to be very little representation of us lightweights in MTB media and discussion, especially with regards to suspension and brake tuning/feel. Sadly women (for whom this topic would generally be more useful) are left out even more from these conversations, which should be a big reason to start having them.

Don’t be that guy ”I’ve got a secret… tee hee hee” It’s pathetic even for 7 year olds

i swiched to mavens coming from code RCSs, still riding 200mm front and rear, only thing i changed was now running organic pads in both ends. tried sintered in the rear same as with codes but wheel locked up too quick for my taste. now with organics on both ends brake is real dream, same feel/modulation as codes but with way more power. lever pull isn‘t any firmer than on the codes. can only recommend tryin mavens. hope that helped edit: also i‘m on the lighter side with around 165lbs.

LOL at 160lbs being "super light"... 'murica!

Seems like the lever has a bit of a breakaway feel to get the swing link to move kind of like Shimano. Once the lever is engaged though, the perceived feel is pretty light since there is a ridiculous amount of power on tap. It kind of reminds me of a Hope Tech 3 if you’ve ever experienced those. I personally think they feel this way because- They want the lever to be really durable, The firm feel keeps down the accidental panic breaking The seals are stiff and so is the spring. I installed a pair and didn’t notice...

I don’t know how to describe it other than saying it floats over all but the most extreme chunk. I’ve said this to multiple people and it sounds ridiculous but it is almost too good in that it eats up bumps so well that I was going so fast that it was hard to hold my line. I had planned to set it up with an Ochain and in true downhill fashion but realized that it was unlikely that I’d get a chance to use it for a few months if I did. That’s why I went with the extra...

In a world of diaper bikes, be a norco. Rad industrial aluminum protos fully exposed in the wild.

It's not really that it's not compatible, the power of e-bikes is the main issue. They wear out the drivetrains really fast as is, idlers will get a beating if not designed correctly in case of a high pivot design. That or a non-concentric layout of the motor would also be a solution. Bird (Ethic) has problems sourcing motors and/or systems for their bikes, nobody wants to sell them the low quantities that they need except for Shimano. But they didn't want to have the failure rates in the field they were seeing with testing Shimano units - can't remember...

It's already available Jokes aside they will receive a gentle reminder in the mail about the model name...

should i post the new fox dampers again? since no one seems to have seen it before fox pulled some strings to get it removed.

Which shifter levers have the lightest feel?