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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/13/2021 1:27pm
IT TOOK TO MAKE TIME TIME.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/13/2021 11:53am
slideshow is up. https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Snowshoe-World-Cup-DH-Track-Wa… we have a couple video peeps and jack rice is on photo/audio duty with trill helping w/ audio too. it's not lack of shooters, it's getting stuff posted to site. slideshow is always a PIA to build. jack is crushing and always!
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jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/13/2021 11:45am Rule 1.3.004 means that any technical innovations (or prototypes) must be reviewed and approved by the UCI before they can be used in competition - with the exception of mountain bikes. So MTB racers / teams / companies can run bikes / components / clothing / etc that are considered "technical innovations" (prototypes) without getting them approved by the UCI...
jonkranked Added a reply to Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/13/2021 10:54am only a 6 hour drive for me, it's not too late spomer!
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/13/2021 10:53am
for those frothing, track walk slideshow will be up as soon as i can get it posted. great audio from jack rice and trill will along w/ jack's photos. lawlor, sven and boris aren't out there due to the covid issues w/ traveling and quarantines etc. still gonna be a great weekend of racing w/ coverage coming in for 6 more days LOL.
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jonkranked Added a reply to Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/12/2021 4:53pm Significantly reworked it is. 
jonkranked Added a reply to Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/12/2021 3:37pm If it's not being outright removed it's being significantly reworked. 
jonkranked Added a reply to Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/12/2021 2:49pm The wooden feature is supposedly removed.
jonkranked Added a reply to Snowshoe World Cup Thread!
9/10/2021 8:35am i would pitch in for "ribbit ribbit is that a high pivot"
jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/9/2021 6:33pm that means that practical guide only applies to road track and cyclocross. as stated in the preceding paragraph: "This document does not replace Articles 1.3.001 to 1.3.034 of the UCI Regulations, but rather complements them and illustrates the technical rules defined therein. The objective of this document is to offer a definitive interpretation in order to facilitate understanding and application...
adamdigby Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/9/2021 1:11pm
https://archive.uci.org/docs/default-source/equipment/clarificationguid… Search for ARTICLE 1.3.006 Found at the end of the rule: "Any equipment which is not commercially available and is not authorised (not authorised by UCI Equipment Unit or authorised period expired), may not be used in cycling events governed by the UCI Regulations." Seems that as long as you apply and are approved for a prototype frame AND/or component or textiles you are good to go for at least a year without needing to make things available to the public. I'm pretty sure guys were running proto derailleurs for years before they were made available among other components...
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jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/9/2021 11:25am the rule regarding bikes being marketed (ie for sale or purchase) was implemented for the various road disciplines in 2010 via Technical Regulations for Bicycles – A Practical Guide To Implementation. i was able to find this piece of information here https://road.cc/content/news/4934-new-uci-rule-clarification-spells-tro… here's the actual Guide itself (for other nerds like me): https://s3.amazonaws.com/USACWeb/forms/mechanics/UCI-BikeReg.pdf so i'd assume that this rule was...
jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/9/2021 10:23am your interpretation seems to be correct. there is a 12month duration that a bike can be raced, at that time the options are: -request an extension -release the bike for sale -discontinue racing the bike cannondale tested their new "DH" bike for i believe 2 seasons before abandoning that DH race program. however that bike did ultimately become the new...
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9/7/2021 8:12pm do i spy... a 20mm axle?
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9/7/2021 8:11pm FFWs (front freewheels) have been in use on trials bikes for some time. i remember seeing one in person prior to 2010.
jonkranked Added a comment about video Lenzerheide World Cup DH Track Walk
9/1/2021 2:15pm
new V10? greg at the end: "got a new bike coming, Dave and the guys at Santa Cruz put a hell of a design together."
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Ceecee Liked a comment about video Lenzerheide World Cup DH Track Walk
9/1/2021 2:15pm
Cow dumps +1. Don't worry Troy, hotel staff will get it. Minnaar mumbling about a 'new' bike
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jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/1/2021 1:36pm might see an updated v10 this weekend? in the track walk video at the very end our new world champ states "got a new bike coming, Dave and the guys at Santa Cruz put a hell of a design together." could just be a new paint job, but the current gen V10.7 is on year 4, same as the prior...
PisgahGnar Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/1/2021 11:30am
Blowoff valve for when the VTEC kicks in.
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jonkranked Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/31/2021 12:27pm it's not new saint, but today Shimano dropped new Dura Ace and Ultegra. 12 speed, Di2 only, semi-wireless. semi-wireless being that the derailleurs are still connected to the central battery. curious what, if any, implications this will have for the future of the mtb side, specifically saint & xtr - even though 12 speed XTR is currently mechanical only (XTR...