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Any extra pressure in brakes will go somewhere. Either inflate the bladder (and could cause problems once water is ingested and the volume increases, see option two) or the caliper pistons will push out and advance towards the rotor to take up the slack. The timing of the port will stay the same and the brakes will grab at the same time. Maybe the bite point will be quicker because the pads are advanced more, but you don't need to overfill the system to achieve that, just advance the pistons. Or get contact point adjust brakes...

Probably - apparently the motors in treadmills are super robust and torquey so are perfect for re purposing in to stuff like that

This is getting dangerously close to a brake forum comment, but I think the reason you wouldn't see a vacuum bleeder for brakes is that the seals are designed to seal against positive pressure, but not against significant negative pressure. I've been testing Mavens and DB8's for the last 6 months and, even though the official SRAM mineral oil bleed procedure recommends drawing a vacuum using the Pro Bleed Kit syringe, I've stopped doing that part of the bleed process because I'm able to draw basically an endless amount of air out of my lines, at the lever or at...

Is this the first instance of good timing in the bike industry since 2019? Hope this goes really well for NOBL. Congrats on expanding.

Look like Freedom Coast levers. https://freedomcoast.net/products/freedom-coast-brake-levers?variant=44…

What you're describing is galling. A situation where a like-for-like metal will basically weld itself in the threads. Some metals are more susceptible to this than others. You can see the effect here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R54spcBn-Sk Or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHAhfX7iRjs Or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlDUqf-1XsM The point is, galling is not relevant to brakes. Unless you're trying to use brake pads that are a billet of the same stainless steel that's used for the rotors. Then maybe.

32" is clearly too large. 29", on the other hand, might not be large enough. So obviously the future is going to be 30.5" wheels.

If the niche for 32" wheels is people over 6'6" tall, it's hard to make a business case for making them. If the niche for 26" wheels is people under 5'6" tall, that's much easier to justify because not only are there grown adults under 5'6" tall, every adult who is over 5'6", was at some time under 5'6".

no way will 32 be for anything except XC or gravel, right? please? pretty please? make it stop?

Bike brands: You don't need to tool and produce 27.5" lowers anymore, the market wants mullet and full 29" bikes. Fork makers: Phew, what a relief. Between wheelsize, offset, and axle sizes, it's a lot of parts to manage. Bike brands: What have you got in the works for 32"? Fork makers: Excuse me?

Orbital sander + 120 grit pad 20-30 seconds on each side x2 using medium pressure. This is how I prep my rotors when changing pad compounds/brands. I even do this when changing pads to fresh ones. Never let me down.

Was gonna say "fair trade" however I think that contradicts this whole joke lol.

It's a proprietary blend of vertical compliance and lateral stiffness.

yea but is it artisanal?

How about snap?

The warranty is lifetime of the product for the original owner. The problem I have with this is how is the lifetime of the product defined? One could argue that it is the fatigue life of the material for normal use in which case it completely depends on what criteria Pivot design the bikes to. Personally, I find lifetime warranties for the original owner a bit of a marketing gimmick and would much rather have a fixed 5-10 year, transferable warranty so it's completely clear and the next owner also has some cover.