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Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/14/2024 8:51pm To upset the guy from earlier, I don't see how this is a beneficial innovation. It is novel for sure, using 1 piece pawls/springs under tension to create "ramped" engagement, but I've never felt like I needed my engagement to be anything more than binary. I would expect this design to feel spongy, kind of like original Onyx sprag clutch...
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Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/14/2024 10:19am Government land management
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/13/2024 11:50am Not arguing, just curious, but benefit from the extra roll over how? Smoother ride? Able to clean features easier? Is this the same for tight and steep trails?
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/13/2024 11:36am That would depend on the overall progression of the frame. Higher leverage ratio means easier to get into the travel, essentially it means you have a longer lever arm to compress the shock, more of a mechanical advantage. If it stays higher through the whole travel, and isn't as progressive, like it starts with a 3.5 lr and goes to...
Eae903 Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/13/2024 11:11am Very true, I would also want to do a stress test on the brakes themselves with alternate fluids in them. Put them through a bunch of cycles moving the fluid through the system to see which lasts longest, find some way to introduce heat into it in a controlled way, probably just at the Caliper side. Even if the the...
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/13/2024 11:05am I would guess that it has a higher initial and over all leverage ratio so you don't have to run the shock at super low pressures and can tune better using the rebound and compression adjustments.
Eae903 Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/11/2024 11:22am Trying to not detail the tech forum further, has anyone tried to test the effects of running different mineral oils in different brand brakes to see how it affects the seals and the wear?
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/11/2024 11:20am You can see the differences in the mineral oils between brands too, pour a little out and magura, Shimano, maxima, and finish line oils all have a slightly different viscosity, finish line is the thickest and sram/maxima seems the thinnest to me. TRP/tektro and Shimano are pretty much the same though. I wonder if the different viscosities and frictions are...
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/11/2024 8:44am We're not talking politics were talking economics haha. I don't think any policy makers, regardless of political affiliation, consider the impact on specific industries when discussing tarrifs like this. They seem to be only thinking of GDP, which sucks for individual people and niche industries.
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/11/2024 8:33am Having had a shop replace my sram brakes with some maguras before and them not wiping the spilled dot fluid off the frame, the paint issue is real. It totally ate my frames finish away. On the other hand, it's not a super good reason to move away from it entirely. I honestly like dot fluid, and I think dot...
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/8/2024 9:01am I don't know if anyone's checked out Niner recently, but they have some insane discounts on their bikes right now, like close to 50% off. I thought the bankruptcy and purchase was supposed to help them get capital for R and D, doesn't look like it worked. https://www.ninerbikes.com/mountain/rip-9-rdo/ https://www.ninerbikes.com/wfo-9-rdo-4-star-shimano-xt/
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/8/2024 8:50am Generally speaking, imposing blanket tarrifs on imported goods without first investing significantly in domestic manufacturing is a really good way to make everything get really expensive really fast. Nothing wrong with wanting a strong self sufficient and independent economy and strong domestic manufacturing, honestly it's better that way, but a tarrif like that is putting the wagon before the horse.
SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/8/2024 8:32am
Very badly. Makes all imported frames and parts more expensive, passes on those costs to consumers. Frames and parts in the country are already discounted to sell, meaning they won't be ordering any more at a 10%+ increased price as they can't already move the cheaper ones. A universal tariff is a horrendous economic policy
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Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 11:18am Trek is supposedly working on a steel fs bike. https://www.bikemag.com/industry-news/trek-teases-steel-full-suspension…
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/6/2024 8:17am Oh to work in an industry that all other industries need to function haha
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/4/2024 2:22pm Are you sure it's actually the CC frame? SC was going to be selling the C frames for the Bronson and Hightower due to the backlash over the CC not having cable routing for a derailleur.
Eae903 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 11:56am The pad material is attached to the finned portion and that is attached to a separate backing plate on Shimano pads if I remember correctly.
Eae903 Added a reply to Where do you mix and match wheel size? How do you feel different configs compare?
11/4/2024 11:47am I think that's the issue. It's not so much the design of the bike, but the use case and rider preferences. A mix of industry push and "dude, trust me you need this" peer pressure got us all on 29ers. Smoother is faster and faster is fun right? Well, that really depends on the rider. If smoother and faster was...
Eae903 Added a reply to Where do you mix and match wheel size? How do you feel different configs compare?
11/4/2024 11:12am It is possible to use a flip chip and maintain mostly the same geo and leverage ratio. All you really need to do is alter the bb drop at the rear maybe 10mm, which is possible. I would expect that the gyroscopic difference between the 29 and the 27.5 wheel would have a bigger effect in the way the bike...
Eae903 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/4/2024 7:51am Yeah, absolutely crazy. https://escapecollective.com/the-pros-closet-is-back/ Honestly, I was hoping they would stay down. Having companies like this lead to a dramatically over valued used bike market, with no real turnover.