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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
10/30/2025 7:31pm
Main piston is shimmed for compression and rebound in all Push shocks, the adjuster uses a coil spring backed valve with no shims and adjustable preload for HSC. The standard bomber CR also uses a spring backed valve but its a very stiff belleville washer instead of a coil, and no shims either. At a distance they have similar basic architecture but the actual execution is very different Some kind of preloaded valve usually works well at the base valve - its rare to see a regular unpreloaded shimstack in the reservoir. It helps maintain back pressure on the main...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
10/29/2025 8:22pm
Interesting feedback! Cool to hear that you had the opposite problem with spring rate calculations. I think optimal spring rate is pretty subjective overall, and while there are many wrong answers, there isn't one correct answer for any and all riders of a certain weight, height, riding style, etc. For a long time I've thought it was pretty bold of any company to try to guess spring rate over the internet (whether that company is Vorsprung, Push, EXT, etc), but this was my first time trying out a company's best guess. I was actually surprised how close they got, only...
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Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2025 3:45pm
I mean, everything seems reasonably priced to me Context is important Cranks are beautifully machined and 280€ A set of gx cranks around 100€ online, mass produced vs machined and hard anodized in Germany by a SMALL company, The shock is 1100, comes custom tuned, a Fox X2 blows and retails around the 800€ Same goes with the forks 1650€ for a flash with perfect bushings and all and it’s almost the same for a fox 38 x2, again mass produced in Asia vs something from a tiny company in Germany. Not cheap, but for what it is I’d say...
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Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2025 3:44pm
I think that Cornelius has completely outclassed Fox in the Upsidedown fork space. Options, quality, weight, price, reliability, performance, etc. Intend wins on every aspect. What the Podium did for me, is make me really interested in the Intend...
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2025 7:34am
On the other hand, compared to large players, it's not really unreasonably priced. It's not much more expensive than what Fox charges for their top of the line products in many cases. But it is a lot more niche.
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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/29/2025 7:34am
We will see about the dropper post but their prototype dropper lever had a really cool design and how it integrated the cable tension adjustment.
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DorianKane Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2025 1:11pm
Cornelius from Intend “confirmed“ that they are going to release the dropperpost called elevator in the video if the new monocoque hover shock. Right at the end… Can’t be long for the official release
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matmattmatthew Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2025 1:11pm
Currency Exchange Rumors and Innovation
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
10/27/2025 9:25pm
Brother, its probably just a simple mistake - sure its a little confusing but its not like there isn't a clear and blindingly obvious pathway for you to purchase a shock if thats what you genuinely are trying to do. It's probably not been a major problem for anyone else, and there might be something in the backend that makes it a little harder to simply turn off - I know that is normally built in to the payment/shopping platform but don't run a webstore so not sure. There are sometimes products that don't have an obvious answer for how...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
10/27/2025 9:24pm
Alrighty.....so, for starters the Telum is a premium product that anyone who buys it will EXPECT nothing but perfect performance, reliability and support from the manufacturer and supplier. No one is creaming it in the bike industry, especially mechanics and things are normally priced in line with global recommended retails set by the manufacturer. If they tried to mark things up too far it won't last very long for them..... There are certain brands I sell which I invest thousands in tooling, parts and springs for and know every single part inside out, so if a rider has a problem...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/27/2025 11:18am
got an email about vivo F3 shifter and derailleur updates. pics/deets below. price is $255 for shifter and $370 for derailleur - https://www.vivoartisan.com/shop
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unusualbread Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Inverted Single Crown Forks
10/27/2025 10:12am
Seems like new intend damper dropping tomorrow 👀
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Downamics Liked a bike check Downamics Gamux Sego
10/26/2025 9:21pm
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Kapolczer Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/26/2025 7:28pm Paul Aston had a short but unbiased review of them earlier this year. https://www.astonmtb.bike/reviews/raicam-rgr-factory-brakes-review
ZAKBROWN! Liked a reply to forum topic Anybody buying these enDHuro sub-200 dual crown builds? Are they valid or cheap fan service?
10/24/2025 9:24am
I don't think I've ridden the links back to back on the same bike so it's hard for me to say. I did have to bump up a spring rate when I swapped due to the extra leverage. I'm fairly light at 155lbs so spring rates are still reasonable, I think I'm running a 400lb/in.
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ZAKBROWN! Liked a reply to forum topic Anybody buying these enDHuro sub-200 dual crown builds? Are they valid or cheap fan service?
10/24/2025 9:24am
Yeah I feel like the belt drive positives (quiet, low maintenance) don't outweigh the negatives (belts breaking/derailling, parts availability, mud performance, etc). The chain setup seems simpler to me but I've never had a belt bike, I've only ridden one around a bit that was way too big for me (Adam Prosise's one-off Reeb Brewser). I always run a waxed chain on all my bikes, helps a lot with the HP idler bikes especially. Gearbox drag is definitely a thing, but for my long travel bike I think the tradeoff in durability, weight distribution, and suspension performance is worth it...
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RoostLee Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
10/23/2025 10:05pm
Finally got hold of a set of GR4s after years on the Tech 4 V4. As with all things Hope the build quality is a work of art. First impressions: I bled the ‘old’ way without using the bleed port because I didn’t have the adapter for the funnel yet .Hopes new bleed video gives a few new steps which seem to work good. Lever is a touch heavier throw than the v4 but much shorter throw before bite due to the new cam design. It’s still very light. Extra hook on the lever is really nice, way more secure...
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Marcus J Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
10/23/2025 10:04pm
Since I saw this one 7 years ago this is how I've bled all my shimano and it has always worked well. I use putoline 2.5W but used to use the normal shimano.
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shakazulu12 Liked a reply to forum topic Anybody buying these enDHuro sub-200 dual crown builds? Are they valid or cheap fan service?
10/23/2025 9:23pm
I did the same thing with mine. Originally had two setups, a single crown and a short stroked shock. Eventually just left it in full DH mode as it really wasn’t any worse to climb on.
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/23/2025 9:17pm
Hey look what I found in the parts bin: This was one of the last things I worked on at RS before I left... goal was to control big hits by weakening or slowing down the return of the air spring. I run my setup with a lot of spring and no damping, so getting bucked on big hits is part of the deal. This thing 'gulps' all the air in the positive chamber on compression and lets it out with a tiny delay (since it all has to go through the tiny hole to get out). No delay on...
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