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ebruner Added a reply to Eurobike 2026
6/25/2026 9:35am It will almost certainly have belts in it... from an engineering perspective, it's too simple of a solution to not go after it here. That would have weight, packaging and service cost advantages that will seem like value adds to the consumer in the white paper phase. One of them could wise up and devise a rekluse style clutch system...
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ebruner Added a reply to Eurobike 2026
6/25/2026 9:27am As far as I have read, both of these motor gear box units being presented by Gobao and Avinox are being billed as CVT (or infinite gearing) systems. CVTs are rather simple in application. You have two v-groove pullies connected by a belt and the pullies are split in half down lowest point (center) in the same direction of the...
ebruner Added a reply to MTB Specific Windbreaker?
6/25/2026 8:19am Not try sound elitist here (but I'm sure I'm going to)... as I've gotten older, I've started to focus on buying stuff once and buying it right. It means I pay more for stuff, but I'm more invested in it and I enjoy the process of identifying my specific needs and sourcing the product that fits that. That also gives...
ebruner Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/24/2026 8:11am On one of the latest MTB Podcasts (WWC podcast) Adam, the founder of Revel, was more bullish then I've ever heard him be about bringing their DH bike concept to market. In the past his response boiled down to, I love the idea but it's not something that's at all on our radar. This last podcast, it was a lot...
LTrumpore Liked a reply to forum topic Ride 886 Introduces TopHat, a Modern Dual-stage Air Spring System for Fox and RockShox Forks
6/24/2026 8:08am
A lot of companies will ship internationally but pass the tariff bill on because the actual invisible cost is so high. Let's say you have a $50 part imported into the US direct to consumer and you want to cover the costs by sending it DPP (delivery duty paid). UPS will pay the $10 fee and invoice your account. For this service they charge a disbursement fee of 2% of the tariff bill or $17, which evert is higher. So the actual cost of import is $22. No matter how cheap the imported item is it will get hit with...
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ebruner Added a reply to Ride 886 Introduces TopHat, a Modern Dual-stage Air Spring System for Fox and RockShox Forks
6/24/2026 8:05am This is a pretty big deal, thank you for managing that. As an anecdote, I bought an product/company name redacted this last year. Great product and I'm stoked with it. But I paid ~225usd for it and got a 75 dollar tarrif bill. Definitely takes the lustre off of it a bit. Not product/company name redacteds fault, they aren't the...
Ride886 Liked a reply to forum topic Ride 886 Introduces TopHat, a Modern Dual-stage Air Spring System for Fox and RockShox Forks
6/24/2026 6:51am
Well that’s embarrassing. I was editing the user guide last week based on some feedback from early customers and uploaded the wrong draft. Page 34 should be the last page, all the rest of what you were seeing are templates and fragments of previous pages meant for the website graphics or social media. Thanks for the constructive feedback for sure.
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ebruner Added a reply to Ride 886 Introduces TopHat, a Modern Dual-stage Air Spring System for Fox and RockShox Forks
6/23/2026 2:24pm I ordered one up for the 2024 fox 36 that I am running on my HT4. That fork has a glidecore air spring and an mrp lift damper in it along with bushing burnishing I have done. I'm not unhappy with the fork, but certainly I have opinions about balancing ramp up and support in 160mm travel 36mm forks and...
ebruner Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/23/2026 4:16pm " Interestingly, it seemed to happen more often when I drove from the sea level to e.g. Lake Tahoe - so from zero to 6-7k feet of elevation." I've battled this on a few pairs of maven's and it simply means your bleed procedures are not working with the maven's. I am stopping short of saying that your bleed procedures...
ebruner Added a reply to MTB Specific Windbreaker?
6/22/2026 10:04am patagonia houdini or patagonia airshed pro depending on the temps and amount of preciptation or dew/moisture that may be present.
ebruner Added a reply to What DH bike am I?
6/19/2026 2:25pm WTF, did Giant just take their FEA mapping output and turn it into a paint scheme?
ebruner Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/16/2026 1:45pm maybe... but they already have a T-type (flat top) 13 speed drivetrain based on a 47.5 chainline. If they do come out with a 13 speed drivetrain, I'll be a bit surprised because we're already at a durability tipping point with 12 speed and ebike drivetrains. Still, I could see a cash grab for a high end, pedal bike focused...
ebruner Added a reply to High Roller 3 vs Maxxis Assegai: 15 Timed Runs
6/16/2026 1:42pm Loose over hard, not muddy. The trail you are testing on is very basic with no real complicated grip conditions. It's a trail that is going to benefit a tire like the assegai. Once you get into loose over hard (or muddy) an intermediate or a tire with knobs that can punch through the loose stuff becomes the answer. There...
ebruner Added a reply to Bar ends ... so hot right now
6/16/2026 9:24am I just got a set of these and I'm going to try them out on my park/enduro bike. To be clear, I'm talking about the wolftooth versions, not the OG versions that Breeden was selling/riding. What grips are people pairing with these so far?
ebruner Added a reply to Assegai no grip zone
6/15/2026 12:24pm I wouldn't go as far to say that the Assegai has a no grip dead zone as you're leaning it over... I find it pretty agnostic to lean angle when compared to other tires (DHF for example). That being said, there is a type of loose over hard condition where the assegai is not quite at it's best. I have...
ebruner Added a reply to How do you clean your shoes
6/15/2026 9:56am Pee on them and call it good? But seriously, hose wash, use a horse hair brush on them once or twice in the lifetime of each shoe if they are so egregiously dirty I feel ashamed. Put onto boot dryer (ideal) or in the direction of a fan to dry.
ebruner Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 11:24am I pedal 3cg/ultra soft tires on 6-8 hours rides because it's worth it. Tire rolling speed is not the reason that I am capable of finishing or making it through a big ride. I'm either fit enough or in the right head space/physical readiness state or not. 3-5% of rolling resistance doesn't make or break my fitness, but more than...
ebruner Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 10:26am The endurance rubber is honestly barely usable because of the trail casing. I tried running a kypto-r trail/endurance on the back of a light weight trail bike and I honestly really liked the rolling speed/weight/grip trade off in a non-pinned enduro riding context. That being said, you could blast finger sized holes in that casing just by looking at it...
ebruner Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/10/2026 10:12am I prefer the krypto-r on the back vs the krypto-f for the riding I do. If you're doing super steeps, then the dhr2 paddle style tread provides more straight line braking, which is helpful for laguna and the santa ana mountains in socal. The krypto-f in back, is better for bike park or faster easier gradient terrain and soil with...
ebruner Added a reply to What exactly WAS the Kona Hei Hei Trail series?
6/10/2026 10:02am Wheels manufacturing is the defacto source for old derailleur hangers. People talk shit on sram, but I remember the times where each LBS had a wall of derailleur hangers and a lot of brands had some truly terrible hanger designs. I digress, the wheels mfg version of the kona hanger was slightly better, but still would twist/break very fast. I...