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Not sure what the patent situation is like with Cannondale's lefty forks, but they use needle bearings because they need them. Leftys only have one stanchion and they need something to prevent rotation, thus the needle bearings. As for why not use it on conventional forks, it incredibly expensive compared to classic forks. While precisely grinding the insides and outsides of an aluminium tube is anything but easy I'd imagine, additionally grinding three (Ocho, previous Cannondale forks had four) flat surfaces that have to be smooth for the needle bearings and have a tight angular tolerance (as close to 120°...

No I can't handle all this Avinox garbage and a mainstream bike going to 32" in such close succession. Make it stop.

Evil having some fun.

Curmudgeon moment incoming, my apologies: This is exactly the reason I don't give a shit about motocross or cars or a million other things. I 100% don't give a shit about numbers. "Oh, but this one can do 150nm of power!" Cool. I don't care. I don't ride a bike looking for the easiest way to do anything. Does it do 150nm of making my will to live stronger? Will it do a 30-second boost mode of shutting my brain off? Is it 1300W of power that'll die in a year and completely brick the bike for two months while...

I'd be curious to hear from some of the industry people in this forum about what is, by my estimation, one of the weirdest release days I have seen since being interested in MTB. From the outside it seems like DJI placed an embargo on press releases/ forced brands into a certain launch window. I count eight Avinox M2S bike launches on Pinkbike. Surely this is frustrating for the manufacturers? Their bikes are being lost in sea of press releases for bikes that tout the exact same ground breaking tech. Seems like a marketing nightmare to have your product made...

in scandal mag, jim bland, luca's mechanic, thinks 32" front wheels are coming (in what i would assume is DH since he's a DH mechanic). seems like it wouldn't be hard for any of the inverted brands to make a 32" fork for this upcoming season (assuming tires are available, which i bet they are). he also says cone valves in forks, so maybe some other hint development? #nonEbikeRumors

Ya know, I'm changing my tune about 32" wheels. I don't really have all that much interest in owning a 32" bike, and I fully expect most, if not all of the first 32" bikes to not be in my wheelhouse... But right now, I'd kill for anything that isn't related to an ebike to read about. Never before have I yearned to digest some bike stuff that just involved the measly 250w that I struggle to put out. So... bring on the 32" content please, I am primed and ready for it.

Of all the hills people want to die on in this industry, I think brake fluid is probably the stupidest one......

I was literally just typing up a bitter old rider style drivetrain rant. I just want cheap(ish) durable chains guys. I'm not throwing down $100 for a chain, ever. I'm glad I've got a few ~$65 X01 chains in rotation, they'll last till I get so mad I throw up my hands and just replace everything with a Microshift drivetrain and fully embrace my old man roots.

Crap, I changed my mind. I’m thinking now about the majority of their business being b2b and thinking about what comes specced on bikes, and what new bike customers are looking for in a bike. That GX/XO1 mashup customer just doesn’t exist in bike shops, it’s all forum nerds. People tended to fall into “let me buy the cheapest bike” or “let me get the nicest bike.” The riders in the middle don’t really seem to sweat drivetrain, they were moreso just looking for better suspension/brakes I guess? Kind of just like the upgrade bike without having all of their...

It's wild that my 2018 Lyrik RC2 has been on 6 different bikes and every travel config between 150-180. Still going strong 8 years later with no creaks in the CSU. Best fork of all time. (yes it's red)

reece wilson POV that just went up. cockpit screengrab below (and i'm not interested about how to setup X brand brake based on this)

I need to keep my inner Brian in check to not rant on these chainstays.

Cannondale Bad Habit is live! - 155mm of rear wheel travel // 160mm fork - Mixed wheels only - Full carbon frame - Proportional Response size-specific kinematics & geometry - Coil or air compatible - StashPort frame storage - 64° head tube angle - Compatible with a 170mm single crown and 180mm dual-crown forks - Sizes: S, M, L, XL - Weight: ~ 15.6 kg / 34.4l b - MSRP: Bad Habit 1 - $7,999 USD // Bad Habit 2 - $5,999 USD // Bad Habit Frameset - $3,499 USD I just had a test bike show up yesterday. Haven't...

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.

Hes fucking crazy and I am here for it.

Reece Wilson testing what looks like a new Dominion (From his IG stories) Plus the complete bike

iv got one of these for Christmas and its actually really good. Think I paid £100 ish for the full kit on a black friday sale. The mountain industry has a gaping hole in it. Selling ppl £1000 forks £6000+ bikes and not even a fuck you on how to help setting them up accurately at home.. It is very slick, works seamlessly and I have so far improved my set up. I ride alone. My Mrs isn't gonna help me set my sag. It's allowed to me run deeper into my travel. Couldn't comment on the long term quality...