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Looking forward to the results! I've got a Telum on my new Madonna I've built up over the winter, but haven't been able to ride it yet.

Excellent work, can't wait to see the results.

went to check in w/ Chris Canfield at Vampire last week. super interesting stuff. showed his steel and new titanium bike and discussed it all. detail pics here https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/vampire-bikes-basement-chris-canfield

Didn’t find it, just saw it was possible with the X01 bushing and did it. I’m away from my workshop for another month but I can make a vid to demonstrate once I’m back there.

Well I can only guess that they are hyping in an extra dramatic manner because they probably redesigned their stem and then realized it still looks like every other stem out there… just a guess.

TLDR: More volts = more betterer for design, and battery requirements, but not a huge impact to the end user if the design is done right. Complicated question and answer. There isn't a massive reason to favor a 48v system over a 36v system. The biggest advantage to a higher voltage system is within the formula/equation for current/watts/amps. Said another way... Amps = Watts / Volts. Here is an example... Assuming 750w power request/output by the motor. 750 watts / 48 volts = 15.6 amps 750 watts / 36 volts = 20.8 amps Batteries are generally more efficient the less...

I was pretty excited for this weekend. Rode practice Friday and Saturday only to get sick late in the day and miss Sunday.. Pretty bummed because the track got good toward the end of the day each day as things thawed and dried.

Pretty good coverage. Be great to see this series grow.

@1llumA already mentioned Zero friction but I'll mention it again for some sweet SEO goodness (if that matters any more) and because Adam is a legend doing some of the best work in the industry right now https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/ But from his non-anecdotal findings the top Sram chains last an exceptionally long time, and combined with a good modern wax lube show almost zero wear after 1000's of k's. If you are eating through chains quickly it is almost definitely down to using a bad chain lube, usually one of the "legacy" companies that have been in shops for decades but...

11sp XX1 chain + cassette and steel WF chainring last forevah.

My experience is that GX chains wear shockingly quickly and X01 chains wear shockingly slowly. GX mech and cassette are perfectly fine, shifter lasts indefinitely. GXP BB also seems to last really well in British weather. Works oval chainring wears quicker than anything else. Given what everyone is saying, perhaps I need to find someone that'll sell me a SRAM oval ring in the UK. I used an SLX mech for a while and it exploded thanks to a stick fairly early on. Given that's never happened on SRAM mechs, I'm tempted to things they're not as strong

11sp X01 cassette for €250 is simply the best cassette for weight and durability. Add in the fact that the 11speed derailleurs are much shorter and almost never smash into rocks. You just have to accept the 10-42 range life (hint put 30-32 tooth chainring and pedal less down fire roads).

I burn through GX Eagle deralleurs in one year due to the b-bolt interface wearing and creating slop. It's metal on metal, and moves/grinds while descending. X01s last much longer with an added bushing on the b-bolt. Solution is to buy an X01 b-bolt and swap it onto your GX derailleur for ~$30. Then keep that bolt for future derailleurs. Makes the GX every bit as durable as the X01. Even better is the Hall-lock mod to stop the derailleur from moving at all at the b-bolt pivot. Best way is to file a teensy bit off the X01 b-bolt...

This is pretty amazing, love the innovation here.

looks good !!!!! perhaps cause Im a coffeehead haha

Who else thinks this needs to be a thing???!!! 😂 Apparently you can make them from discarded 34 stanchions. Get on it machinists, I need some!

I spoke to Rob rides EMTB about the ones on his bike, apparently fox give them out during media events etc