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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/20/2026 10:32am
Can we please not turn this into a d*ck-measuring contest regarding who rides which steep thing w/ which gearing?
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 12:24pm
Given the current landscape of things, I would not buy stock in TQ
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Uncle Cliffy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/17/2026 11:39am
I’m a heavily bias Norco fan over here. They just don’t build light bikes. When they did, they broke. Saying that… I definitely prefer a chonky bike as I have a chonky presence. I haven’t ridden a newer Pike, but a chassis from a few years ago felt like a wet noodle under me. The smallest chassis I feel comfortable on is a Lyric. I think they had clydesdales like me in mind for that Fluid.
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Jotegr Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/17/2026 10:08am Don't be shitty, man. Breach your shop's terms with trek and then Sspomer's just going to have to remove it anyway. You could have just said "I was in my Trek dealer and overheard they were launching two 32 inch bikes soon". THAT's a proper rumour!
Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 9:54am I think 52% off a Fuel EXe is reasonable for a bike where you have to take the completely realistic risk that the company that makes the motor and battery will be defunct (or at least completely exited ebikes) before the warranty on all of the other parts is gone. On the Vail thing, I agree with Charlie. However, unless...
Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 9:49am
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 9:49am
Guy who owns bike company trashes competitors bike. Shocking.
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rgard Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 9:48am
To give them their due, Vail don't seem to give a shit about anything to do with the guest experience, not just Crankworx. I could go full old man yelling at the clouds about all of the cost cutting, nickel and diming nonsense (WATER FOUNTAINS COST NOTHING!!!) that irks me these days.
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/17/2026 9:47am
I would agree. Vail taking over the resort didn’t help things either. They clearly didn’t give a shit about the event and made it harder and more expensive to do just about anything. I have a lot of respect for the small CWX team but they had zero pull with the Vail team. Not great conditions for a successful event.
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HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/13/2026 11:34am
The last gen Shimano 2x front mtb derailleurs were actually ridiculously good IMO. The horizontal swing rather than vertical made set up ridiculously easy once you got over your 20+ years of front derailleurs operating in the same general fashion knowledge, Simplex be damned. Getting rid of that vertical swing seemed to have nixxed a lot of opp for the chain to get derailed poorly.
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airwreck Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/13/2026 9:20am
Apologies if there is any redundancy in what I'm posting, I've fallen behind in my efforts to keep up with the discussions here. I've been up in Whistler for a bit during our annual escape here and bikeconomics is on my mind frequently. There is the cost associated with vacationing here, amplified by the costs of keeping a 16 year old rolling down the trails. My willingness to empty my wallet here just because I like Canada and Canadians. The relationship of tariffs to the cost of bike products. The overall sense of cost cutting visible at the resort itself...
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joshmtb Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/10/2026 9:47am
Is 100k actually a carrot? Hardware development is expensive, I'm certain Atherton didn't developed their gearbox bike for less than 100k. I feel like riding a winning platform is more valuable than the prize money.
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Secondfavteacher Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/10/2026 9:47am
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jones007 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/10/2026 9:45am
I think the selling point for CVTs in ICE-driven systems is that often gas engines have a pretty narrow torque band where they are efficient, with efficiency dropping off quite a bit outside of the band. A standard transmission with maybe 4 to 6 gears will end up just having a couple of sweet spots where efficiency is good. The CVT allows the system to live in the efficient band most/all of the time. Commercial 18-wheeler-type drives have staged transmissions to get them many more points where the system is good, much like our 12-speed drivetrains. They pop through 4...
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/8/2026 4:19pm
I'll be dead before new saint drops.
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/8/2026 10:48am
Skill Issue, try harder.
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Uncle Cliffy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/8/2026 10:48am
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maximumradness Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/7/2026 1:29pm
“”This stuff is complicated, which makes it hard to properly test and show and explain. People want to hear that such and such tire is the best ever bar none, but in reality the answer is always going to be: it depends. There’s just a lot of nuance“” Wrong. The best tire is a MINION DHF. Always. Long live Colin Bailey in all his wisdom and glory.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/7/2026 1:29pm
Slow clap. Part of the reason why road bikes came with 19-23mm tires pumped up to 120+ psi is because they felt faster than bigger or softer tires, and because of flawed test methodology (testing tires on smooth steel drums in a lab vs. testing on real asphalt). I've heard a lot of people in the tire forum say that radials roll slower, and they certainly might. But until I see actual test results using a methodology that makes sense, I'm going to assume that no one knows the answer to that question.
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alstew Liked a comment about bike check Trek Rail 2026
7/7/2026 1:27pm
cat check!
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