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nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/3/2025 9:54am
I’m crying in the club rn. This thread has so much interesting stuff to look back on. I vote we just start v2
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/3/2025 9:54am
Well to credit you all, this thread was Pinkbikes greatest research resource lol
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jofish Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/3/2025 9:53am
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Jotegr Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
12/3/2025 9:53am In before Sspomer locks this one for being too long and hogging resources.
chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/3/2025 9:53am
Following a single thread was very convenient. Probably why this thread was so successful. Can we just start a single new thread - tech rumors 2025 or whatever?
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/1/2025 1:38pm There was more than enough room for a spy camera in that beard. Food for thought.
sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/30/2025 11:58am
i get a popup that says: Customer Notice: The store is temporarily unavailable while we update a few things. We’ll be back online by Monday 8th December. Thanks for bearing with us. If you can't wait please email us on info@deviatecycles.com
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 11:51am
Here's another story of bike industry woes for those who want to read about something new today - CPSC has issued a "Stop Using Batteries in Certain Rad Power E-Bikes Due to Fire Hazard" warning to consumers. The batteries "pose a risk of serious injury and death," the agency says, after 31 reports of fires. Rad Power is NOT offering replacements or refunds, as doing so would be "financially ruinous," the company stated. More here: https://www.consumerreports.org/product-safety/stop-using-batteries-in-….
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 11:46am
Yup I agree YT perfectly captures whats been going on in the wider industry - they aren't the only ones making bad decisions, just the most visible and it's important to watch so people don't get caught out again. The Felt one is super interesting - I haven't read too closely but Cesar is super smart and I'm fascinated to see what he's planning with it!
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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 11:46am
We have a Ragwagon 3 and this hasn't been our experience. It's a cargo bike, but when loaded it doesn't feel like a overloaded wheelbarrow. It's my spouses bike and she's used it year around since the spring of 2020 and daily dragged two kids around on it. Our kids are small for their ages but at 8 and 10 we're still getting daily school runs on it and my spouse is of average 5'6" build not >175lbs. The bike has been a tank, spent several winters out daily in the Vancouver rain at my spouses work as she had...
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jazza_wil Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 11:46am
We have a Rad city 4 with over 5000kms on it rolling around Whistler, it’s been flawless and with the addition of a not legit kids seat on the back for our 6yo it’s constantly over loaded. Like Earleb said it’s a Hyundai and goes the same places our friends fancy specialized and trek etc e-bikes go. I’d happily buy another one, and might get one soon if they’re about to go down the sink.
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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 11:46am
It's easy to shit on Radwagon because they cater to the mass market, but they provided a valuable product and service that had knock-on effects throughout the rest of the industry. My Specialized Haul LT is a direct result of the market that Radwagon fostered and having a cargo bike to transport the family and run errands has been transformative for my lifestyle. I don't believe I would have arrived at the same situation that I enjoy now if it weren't for Radwagon.
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Jotegr Added a comment about bike check Trek Fuel LX custom
11/27/2025 10:18am
But why is it photographed in the gym? Are you to get fit alongside it? Stare longingly at it while suffering on the squat rack?
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MrDuck Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/27/2025 9:27am
One of the most interesting thoughts about biek innovation I've heard in a hot minute tbh
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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 9:20am Man, this thread is great. Now we have the CEO of a reputable German bike (component) company coming in here and taking a look at the CEO of a German bike company of (now) ill repute. What other bike forum has such participatory reach? Well done guys! I would be very interested to hear more on FELT. The news seems...
Sacki Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 9:13am
I don't think it correct to assume that "Supercar money" can not be made in the Bike Industry. You can make decent money in the bike industry, then reinvest that money in something that multiplies your wealth astronomically. We live in a crazy world, where you can make insane amount of money with speculation in no time, if you are smart and/or lucky. Now, that money may not directly come from the bike industry, but I would say he could have pulled off his wealth from smart investment of money that he originally made in the bike industry. I believe...
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 9:11am
Campagnolo has also basically abandoned most OEM sales, except maybe for Ekar. Their product tiers effectively now run from "premium" to "ultra-premium." Not sure that strategy is working out the way they'd hoped.
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mickey Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 9:11am
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/campagnolo-job-cuts-2025 Only 35 years after the fatal blow of Juli Furtado swapping out the Campy OR parts on her Yeti for Shimano the night before the Durango Worlds, Campagnolo is finally starting to feel the heat of missing the mtb and ebike markets.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/27/2025 9:10am
I get the desire to move on from this story, but it deserves the attention it is getting. Here is why: First, there is not much else happening in the space. The Felt news is interesting, and I reached out to Cesar and may do something there later. He is a great guy. Outside of that, the only real story right now, in my view, is the health of the consumer, which everytime I bring up in conversation i get glazed eyeballs (lol...its riveting!). When you compare that to the personality of Markus, the very public way he is handling...
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63expert Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/26/2025 9:18am
@Downtime Podcast Been busy and have sporadically been able to follow the thread. I haven’t listened to the DT podcast. Haven’t listened to Brines debrief. But I do know this. MF asked/paid Chris to provide a platform. Chris did that. Jumping on Chris for not asking the right questions is crap. MF was on the back foot from the company crisis. Chris didn’t put him there. MF had every opportunity to at least clear the air and admit wrongdoing. At any point during the pod MF could have said “Let me say this about that”. MF had an open mic...
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