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TheKaiser Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/5/2026 8:18am
Wow, there really seems to be a resurgence in auto industry crossover product development lately...for reasons I can't really understand, given the stagnation in the bike industry.🤨 Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing someone drive up to the trailhead with a car equipped with Dunlop tires, Bilstein shocks, and Brembo brakes, with a bike on the rack with a matching setup. Maybe we can get Recaro to start making saddles, and Momo to start making bars and grips to keep the party rolling.
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Kapolczer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 9:48pm
Don’t think I’ve seen this here yet, but looks like Dunlop is making some MTB tires.
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Uncle Cliffy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 9:47pm
Friend of mine has been beating the crap out of them ever since they were available. A lot tougher than I expected. The argument that it would be hard to source one on a trip is kind of silly. You can literally just put a couple in your pocket…
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 1:59pm
I hope Bilstein puts a better lock on there before somebody carrying a Leatherman walks away with all the prototypes. (Seriously, those cable locks are astonishingly easy to cut.)
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MikeyE Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/4/2026 11:10am
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic Why are yokes sideways?
3/4/2026 6:51am
Kinda, like a spherical bearing, but implemented the way Pole (or yokes in general) does things - have a standard bushing in a standard shock with standard shock hardware mounting it to an adapter, have the shock rotated 90 degrees sideways and mount it to the frame pivots. Yeah, extending it makes the loads on it higher, as with a yoke. Yes, adding what is essentially a universal joint, will make it free in all directions and would technically open up another plane of buckling (side to side vs. just in the frame plane, whether that is up/down or back/forth...
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niconj Liked a bike check Banshee Phantom V3.3 not 2
3/2/2026 3:52pm
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Shinysideup Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/23/2026 3:04pm
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jones007 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/23/2026 2:43pm
For the weight weenie XC crowd: https://berdspokes.com/products/berd-hawk30-gold-carbon-wheels
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seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
2/23/2026 6:59am
I love how angry people on this website get when I challenge assumptions. You’re frustrated because you can’t explain flickable. You’re befuddled because we have never even had to define that term in the MTB world before: we have all just taken it for granted. Look, it’s ok to like short chainstays. You have adapted your riding to them. But you don’t need to be angry at people looking to improve/refine mountain bikes through lengthening the rear centers. Most of us just want proportional CSs not LONG CHAINSTAYS so don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll still be able to have fun...
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Evwan Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/22/2026 3:36pm
Seeing Jackson’s brakes, it wouldn’t be the first time shimano has prototyped stuff on race bikes and then not released them. IMO the rest of the group set needs updating. The cranks don’t accept an ochain, and the derailleur is a noisy 10 speed. The whole saint group set feels outdated compared to sram. I’d love to see the new brakes come out but I’m not holding out hope. Could be this year, next, or never. Shimano moves slow, but pivot is spec’ing saint on their top tier phoenix so maybe people still want it? I wouldn’t drop $9.5k on...
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DServy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/20/2026 2:42pm
Woooo! I've always wanted Maven power with the lever ambiguity of Shimano's wandering bite point! Count me in!
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/20/2026 2:35pm
There's a lot of Shimano sponsored riders who are reducing their drivetrains down to 7 speed from 10, it would be smart of Shimano to make a dedicated 7 speed Saint for that reason, 7 speed linkglide saint would be rad
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Scontoni Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/19/2026 7:55am
How about lets 4-bar our way back to Rumors and Innovation More bars here: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/it-4-bar
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Humdinger420 Liked a reply to forum topic What are people's favorite true trail bikes in 2026?
2/18/2026 4:02pm
Tallboy is a beloved bike but I found it to be not quite what I was looking for. I had mine built up with an overforked Fox 36. The result was a 120mm bike that was barely better on the uphills and definitely worse on the downhills than my 150mm bike. I had a Transition Sentinel and Santa Cruz Tallboy in stable at the time and going back and forth between the two was pointless. The Sentinel was only slightly heavier and substantially better on the downs. Not to say the Tallboy is a bad bike but for my skills...
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jeff231 Added a reply to What are people's favorite true trail bikes in 2026?
2/18/2026 1:59pm Another vote for a second light wheelset with light tires. This completely transforms the way the bike rides and has the additional benefit of not having to adapt to geometry or component differences between bikes.
notanengineer Liked a reply to forum topic What are people's favorite true trail bikes in 2026?
2/18/2026 1:56pm
Went thru the whole trail bike exercise last year as well and ended up going with lighter casing tires, a different shock, and switching up the geometry with a stevo - ended up staying with the stumpy.
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bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic What are people's favorite true trail bikes in 2026?
2/18/2026 1:56pm
you might be suprised how the evo rides with some light wheels/tires. Not saying their isn’t true trail bikes that will be better. But a wheel set is cheaper and takes less space.
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Kanista Liked a reply to forum topic Are sram mavens really this hard to get working.
2/18/2026 9:17am
I must be an outsider since i just did exact follow the sram bleeding video and had nothing but great brakes with my mavens. Its so good that i now have a hard time when i ride my other bike with dominions, wich also is absolutly a flawless brake.
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic What are people's favorite true trail bikes in 2026?
2/17/2026 4:00pm
I spent a bunch of time demo'ing trail bikes over the last 6 months. A few impressions below, I'm 6'2" so a few of my impressions are driven off of that. -Tallboy is still the benchmark and nearly impossible to beat and the geometry has no surprises, nor weird steps between sizes. A platform that can punch above or below it's weight depending on the build you go for. A new one is coming, but it will be more of a nudge towards all mountain, yet still a trail bike. -I prefer the smuggler to the spur. The spur gets...
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