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Quoting Roost here to keep it in line, but not calling you out specifically because so much talk on DH hubs. Here is the thing... any rider purchasing this fork (by itself or on a bike) will be running hubs that can do both 15 and 20mm boost spacing. This isnt a new thing to have a convertibale hoba and most (couple small outliers) 15mm x110 boost hubs can convert to 20 mm with an endcap swap. This isn't a major chang in anyones hub and usually shouldnt require a relace or anything like that. Fox didnt go with some...

From "not being comfortable on the bike" enough to do Hardline, to winning the opening round. Very big for that Oolab bike. (And Tahnee of course)

Orbea DH bike

I've had a lot of issues with the HS2 rotors too, they warp almost as bad as the centerlines do. Seem to not take the heat very well even compared to other simple non floating steel rotors. Sram rotors also are the most consistently warped out of the box in my experience, and Sram brakes have the highest percentage of warranty issues that I deal with in the shop, usually the levers. As far as the color thing goes, I checked the temperatures steel changes color at, and it's a very small difference in temp between brownish and purple blue.

Appears to be some sort of belted purse.

Enhance!

That's a hilarious take, and it would be PEAK Specialized if true - taking the gates prize on a technicality with a bike that has a chain and derailleur is up there with suing a cafe.

finn on the new prototype specialized does anyone else hope the derailleur is fakeNews?

We talk about the tech and the rumors until there is new tech and rumors to talk about. I don’t understand what you haters are getting confused about. Thread derailleurs are part of the game, baby.

Do you wake up every day wondering "who can I be a d1ck to on the Vital Forums today"? Assuming good intent and extending a modicum of kindness takes almost no effort; give it a try!

If it helps, there's a bunch of 5dev knockoff cranks on aliexpress and various reviews around the internet has revealed they are absolutely death traps. I wonder if Lewis is doing anything different or just picking up a company to run em'. If the 5dev ones are already kinda bad, wait til the knockoff hits trails in some capacity.

Apologies for the double post. I recall a story once told by an American craft brewer (who I don't recall...): "If a bottle of your beer costs you 25c to make, why am I paying $5 for it?" "Because making the first bottle cost me $1 million".

Not that I am for people outright cloning other companies' products, I have experienced this professionally myself and it is infuriating, but there is zero IP theft happening with Lewis copying Trickstuff's brakes. Design patents are a type of IP that protects the aesthetics of a product, keeping me too products from existing, but they are super rare and very difficult to get granted. Utility patents which are the IP that one would file for to protect a function or feature, like leverage adjustment or bite point adjustment cover nothing related to how something looks. Lewis copying Trickstuff's brakes does...

part of the problem is that far too many people have the mindset "it only costs x to make why is it being sold for 3x?" without understanding that products don't just manifest themselves out of the ether ready for consumer sale. this isn't limited to the bike industry, either.

Lol I cant wait for the comments of wealthy 200lb beginners say the USD Fox is not stiff enough for their riding when there is a 200lb pro racer taking golds on the fork.

Theres now a forum for this that will allow you get super nerdy https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/modern-geo-talk-chainstays-stack-re…

Short chainstays don't help you load the front...they do the reverse...

Wtf does non-negotiable mean here? Honestly an unhinged way to talk about these specs lol

We’re not allowed to call them chainstays anymore . We must refer to them as (part of) the rear centre… or face forum judgement.

Okay we will keep the boarder open and let you guys buy Whistler passes but for the love of God can you bozo's stop driving slow in the left lane on the Sea to Sky. Looking at you WA plates. Keep right except to pass, say with me again but slowly this time. Keep right except to pass.