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Training Day with Amaury, cool that we get to follow the process like this (use YouTube auto translate if your high school French didn't cover the World Cup rider version 😀 )

kolb's V10 27.5 conversion dropout for XL (sorry, i had it backwards)

Gonna be a dick and point out that if you run smaller than a 32t, you don’t need a power meter, you need a gym. Edit: it’s not my opinion, just an uncomfortable matter of fact for why they don’t make power meters for 30t rings. I’m sure there are exceptions, like people riding fully loaded 87lb touring bikes who pump out 450 watts so they can go at a walking pace. Or Primoz who apparently lives in a magical land where rock climbing and mountain biking intersect.

Mathieu Dupelle (ex Kona / Forbidden team manager) wrenching for Dak on the Scott Team.

I clicked that video for a laugh and a trip down memory lane, but yo Laurie is straight up destroying on that old bike and flat pedals. Super impressive and entertaining riding on any bike. RIPPING.

Here's that edit - so good!

600a, 650b, 700c, 750d I guess 32” wheels would be 800e if anyone needs a free reason to get mad.

That's why they are releasing this now: "Hey boss, can we start teasing the new goods? Not yet, gotta wait until thegromit orders the current version...."

Most of you probably won't like hearing this. I certainly didn't. Earlier this week I had a chat with a guy who works in a product management role for Ralf Bohle GmbH, which is the owner of the Schwalbe tire brand. Mainly I asked a bunch of XC racing related questions, about compounds, casings, radial ply, rolling resistance testing, wheter we'll ever see the speediest XC casing with a black sidewall and why they felt they needed to change their naming scheme for casings and compounds. The gist of it is that they are hard at work behind the scenes...

Looks like Chris Canfield has something else cooking, based on his patent applications I think he’s got some shorter travel bikes planned.

Another athlete signing from Polygon: POLYGON BIKES SIGNS BRAD SIMMS April 15th 2026 - Polygon Bikes welcomes the signing of athlete Brad Simms to the team for 2026 and beyond. “I’m super excited to be joining Polygon. They have a solid crew of riders doing some interesting things, as well as taking a different approach to making riding more accessible. Looking forward to some more bike time, showing everyone what we’ve got planned.” - Brad Simms Building his reputation in street riding’s most respected names, Brad has amassed a large following through his video content, stamping his mark in BMX...

I had no idea who he was, but looked up some of his videos after seeing his name mentioned on PB. Pretty sick rider. I've never BMX'd before but I always appreciate a good vid

Page 100 folks. Already a tenth of the way to the third version of Tech Rumors!

In typical fashion, the target market is whoever wants one bad enough. The Demo is a legacy product just like a V10, Supreme, Glory etc. There will always be brand loyal fans eagerly awaiting the new-new. The fact it has exclusive cutting-edge technology will only add to the demand. Specialized knows the people will pay, and their pricing has always reflected this for new releases. For racing, a couple of my closest friends are on a race team that has been in line to get frames for months. I’m excited to see them when they arrive!

Imagine being Specialized and finally releasing a bike that has been a prototype mule for multiple years, with many victories before its released, only for people to see it and say "nah f*ck that." Rough.

I want to see Shimano release something developed from their 2019 internal "gearbox" patent. It had an even higher output shaft position and would make high-pivots easier to pull off without an idlers.

Specialized dropping a highly anticipated elite level S-Works product, and you’re surprised…?

Sea Otter Hot Takes with @TEAMROBOT 🤘

WynTV from Sea Otter

This Just In! Stark Motorcycles is going to be joining the MTB world with its EBike Called the Stark “NotaMoto”. This ebike has 80 horse power and a gear box. Apparently they made the decision to join the bike industry after one of the executives said- “ I mean its all bullshit. You can buy an ebike from Specialized at the same price as our motorcycles. But with like 1/1000th the power. We should just put mountain bike wheels on a Varg and just sell it to them. Theyre just in denial that they want a motorcycle and want to...