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Oh, they have R&D - Rip-off and Duplicate 😉

Yeah that's pretty blatant copying imho. Oh and the brakes are ok at best - I bought a set to test personally and it felt unpolished. Had one handlerbar clamp screw not able to tighten the clamp properly right out of the box. The power was OK, but for the price (I think it was $500 and change when I bought it) you can get yourself just about anything...Dominion A4s, Trp DHR Evos, Mavens, Maguras... Compared them side by side with the real deal Trickstuffs, and the difference was apparent. Even just the lever pull the TS had a bit...

I was OK with the Lewis brakes because of them being pretty open about them reverse engineering the trickstuff brakes and them gradually moving away from that design, but those cranks are ridiculous. Of all the cranks to rip off, why some of the ugliest on the market haha? Just don't get their visual appeal.

Dude, don't give them any new ideas.😁 P.S.

"there are only so many ways you design a crank" says the average vital user. People will buy the bullshit that they are just "inspired by the best" and vote with their money. I hope 5dev trolls them in typical 5dev fashion. The Germans are too nice. What is next? CNC copy of Intend stems? Copy of Yoshimura pedals?🍿

Yup. And they were told to not be a copy cat again before release but apparently ignored it. Copying arguably the best brake on the market and even doing improvements AND then iterating on them with more improvements is one thing. Blindly copying the most well known CNC crank on the market that is not even the best design for. A crank is just pure laziness... I was in the give the benefit of doubt camp before this release, now there is no helping them.

Lol, Lewis at it again. It seems they are inspired by 5DEV now. Looks like a 5DEV lookalike crank: https://www.instagram.com/lewisbike_official/reel/DCq43PoTeLv/?hl=en

I would imagine Pivot would be ok if nothing were in flux...but teams are still signing/losing riders (or haven't announced the riders they've signed) so theoretically a few teams could come out of "nowhere" with big-points signings that push Pivot out of the top 15. BK didn't have a great season, Jake, Dane, and Ryan all earned points but there's a rumor that Jake and Dane are going to Norco. I don't think Jenna, Morgane, Teagan, Matt, or Eddie earned any points that contribute to the DH team rankings. If I were in spots 11-15 in the potential mtb elite...

There is a Pan American governing body according to Google https://www.copaci.org/en/home/ The current champions are Juan Munoz and Valentina Roa Sanchez, the 2024 championships were held on the same weekend as the US Open, oops.

160/150 MX, 420 chainstays, 64-65 HA, 300mm seat tube insertion. That sounds like a radically fun bike Zink, stoked to hear more.

F1 tech but maybe one day it'll make it on our bikes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCggPZxt1W3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig…

Having messed around on the website, my impression is that it probably is a great bike for its intended purpose, a small wheeled (at least out back) bike meant for fun and messing about. For $1650, I can see why someone would be into this thing. If it was me I'd still wait for some real world reviews and probably see what the aftermarket support was like. That said, I thought this blurb was interesting: " With our Lift Technology, the 420/426 chainstays aren’t the only reason you will be manualing with ease; Lift Suspension Characteristics were implemented for everything...

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…

It is interesting the folks who have criticized what Cam is doing. Then adore what Neko is doing. I think what they are both doing is super cool and I am for it. Each are designing bikes they want to ride and want to offer that to others. Both have more hours on bikes and testing than any of us could dream to have. There is something to that. Cam has successfully run Sensus for quite a long time. I'd say that alone gives consumer confidence in customer relations. The pricing on the frames is pretty good considering what other...

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...

you ppl can‘t even say porsche correctly

I expect anyone who’s waggling fingers over o vs ö to get everyone else’s name correct too then…start with ahmoreray and airreese. Brendan fairclaw. Thank you

I hope he reads this, and it pisses him off.

Are we going to read anything into the photos from the Hardline start list (which will take place in 2025)? There's no consistency so the riders submitted the photos themselves rather than being stock images. Some have chosen to show their sponsored kit, others have almost deliberately hidden it or worn something ambiguous. e.g. Fearon, Holl, Edwards and Vermette have all gone for the plain black tee/hoody. Goldstone and Holl have deliberately shown their hat and eyewear spnsors but have cropped their jerseys out. Others have gone the other way and really tried to get their brands in the frame...

too hungover for this shit bro