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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic Any magura owners? Need help!
5/21/2024 9:13pm
My technique for centering pads is to set everything up Almost tight, but with just enough slack for the caliper to easily move. Then spin the wheel gently and slowly grab the brake. Then with the brake still on, just Slightly tighten the caliper bolts just enough to keep it in place. Then spin the wheel and look down through the caliper to see how even it is. If it's not perfect, loosen one bolt at a time and move that end of the caliper to center it. Repeat if necessary on the other bolt. Once you're happy with the...
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tirumz Liked a bike check Last Cinto/Tarvo - 29" - top build
5/21/2024 9:11pm
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/19/2024 4:05pm
lawlor-slowmo-super-investigation-for-nerds video from poland
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CapnBlueberry Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 10:27am
Sensing how fuckin fast Asa's going so they know how much to turn everything down for us mere mortals
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 7:41am
IDK- I've never done that, but I imagine it's a quick way to increase stiffness without tooling changes etc. Like they could CNC 3 swingarms- leave one stock, wrap one a little and wrap one really thick- let greg do some blind testing.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 7:40am
What if the buttons don't do anything but the engineers tell Loic and Finn they do? "Okay big guy, you can choose between boost-blaster setting, super boost-blaster setting, or ultra boost-blaster setting. Now go fast!"
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 7:39am
Plz point me in the direction of Schwalbes for half the price of Maxxis thanks in advance
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 7:36am
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Mugen Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/18/2024 7:33am
Very personal, but for me Maxxis, including specifically the Assegai, tend to puncture much faster than Schwalbe of equivalent weight. Most Maxxis DD's I have tried were dead in under a month on the rear (multiple snakebites or big tear), whereas a Schwalbe supertrail will probably last at least 3 months, and a supergravity will never die (talking sidewalls here, knobs will be long gone)
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about bike check Roy's Intense M29
5/18/2024 7:31am
Bike of the Day May 18, 2024!
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Jon_Angieri Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/17/2024 5:12am I’d say magic Mary/TackyChan would be more betterer. I’m running TC’s on both ends with SS trail front and soft trail rear. They do have excellent traction in corners. Happy with braking performance as well.
airwreck Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/16/2024 5:57am
wheel_based is back! Check him out on the insta, hopefully we'll see him here too. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_7zaRx1aF/
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/16/2024 5:53am
Avatar checks out. (Also yes please, currently running 30mm spacers + 10mm stem rise + 35mm bar rise on a 110mm headtube, which is just silly, maybe I need some Dak Stack bars...).
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Jon_Angieri Added a reply to Suspension Data Acquisition
5/16/2024 5:51am I’m definitely getting one of these as long as there’s a way to adapt it to my EXT ERA. Hopefully someone will come up with a solution to offer for sale
earleb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/14/2024 6:14am
Geometron wasn't happy about people finding a spot to squeeze a bottle in up front of the shock so they stick a brace in there. Any list of what has changed on this one?
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Jonathon Simonetti Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/14/2024 5:51am
Agreed, the factory bleed on many bikes seem to be a bit lazy. I think centering the pistons in the caliper makes an even bigger difference assuming the brakes are bled correctly. Basically centering the body of the caliper, pulling the lever a few times, and pressing against whichever pistons come out first to allow the opposite side to come out the same distance and eliminate the rotor from flexing between sides. 90% of spongy brakes I work on are from the rotor flexing from unequal pad contact. Equalizing the input from pistons on both sides has made the bite...
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Shinook Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/12/2024 12:13pm
I'll pre-empt the inevitable butthurt about the below by saying that all of these options are good. They are all powerful, all reasonably easy enough to work on, and all (mostly) consistent. I mainly say that because people adore Saints and I found them to be the weaker in almost every category compared to others, but still good. I'd also caveat that "power" is somewhat misunderstood IMO. Most people don't have the means to measure overall, total available power, rather they base it on how the brakes feel. A brake like the Maximas may have a ton of overall power...
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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/10/2024 4:43am
I wonder if anyone ever accidentally tried to thread a BB in the rear triangle's hollow brace...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/10/2024 4:41am
electronic suspension discussion topic created here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/electronic-suspension-discussion (you're all welcome to start these yourselves. if they're good topics, i'll homepage them). #gizmos
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RiderMikeCheck1 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/10/2024 4:36am
@smelly Luca was on the electronics and had his best result (or one of them) in the past couple seasons. DAK was the only one on the podium without electronic lockout. And all of the racers with electronic lockout made the podium in both mens and womens elite races. I've heard from someone who was in Fort William, working alongside a couple Flight Attendant athletes and they're VERY stoked for the advantage that it gave them on that track, but they're not going to be publicly chalking their success up to tech, vs their riding. How much advantage it's giving...
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