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"Sorcery chips" lol you need to copyright that asap

I can't believe this trend hasn't died out yet. Some years ago during the first big covid lockdown here in Germany, I've put a bit of research into this and looked up all the various manufacturers claims and explanation as to why these should apparently make you faster. I did not find a single one of them convincing. But back then I took it a little further and went through the the digital library of my University, which includes access to hundreds of scientific archives and databases, to look up the supposed "science" behind these products. In short, there seems...

pit bits 1 gallery up. sorcery chips are back https://www.vitalmtb.com/pit-bits-1-2023-leogang-world-cup-downhill

Spotted in Vital's Pit Bits. Looks like the Pivot uses an eccentric mounting between the seatstay and rocker? Guess it's just a way of fine tuning BB height, head angle etc.

New?! Michelin Wild Enduro tires? Can't see them mentioned anywhere online. Seems like there is additional model name MS, MH (but I'm not so familiar with Michelin). Source https://www.pinkbike.com/news/bike-check-barca-prudkovas-unno-burn-endu…

About damn time considering they shift the gearboxes under full load on their end of line checks using powerful motors. Plus getting rid of the gripshift is an added benefit

pinion smarthshift electronic bits on the gamux proto DH bike. more pics etc here https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/pinion-smartshift-gamux-prototype-d…

In the latest pit bits video, Jordan Williams' mechanic confirms longer front and rear center on Jordan's bike.

Someone should make a general tire thread with a shared google doc spreadsheet of price/weight/conditions/grip (x/10) etc.

The new poutiner, smooth as gravy

A few things to reassure everyone on Conti tires (no affiliation whatsoever). •Like @Dave113 said, the Argotal DH SS 29x2.4 weights 1300G or 1330g, I weighted them on a scale, but I can't find my notes. •The Argotal DH has a burly sidewall and are the hardest tires I've ever put on a rim. No chance of burping (compared to their Enduro casing which is thin and easy to mount) •I got those tires straight from the Continental booth at last year's MSA WC with racer's sealant still fresh into them. They were leaving them on a thrash can and...

Rocky dropping something tasty tomorrow......

Loris' mechanic said in the Vital Pit Bits from Lenzerheide when asked about the Pirellis: "It's good, still need a bit more improvement to be ready to win races but... the guys want to have tires that win races." Kind of a crazy admission from someone on the team payroll.

All this flex stay talk has me wishing for some actual new product spy shots

Makes sense, comfort on a bike can sometimes outweigh other performance upgrades to a frame/bike. To make the cliche F1 reference, lots of times when one driver gets an "upgrade package" for a race and their teammate is on the "old" package the teammate on the "old" package actually does better because they are used to the car.

The demo he’s on is a custom size for him, I can’t see him jumping on the new frame design this season, he clearly has something that works for him. and the next race is this weekend….. so unless he has already been testing the new bike in the background, then I can’t see it happening. I also heard that even the prototype of the new frames work costly, not that would be a problem to a company like specialized. But Loic stuck to the old frame last season when Finn was already on it, to me that indicates that...

What are the chances Jordan Williams is on the Demo Prototype at the next race? Kinda crazy that he beat both his teammates (and everyone else) on the "old" Demo. It's still incredible that all 3 specialized riders were in the top 5.

It definitely IS vittoria, they did a nice closeup of the branding when Hugo Frixtalon finished with a puncture.

I don’t know what is going on… Word on the street is GX Transmission was supposed to be released last week, but clearly it wasn’t. I know that embargo is holding up a couple of bike model releases.

Maxxis DHRll by the looks of this…