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hardbash Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/25/2023 3:25am

Good thing the new Calipers are around somewhere else on the internet as well haha

iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/24/2023 8:56am

Updated bike builds from The YT Mob, with some changes since early season testing, and of course featuring the new SRAM drivetrain. Details and pics: Jack Moir Spec: Height & Weight: 186cm / 83kg Frame: YT Capra 29” XL (-5mm shorter seatstay from L frame) Fork: Rockshox ZEB Ultimate 190mm / 75psi 1 token Shock: Rockshox Blackbox Wheels: Dt Swiss EX 511 Tires: Maxxis Assegai 2.5 / 25psi / Maxxis DHR 2.4 / 28psi Inserts: Cushcore front & rear Cockpit: Renthal Fatbar 31.8mm 40mm rise and 760mm wide / Renthal Apex stem 50mm Cranks: SRAM XX 170mm, 32t Pedals: Crankbrother...

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hardbash Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/24/2023 4:43am

New Intend brakes:

lickmycrinkle Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/20/2023 3:45pm

A better look at the tread and some truly abysmal stand photoshopping.

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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/16/2023 9:42am

Maybe it's cable actuated!

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baronKanon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/13/2023 5:05am

Intend will be releasing their brake system on Friday! YEAH! (Too bad I just ordered a pair of Direttissimas when they got in stock at Bike24...)

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic John Hall (Gwin's Mechanic) on Spoke Tension

3/10/2023 7:49am

All great points. I think you're right about the wheel when all spokes are in tension, like in a simple vertical orientation rolling along in a straight line hitting bumps, but when we're talking about wheel flex and compliance, I think we're primarily talking about side to side (lateral) wheel flex and spoke compliance. In the case of lateral wheel flex, one whole side of the wheel is losing tension completely on the bottom half as the wheel folds over, like in the free-body diagram up above on the right. In that case where one whole side of "the spoke...

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hardbash Added a reply to John Hall (Gwin's Mechanic) on Spoke Tension

3/9/2023 4:14pm

"So wouldn’t preloading a spoke increase the amount of force required to start moving a static spoke in the system? The spring is experiencing force in compression and the spoke in tension, but effectively it's same same regarding preload, spring force, and YM, right?" Well, no, it is not the same. With a hub suspended in a rim between two...

hardbash Added a reply to John Hall (Gwin's Mechanic) on Spoke Tension

3/9/2023 3:02pm

If you want to go all the way nerdy (and understand a little german), you can use the "spokomat" which includes a spoke tensiometer based on the resonance frequency of the spoke which is a function of its tension (and other parameters like its length and so on). Using your phone's microphone and a frequency analyzer app, you can build...

Milton 26" Liked a reply to forum topic John Hall (Gwin's Mechanic) on Spoke Tension

3/9/2023 2:03pm

Seriously guys I hate it to be a hater, but... From the engineering standpoint spoke tension does not have anything to with compliance of a wheel in the same way that spring preload on your shock does not affect the sping rate. And this is not mentioned in the video is just strange to me. Hear me out. In a functional wheel all spokes are preloaded. This means that in a normal riding scenario all spokes stay preloaded/pretentioned at all times. This means that only Young's Modulus (elasticity of material so to speak) and the spoke geometry (cross-section area of...

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