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Given the plethora of takes in this thread, I am wondering what people think is the best value prop for a drivetrain? I like XT because it is crisp, wear items and breakable items are cheaper than sram counterparts, and the clutch is rebuildable. The only downside I have heard is the durability but I haven't broken one in a fashion that wouldn't have broken any other mech. I also feel like sram gx when I had it would start to feel like shit no matter what after 6 months of heavy use. Shimano hasn't for me. Also, I have...

My little experience with transmission and Eagle 90 is that I far and away prefer the way eagle 90 shifts, but I have a gripe with how they keep the derailleur from going into the spokes with no limit screws, that being that the cage contacts the largest cog on the cassette. It's a little thing, but why design it that way over just building a limiter into the parallelogram? Doest even need to be adjustable, just keep it from touching the cassette. I would still take SHIMANO mechanical over eagle 90 if I was custom building a bike, but...

You have to match the cassette and chain. You will not be happy running a Sram chain on a Shimano cassette unfortunately. I have run the Shimano chain/cassette with Sram shifter/RD and loved it. Best value IMO is XT 12 spd. Clutch can be adjusted and shifting just works. Sram manages their product differentiation by tolerances in the RD. Just go into a shop and push the bottom of the RD cage back and forth on an XX1 vs lower level equipment and you will see what I mean. Shimano does something similar, but theirs is more about durability. XT...

Fastest shift in the west is still the ol' trusty 11 Speed XT. Double gear downshift, crispy leaver feel, textured lever and can bend it pretty hard before it starts to shift poorly (unlike eagle or shimano 12 speed, which does good but could be better). I find that Transmission is a 180 stright into oncoming traffic in terms of progress, between the narrow-wide cassette, ridiculously massive derailleur, absurd price tag, and last but not least... probably one of the worse mtb inventions of the past 20 years, the UDH. Before the invention of UDH's, hangers were a lot smaller...

Everything SRAM does is targeted to mid to lower level riders. They sell more units on OE bikes than any other mfg 90 - 95% of OE builds are SRAM in MTB at this point. Their strategy is to reduce warranty and customer service issues with product and retain customers who spend money. If they wanted to sell an F1 Level pro system they would do it. But like F1, more people will drive an Accord vs a Race Car. Make products that are easily digestible by the mass mid west market and sell the most product and make the...

Wireless shimano stuff coming soon?

Geometron?

And on rotors installed wrong way around.

Some of you never rode when we had no clutches so the loose, flopping chain smashed against every part of your aluminum bike and the fork knocked in the 1 1/8th head tubes and then echoed through your monocoque frame and it shows. I can barely hear my current bike compared to the 3rd grade marching bands on wheels we used to ride pre-2012. I didn't even know you could hear what your tires were doing for the first 10 years I rode.

please don't respond about geo to this (or even respond at all), but just FYI, you can easily compare bikes and their geo in our product guide. here's a quick one i put together between a dreadnaught, firebird and sb165 - new bikes are being added all the time. https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/compare/64471,64876,50471?sizes%5B%5D=…

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There's a chance he is so fast because he wants to finish before his cranks explode.

Yes yes yes!!! Finally some movement on the new Enduro! Maybe it’s not too far away. Spesh always strategically place some Easter eggs in their videos, nice catch!

No chance they are 5DEV, Loic wants to get to the end of a run with 2 crank arms!

With a 15mm hex axle.

Here is what I drew up, it has a pretty high anti-rise, axle path is rearwards for around 2/3rds of the travel. all the fun stuff

It's pseudo technical babble and not a tech rumor.

There are a few people who I eagerly await pre-season race footage of, top of the list is Loic and based on his recent story I'd say we aren't disappointed. New/Raw brake calipers, possibly uncovered rear shock finally, new chainstay, new/kinked seat tube? There's too much and yes I am hoping someone posts the screenshots for me.

I can't figure out why anyone making an inverted fork in 2025, especially a single crown inverted fork, wouldn't use the Manitou hex axle to add torsional stiffness. The patent is expired and it adds almost no weight. I imagine a 15mm hex axle is significantly stiffer in torsion than a round 20mm axle, and doesn't require a new front hub. Especially if you're already doing pinch bolts, you can do it the way the Dorado has been doing it since 2002? It's so simple! We'd finally settled on Boost 15mm as a trail bike front hub, and now it's...