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brash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 5:30am
bro's gonna get murdered by big drivetrain illuminati after that one
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Dirtyburger Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 5:29am
I would say that no, it’s not worth it even if an STFU masks most of the noise. I had an STFU on my insanely chain-slap happy bike and one of the loops came off only after a couple rides, flopped into the spokes and got destroyed. Gravity MTB is not really a place where marginal gains make sense, I think the real performance gains comes from rider confidence. The sound of silence is bliss because you’re not riding and constantly trying to asses if that clang indicates that something is about to snap in half, or if it’s just...
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Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 5:22am all fair points^ I think Shimano is moving too slow- they are getting eaten alive in drivetrain. Engineers like to work slow and methodically, whereas sales and Product managers are looking for shiny new things. Need a balance- which I thought SRAM/RS had a decent balance.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 5:01am I think Shimano is missing the point- noise is the biggest issue by far. If my bike is loud, it's bad. I don't care if the suspension is actually working 1% better.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/3/2026 7:56pm It was promising- less chainslap in general but on very large impacts chainslap was worse as you'd pull the derailleur into the weaker spring zone. Shifting was actually improved- less tension on the chain going into big cogs. Think the best would be a massive torsion spring to add tension everywhere and then use the cam over spring to mostly...
Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 5:14am Parallel cam-over spring so it adds chain tension in the small cogs and subtracts it in the large cogs. Edit: pulled the pics- don't want to make trouble.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Stronger Wheels
8/24/2026 7:43pm Can you tolerate more PSI? I went to Angelfire early this season and started the weekend at 35psi, cushcore and DH tire. I weigh 170 lbs. Yes it sucks, but so does killing a wheel at 11am on Saturday when you're supposed to ride all weekend. Also- agree with ROBOT- I'd bend those dents (sidewall) straighter with a crescent wrench...
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
8/10/2026 7:34pm I agree- I'm also front range CO. Have been less impressed with the HR3 than others seem to be. Assegai is still king for me.
FrontRangeFriend Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/10/2026 7:29pm
Has anyone else found the Highroller III to be absolutely terrifying on off camber dusty rocks? I was really liking how this tire was handling blown out and dusty conditions until I took it down some steep and rocky Colorado tech where you have to place the tires on the rocks instead of between them. I think Im going to switch back to and Assegai after that lol
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Dave_Camp Added a reply to Self servicing Vivid
7/27/2026 2:09pm I'd say if you service once a year- you're ahead of most. It'll be fine unless you ride year round in Scotland or somewhere super muddy.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/27/2026 2:07pm Never. Heavy, commodity parts are what I need.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/27/2026 12:10pm Anyone ever flat from spokes poking through the rim tape? Recently happened to me- DT Swiss FR560 32H- smashed very hard on something- got 2x holes from spokes poking up through the rim tape. DH tire and cushcore. I'm guessing the ghetto tubeless tube would have saved me but installation with a cushcore would be impossible.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Rear Axel Randomly Seized
7/27/2026 11:59am Have you tried using something like PB Blaster on the threads? If it's truly ruined you can probably drill it out and kill the axle and UDH to save the frame and wheel.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Self servicing Vivid
7/21/2026 6:37am I just did mine- full 200h damper rebuild as it was clunky, turned out the main piston came loose. Anyway the 100h air can service is pretty easy- need vice, strap wrench and large crescent wrench or Knipex pliers. Outer sleeve slides up a few mm exposes a snap ring- remove that then slide outer sleeve off. Unthread silver sealhead...
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
6/26/2026 12:30pm Love the podcast. I did Megavalanche in 2018- best/coolest race experience I've ever done. Dying to go back someday.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Are downhill bikes worth it if you're not racing?
5/23/2026 6:26am STATUS 2 170 DH Might want to jump on this deal. Sheesh
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Are downhill bikes worth it if you're not racing?
5/22/2026 5:21pm I agree with the others that that many lift days and you can justify a 'park' bike of some kind but- I'd keep the Megatower as your park rig and maybe look at a lighter trail bike for your pedal rides. Only reason is- most of those parks have 1 or 2 good DH bike trails- the rest are kinda...
earleb Liked a reply to forum topic Affordable bikes?
3/3/2026 3:09pm
Could probably do it in steel. Robotic laser weld all the joints and smart use of a bunch of flat plate. BMX style flat plate dropouts and key points on the rear end. No heat treatment step needed so cuts out a big step. Could do it in stainless steel and cut out paint. Factory direct from Taiwan with no middle man, there is probably a factory that would end up making more per frame doing this customer direct at $1k than they make per frame now.
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Dave_Camp Added a reply to Affordable bikes?
3/3/2026 4:25am Maybe, although the DSW frames might cost even more- still need to be welded and they require a bunch of special hydroforming and that tooling. I think to make a really cheap frame you need to get away from welding. Or go fully robotic- which is how I think department store bikes are made.
Dave_Camp Added a reply to Affordable bikes?
2/26/2026 5:31pm I think to do an actual decent sub $1000 USD (MSRP, not something on blowout sale) enduro bike you'd need to invest into casting tools which are fairly expensive. Cast the head-tube and BB Shell/pivot pickups. Cast the seatstays left and right sides, cast rocker link and cast the chainstay from the bottom. Could probably bond very basic round, straight...