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Martin_Prophet Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/8/2024 9:21pm
and Nicolai no longer produces Lal bikes after some problems with Lal
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Walrus_Rider Liked a reply to forum topic Pros & Cons of High Pivot or Idler Equipped Bikes
11/7/2024 3:57pm
I have a Kavenz VHP16 with an EXT Storia and can share my thoughts on the bike and high pivot enduro trail bikes in general. I rarely see chainline discussed with high pivot idler bikes. The bike's chainline is going to have an impact on how draggy and loud the idler is. On the Kavenz I'm running a 50.5mm chainline with the idler spaced accordingly and the idler is silent in the main climbing gears. There is no noticeable drag compared to traditional bikes. There is mild idler noise in the highest gears but I don't care about that since...
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Tim.Likes.Bikes Liked a bike check Propain Spindrift 5 CF Dream Build
11/7/2024 2:42pm
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earleb Liked a bike check CCS 160 - Home made steel full suspension
11/6/2024 10:53pm
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tirumz Liked a bike check Last Cinto/Tarvo - 29" - top build
11/6/2024 10:50pm
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sourman#1 Liked a bike check 2023 Geometron-Nicolai G1
11/6/2024 10:48pm
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DorianKane Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 10:34pm
The Vaia features floating bushings. That should make the biggest differnce other then ridefeel. Would be interesting for sure!
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ZAKBROWN! Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 5:51pm
New EXT dual crown https://extusa.bike/products/ext-vaia?se_activity_id=183853809960&sycli…
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 5:51pm
Trek is supposedly working on a steel fs bike. https://www.bikemag.com/industry-news/trek-teases-steel-full-suspension…
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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 5:51pm
Wade's Pipedream. https://bikes.com/en-ca/blogs/stories/wade-simmons-pipedream?srsltid=Af…
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 5:51pm
Man, Trek isn't even the first mountain bike manufacturer to make a one-off metal full suspension bike called the Pipedream. And with Wade's the name worked on additional levels which is better. Damn, Brian beat me to it by moments.
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Julien555 Liked a bike check Last gen Glory pushed to the limit!
11/6/2024 7:48am
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Inspiron Liked a bike check The Hulk- 2011 Canfield Jedi 1-of!
11/6/2024 7:48am
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nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/6/2024 5:48am
I see what you're saying, But the spire is definitely not niche in my opinion, its just a big crab link. Dreddy or claymore come from smaller brands so according to my peanut brain they can do more interesting stuff with less risk. Slash is cool but still kind of basically a crab link HP?? I have not ridden any of them so I could just be totally out to lunch on this one, but it really seemed to me that the range was on the extreme end of descending focus and was a little bit of a dog as...
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2024 3:48pm
I think there's an interesting discussion of function vs form with this bike. It's apparent from the comments (and comment voting) both here and on the other site that the looks are, shall we say, controversial. Deviate has demonstrably fallen on the function side by designing a bike that has all three of: 1. a huge 800w downtube battery; 2. no knockblock/steering limiter and the ability to have the fork crowns pass under the frame; and 3. the ability to fit two water bottles in the front triangle, which (I believe) makes them unique in the long travel full suspension...
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sprungmass Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2024 3:47pm
Did Specialized just break a new record of the most expensive MTB from a big box brand? The non-motorized version (SJ15) is $18,000 CAD
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2024 3:47pm
I suspect "Canadian Santa Cruz" meant that they wanted to capture the brand's perception of value* and competence rather than "we're going to completely drop all our product offerings that aren't carbon mountain bikes and stop being one of Canada's main distributors". It certainly wasn't something they were saying publicly in any event. *value can mean more than "this thing sure is a bargain".
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2024 6:14am
There's no shortage of Ranges in my neck of the woods, which makes sense because my neck of the woods is British Columbia, where there's plenty of Norco dealers and the current Range makes a bundle more sense for the average "enthusiast" level rider in a two bike quiver than the Shore or a bunch of other options. I don't think you're right in statement that it was "never going to be a bike racers actually used in enduro". Maybe it's not the bike that the pros use, but roll up to any enduro race in BC and you're guaranteed...
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