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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/20/2025 11:31am Thread still coming in clutch in the waning hours of the 24 month period. Still two months to go though! Not surprised by NS Bikes. Maybe there were lots more in Europe, but I feel like there was a decent presence here in BC a couple years ago. They had a few hype bikes such as the collaboration with flybikeasia/carbonda...
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Slashzariel Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/20/2025 7:55am
7 Anna (NS Bikes owner) filed for bankruptcy https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/spoleczenstwo/2311741,1,poobij… (Polish)
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Kusa Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/19/2025 4:00pm
Only reason they bought it was the endless database of how ppls forks and shocks behave.
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jazza_wil Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/19/2025 3:58pm
This guy made his own udh dropouts a few months back
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Jotegr Added a reply to 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes
8/19/2025 11:45am Frankly, DirtySixer are outright COWARDS for trying to come out with a 32 inch mountain bike despite their name being a pun on 36" wheels. Pathetic stuff, really.
Masjo Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes
8/19/2025 9:14am
Double posting because it's a different topic ish There was some test (maybe on YouTube?) done a while ago by a Pirelli sponsored rider who found that a ~40mm tire with a gravel suspension fork was faster than a larger tire (50mm+) without suspension for gravel events (I believe it was done for Unbound). It does make me wonder if a rigid 32" wheel would be faster than a suspended 29" wheel, but maybe if you could get away with a ~60mm travel fork on a 32" hardtail instead. Maybe the low speed compression could be stiffer with a larger...
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Jotegr Added a reply to 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes
8/19/2025 9:13am 32" wheels: another W for camp men! Way to go team! Jokes aside, apart from dragging wheelsize debate kicking and screaming from the depths of hell, 32" wheels present some interesting challenges as already seen in this thread - bike design, logistics, etc. I could see that XC/Gravel application working really well, and, for better or for worse, I can...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes
8/19/2025 8:53am
I hate everything about 32" wheels, but after losing the battle over the word "loam" I just don't know if I have any fight left in me.
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sollie Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes
8/19/2025 8:53am
I'm 6'7", and I'm so excited by the potential. All I'd say is that if you aren't interested in these wheels, don't use them. But please don't ruin it for me. It's ok if not every product is for you... lord knows 99% of bikes don't fit me, and I still enjoy learning about them.
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/19/2025 8:53am It's sad that as soon as SRAM purchased shockwiz they consigned it to abandonware. The tech was so cool and it certainly succeeded as a proof of concept, it's a shame the sole major update the platform ever got made it significantly worse for nerd users, which, let's be honest - that's who was actually going to buy the thing...
noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/19/2025 8:46am
well they do make the rt66 in 220 but its flexy and stamped. vibrates quite a bit at high speeds. Im more worried about their 1.8 thing, most brands have moved on from thin rotors.
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about bike check Norco Aurum HSP Mullet Custom
8/19/2025 8:42am
Bike of the Day August 19, 2025!
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Cougar797 Liked a comment about bike check Norco Aurum HSP Mullet Custom
8/19/2025 8:42am
Wow there is some wizardry going on with this build.
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Digit Bikes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 4:51pm
Shockwiz can be a bit shit, but it can also be quite good. I'm very surprised that it doesn't receive frequent firmware updates to improve the calculations. The irony of the current Shockwiz is that only people who are already interested, and thus might already have somewhat well adjusted suspension will have taken the time and spent the money to use it. Those people might also have developed preferences for non-algorithmically-optimal suspension. Most riders, if they even know that there are knobs on their shocks, have terribly set up suspension and no interest in spending time adjusting it or learning...
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 3:16pm
I'd bet it's SRAM no doubt putting their twist on another Vorsprung product (Secus) Why innovate when you can copy a small manufacturers homework.
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GlasgowBikeTart Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 3:15pm
aw man i'm so bummed that there is already a next gen Boxxer being spotted out in the wild. Maybe its just me, but it feels like the D1 Boxxer only came out yesterday?! I've been putting together a mini midlife crisis DH bike, finally got my self a V10.7 frameset and just a few weeks back ordered a new D1 Boxxer ultimate for the build. First time I've spent £1600 on a fork... and its already out dated 😹 But... I'm reeeallllly wanting to know what is being hidden beside the disc mount?? Logic suggests its likely something to...
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john_likes_bikes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 9:56am
I contend 32" wheels are no longer a rumor as they're a real thing in existence nor an innovation as it's nothing more than a bigger circle.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 8:59am
begrudgingly, i've started a 32-inch wheel forum thread. not because i like the idea of them but because at crankworx, way too many people i talked to said they're not going away. https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/32-inch-wheels-and-mountain-bikes
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/18/2025 8:58am Looking forward to vehemently redirecting anything and everything to do with 32 in wheels to that thread in the future, despite all things 32 inch wheel still constituting rumours and innovation at this point.
Masjo Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/18/2025 8:56am
I became more interested in all of this business talk and then realized I have access to some forecasting/analytics data at work so did some digging and found some interesting things. These are all global projections from 2024 so could very well be wrong at this point. It's also global bike market stuff so not just enthusiast bikes or mountain bikes. As has been seen in other posts, the European market is larger than all other markets combined or thereabouts; I knew it was bigger but that seems wild to me. Total bike sales are predicted to drop and not...
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