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Tesa fleece tape works great for this as it's soft. It's the tape found on OEM wiring in cars. https://a.co/d/4g4blCp

But isn’t all this bending moot after you bolt on the wheel?

Can you specify? I don’t know what intend does. But yeah I believe RS is making thousands of forks per day (a lot of volume comes from the lower end stuff you guys don’t think much about- eg Judy). Or at least was during the Covid peak. Tact time is a real issue. I’d worry about those rotating burnish tools scraping/burning material off the bushings. Fill the lower leg with bushing dust. The factory sizing method is different and that is what is tested and validated by engineering team. YMMV. One longevity trick is to wash your lowers when you...

Sell it at peak COVID, buy it back for pennies on the dollar in peak tariffs. The only way to make money in the bike industry?

Agreed. Hats off to him for noting Dapréla “won’t take no for an answer.”

Appears to be some sort of belted purse.

please keep this format for all photo articles and ditch the slideshow ones, thx

10spd 11-50 steel cassette has worked fine with my 70nm e8000. Im wondering with 100nm and 750w will an 9 , or even 8 , 11-48 or 46 be a nice even mix. It could even out the wear on the cassette and even have a shorter cage der

Hey I'm back (with Rocky). I might post a bit less here as I navigate current state of the bike industry; I've got a mountain of work to get through after being away from it all for 5 months. Thanks for the well wishes.

On the front I've got an Assegai EXO+ Maxxgrip because that's what was already on there when I put the Forekaster on. I've been meaning to put something faster on the front but in the meantime I haven't noticed or been bothered by the traction difference at all. The Forekaster breaks away a bit sooner than the DHRII it replaces, but in the current conditions (dry, loose over hardpack) that breakaway is a little more gradual and predictable. If anything that matches the behavior of the Assegai a little bit better than the DHRII. I'm curious what concerns you about...

A lot of bikes suffer from this, another one that comes to mind is the Cannondale Jekyll, reach on a L is 475 and XL is 510, I'm just under 6'2" and had an XL V1 Sentinel that was 500mm and that felt too long for me. Currently on a S3 Privateer 161 that is 490 and get along very well with that length, while my L REEB SST is 480 and definitely wouldn't want to go any shorter than that.

Do you wake up every day wondering "who can I be a d1ck to on the Vital Forums today"? Assuming good intent and extending a modicum of kindness takes almost no effort; give it a try!

Yes, confirmed here which is worth a read if you're a follower of this thread - https://bikebiz.com/people-who-make-the-industry-a-conversation-with-ja…

I'm guessing his parents might be managing him for now.. I think a lot of people are assuming since Martin is managing the team for Neko that Asa is automatically going to be with 23 degrees... While his parents seem to be pretty smart, I think when his next contract comes around, having an agent probably wouldn't be a bad idea, IMO...

specialized gravity finally gets some female talent - rosa marie jensen now on the squad, bumped up from Gen-S ROSA MARIE JENSEN JOINS SPECIALIZED GRAVITY : Since its inception in 2022, Generation Specialized (Gen-S) has been developing and nurturing young talent. As the development team for Specialized Gravity, the focus of Gen-S is to allow young riders to grow and develop, ultimately with the aim to graduate to the World Series team, Specialized Gravity. We are proud to announce that Rosa Marie Jensen, the young Danish talent who has been growing through Gen-S, will be stepping up to Specialized Gravity...

From my time on purples - they were pretty quiet. Just took a touch more time to warm up to full power. Definitely not loud like metalic pads.