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No idea. Maybe there is a reason, maybe they just followed MX stuff and gave it an old try... The bending of the fork will be more smooth, maybe the local tension will be lowered, but forks aren't really breaking left and right, so I don't see a benefit in that. Maybe they have a piston traveling past the lower clamp. Maybe whatever. As far as I'm aware, most pistons nowadays don't travel past the clamp... Maybe I'm mistaken on that part. The MX post specifically found multiple reasons why split clamps are better because there is less binding because...

Thanks but being one of the people cut open twice for it, I won't be offended. As was said earlier, this is unique to everyone and not consistent in how it presents itself. I'm envious of people who it comes down to fitness and flexibility, and am glad for them there is a simpler solution. It's different for everyone and fitness can play a huge role for some people. For grip strength, I spent a sum total of years in physical therapy trying to resolve this issue with different PTs over the last 7 or so years. I also work...

I just backed out of a post in the arm pump thread saying pretty much: until you can pulverize a potato in your hand, don’t worry about a degree of back sweep in your handlebars…but that’s just my personal experience, and it felt dumb to say it to dudes getting surgeries and shit…I will assume that anyone resorting to getting cut open or dealing with an existential bike crisis has indeed got their grip strength to mega levels first… but for me, it’s all grip strength. Very strong correlation betweeN how much I’ve been riding / gripping and whether I...

Sorry, wrong study, but acute damage is not what's worrying anyways, you typically can still function after long day of riding right? This is the right study and I will repost the right link in the first post too.https://www.napier.ac.uk/-/media/worktribe/output-1822898/elite-mountai…

Ok. Now do gearboxes.

Ive been super happy with XO1 derailleur with XT chain and cassette. Fast + shifts under load

Bet against Primoz you lose. I should have trusted my instincts over my pride. I now feel about myself how my Asian dad must have felt when I brought home that b+ in Calc1

I haven’t watched the linked video yet, but I have to say; Who cares how fast it shifts? Having T type on an Ebike is beneficial because it knows where to put the chain at the right time. If you accidentally forget you’re in a high-power mode and ham-fist a shift, you’re not going to snap your chain or cassette or worse…

Looks exactly (on the surface at least) like the black version Simmonds was testing/developing. Even has the 2 mount points for the second shock. Josh was asked about the bike, and he said it's the prototype and is an XL. Also said it's long and low. Wonder if it's the same bike with a cool paint job. Or a tweaked version for Josh to help develop?

New Frameworks proto? Could only find it in this story (didn't screenshot all the slides): https://www.instagram.com/stories/prosisemetalworks/3378705691127222278/

Silicone grips are great for damping but terrible for dampening.

just so it's on the record (again), when transmission dropped, on that very day, we showed that shifting was slower than previous axs. - https://youtu.be/ooilfJ2SEiQ?si=3HzuoD9OusEMyaeJ&t=691 go to 11:31 in the video

Do dead hangs from a pull up bar. Improves your grip strength.

In college I rode hammered grips and poort bled brakes because I was poor and felt it was cool to "suffer" and just lazy. After growing up, I've come to realize that details matter. Lots of small things add up. Minor adjustments to lever position, grips, bar backsweep & roll, well bled brakes, a fork that has at some point in its life actually been serviced, proper tire pressure, etc all add up to a huge difference. As much as I love my Oneup bars and revgrips, there is no magic bullet or single solution to most things in life...

DAMPING!

My favorite set up has been the GX AXS (non transmission) derailleur paired with a Shimano chain and cassette. Best of both worlds

These will just be from last year before the release, all the pre production Mavens teams received last season were full black, with only a few exceptions on the red caliper

I can still hear that noise those older Foes made

Makes me happy. Foes making a play to get back to being a more common name. Good way to do it.

Is the Red Bull count real? I assumed it was some inside joke that just keeps goin that he drinks tons of them. If not I hate to see him in 10 years if he keeps that up.