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No. Vans is owned by VF Corporation whose portfolio also includes The North Face and Timberland.

Brake Stuff Break Stuff:

here is the brake-specific forum thread to put useful information about current brakes into a place where it can be read by people looking for advice on brake setup. it has over 2900 replies about brakes.

First round of Avinox M2 e-bikes out Thursday. Amflow, Forbidden, Atherton, Mondraker, Propain, Crestline, Pivot and a few more have already soft launched but the drive system(s) will be officially revealed. Head to the ebike thread for more.

Let me introduce you to my friend shimano... lol Dominions have kind of the worst of both worlds, lots of lever travel and a short ramp that goes from initial bite to rear tire lockup very quickly. Ride T4V4's and Dominions back-to-back in steep loose over loose conditions and you will appreciate the power and control that the hopes gift you with less lever travel. Don't get me wrong I like my dominions; my 2 primary bikes run both the T4V4's and A4's, but the A4's are not easy to keep from locking up in situations where the hopes have...

Might have been discussed already but Druid CorE with updated Avinox 4/9/26?

https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bikes/mountain/trail-bikes/bad-habit

I’ll bet it’s somehow over the price of the Atherton. In which case why would you ever choose the Pivot?

In regard to front axles and stiffness of inverted forks, the angular deflection of a shaft is defined as θ=(T*L)/(J*G). The key variables for axles are J (polar moment of inertia since we're talking about circles) and G (shear modulus of the material). J for a circular cross section is J(r1,r2)=(π*((r1^4)-(r2^4)))/2 where r1 is the OD and r2 is the ID (zero if solid). As for G, the shear modulus of steel is approximately 3x that of aluminum. Now for a comparison between 15 and 20 mm axles... Lets say we have a solid 15 mm axle and want to...

some bullshit. Cane Crik does not like pushing the envelope. I was hoping for 17x156.5 but whatever I guess. Ill just have to accept the flex.

Pivot must think that EMTB motors are like Pokemon... gotta catch 'em all! Shimano EP8, Fazua 60, Bosch CX 5, Bosch SX, Avinox M2... only ones they've missed are the TQs.

There is definitely a new Nomad coming, it's just that the shock review is not correlated. New Nomad looks good for sure.

Is tr11 first oem e13 sidekick? Will be interesting to see if we get more of those or some o chains from sram on more builds. I’m certainly converted.

Definitely one of the best days in the bike industry and all of the outdoor industry.

Oh god, I just remembered tomorrow is April 1st; brace yourselves...