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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 2:29am
evil DH bike?
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Trocko Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 2:29am
some would say bikes shouldn’t have motors either but here we are.
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tombola33 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 2:27am
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Johnboy Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/13/2026 2:03pm I ride a large 2018 Smuggler with 430mm CS and 475mm reach and it's positively unrideable 🤦♂️ lol
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 1:56pm
political posts and responses deleted. take them to " off the bike"
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Fred_Pop Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/13/2026 2:36am
So the Scale is: Vee tyre full radial 90º Schwalbe radial trail Schwalbe Gravity 2025 Schwalbe Gravity 2026 Specialized and E-Thirteen - closer to Diagonal Delirium - unknown but sound like the are closer to Specialized Diagonal tyres. Exo/Exo+/trail casing DD/enduro/super gravity DH casing Obviously, a full on DH diagonal is way stiffer compared to a radial but I'd be curious to see a test of EXO or EXO PLUS suppleness compared to a radial gravity tyre. Yes the Radial DH should be less prone to slashes. From personal experience trail casing tyres with inserts is still not as supple...
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ahleic09 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 2:34am
*throwdown
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amanitas Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/12/2026 2:11pm
Long time lurker, first time poster here. For some background I’m an aerospace composites engineer and spent several years in Advanced Product Development with an emphasis on environmentally friendly materials. There’s so much to get into on this topic and if folks are interested I’d love to start a dedicated thread on materials and environmental impacts. The TLDR is, carbon fiber as a green product on its own is a fallacy. The raw fiber production may result in a certain level of carbon sequestering, but the process is still so energy intensive I wouldn’t call it an environmental positive. As...
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/12/2026 5:00am
FYI, casing, not chasing. There is no H in tyre casings.
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/11/2026 11:47pm
I had issues with the 2024 radial trail casings being too squirmy, but have not had that problem with the 2026 Trail Pro casings. I'm happy to run those front & rear on my trail bike... will eventually replace the Grav Pro on front end of my ebike with one too once it wears out, might try it rear also as I'm on the lighter end of the spectrum. 2026 weights seem dead on for the 4 I've purchased & weighed.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 2:56pm
Yeah this almost deserves it's own thread, Mert is one of THE greats and made a huge contribution to the mountain bike world that most people probably don't realise these days. On Any Sunday still holds up as one of the greatest sports movies ever, and the opening shot of Mert walking down the street with a suit then smash cuts to onboard footage of his flattrack racer is brilliant. RIP
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Carraig042 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 2:54pm
This is going to grind some gears... taken from Lewis IG Story.
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tarekfahmy Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/7/2026 2:39pm
TubeLessReady if I'm not mistaken
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:08am
fully deets on Zink Zader - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/zink-bikes-introduces-zader…
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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:08am
A friend of mine got a bit of an extended test on the Zink trail bike and loved it.. Maybe not a bike for me, but I'm thinking my son would be all over it. Different strokes for different folks...
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mickey Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:08am
I think you meant “kind of FUN geometry”. As a person who gets more than 100 bike park days a year, this is way more in line with how parkrats of all ages enjoy riding… ymmv
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overbiked Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:08am
Zink Zader, dual 27.5, kinda funny geo. They're saying large is for 6'+ only, yet has a 476mm reach and 429mm CS
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jessemelamed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:08am
my 2 cents after spending some time on the bike is that I really want to spend more time on the bike. A couple anecdotes here: I was surprised at how well it pedalled and the lack of heft that I was expecting after looking at it. After giving it back for a month I had to film on it with no time to get familiar again. First trail was a rapid North Van classic that I have ridden a bunch and I was immediately sending it. It was extremely poppy while still being planted, able to pull for all...
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maximumradness Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/7/2026 5:07am
On PB in kaz’s randoms, we have confirmation of the “brilliant” new spider aluminum analog in china retail only. Very very intriguing business play by intense Did they restructure and bring in serious market analytics? Also: nice work Jeff and prosice looks stellar
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