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Interesting timing as I have been going through some hub/axle stuff as well. Fully Floating System What is found on inverted dirt bike forks; the fork axle can pass competently through the non-disk fork lug, and the hub end cap does not make contact with the ND fork lug. When the axle is tightened, the hub is pulled against the disk side fork lug, just like the Cannondale Lefty. Hub width has no effect on chassis alignment. Non-Floating System A system where the fork axle bottoms out on the outside of the fork lug and squeezes the hub between the...

The non-vpp e bike was in the works years ago. They realized vpp with a shock tunnel, battery and motor basically impossible to get a good frame package (long seat post insertion, water bottle etc)

If you don't need 3L of water in it and can make do with ~1.5L of water, vest-style packs are awesome and don't move around at all. You may or may not have noticed that as EDR has gone back to long-ass days on the bike, a number of the racers are running these now. I like the Evoc ones (actually own 2 sizes for more/less storage capacity). I previously owned a CamelBak Chase and didn't like how only 1 side had zippered chest pockets and had issues with stuff falling out of the non-zip side.

Have you noticed over the past few years that there has been one frame dimension that people obsess over? One year was head angle, then reach, then seat tube angle, stack now it's chain stays.. Now seeing more people who are realizing that all those numbers have to work together...

The second law of thermodynamics in the Vital Forums: all tech rumors eventually devolve to a discussion about chainstay length.

The Intend Edge (Originals Edition) The folks at Intend have a sense of humor, and the fork actually shipped with a roll of genuine German TP. Truly reusable packing material. Specifications (A full spec chart is on the first post of this thread, it will be updated as new information is released) 150mm-180mm travel, 35mm stanchions, bushing overlap 160mm, air spring, 15mm axle, weight 2210g, Chassis Aluminum uppers that taper from an OD of 44.5mm to 42.5mm just below the Intend logo, large hollow aluminum crown, heavy duty steerer tube with a 2.75mm wall thickness (a typical fork steerer is...

The right casing for terrain, weight, and riding style is really important. An often under looked factor is tire pressure. This probably doesn't apply to most folks in this thread, but the gen pop frequently has unrealistic expectations of what tires should be able to do. Such as riding XC casing tires at 18-22 PSI on the front range of Colorado when they're a clydesdale, and then surprised Pikachu face when they pinch flat.