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storm.racing Liked a reply to forum topic Chainstay Gang - Mount up
2/9/2026 2:57pm
XL 460-470 range but high stack and sub 500 reach
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jalopyj Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/6/2026 11:33am
Just gotta say. Stoked to see Frameworks sell out of their latest batch of bikes in one day.
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/6/2026 3:39am
We're definitely going to have to go with a band-based mullet nomenclature system: "I was rocking a Journey for a few months and didn't really like how it cornered. I was Billy Ray Cyrus for a few years before that so I might try a full Foghat setup before me and mixed wheel sizes go our Separate Ways."
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dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/5/2026 2:08pm
I understand that as a business, bike shops make money primarily on labor, so they need to be able to sell service and maintenance to people. And I want to support local shops, but the problem in lies that doing your own work is part of the experience of mountain biking, and it saves money. Some of my friends' favorite memories are the times our buddy did a full dropper rebuild in the rain in a parking lot, or just drinking beers in the basement putting a new drivetrain on. I have literally done every bit of work on my...
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Maxipedia Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/5/2026 2:07pm
Hello! I admit I have seen the ”Shimano Reports Bike Maintenance a Hidden Barrier to Participation” title on the home page and I got curious. I didn't read the entire thing, nor did I read all the comments here, as I don't have time right now (but I will make some time to read), so excuse me, but I feel the urge to say something. From my understanding, Shimano is whining that in Europe people are cycling less, because bike maintenance is hindering them. Did I understand right? If yes, than I find Shimano to be at least a bit...
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cmaac Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/5/2026 1:56pm
Depends on what XXL means - I am 6'3 and ride a Norco Revolver S5 with the seat slammed forward. But I would call myself an XL rather than an XXL. Maybe the new Spur?
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/5/2026 1:56pm
Have you put any thought into an s5 norco revolver? I demo'd one from my lbs (s4 at my 6'2" size). They do have proper reach for us tall boys (ironic) and they actually ride a bit bigger then the reach figures suggest. It was honestly the most fun xc-race bike I've ridden in recent memory. Appropriate stack figures, super quick on the gas, proper fit, and good fc/rc balance for an xc bike.
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/5/2026 1:55pm
Look at the age of the Shore. It's at the end of it's cycle, Norco killed the Range to replace it with the 170/160mm Sight, and the only bike that the public knows about that is bigger than the Sight is the probably-maybe to be released DH bike which rumour has it will be very expensive and very limited. Further, just last summer Norco partnered up with the bike park on Grouse mountain, which is a new lift-access bike park located within 40 minutes (or 4 hours, traffic depending) from Norco's headquarters in Port Coquitlam. The rental fleet is/was made...
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/5/2026 1:54pm
You would chose a horst tallboy over those bikes for the same reason you would currently chose a vpp tallboy over those bikes. Frame quality, ride feel and kinematics, frame stiffness/compliance tuning/feel, geo fit/dimensions, brand loyalty/identification, colors/industrial design, warranty support, LBS/retailer loyalty and support, etc. I have owned countless VPP santacruz bikes and I also own a horst link bullit. I have owned many other brands horst link bikes: specialized, rocky mountain, transition, norco, orbea. Unsurprisingly, my bullit rides like a santacruz and has a few characteristics that other horst link bikes have that are nice. Based on my experience...
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/5/2026 1:53pm
My 2023 Optic is purple.
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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/2/2026 5:13pm
Few speculations: New Sram stuff: there is currently a countdown at this page https://www.sram.com/en/sram/mountain/campaigns/dh for February 23rd-24th, that is most likely Transmission AXS DH and new Boxxer E1 with linear XL air spring add-on and Charger 3.2 being launched. There is a possibility new Zeb B1 get launched at the same time they share the Linear XL air spring add-on. New Lyrik would most likely be only updated to charger 3.2 so could be soft launched at later date (possibly switch from D2 to D3 in Sram product nomenclature) I hope the new Pike D1 doesn't only get the updated...
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Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/30/2026 6:41am
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piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 5:58am
Of those two, Transition's prices are much too steep considering the tech/fit/finish (warranty support is equal). Not a knock on Transition. I love their no BS "here is bike. bike ride good." ethos. I've owned 2 Transitions and 2 Santa Cruz. (current quiver is 2 SC 1 Tranny) and love Transition but would not drop the amount of money they are asking for their bikes today. Santa Cruz is selling bikes with lifetime warranty rims for $5.2k.
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senorbanana Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 12:17pm
Don't know if this was mentioned. New tallboy is no longer VPP, 140 130mm
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 12:17pm
Hopefully lighter, too! I really liked the Tallboy, but it weighed basically the same as my Hightower.
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Trocko Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 3:57am
Mo awesome hiding something from transition. Has a 34sl and the cable insertion is not the same as the current spur
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sprungmass Liked a comment about Press Release Forbidden Bike Company Launches Two Titanium Hardtails: Puritan and Heathen
1/26/2026 10:31am
This is classic Forbidden and yes total niche. I always thought their bikes squarely target the BC style of riding. The mountain bikes with the high pivot and long stable geometry feel right at home where they are built. I love forbidden for this. These two frames are following the same ethos I believe. The Puritan makes perfect sense if you do interior BC "gravel riding". I day this in quotes because their definition of gravel is kinda different compared to the stuff we see in media. Someone I rode with in Toronto moved to BC and gave up mountain...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Press Release Forbidden Bike Company Launches Two Titanium Hardtails: Puritan and Heathen
1/26/2026 10:30am
I know this is an MTB site, but a flat-bar only gravel bike with clearance for only 50mm tires and built around a 50mm travel fork is wildly niche. "I want a gravel bike that's really only good on gravel roads and the absolute smoothest of trails, but I don't want drop bars because wind doesn't exist where I live and I'm never doing long rides where my wrists get tired holding the same spot on the bars all day." Seems like a very BC-only sort of gravel bike.
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lennskii Liked a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Element - (Bit fancy) Min-Max Build
1/20/2026 1:43pm
Thanks mate! The Hayes lever feel is certainly addictive. They make SRAM feel super stiff and Shimano's rather sloppy/a bit cheap (except for maybe XTR) which has a bearing). Bigger brake + smaller thicker rotors > small brakes and bigger rotors IMO (you then always have the option to run more rotor in standard sizes + less rotor warp/weight/brackets). The 1.95mm Hayes rotors are great but IMO every brake benefits from thicker rotors as brakes always feel worse (more lever throw) nearer end of pad life/more piston advanced). Trickstuff uniquely do 2.05mm (2.3mm's won't fit easily), both in heavy duty...
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gubbinal Added a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Element - (Bit fancy) Min-Max Build
1/20/2026 10:01am
Super tidy Element, love the mottled green with the tan-wall tires! Love to see some serious brakes on a 120mm bike. The Dominion A4/Galfer pad/Trickstuff rotor combo sounds pretty trick -- I've mostly run stock Hayes rotors and pads but starting to branch out to some other options.
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