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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
2/6/2025 10:33am
light on tech but high on fun (and putting here b/c half of you never go to the homepage : ) our dirt jump bike test sesh - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/6-dirt-jumpers-tested-and-compared-vi…
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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
2/6/2025 10:32am
At least the front didn't fall off https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=AXpWr92HdF_hcw_m
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john_likes_bikes Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
2/4/2025 11:54am Clearly it's an early 2000's Demo 8
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2/2/2025 7:33am The real fix for headset routing is no headset routing.
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1/31/2025 11:37am Strider bike for adults after they first take off the training wheels.
boozed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/31/2025 9:00am
A patent doesn't stop you from building something, but it does prevent you from exploiting it commercially. The use of the existing pivot bolt/idler location as a mounting point and the overlap between the chainring and the new drive ring suggests it was done this way because an idler pulley that large wouldn't fit without dramatically reducing the size of the chainring. Also either he doesn't understand "pedal efficiency" or I don't. It's effectively eliminated anti-squat, so pedal efficiency's now in the dirt.
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john_likes_bikes Added a reply to Damper products that aren’t suspension
1/30/2025 9:52am I guess you could spray a bunch of this into any open tube? Frame, handlebars....
Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/29/2025 10:39am
No, it's not like that. Forbidden told me that a local dealer has one on order that can still be configured, however I want, and that they have all the details. The official release hasn't occurred yet, but that 'they would probably share some details in person with a serious customer...'. The fact is, the release isn't ready and maybe not even final. So they have a right to not share all of that. I'm told it's very expensive.
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john_likes_bikes Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/29/2025 9:24am Did I read that right, they're only releasing detials to individuals IF and AFTER they place a deposit? Did they even provide a price prior to deposit or are they demand a blank check and NDA? (that's a bit /s, but not really)
john_likes_bikes Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/27/2025 1:26pm I bet it's going to be an amazing bike, even though we know next to nothing about it! :-) I wonder if taking delivery will be affected for those in the US?
john_likes_bikes Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/27/2025 11:29am I think the DJI is way overhyped. But that's typical in the tech world that MTB's are now in with emtb. I believe progress at this point forward will be in small increments. I'd like to see more frame only offerings with motor/battery options (standardization) as more and more people get into emtbs. Having to buy complete with a bunch...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/26/2025 7:35am
What's old is new.
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john_likes_bikes Added a reply to Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)
1/21/2025 2:06pm My last one was stolen along with the Stab Deelux it was on in Whistler 😪.... I liked that you could tune a 888 with oil weight. I think that's missing today.
john_likes_bikes Added a reply to Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)
1/21/2025 1:11pm I swear my first gen 888 20+ years ago was the best fork I've ever had. Could be the passing of time but I don't think so.
john_likes_bikes Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
1/19/2025 8:19am I only had one day on them and SoCal conditions are schizophrenic, a combination of deep sand and concrete but I agree. They definitely don't feel like they roll slow even as Schwable says and the "muted" feeling people talk about actually provides a little extra confidence that they're not skipping around, like they're tracking straight(er). I would add two...
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1/18/2025 9:05am Mounted this morning and riding today on 30mm internal width WAO Triads. I'm about 195lb kitted and on an emtb. Front Albert 2.6 Gravity Pro Ultra soft 27psi - tread width measure 2.37 Rear Albert 2.5 Gravity Pro Soft 30psi - tread width measures 2.3 This is up from my usual +3psi front (Assegai) and +2psi rear (DHRII) as a...
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1/15/2025 11:45am Where's the alternator on that Atherton?
john_likes_bikes Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/15/2025 7:21am Not gonna help a DJI emtb enter the US market: https://gizmodo.com/dji-stops-automatically-blocking-drone-flights-over…
1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/14/2025 5:58pm
Uhm actually Shimano Dura-Ace Track 7700 launched in 1996 is the longest running unchanged shimano gruppo. /nerd And yeah most spokes versions are 20+ years old. D-light was 2010 and CX-Ray was 1997 for Sapim.
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john_likes_bikes Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
1/14/2025 1:18pm Out of curiosity, why no love for the radial MM's?
