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2supple Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 11:43pm
Yeah Evil Following will be a 430 chainstay across the sizes. This way all the tall riders can proclaim how playful it is while the small riders get to feel what a balanced bike is like.
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Bobsmothersbrother Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/3/2026 10:15pm
It’s weird - sram can release an ecosystem of groups with proprietary cassettes, derailleurs, chains, rings, that have stratospheric prices and persistent issues (speed, shift calibration limitations, QC issues, cassettes that need to be installed multiple times to settle, battery pins corroding etc etc), plus compromises they try and correct release to release. Maybe that’s ok, it’s up to the rider. At the same time, Shimano releases a new di2 ecosystem that uses their existing(and awesome) cassettes, chains, rings, has the industry leading shifter for ergonomics. A sealed battery compartment, but its perceived to be noisy on some bikes, but...
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/3/2026 10:13pm
Parallel cam-over spring so it adds chain tension in the small cogs and subtracts it in the large cogs. Edit: pulled the pics- don't want to make trouble.
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Dougal - SC Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
9/2/2026 11:30pm
Found this on the Evil website: Because they don't recommend different tunes for different size bikes or rider weights you'd have to assume those are for the average 70-80kg male. Super Deluxe C26 R55 I have dyno plots for both those. C26, it's very soft compression. Softer than the L compression tunes in the 2018-22 Super Deluxe Air shocks. R55 is a very firm/slow rebound tune. Vivid C22X2S18 I don't have plots for. The Rockshox Piston Tuning guide suggests it's softer than C26 Vivid R54 I don't have plots for. The Rockshox Piston Tuning guide shows it's a preloaded rebound...
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Dougal - SC Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
9/1/2026 1:33am
Relatively small changes in compression damping can change the fork height significantly in dynamic situations. That's your low speed damping (which isn't the same as what your low speed adjuster does). For a fork spring to hold you up the fork has to dive. Double the weight on the fork in a weight shift and unless the damping has enough support the fork will rapidly dive to roughly twice as much compression. With the right amount of low speed compression damping the fork will both resist enough to get you through that transition without diving as far and will partly...
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Friedrich Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/29/2026 11:52pm
I hate to break it to you, but both can be true. There can both be utter fanboys of anything (big suspension, tuners, products, what have you) and designs that are objectively really poor. Designs where you have to wonder how they passed any testing. Before getting into such issues, suspension setups of less experienced riders tend to have a lot of room for improvement. I think that's due to mostly two reasons: - A heap of "tutorials" are put out by people that are at least bad at explaining and maybe even bad at understanding the concepts behind suspension...
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Friedrich Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/28/2026 11:25pm
That certainly is an interesting start into a post about tone policing. Out of curiosity, did you for example bother checking the Fox part list? The only listed rebound tune for Grip X is called RF (Rebound firm). Like, it's not even a secret. You do have a point here or there of course, but the way you posted is not the way you'd want the interaction coming your way I'm sure.
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2supple Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/26/2026 11:09pm
32" wheels excite me about as much as headset cable routing
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GRM50 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/26/2026 12:55am
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bkent136 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/24/2026 4:10pm
His choice to continue with flats for finals is... questionable
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Dave Waugh Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/23/2026 3:20am
Given the talent, the talent in opposition to Hattie, and the hard yards she's done, it's pretty bloody well earned!
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Kapolczer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/21/2026 8:55am
Came across this on Loic’s bike from Les Gets. It looks like the sub-chamber from a push 9.1 modified to fit the Öhlins dh38? I know it’s been rumoured that Loic runs a coil fork, so interesting if he’s play with the sub-chamber on a coil fork now too.
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Domo-Kun Liked a reply to forum topic World Cup Enduro is Done After 2026
8/20/2026 8:43am
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MJT420 Liked a reply to forum topic World Cup Enduro is Done After 2026
8/19/2026 9:11pm
Not to be that guy that responds twice, but I often wondered if and how attention spans and social media played into the demise of the enduro format as well. I remember a decade ago long form photography essays and longer recap videos were the norm and celebrated, I think people's ability to appreciate that kind of content has significantly waned. Obviously that's far from the whole story but I wonder about how it played into it.
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/19/2026 9:09pm
I shudder to think what that nicolai weighs, my XL Range VLT is 30kg and it's a huuuuuge bitch. I have to put an event in my calendar to eat pasta and pre workout if I want to try a manual or bunnyhop on the weekend.
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johnvalley666 Added a reply to World Cup Enduro is Done After 2026
8/19/2026 12:06pm Hopefully we get some kind of mashup between trans-x races and current format, some races with current format and some blind races, but straight up thinking that 1) trans-x race could be somehow organized for 400-500 riders without a gondola/lift is kind of ridiculous 2) elite field racing for 5 days straight when, they are beat up already with the...
DServy Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/17/2026 9:51pm
Welp, we had a good run here at Vital didn't we.
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
8/17/2026 9:49pm
And many folks don't want children at all. I think the real problem stems from discussing non-athletic, personal life things when the person being discussed is a dedicated, lifelong athlete and the discussion is happening in a space dedicated to the discussion of that athletic pursuit. What if your coworkers at every meeting brought up how fucking inept you are at home and that time you threw a tantrum because the sink nozzle was still set to spray rather than stream? Has anyone talked about Finn retiring to become a father? He probably only has a few prime years of...
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SIMONS.LAB Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/17/2026 2:22am
The key difference is where the main restriction actually comes from. With something like the Charger 3, the flow path leading to the shim stack is restricted, so that restriction effectively sits in series with the shim stack. With the ZETA Tune Adjuster, the ports and the fluid paths leading to them are sized so that the shim stack itself remains the main restriction in the flow path. There are always open ports, and the ports themselves are non-restrictive until the flow reaches the shim stack opening. When additional ports are opened, they essentially add another flow path in parallel...
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