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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
42 minutes ago The new Scott Spark DC has transmission info up on the Sram chain length calculator site, looks like 440mm chainstays on all sizes of the site is accurate
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/18/2026 9:31pm
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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1 day ago Man I hope that the new enduro sells super well, I couldn't care less about specialized but if a non ebike in that travel range sells well it should wake the industry up that there is actually demand for those bikes.
Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/17/2026 1:06pm That's because no matter how they try to swing it, the Vala just hasn't been selling. No one asks about it or the bullit when talking ebikes in the shop I work at, most people ask about the Orbea Wild or Norco Sight and Range VLT, even the Aventon Current has more interest around it, but that's probably due to...
monarchmason Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/15/2026 5:58pm
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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/15/2026 5:50pm "... Horsting them will make them objectively better." there's is nothing objectively better about about a Horst link layout, all it does is provide a lower anti rise, which has its trade offs with geometry preservation. I sincerely hope that Kona doesn't go away from single pivots, because I like bikes with higher anti rise and the slight firming of...
Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/15/2026 7:05am I don't think the cycling loads will be an issue even with a increase in weight. It will probably hold up fine to higher stresses. The occasional high load events on an already fatigued frame is what would likely be a problem. I.e. it probably won't crack from just riding along, it will probably crack under a G out when it's fatigued and overloaded.
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jones007 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/14/2026 5:55pm If you're at all familiar with the evolution of the drone industry over the last decade, you might have made the observation that DJI was to the commercial drone industry what Amazon was to the bookstore industry 15 or 20 years earlier. If you don't have a problem with a single Chinese vendor taking over 90% of all e-bike options, then I guess we just keep doing what we're doing. They definitely make a good product, but how hard will they try when they've wiped everyone else out? Just one outsider's observation.
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CamNeelyCantWheelie Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
8/14/2026 2:33pm
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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/14/2026 11:13am It's probably a lot to do with fatigue and the number of loading cycles the frame can take with that much mass on it. Increasing the load on the frame will reduce the number of cycles that the frame can be loaded, both axially and in bending, and that means the frame will fail more quickly. Both aluminum and carbon...
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/14/2026 9:54am below is the amflow PR. you posted the PX which is $10k and has a 700wh batttery. PR and new konas are similarly priced, both with 800wh batteries. kona is alloy/bosch/mech drivetrain, PR is carbon/avinox/s1000 drivetrain. the PR is a 53 pound thicky (it's in my garage right now).
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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/13/2026 8:40pm It looks remarkably similar in size to the Amflow PR
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8/13/2026 5:07pm The discourse about the new Kona ebikes on Pinkbike is baffling to me. Clearly I'm out of touch, but I don't think it looks ugly, I think the geo is good, the Bosch motors are proven well supported and one of the best on the market, what's the problem?
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8/12/2026 7:33pm Something I noticed today, On the Santa Cruz bike archive the 5010 is not listed as a current model, just up to 2025. I haven't heard anything about it being discontinued from my SC rep, but none of the other current models are marked like that in the archive.
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8/10/2026 5:14pm You could just use lead shot for fishing and then use an expander plug to stop up the hole. Might rattle a bit but you could wrap it up in tape to make it tubed and mute the sound.
Buckets Up Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/9/2026 8:43am John Tomac is widely considered one of the greatest (American) mountain bike racers of all time. During the early years of international racing he won numerous DH and XC events. He went on to be the namesake and involved with Tomac bikes. The 204 DH frame in the photo was their flagship model. The bike company then ceased to exist (in the late 2000s?). I also believe he helped coach several (a lot?) of racers over the years including Aaron Gwin for a time. Finally, if you’re into motocross, he is the father of Eli Tomac. Basically, John Tomac was...
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Eae903 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/8/2026 8:16am Seems like something you could make on your own pretty easily
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8/7/2026 12:22pm My only take away from that site is that Thomus bikes must be unbearable to ride if a fake vibration damping sticker makes an improvement.
hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/5/2026 2:01pm
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