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WhatsUpCountry Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/13/2026 5:38am
I'm thinking we shouldn't let you get away with calling bias ply tires diagonal in the nerd thread haha
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AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 1:15am
I feel bad already about cluttering tech rumors with a politics post. Lets leave it here and I'll let someone make/revive a politics thread if they want to bitch more. In terms of thermoplastic vs epoxy carbon and the repair of frames, are carbon repairers able to work with thermoplastic? There are two carbon repairers in my city that do excellent work on bikes. All fairly affordable and straightforward. What happens if I approach them with a broken thermoplastic carbon frame? Ignoring theoretical repairability, is it currently practical/possible to fix?
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 1:14am
Well yeah, but it's stupid. It devalues the brand. It would be better to just list the bike at the lower price, make that the retail price shown, than to list a brand new model that doesn't seem to have had any press or marketing yet at a marked down sale price. Spots been in a tough spot for a while, and I honestly find what they're doing with the leaf spring link super interesting and want them to succeed.
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hardbash Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/13/2026 1:09am
„Radial“ as used in the bike tire industry is already a spectrum of tread angles. If it was used as it should be, radial would only mean one angle, which is exactly radial to the wheel center. But it‘s the bike industry that likes to not give any fuck. Just use the so called diagonal tires, which are exactly what you want in the rear, with a steeper angle between the carcass treads.
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/13/2026 1:09am
Correct my misunderstanding, but could we describe radial as a spectrum? Could we hope and pray for rear specific, faster rolling, semi-radial, or radial-light, tires in the future?
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic Should You Reverse Your Stem? - Reece Wilson Setup Analysis
5/12/2026 12:38am
There is merit in it to me. I came from Moto. I would set up my enduro dirtbikes bike with sky high bars and lowered footpegs to give a upright/strong riding position for long days. Coming to mtb I always struggled with the low stack heights. My current bike has relatively high stack, 40mm bars, 30mm spacers under the stem and a 462mm chainstay. I'm as close to riding a dirtbike as I've ever been. I feel "in" the bike now rather than on top of it. That security of been centered between the wheels is confidence inspiring. You utilize...
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GreenCowman Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/11/2026 12:56pm Sadly it seems like the best solution is going with a different brand that has a more robust trail casing. I just picked up a Gravity Pro casing Romy to replace my sliced Trail Pro version and as I'd expect it's a bit of a pig, but sturdy and nice to not have to worry about. It just seems like...
Ambushell Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 12:47pm
Gas Gas had the right idea with the moto-inspired replaceable plastics kits for their ECC ebikes. How many carbon frames become landfill waste from rock strikes or crashes where a sacrificial "fairing" could have taken the blow? If the industry wants to improve durability, this is the right place.
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seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 12:47pm
Would love to see this convo moved over to a thread called “thermoplastic debate/discussion” or similar. This is a dead end technology for now but I understand that a lot of you like talking about it.
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Between The Tape Liked a forum topic Should You Reverse Your Stem? - Reece Wilson Setup Analysis
5/11/2026 12:11pm
If you haven’t already, check out Vital’s latest PIT BITS for a quick overview of Reece’s particular setup. While there is a lot of interesting tech on Reece’s bike, one defining feature is the prototype raised reversed stem manufactured by Be More Bikes. Reece combines this stem with high rise bars to create a tall stack with reduced reach. This allows Reece to extend at the hips more, creating a tall, upright riding posture. However, doing this causes his center of mass to shift backward, disrupting the front-to-rear weight balance on the wheels. To counteract this and redistribute weight back...
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sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 4:38am
company who was supposed to make them went bankrupt before production started
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AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 4:38am
"To what extent to you agree with the following statements? thermoplastic carbon mountain bikes fit well with the way i go out and come home in my daily life"
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yzedf Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/11/2026 4:37am
GG had a terrible implementation of cable guides, the frame was too heavy for the short travel stuff, and a lot of us just wanted a metal bike from them. When value added brands try to go bougie upscale it often ends in tears.
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/10/2026 2:35pm
Or Dario at the very least...
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slimshady Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/9/2026 11:34am
Technologically, that's comment carcinization happening in front of your eyes. Evolution is a biatch.
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/9/2026 12:47am
32" is a standard size that has existed for decades
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toast2266 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/8/2026 7:15am
The telepathy bike has about 30mm of rearward movement at sag. It's designed with an axle path meant to mimic the fork's axle path and maintain a constant wheelbase. Haven't ridden it, so can't say if they're onto something there. I had a 1st gen Canfield Jedi. I think that thing had around 25mm rearward movement at sag. It cornered weird and jumped weird, but I eventually got used to it. I don't think the benefits outweighed the downsides though. There's no way that RMU bike has 30mm rearward travel at sag though. I think that's just some random marketing...
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FullSendy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/8/2026 7:14am
ugh, not this again.
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drakefan705 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/8/2026 7:14am
Every santa cruz VPP bike is already 4 bar
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GreenCowman Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/6/2026 2:14pm Anyone finding the Trail Pro radial casings incredibly thin in the sidewall? Just slashed one on some not that rocky terrain and I haven't had that happen in ages, even back when I was running Grid Trail casings and living somewhere far rockier. Plus just by hand they feel like by far the thinnest sidewalls of any >1100g tire I've...