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Melamed talking a bit about the new Maxxis casings, sounds like they are not far from the release anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JUjkXUdAs&t=215s

You're an amateur. I carry a ton of tools, but every other year or so something goes so horribly wrong I STILL have to walk back to the car. Bikes are pretty good though. My proudest trailside repair was actually roadside...blew a shifter cable 40 miles from home on a cold February day on my gravel bike. I had an extra cable in my little revelate gas tank bag. Fixed it, rode home.

Rumors flying on Reddit that Knolly is no more, or at least bankruptcy upcoming. If true… sad day that Reddit beats Vital to a big rumor. https://www.reddit.com/r/mountainbiking/s/X7ho0Uxg8t

I hope Vital is doing a no holds barred Cascadia downcountry grudge match between the Spur v2 and Reya.

Have you completely given up trying to genuinely contribute in these forums? I haven’t seen a post in weeks that has a positive connotation or actually adds to the conversation. Please don’t turn this place into a pinkbike comment section.

here is one of many trail building / advocacy forum topics - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/I-dont-like-the-direction-of-… use it or start your own instead of talking trails in tech rumors.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/32-inch-wheels-and-mountain-bikes#c… 😏

100% this. Think about how heavily regulated baseball bats, golf clubs, and tennis rackets are at the elite level. Do you remember when Tom Brady was accused of playing with under-inflated footballs? Almost every sport that relies on equipment has very strict rules about that equipment to create a more level playing field. There's no such thing as a truly level playing field, of course, but deliberately making it less level from the top-down is typically viewed as a negative in sports. And while arguing about rules seems off-topic here, I think it's extremely on-topic, because the regulatory landscape of...

9 months? But I thought the Supreme Leader said there was nothing left to target and he could end it any time he wanted. Maybe he's getting rich out of the higher oil prices? 🤔

The three big Taiwanese companies reported earnings this week. Giant Group 2025 results Revenue (15.5%) y/y, gross margin +0.8% to 19.8%, EPS down to NT1.84 from 3.322 Company approved a dividend of NT1.80. Q4 margin was improved "mainly due to the absence of inventory write-downs recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024 and reduced discounting pressure following new products rollouts in 2025." Ideal Bike 2025 results Revenue (17%) y/y, EPS down to (NT1.39) vs (NT0.74) y/y Preliminary January revenue was off 53% compared to last year (EEK!) Merida 2025 results Revenue (9.7%) y/y; EPS was up NT4.01 compared to NT2.34...

Possibly the a Forbidden e-dreadnought 180/170 with Avinox m2 motor and new Zeb. Also the Reya XC bike.

Flame me if you’d like, but 32” wheels is one of the few things that has me excited for a new bike. There are so many amazing full suspension bikes now ,and geometry, for whatever discipline, have pretty much leveled out. As someone that rides my Singlespeed as much or more than my FS, I’m excited to build up a rigid Singlespeed 32er. My local trails are fairly mellow and as I get older I appreciate momentum and keeping a higher average pace over “shredding the gnar!”

verbrennungsmaschine!

1: Gonna need your stance on “panini.” that was the one that helped me shed the bulk of my asshole pedantry B: are you similarly affected by NASCAR types saying “motor?” Crate motor restrictor plate motor etc

To go along with this, John Karrasch has been doing a lot of tire testing (via Chung method) and recently posted this one for free on his Patreon. 32" Aspen STs over rough cobbles were ~6% faster when you include rolling resistance (9% faster) and aero drag penalty of the larger wheel system. More 29” v 32” Aspen testing… Rough Cobblestones ✅ | Patreon

Great question. You'd think so, but no. Because the BB sits below the axles, and because FC and RC are measured from the center of the hub axle to the center of the BB, the FC and RC don't form a straight line. They form a slight "V" as they both dip down to the BB. Then you consult Pythagorus to get the exact difference in length. [Editor's note: This is wrong. See @kperras post below for full and correct explanation]