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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/13/2025 5:31am
Based off the cost for injection molding plastic tools in the west, I'd be surprised one single mold for a carbon bike in Asia is 250k. I'd say a set of molds to cover all the sizes and the production across a few model years will be 250k. The materials and QA comment was also correct, steel is quite foolproof and enables you to work quickly. With aluminium you have to be really careful cutting off the excess of plies at the parting line to not damage the mould's hard edge on the parting line. Then there are also other...
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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/12/2025 6:33am
Id like to believe they are using a cheaper mold, ie ones that are not designed to handle thousands of frames. I remember a video of some brand talking about the 3 different setups, 2 different molds, ones for more prototype style testing and other for big batches. 3rd being a mold that isnt IP owned by a brand but its infact owned by the factory... Theres usally a deal, after X amount of frames or years, the factory can use that mold for themselves(or similar, Cant remember the details fully)
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/12/2025 6:33am
I don't know with yeti in particular... but from a friend with industry knowledge that I spend a bunch of time with. He theorizes that many of the DH bikes that are carbon, yet not being brought to market, are being made on CNC'd aluminum prototype moulds. These are fine for limited production where you're doing hand QA/QC for each product and can monitor the mould for degradation and for overall accuracy. This is quite difficult to do with any sort of scaling and hence, why steel moulds are used for production. From what I understand, there are a few...
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veefour Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/12/2025 6:31am
Interesting read. I'll await further price increase announcements. 🤣 Taken from the article; “By operating as two distinct and optimized companies in the future, we are empowering these iconic brands with the sharper focus and strategic flexibility they need to compete most effectively in today’s evolving media landscape,” said David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery’s president and chief executive, Hard to think of a better example of corporate speak. 🙄
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GRM50 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/12/2025 3:50am
Big PP and bigger PP lol
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CaptainMetaSx Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/12/2025 3:50am
Few details about the new PP bikes : - Shan n°6 : 160mm enduro bike (n°5 has 140mm), 64.5° HA, 450mm CS length - Shan DH : no details but looking good with a similar layout but specific ratios.
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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic E-MTBs That Are Also E-Motos - What's Going to Happen?
6/12/2025 2:37am
It's becoming quite clear in the race for more power, with the gap narrowing between e-mtbs and e-motos, that legislation will happen and certain categories of bikes will not be able to be sold without insurance. The danger here is, that due to the difficulty of differentiating between class 2 and beyond e-mtbs and class 1, class 1 e-mtbs will be lumped in with the rest and all e-mtbs will require some sort of insurance or licensing. This is the fear that is pushing the Europeans (backed by Bosch) to apply power limits to electric bikes or face legal consequences...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Feature Shimano Wireless XTR Di2 Six-Month Review
6/4/2025 2:34pm
Cool to know. The change to cartridge bearings blew my mind because I never thought that would change. I thought cockroaches and Shimano cup-and-cone hubs would be the only things left after the nuclear apocalypse.
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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/3/2025 1:45pm
Yeti engineers when discussing how many bearings to use:
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roost66 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/2/2025 11:00pm
103.99 bcd
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Explodo Liked a comment about Press Release Intend Introduces the One Piece Fork
6/2/2025 2:36pm
I wouldn't tell people I'd won the lottery, but there'd be signs.
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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/31/2025 10:12pm
Saddle activated brake... If you sit down, you slow down...
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ANDSHOCK SL Liked a bike check Production Privée Dirty Bandit
5/31/2025 1:49pm
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Goupil Added a reply to Modern bike sizing (aka am I buying the wrong size bike)
5/30/2025 1:40pm How much of it is thinking one size fits all, and how much is figuring out the extra cost of size specific rear triangles isnt worth it for the few geometry nerds that would buy the bike under said condition ?
jakubjunek Liked a bike check Switchcraft DirtJumper
5/25/2025 1:48pm
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Skunk Works Suspension Liked a reply to forum topic Fork chassis, axles, friction: burnishing, chassis alignment, etc...
5/23/2025 7:53am
After 2 years in the trenches dealing with fork friction issues, this is what I have found: In hundreds of forks taken apart and checked for chassis alignment/bushing fit, tight bushings account for maybe 5% of the friction problems. It is almost always the chassis/CSU alignment causing the issue. In rare cases burnishing (or opening up the bushings) is the only way to get any improvement, even though the individual fit on each side is good. But in general it is the last resort (unless when testing each leg individually you find a tight fit). If the lowers are fully...
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