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RiderMikeCheck1 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/18/2025 10:29am
That proto frame goes way back. I shot this photo of it in the early fall of 2023. Sorry for poor quality. The obvious heel rub and linkage swap-out (on your more current photo) shows it's seen a lot of hours. The guy riding it started working for a different bike company, so he may have offloaded this one to another industry friend. At the time, I was thinking it was maybe a Diamondback prototype that got canceled/never saw the light of day. He was fairly open with it; it was spotted at local Seattle area watering hole(s), etc.
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FaahkEet Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/17/2025 1:05pm
Regarding this 'too many bearings' thing I'm imagining those infomercials where the actor over dramatically struggles with something and loses conttol but its bearings and they go flying all over the place.
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/11/2025 9:43am
From everything I've read on the topic, a lighter free stroke portion of the pull will mean it gets longer. Think Dominions, which have one of the lightest but also longest free strokes out there. I wouldn't mind trying the gold cam, but have no issues with the red one. What I care about is the amount of force required to actually slow down, which is way less on Mavens than most other brakes.
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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/8/2025 6:32pm
Looks like the Madonna might get the Yalla V2 adjustable dropout soon. Found these on mtbnews.de for a an industry event with everyone attending bike setup pictured https://www.mtb-news.de/news/bock-auf-ballern-2025/
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Glenngineer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2025 8:04am
But is it laterally stiff while maintaining vertical compliance?!?
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ex-ballz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2025 8:04am
Well, I haven't heard this one before. 🙄
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carlinojoevideo Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
11/3/2025 7:55am
I put a new Gambler on order. I’m ready to give it a shot! (Not my bike, this was team bike at Lake Placid)
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Downamics Liked a bike check Downamics Gamux Sego
10/26/2025 8:38pm
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/23/2025 7:04pm
Hey look what I found in the parts bin: This was one of the last things I worked on at RS before I left... goal was to control big hits by weakening or slowing down the return of the air spring. I run my setup with a lot of spring and no damping, so getting bucked on big hits is part of the deal. This thing 'gulps' all the air in the positive chamber on compression and lets it out with a tiny delay (since it all has to go through the tiny hole to get out). No delay on...
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MTBrent Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/22/2025 4:23pm
Well that math doesn't instill much confidence. 37mm must round up to 40mm...
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yahmon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/21/2025 11:27am
single pivot ≠ crab
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PisgahGnar Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/16/2025 4:58pm
Not exactly an innovation per se; but Raaw has started offering the option to rent a toolbox full of all their adjustments included. You get it for two weeks so you can decide if any of those adjustments make sense before you buy. And, get a discount when you do decide to buy something afterwards. Pretty cool idea. https://raawmtb.com/en-us/collections/parts/products/raaw-factory-suppo…
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/16/2025 4:57pm
Sure looks like a V4 Nomad
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isaacwilson Liked a bike check Frameworks Dream Build
10/15/2025 8:46am
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mtbAndy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
10/14/2025 2:37pm
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/7/2025 7:40pm
For all you forum diehards who skip the homepage, here is some insight and our thoughts on Specialized first-gen proto downhill bike that went live today - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/piece-bigger-puzzle-testing-specializ… It was a privilege to ride this bike and, as you'd expect, it was a damn fast. I'm eager to ride the production #2chainz bike, which I'd guess is coming early next year just based on the vague answers Spesh has given when pressed about it. Fingers crossed it won't cost an organ to buy one.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
10/7/2025 4:51pm
A chance for #USDH riders to earn UCI points in Norcal in November! There are three separate races during the week-long series so the total prize and points purse are 3X these numbers. Total payout for the series is $6,654.00 and 324 UCI Points. The new Triple Crown UCI DH Series is a downhill race series located in Philo, California. The series includes three UCI C2 races over a one-week period, from November 11-16, 2025. Registration opens September 27. Visit Instagram and follow links in profile for more information: https://www.instagram.com/triplecrowndh Registration - https://www.bikereg.com/triple-crown-dh-1 Race information - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1je0DKVypB92oXqG5u5t7ma6D4QkaUDqc North American Elite...
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dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 World Cup - Lake Placid, USA
10/2/2025 8:15pm
You can tell when Asa, Tyler, or Oli are coming because every single line spotter pulls out their phone. During this B practice, Asa has been by 4 times and was on a different line every time.
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