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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/5/2024 9:36am There's no shortage of Ranges in my neck of the woods, which makes sense because my neck of the woods is British Columbia, where there's plenty of Norco dealers and the current Range makes a bundle more sense for the average "enthusiast" level rider in a two bike quiver than the Shore or a bunch of other options. I don't...
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noodlenosteeze Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 4:22pm
Glad it looks good on paper because it certainly isn't a looker otherwise.
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Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 3:45pm
new Deviate E-bike on the other site, seems pretty good on paper!
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 3:51pm I appreciate how quickly commenters went for the Vala's throat. Not that we were any better with respect to the Vala/Crestline comparison. I am quite interested to see what Deviate does with the kinematics on this one. I'm a big fan of the Claymore and VPP seems like it could be quite a departure, while retaining the rearward axle path...
Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 10:44am
Copper grease should work a treat for this use case.
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/4/2024 8:51am I heard Range will come back as an independent platform for MY2026. It'll be like the Sight and Optic but even bigger.
dolface Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/1/2024 10:08am
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Stravapocalypse87 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
11/1/2024 9:41am
I swapped out the linear can for the linear XL for the sole purpose of gaining the extra negative chamber volume, in other words making it a megneg. Setup the linear XL can so that it had about the same bottom out resistance and sag but gained some suppleness off the top as well as some support through the midstroke. Would have simply bought the progressive can but the linear XL was the next best thing once it got discontinued. Considering the price of a seal kit, its decent value and in some cases can make a fairly noticeable difference.
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bikeboardorblade Liked a comment about bike check Unicorns Do Exist: 2024 Atherton Bikes AM.170x Dream Build
11/1/2024 9:40am
And no cable end on the shifter cable?!🤣
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/31/2024 8:44am
got an email about this kickstarter for an in-tire pressure gauge that connects to a garmin device called Outrider. looks interesting. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/outride/outrider-a-tire-pressure-s… "A low-cost, real-time tire pressure sensor made to improve the safety and performance of your bike's only two contacts with the ground. It fits securely inside of your tubeless tires and gives real-time pressure readings and alerts to your Garmin device via wireless transmissions."
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/30/2024 10:46pm
If my calculations are correct...
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/30/2024 10:46pm
At 70% travel there is a singularity which allows your spring force to simultaneously be three different values. Some hypothesize that if you can push past 70% travel you will bridge spacetime and land in a parallel universe.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/30/2024 3:39pm
The standard air can for aftermarket shocks looks like the "linear" one which has a smaller negative chamber. This is the same company that shrunk fork air spring negative chambers again between B1 and C1 generation forks around 2021. Then re-increased negative volumes for 2023..... "progressive" has a larger negative chamber (so actually a less variable spring rate but overall force characteristic will be higher/more supportive/'coil like' ie closest megneg equivalent) and linear XL increases positive and negative chamber volume which I assume has similar rate curve to the linear can but at lower pressures So yeah I looked in...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/30/2024 3:38pm
the frame designers and shock makers are always going back and forth since time immemorial - originally the shocks were too progressive, which limited air shocks to short travel until 5th element brought out a large volume can which meant long travel bikes (130mm!) could use them. Volumes got bigger and travel increased so we started adding spacers to reduce that volume while running more sag, and now we seem to have a bit of both - I still get confused by Rockshox and their naming of air springs, which take in to account the volume of the negative chamber...
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/30/2024 3:35pm
So bikes were too linear and we needed to use air shocks to fix it, but now bikes are more progressive, so we need to increase the air volume in our shocks to make them more linear. Makes sense to me!
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2024 10:19pm I was being a bit tongue in cheek when I said "exactly the same". My understanding is that if you load the new can up with tokens it'll feel like the regular can with no tokens, so the old can still has a home on particularly linear platforms.
Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2024 10:08am Ok, but the pictured shock is the 2025 linear XL air can as AndehM mentioned. If Rockshox Genie is a thing, this ain't it. Edit: I think it's funny that RS released this air can which increases air volume and makes the shock generally more linear. HOWEVER, you can fit way more progression tokens into this can than the last...
Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2024 3:46pm Run the cassette/chain combo on the enduro bike for a while and wear out the easiest two gears climbing up fire roads, swap the combo onto the ebike and burn out the other bit at 30 km/hr. Perfect!
Dogboy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2024 8:25am
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2024 8:25am If the rivets are loose causing creaking, Shimano will warranty them. Remember, three years on XTR stuff!