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I remember 32mm forks being terrible at any travel longer than about 130mm since forever....I always chose a 35 or 36mm fork on my trail bike since about 2006!

My buddy who works at the local specialized dealer couldn’t hang this weekend because he to build a bunch of new e-bikes…

you can literally see where it was stitched together in photoshop

Sometimes Vital contributor Brian Cahal has a really good shootout series on some recently released ebikes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SqLuZlrmGI&t=88s It's nice that they only got "good" ebikes and are able to articulate really well the difference between each of them. Somewhat surprised at how positive they are about the Mondraker, seems the design team did a great job.

I made that video - it was funny how many people refused to believe it was possible and aggressively wanted to think that Fox would send that many shocks out like that! O-rings can do it too, its why shocks always have disproportionately large washers to support the bottom out o-ring. But yeah the Float X bumper is pretty weak - the X2 and DHX2 is a little better. The software for BYB and most data loggers is enough for the majority of what you are looking at - position and velocity distributions etc. Each damper will always have slightly...

Word from a lot of media is that the next 30~ days are going to be busy on this thread. Happy spring/sea otter season to all those who celebrate the relentless innovation we all don't really need!

Can confirm. This is the road gap on the Psychosis DH race last summer:

Yeah, I agree with all this. I've had the Outliers for two months and although I didn't do a lot of riding in the dirt, I have been quite happy with them so far. I like the grip, the extra stability and the increased effective stack height. I only stepped on the wrong side twice or thrice so far, and it wasn't the end of the world - I could get a few pedal strokes in before correcting. If you have a habit of spinning your pedals when placing feet on them, that could be a problem. When you strike...

I have the Outlier pedals on 1 bike. I've only ridden them 2x. Personally, I don't notice at all the foot being located below the axle as far as the foot not trying to rotate around the axle, but I do feel a bit more stable on the bike as I'm a bit lower (when seated) and just a bit more down in the bike. I had to lower my dropper 10mm AND shorten my cranks 5mm. The traction is positively insane. You feel and are so locked in. Ground clearance is a real issue, I shortened my crank length...

Looks more like a test rig for frame fatigue/strength?

our regulator first look for non-homepagers - https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/e-bikes/transition/regulator-626…

Looks killer. For shocks.

this video about vail resorts is pretty fascinating. it's about skiing but we're just skiing with wheels, right?

Man that race kicked ass. Turned it on last night just thinking it’d be ‘something to watch’ and holy shit, that track and the racing was unreal. The motorway bit too after the drop was proper. I typically yawn at jump sections in races but this one was raw and loose. Great job Crankworks and track builders. Gave the racers something to really get after.

The market is ripe for a new brand filling the gap between Fox Head and Fox Tail. Please welcome: Fox Torso

Nah they are just blowing out last years colors before releasing this years, that have been doing it for a couple of years now and its a great time to get a deal if they have your size.

Hydra 3 will include a dyno powered speaker that only plays Eddie Murphy's classic "Party All the Time"

They are no strangers to cringe.

TLDR: More volts = more betterer for design, and battery requirements, but not a huge impact to the end user if the design is done right. Complicated question and answer. There isn't a massive reason to favor a 48v system over a 36v system. The biggest advantage to a higher voltage system is within the formula/equation for current/watts/amps. Said another way... Amps = Watts / Volts. Here is an example... Assuming 750w power request/output by the motor. 750 watts / 48 volts = 15.6 amps 750 watts / 36 volts = 20.8 amps Batteries are generally more efficient the less...

Also, is this the first 48v system on a MTB? Most systems out there are 36v.