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Dirtyburger Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/19/2023 12:08am
They should stuff one of the haptic feedback motor things that Apple uses on Trackpads into the shift buttons… those things are crazy convincing! Although I’d personally prefer a mechanical shifter and derailleur any day of the week.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/19/2023 12:07am
Except millions of dollars, a lot of time and a bunch of patents. @Sonofbovril2 buttons to the left of the grip sound much less ergonomic than a shifter pod under the handlebars if it's meant to be shifted using your thumb...
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jsray Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/16/2023 3:32pm
I used to run my levers almost all the way out, no idea why. Now they’re much closer to the bar with a quick bite. The less you have to squeeze the better, in terms of fatigue/arm pump/finger pump etc. Kinda like cheater reps on a leg press, it’s much easier on the muscles to squeeze 2mm than 2 inches. On an after work trail ride? Not much difference. Pinned at 170bpm 6 times a day? Adds up. Richie in particular has stated in the past that he likes a very touchy brake lever.
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FullSend Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/16/2023 3:29pm
I can't believe this trend hasn't died out yet. Some years ago during the first big covid lockdown here in Germany, I've put a bit of research into this and looked up all the various manufacturers claims and explanation as to why these should apparently make you faster. I did not find a single one of them convincing. But back then I took it a little further and went through the the digital library of my University, which includes access to hundreds of scientific archives and databases, to look up the supposed "science" behind these products. In short, there seems...
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mtbboy1993 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/15/2023 2:11am
I guess it might mean Medium Soft, Medium Hard. You are right, these are not in their line up yet.
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Kusa Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/14/2023 4:48pm
New?! Michelin Wild Enduro tires? Can't see them mentioned anywhere online. Seems like there is additional model name MS, MH (but I'm not so familiar with Michelin). Source https://www.pinkbike.com/news/bike-check-barca-prudkovas-unno-burn-endu…
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/13/2023 6:56pm
Ah, of course, I had the Stumpjumper in mind when replying before. That's what happens when you type out replies in the phone during work meetings...
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/12/2023 11:36am
What the high pivot bike is compared to a DWLink6 bike (the Athertons) is like what a flex stay single pivot (XC/Stumpjumper) bike is compared to a horst link. The normal pivot height bike is a standard DW Link and thus has a vertical brace. It needs it, it wouldn't work otherwise. @Sonofbovril2 shows the linkage in about the samepart of the travel (and not any further) than what the video showed. And I'd really prefer a video/animation to see where it flips over (if it does of course). @krabo83 it appears they are more or less parallel to each...
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SQlab Liked a reply to forum topic SQ Labs panties? Can't we do better with MTB advertising?
6/11/2023 11:48pm
Hi, Basti from SQlab here, Sorry for being late, we had a public holiday in Germany, yesterday. Upfront, I am in charge for int. Marketing here, so it is only me to blame, plus maybe our team rider Stevie, with whom I created the whole campaign idea, which the video is the most important part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nquh2lM75X8 Before I post our official statement, I want to point out first, that on a shooting side, we simply fucked up. We never wanted the butts to look same and female on the first look. We wanted the widest spread of different butts as...
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barryjenson Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/10/2023 11:27pm
Looks more like a Pirelli scorpion M
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Acadian Liked a reply to forum topic FREE LIVE STREAMS & RACE TALK - Lenzerheide Mountain Bike World Cup 2023
6/10/2023 3:22pm
The footage is good but let's be honest, they aren't showing us the most exciting parts of the track. I want to see the fast/steep tech sections not just the wide open sections.
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krabo83 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/10/2023 3:45am
looks like a Hope HB916 edit: ok, some of you already had the same idea
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Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/9/2023 4:21pm
#lookslikea916
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Jacker123 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/9/2023 3:15pm Looks like Trek are taking more than a bit of 'inspiration' from the Hope HB916...
slimshady Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/8/2023 11:37am
Yeah, a piece of inner tube surely makes for a wunderbashguard!! Here is my Picasso approach on the system:
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TheShortestCharles Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/7/2023 7:09pm
They're onto a plastic shroud; I don't think we're ever getting a look at what's under it now (just like Bruni's mystery shock)
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bski90 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/7/2023 7:09pm
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Losifer Liked a forum topic SQ Labs panties? Can't we do better with MTB advertising?
6/5/2023 10:39pm
First of all, I get that a lot of ad folks are probably not mountain bikers. They're using a toolbox based on things that they think has worked in the past, not necessarily what will work best in this community. Second, their job is to sell products. Building a community where new people feel welcome is probably not on their priority list. Third, as mountain bikers, we have collectively shown that stuff like the old Marzocchi posters and calendars (that were on the walls of service departments I managed) was not only acceptable but preferred. I'm saying all of this...
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FullSend Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/5/2023 2:27am
I mean he would say that, wouldn't he. Doesn't he also own the business that imports Pivot bikes into the UK? (Besides owning the Pivot Factory racing team I mean.)
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hitar_potar Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/3/2023 2:26pm
What would a regular weekend warrior understand from adjusted frame compliance and leverage rates? He/she’d still have an amazing time on a previous gen V10! The new one seems just like a facelift of the old one, if you don’t look at the details from close range, you might think it’s the old one. Check what Spech are doing in the last 7-8 years - each next Demo is nothing like the previous one, and there are newer and newer design details, not to mention frame compliance and leverage ratios! 
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