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Blenki might not have had a WC result for a while but he’s winning at something. For better or worse the Warner Bros deal really feels like it’s ushering in the end of a classic era for DH.

Definitely agree on making some speculations at this point! About your Atherton Bikes statement: I am able to go to checkout if I have chosen a fitting frame size. Maybe what you are experiencing is a US thing? Regarding the rumor mill for 2025: Still heard that BMC will stop the Scor "project"

Mountain bike pivots are generally very badly designed, probably to save weight and cost. The bearings are too small, they often use single shear bolts, the bores usually too small/tight and the alignment is average at best. Enduro bearings are usually the best option because a) mature industries wouldn't use sizes like 6802 in those applications an b) if you use a bearing with tighter clearances they will be effectively seized once its mashed in to an undersized and probably oval pivot. Someone mentioned Norco range - they have one of the best pivots designs I have ever seen! I...

Zerode announcing their (temporary?) departure from the world cups. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEabGjwTGh-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Apparently 100% is only going to specialize in eyewear in the future. According to rumours, the sale of helmets, protectors and clothing will be minimized or even discontinued.

Self promotion here, but we’ve just dropped a new episode with Ellie Hulsebosch on her joining the Syndicate, plus plenty of other topics! She’s super determined and clearly fast as hell, can’t wait to see what the future holds Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bTHO9PK95SOSQV6Rt3NhK?si=SmvfFKdGRHu9… Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-otb-podcast/id1614212374?i=10… YouTube: https://youtu.be/qmHW09wEW5U?si=Zh67ponhKK5cawwD

Hunches, yeah! That’s why we come here. Heresay, conjecture, whispers, water cooler rabble, that sort of thing. Not battery manufacturer chit chat.

The rebrand...

GT restructuring isn't a surprise to me. The only value they brought to the market was name only IMO. Another round of Horst link bikes in a sea of Horst link bikes, geo that was too neutral/old for market preferences, spec packages that didn't align with others (even from C dale!) in B&M retail, and a BMX line that was pretty much run of the mill at best. The company used to be an innovator in product and in spectacle. I'll forgive the loss of spectacle cuz that costs serious coin, but the pure plainness of what they've pushed out...

Apparently both Jewetts spotted on Giants recently, as reported a few pages back. So plenty of room at PFR now for some junior females!

You know how rich dorks move into the cool neighborhood and then start complaining about the nightclub’s noise and the neighborhood starts sucking and becomes lame and they’re all looking around like what? That’s what this feels like. Union embodied the passion that truly drives the sport. Their whole thing was to help, not to earn. Pricing them out is not better for anyone.

Looks like he's in endura/atherton gear so while its possible, he could just be there with his pals riding while they test?

Let’s get back to rrrrroooomours A rocket from the north east to a north western base A long walk for a sword A Scandinavian adventure to the sun and dust ‘93 till infinity, the red hot chilli peppers and some garage welding. The dream is locked and loaded what about enduro? Anybody got intel on anything good? The king of Austria hopping on to a bike from over the boarder

To a point. When I was working as a design engineer not in the bike industry we'd use local manufacturing for prototyping and often it was fucking pathetic, nothing like the drawing, totally unusable, and then you'd have to have arguments or pay extra to get what you actually wanted. Often the machinist "knew better" so disregarded the spec. Or you'd send your drawings off to China and you'd actually get what you asked for, with similar turnaround times, and pay FAR less. You just have to communicate your design intent extremely well, and have your drawings perfect. I work...

Yup. And they were told to not be a copy cat again before release but apparently ignored it. Copying arguably the best brake on the market and even doing improvements AND then iterating on them with more improvements is one thing. Blindly copying the most well known CNC crank on the market that is not even the best design for. A crank is just pure laziness... I was in the give the benefit of doubt camp before this release, now there is no helping them.

Okay Im out of the loop with this kind of stuff with brakes. Is there a big deal to Sram not using DOT and transitioning to mineral oil? I dont service my own brakes because I do not have the setup for it since I switch bikes. So Ive never really invested into the deep knowledge. All I know is DOT can be rough on surfaces and health as someone mentioned before.

There's no shortage of Ranges in my neck of the woods, which makes sense because my neck of the woods is British Columbia, where there's plenty of Norco dealers and the current Range makes a bundle more sense for the average "enthusiast" level rider in a two bike quiver than the Shore or a bunch of other options. I don't think you're right in statement that it was "never going to be a bike racers actually used in enduro". Maybe it's not the bike that the pros use, but roll up to any enduro race in BC and you're guaranteed...

Are brakes the crabs of tech rumours?