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Was going to mention the DT internals from Mic. He stated that multiple riders are running them, but didn’t point towards who. As for the steer tube shake weights, I think you need to just start causally sliding your finger into some tubes….definitely keep a tally for reactions to that one please.

fantasy results should show up in the next 10-30 mins. @FerrousBueller - once results are live, you can see other people's teams (if you didn't know). https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/standings?league=44131&season=8031&rou… they're live what a crazy race! re: roczen in booth - he's rad guy and really good mountain biker, but his presence totally detracted from race calls IMO. my guess is that b/c red bull super mega founding HQ is in salzburg (down the street), he was invited in. imagine booting james stewart from the booth to be replaced by "insert any DH racer" to call the show at a supercross?

Ordered myself a STFU for my trail bike. Because World Cup. That Williams hub silencer looks cool.

I'm at Leogang this weekend and wanted to get a sense of how widely pedal kickback devices have been adopted by World Cuppers, along with all the other wild accessories like TMD's/shakeweights, electronics, gearboxes, and more. So out of curiosity and as a service to my fellow nerds, I stood at the top of Q1 today and counted all the devices I could. Note that certain devices were almost certainly undercounted, like shakeweights, added mass, and fancy chainring devices like Ochain or Rimpact (drivetrains were facing away from me in the starting lineup). There were 20 bikes total where I...

Got some reactions following todays Q2 session here.

On site we got no live stream of Q2 unlike the past two races, just one shot of the finish jump so maybe sadly it won't be put out this week. Be nice if we knew though.

is anyone else getting more and more worried it won't show up as they hit refresh every 5 minutes?

I know I'm probably asking too much, but separation of Q1 and Q2 results would be good, so we can look at who got through without risking seeing the Q2 results before watching the replay.

@sspomer your gonna need a big ole banner on the front page otherwise your gonna be feilding that question 2million more times this year. Good luck, were all counting on you.

ronan riding off that drop with no tire and exploding the wheel is the real winner this weekend! (but def gutted for him too)

No Warner, no Wyn, no Lawlor. They should probably cancel it at this stage.

I’m just waiting for the 60 euro patent pending version hand crafted in the Dolomite region.

Looks like the more prominent shape/indent is a second cap bolt but just to the right of it is the logo:

i just want to make one last comment re: deleting pics, community etc then i'll be quiet. over the last few years, i've become very aware of how much of a privilege it is to be a part of a community that is supported by some of the best brands in our game. but the key word here is community...YOU all are the community. without you and your sleuthing, your knowledge, your stoke for the sport and its equipment, or your informed opinions, vital wouldn't be very special. with that said, if all vital does is bow down to brands...

i added to my post above with more clarification, FYI. IMO it doesn't come down to shimano (or any brand launching a product) being the problem in this case. they have a launch coming up (they said, june 5). they have to get their product and info in the right places before the launch. it's a kook or two at these places (OE, shops, brands, media, who knows) who are posting things they don't have a right to post. if shimano asks vital to remove stuff but not other outlets, it must mean our viewers are actually important 🤣

Thanks for starting the thread Jeff. I was wondering exactly which white teflon grease noideamtber uses. I need some. I've tried a few products without finding the desired results. I'm always doing everything I can to quiet things down. I have my Zerode G3 running silent. The biggest challenge was the Dorado lower guard vibrating against the upper tube because of the brake hose and the brake hose itself. For the guard, I added velcro to the upper tube for the full length of travel. For the brake hose I cut a a large washable straw that was pretty thick...

Make a modular frame to reduce SKUs, then make loads of variants of it to increase SKUs. Smart plan.

I don’t think you get it Dave. We are going to revolutionize fork manufacturing on this forum without ever having visited a factory or even talking to a designer or engineer about the myriad of factors that affect the design and manufacture of said forks.