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HexonJuan Added a reply to PNW Components Gets High - New Range 75mm rise alloy handlebars
6/26/2026 2:52pm 55s on both hardtails, 60 on the Ripmo (XM size), 75 on the dj running a lone 5mm spacer under each stem. Unsure I'd want to go higher than what's already on the trail bikes, but I definitely am not going to run anything less than 50mm. Plusses: anytime you want the front up, it's a way easy weight shift...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic PNW Components Gets High - New Range 75mm rise alloy handlebars
6/26/2026 2:30pm Raising your bars can make your front tire feel less grippy and more vague, but it can also the opposite effect and make your front tire feel more grippy and less vague. We had an example of that opposite and unexpected results in one of the Vital forum threads last week. The effect is always going to depend on the rider, trails, and their current handlebar height. But yes, when people experiment with bar height and they eventually discover their own personal "too high" height, the feedback I've observed pretty consistently and experienced myself is that the front tire feels...
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HexonJuan Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/24/2026 2:01pm Mayhaps, but Toyota certainly doesn't like anyone trying to service their CVTs either.
HexonJuan Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/24/2026 12:30pm Understand the sentiment, but this is where the newest in new development seems to be happening.
HexonJuan Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/24/2026 12:29pm Color me curious about CVTs on bikes but I am definitely on the wait for a number of product cycles before even thinking of owning one. Everyone I've known with Nuvinci/Enviolo hub has had major issues to say nothing of friends/acquaintances with CVT issues on their newish (<5yo) cars. The idea has promise, but execution is the only thing that...
HexonJuan Added a reply to Shimano Deore M7200/M6200 Mechanical Drivetrain & Brakes: Tech Info and Discussion
6/15/2026 12:06pm Only thing I'm curious about is if they're still using an aluminum MC piston in them. I know they went to phenolic on the caliper end, but it's what's inside the MC that appeals to me.
HexonJuan Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/13/2026 8:36am Not a fan of the ID on that one. Makes me wanna get googly eye stickers and slap em on the piston bore surfaces. But now that I type that, I'm inclined to buy em just for that. Just hope they don't use the Venom oil they had with their first foray into mineral oil. That stuff was a beeeeach...
HexonJuan Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/13/2026 8:24am Second coming of the Elixir?
MrDuck Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/10/2026 6:19am Well..my first reaction was the same. On a second thought, disregarding the ridiculous price...I'd be more keen to have this than most e-bikes that came out recently. I generally don't enjoy riding e-bikes, so if I do, it's for trail building. I'd actually take this thing for carrying tools etc. Maybe I'm just low key trying to repeat my "ebike isn't a mtb" thing, as in my view an emtb fits somewhere between a shovel and a VW Jetta, but for such purpose it actually makes some sense. But then again you look at the price and I'm back to...
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Falcon Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
6/10/2026 6:12am Yes. I meant " Cross-downcountrytrailendurodownhill bikepacking rig" as sort of an astonished compliment. 😎
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HexonJuan Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/10/2026 6:05am I wouldn't be surprised on Trek and Spec to narrow their focus on models that sell. They're both generalist companies: They make a generally good product for the general pop. Sometimes they make something that blows folx away but still the bulk of their sales come from lower cost models. Couple with both of em are still plagued by inventory...
boozed Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
6/9/2026 7:55am Gonhoherpesyphilaids Edit: Jokes aside it's probably perfect for the person who rides it, and isn't that all anyone ever wants in a bike?
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HexonJuan Added a reply to Dumb Bike Problems
6/9/2026 7:54am Shut up, Hippie. But yes, that is certainly the case. However this is a good forum for good natured malignment.
HexonJuan Added a reply to Dumb Bike Problems
6/8/2026 12:59pm I haven't seen so much WTF in one picture in a long, long time. @TEASMROBOT, not OCD with this set up. Note the rear valve stem isn't label aligned .
HexonJuan Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/4/2026 11:21am There is something to be said for our ability to suck up the high tension drag caused by idlers on high pivot designs but bemoan the low tension drag on chain guides. Been thinking of revisiting a guide just to see how the new leaving angle of the chain from guide to the derailleur affects cage movement during suspension cycling.
boozed Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
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HexonJuan Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/4/2026 8:38am Now that is a helluvan accurate assessment if I ever read one.
TomJones Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
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