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Buckets Up Added a reply to Powermeter for Hope Evo Crankset – Any Options?

3/10/2025 5:32am

SRM makes pedal based power meters both clipless (spd) and flat versions.

phillemaistre Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/9/2025 6:39am

TEAMROBOT ain’t yo daddy. TEAMROBOT is your robot overlord. TEAMROBOT will not abide by your passive aggression. TEAMROBOT will direct you to the appropriate forum thread. May we all thank TEAMROBOT for his continued patience.

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/9/2025 5:31am

Hey everyone, wouldn't it be cool if there was a thread for debating brake stuff? There is! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-ano…

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

3/7/2025 5:49pm

I think "Brand only" means "Brand only." AKA they don't have any IP. They don't own frame designs, suspension designs, testing data, CAD drawing, FEA analysis, old image files... anything. I think it means they own the label and have to start from scratch on the product front. I remember reading about the IP vs. brand separation when Mike Ashley bought Nukeproof. That's part of the reason he bought it for pennies on the dollar compared to the previous value of the whole business prior to liquidation. My assumption is that it will be a label slapped on catalog frames...

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Buckets Up Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

3/6/2025 5:36pm

Liberated is done as far as I know. Volcom staff was axed and it sounded like all licensing agreements with Authentic Group was done. Or in other words, Quik, Billabong, Volcom will get shuttled off to another operating partner. All branding is owned by Authentic and they just license to others who make the product. In this latest iteration that...

metadave Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

2/27/2025 10:20am

The course Marshall's removing a "golden ticket" holder from the C pits after they are disqualified for reentering the course in the wrong spot....

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Buckets Up Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

2/27/2025 9:01am

No Goodman - Santa Cruz is a bit of a bummer.

Buckets Up Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

2/26/2025 8:55am

Those are much clearer statements. Fingers crossed for a stable resurrection!

veefour Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

2/26/2025 8:54am

From the story on MBR “BCF has bought all brand intellectual property for Nukeproof as well as all existing owned assets,” “Giving BCF the right to manufacture bikes from the existing range and innovate/ launch new Nukeproof models.” I wouldn't be surprised if the deal gives Fraser Group the distribution rights for the UK, maybe that's where talk of the future etc comes from.

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Buckets Up Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

2/26/2025 8:28am

The below is taken from the press release. Too many references to a continuing partnership and Frasers still playing some sort of role. If it was really a complete sale and separation, it would seem you would play that up and not use phrasing like that bolded. Again, pure speculation, but I'm not holding my breath: "This is an exciting...

Buckets Up Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

2/26/2025 5:28am

Reading between the lines, it sounds more like the current owners are simply licensing Nukeproof to BCF. This is the model that Jamie Salter and Authentic Brands Group uses with all its trademarks. It rarely if ever works out well for the brand. They talked about it a bit in the Bombhole podcast linked some pages back with Colleen Quigley...

Buckets Up Added a comment about press release Renthal Introduces Higher Rise Fatbar 35 Handlebars

2/14/2025 5:52am

I’d like to feel the flex on these. I had a pair of Fatbars on a dirt jumper back in the day and they were disheartening to ride with how much flex you could feel pumping transition at the jumps and in the skatepark.

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Buckets Up Added a reply to Vampire Bikes

2/11/2025 7:30am

Its also just an FSR layout with a high pivot (and from the looks of it, terrible chain overlap on the chainring). Besides the travel swap-ability there are quite a few other bikes out there that offer the same thing, possibly even better depending on what you want. I'd personally rather be selective and buy two bikes that were purpose...