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Thadeus Liked a bike check NAF Parker, singlespeed, belt-driven, Park bike
11/21/2024 7:04am
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StilPhone Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/21/2024 7:04am
This - Sports Direct (Mike Ashley..) bought it all up. They also operate Evans Cycles - if you go to their site you'll see some bits and pieces but its not a great shop. General view is that Mike Ashley is a parasite and tends to strip anything of value from his stores - Evans Cycles used to be a well respected family run group of shops, with good quality kit.. Not anymore. I'd be surprised if he isnt trying to sell the NP branding and IP as it actually has value, but he'll probably want more than its actually...
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MauiMax Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/21/2024 7:03am
The only thing a little disappointing with the zink bike is the shortest reach being 464. For a freeride bike i think something a little shorter in the 450 range would have been ideal. Im only 5'9" and can ride 460 reach but for a play bike it would be a little bit much
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MattD Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/20/2024 5:20am
Yup, I've had one on order for a while. They are up on the Norco website now. https://www.norco.com/bikes/mountain/all-mountain/sight/25-sight-C1-MX-…
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Rimpact Components Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
11/19/2024 9:34am
Dead Silent, no rattle. Interestingly, ours is sprung much firmer that the counter cycles version in all three frequency set ups we've targeted. It's really cool to see others doing their own data acquisition and analysis of the Countercycle one, I hope ours is put under similar security. The specific frequencies we targeted were derived from a great deal of data collection, Fast Fourier Transfer analysis and GPS comparison. Looking at which frequencies were actually felt as negative at a given instance and which were actually part of the ride characteristics of the chassis. It's clear all the options being...
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carlinojoevideo Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
11/19/2024 9:05am
The bike is not fun to ride in this setting. (setup for countershox but removed). Much more feedback to my hands and less planted bike. It felt like it was deflecting all the way down the trail. I did a test recording axle and bar movements with and without countershox. There is an article on PB that has all the graphs and results. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look-countersycles-tuned-mass-dampe… I have no horse in the race, I’m just a rider who’s trying to make his bike feel awesome and enjoys testing. I’ve tried a lot of stuff on my bike that didn’t make a difference...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
11/19/2024 8:18am
Of course! Nowhere did I say we shouldn't try new things. What I am however saying is people often step over much easier/obvious performance gains to follow the proverbial herd. I'm also suggesting we're whittling away at smaller gains than maybe we were 5-10 years ago. All of these things can be true at the same time, and if history is a guide this is exactly what we should expect (optimizing for smaller and smaller "real" gains).
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shreda Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/19/2024 5:35am
Vacay - the name of the bike.
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haen Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/19/2024 5:35am
F1 tech but maybe one day it'll make it on our bikes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCggPZxt1W3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig…
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Dave Waugh Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/19/2024 5:35am
I can't even begin to comprehend trying to clean mud out of that thing! Looks utterly amazing though!
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/18/2024 6:21pm
What was the password btw?
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Simcik Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/18/2024 6:21pm
It is interesting the folks who have criticized what Cam is doing. Then adore what Neko is doing. I think what they are both doing is super cool and I am for it. Each are designing bikes they want to ride and want to offer that to others. Both have more hours on bikes and testing than any of us could dream to have. There is something to that. Cam has successfully run Sensus for quite a long time. I'd say that alone gives consumer confidence in customer relations. The pricing on the frames is pretty good considering what other...
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tqmudshredder Liked a bike check Santa Cruz Nomad 6 cc 2024
11/18/2024 10:44am
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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Frame Compliance Analysis & Discussion
11/18/2024 10:42am
Someone built a steel frame incorporating the slider idea I to it. I can't recall off the top of my head who the builder is to find the IG link. Igus sells a filament that would work well for this, now sure difficult it is to print on a consumer FDM printer.
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Ryan Burney Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Frame Compliance Analysis & Discussion
11/18/2024 10:42am
Right now, it looks like your main loss of stiffness is coming from the seat stays not being supported by anything other than the shock. The shock is essentially acting as a structural member of your bike, taking on twisting forces in corners. The biggest improvement would likely come from adding a small swing link to connect the seat stays to the front triangle. Your shock will thank you for it 😅. From there, you could increase rear triangle rigidity by adding a seat stay bridge. If you want to take it even further, you could beef up the chain...
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jakubjunek Liked a bike check Switchcraft Hardtail
11/17/2024 11:22am
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