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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/16/2026 1:59pm
Not really. Just thought it would be kind of neat.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Sea Otter Classic - 2026
4/16/2026 12:29pm
Neko Mulally is racing a Frameworks with a 32" front wheel and 29" rear wheel for Sea Otter downhill. He says he's been riding a bit back at home and had to purchase the front tire online (1 of 2 that he could find). He's surprised by the traction but did indicate that if it broke free, it broke free without warning. He was able to cram in a 29" rear wheel despite the rear triangle being made for 27.5. His philosophy is that it's worth the experiment to figure out if there's something more to pursue and he'll let...
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comatosegi Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9 hours ago No clue, you have someone in mind?
comatosegi Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
13 hours ago If you haven’t pedaled a TQ, it feels closer to a normal bike. Newer TQ60 is supposed to very efficient, you can’t break physics a watt is a watt. It’s not like Avinox M2S is drastically more efficient, probably less than TQ. Harmonic ring motor design should have higher efficiency than helical gear system in the M2S for biking parameters...
comatosegi Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
21 hours ago There so many different tests, who knows which one is the reason for Cat 4 rating. It could be unrelated the head-tube side loading test.
Buckets Up Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/16/2026 12:31am
This is cool detail and makes my interaction with Specialized last year even more aggravating. The Status frame is only advertised as ASTM Cat 4 (i.e., no dual crown), yet they sell a complete version of the bike with a dual crown while advertising its ability to jump and ‘Freeride’. I called them on multiple occasions to try and figure out where the discrepancy came from (maybe they tested it to Cat 5 or internal testing to verify the dual crown but didn’t want to advertise it?) and nobody could give me even a semblance of a true answer. One...
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comatosegi Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1 day ago I haven’t heard of anybody with a production Sidekick having issues. I know there is always the proto excuse, but journalist do get products way earlier. I have one of the early batch ones, no issues so far.
comatosegi Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
21 hours ago ASTM F2711 came up when I ran an inquiry, different than the ISO 4210. Category designations are separate standard F2043 from what I understand. When I spoke the Trek PM a while back, he said the Slash meets the CAT 5 testing except for the dual crown requirements, which why it was only rated at CAT 4. Please correct anything...
comatosegi Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/14/2026 7:32pm There is specific testing in ASTM standards to meet Cat 5 for torsional forces that a DC fork puts on a head tube.
comatosegi Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
4/14/2026 4:47pm New cooling strategy looks way more robust on the TQ60, giant heat sink on the bottom. Plus bigger 580wh battery should help, sustained battery output seems to be bigger limiting factor. Sorry, 200 but still on TQ50 and haven't overheated the motor. I run the motor nerfed below maximums.
Dickscruttock Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
4/14/2026 4:15pm
Bosch Gen 5 getting 120nm update on 05/04...
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comatosegi Added a reply to Avinox M2 & M2S Drive Unit - Discussion and Details
4/11/2026 6:47pm Battery vs downtube shape, 700wh battery is round and so is the Atherton down tube.
comatosegi Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
3/31/2026 1:01am Any idea of timeline for NA stock of the parts?
comatosegi Added a reply to Shock Suggestions?
3/25/2026 2:58pm Just a heads up, 2026 X2/DHX2 has a small adjustment window. It’s a design compromise of the monotube design with a shimmed base valve. The aftermarket CL70 tune might work well on the Regulator, depending on your weight and compression preference. I would suggest you try a coil, since your bike has the progression for it, hard to match that...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/25/2026 12:25am
My understanding is that manufacturers mostly build carbon frames from the ground up (as opposed to being assembled from pre-manufactured tubes, a la Atherton Bikes), and that layup patterns don't vary much or at all between sizes ( with a few notable exceptions). But that might be old wisdom on my part, and perhaps the industry is more sophisticated in the way it designs layup patternds now. Maybe everyone is tuning thickness and layup pattern between sizes, but only a few brands are explicitly advertising it. Here's an example of Unno's layup for the Dash 130:
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PUSH Industries Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
11/30/2025 1:55am
" If you have a PUSH SV8, and a Fox DHX, it is easier to change the base valve tune on the fully shimmed DHX, and there are many more options available, than the poppet system of the SV8. " The above statement is incorrect when referring to the design and architecture of the two products. It requires similar tools and time to disassemble and reassemble both products and change the base vlave tuning. When it comes to tuning, you also have a similar range of damping characteristics that can be created. With that being said, I now understand that...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
11/30/2025 1:55am
This 100% - peoole get too hung up on single details about a damper without inderstanding it only makes up for a tiny fraction of the performance - you can make almost any damper curve with multiple different valves but some will be easier than others, so each manufacturer will prioritise what they think achieves their specific goals. A "poppet" can be combined with a shimmed main piston to be linear or even progressive, while shims on both can be extremely digressive, there is a lot more to is than the basic valve design. Also "poppet" gets used a blanket...
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comatosegi Added a comment about bike check Santa Cruz Nomad CC Custom Build
11/21/2025 7:10pm
I agree. I would take a 38 with DH tires vs 40 with EXO. All that bling and then cheap out over one of the most important parts of the bike.
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Digit Bikes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/20/2025 9:36pm
In honor of the 1000th page, we should vote on the best meme of 2025: 👍🏻 for “Crab” 👎🏻 for “6-7” edit: Carcinization is the antithesis of innovation. Maybe we should keep crab talk on the crab talk forum and keep this thread focused on MTB tech rumors and/or innovation.
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comatosegi Added a reply to Coil Shock Shootout
11/19/2025 2:28pm Sorry if this sounds reductive, but what basics have been done? What shock is on the bike currently, sag level, low speed compression adjustments? There is a bunch of great shocks out there, sounds weird that you need to go electronic to make a Smuggler with a decent platform pedal reasonably.
