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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/12/2022 7:03am Turns out, it's actually not Norco, but Nicolai/Geometron.
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Tim.Likes.Bikes Liked a bike check Badmint Propain Tyee CF Dream Build
7/12/2022 6:58am
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/9/2022 5:37am
IIRC Horst Leitner used it on amp bikes before licensing it to the Evil Corporate Overlords (Not Terk, the other lot).
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/8/2022 1:27pm
It was Karl Nicolai working with Horst Leitner that were the first with AMP Research. Nicolai built loads of bikes for other brands during those early days too. Everyone remembers Specialized because they owned the patent for so many years
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stoic_machine Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/8/2022 1:27pm
Oh she goes through he rough stuff pleanty well too. My optic has had some pretty wild days in Whistler valley and what not. It punches far above it's weight class. Being 6'1 I do have the lanky legs to compensate a bit more when the rear travel gets used and abused which does help. But yeah like most things now you can get away with less travel and still have a bike that eats well.
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Uncle Cliffy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/8/2022 1:24pm
Man that’s confusing. The Fluid was kind of the entry level bike, and the Optic was the next step up with more aggressive geometry. Weird that they would change that formula. The Optic as it stands now is super rad. Had some time on one recently and it really shines on the fast flow trail style garbage that every trail network has these days. Would really like to try one on a natural trail. As far as the high pivot rumors go for the Sight and Optic, I’m guessing they’ll go with more of a single pivot design. If they...
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bikeparkmemes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/8/2022 1:24pm
Forbidden guys only had a hand in the AurumHSP. They were not involved in the Shore or Range that were released well after Forbidden was founded. Forbidden is sticking with a high single pivot while norco is running a high virtual pivot on those bikes, to my understanding.
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christiandumitru Liked a bike check Banshee Titan V3.2
7/8/2022 1:23pm
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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/7/2022 1:02pm The last time I spoke with my contact at Norco he said they weren't planning on making mullet bikes. When the Range was in its prototyping phase, they made one in a mullet config but it was apparently consitently worse on the tracks they were testing on.
bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/7/2022 12:46pm
The problem is your view doesn't hold up long term, let alone even in the very short term. E-bikes are impossible to regulate, they're already being used illegally daily regardless of that silly and quite useless "Class" system & technology has already blown past the meager Class 1. Class 3 looks like a 1. SurRon looks like a 3 & a 2 & a 1. SurRon has already shattered a guys jaw & escaped. I've already seen two SurRons poaching Pisgah in less than a month. I see e-bikes poaching every single trail in Pisgah & they're illegal on all...
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FullSend Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/7/2022 12:45pm That's wrong. I know for a fact that the Optic is definitley not going high-pivot.
nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 TEAM RUMORS
7/6/2022 9:09am
Is it really that confusing lol.
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haen Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/6/2022 2:36am
How do you know they are the same size frame?
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Mwood Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 TEAM RUMORS
7/5/2022 11:26pm
Starting Team Rumors with Seth is a very telling thing. Man how the world has changed. -Ebike racing is the new washed up racer who still wants to be pro move -Big S gets the interwebs and pays enough money for your tiktok stars to pay for legit video crew -Bearclaw is back on the Big S after ditching Canyon(where is the drama on this one????)
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bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/5/2022 11:25pm
Interesting that they have a burly and xc/trail suspension platforms on the bike in different photos. Will be interesting to see if it reaches the public with different options and if one model may be up forked for a more aggressive geo. As far as ebike hate I got none for the bikes. But that said the vast majority of ebikers where I live are the worst. But to be fair they were the worst when they were on trail bikes with trust forks too.
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slimshady Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/5/2022 11:24pm
Nope, they're ebikes.
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FullSend Added a reply to EWS Coverage & the overall ROI for companies sponsoring enduro racers
7/5/2022 10:21am You sir are doing the lords work. Absolutely fantastic coverage, more than any viewer could ask for. Seriously, I love this more "intimate" style of coverage with all its little details about the venue and the track and the insights into your and your teams' journey at the races. You and Jack Moir have basically made the EWS interesting for...
jessemelamed Liked a reply to forum topic EWS Coverage & the overall ROI for companies sponsoring enduro racers
7/5/2022 10:15am
Bit of bike setup talk in here: https://youtu.be/WwW8tQqTsRs It isn't my best work but I will get the hang of it for this format. Shakedown day could be a chance for me to get some of the extra content that you guys would like. The interviews on race day would be sweet but I don't want to impose on the guys if they aren't comfortable having that kind of stuff published. I feel like them talking to me is a bit more personal than talking to the media guys. And honestly, Jack gets some really good footage of that stuff...
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Verbl Kint Liked a reply to forum topic Buying an mtb frame in Germany
7/5/2022 9:58am
David Assfalg, Propain CEO, released a statement a couple of weeks ago: https://www.propain-bikes.com/en/update-on-the-current-situation [i]Dear PROPAIN customers, mountain bikers, e-mountain bikers and bike friends! It is time for an update regarding our delivery situation. We have never had a situation like this at PROPAIN and neither expected nor guessed. Unfortunately, nothing has changed in the delivery situation since our last statement. The Ukraine conflict is further impacting production capacity by causing shortages of key raw materials. In addition, the ongoing lockdown in China is having a major impact on freight traffic, which has virtually collapsed. Delivery dates already firmly promised by...
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