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MTBrent Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 1:07pm
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jonathanheierle Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
3/1/2026 1:05pm
Photos from some testing recently. Made some rotor guards on my 3d printer, going to make the new ones BYB released recently once I get more black filament.
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bigbrett Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/28/2026 4:07pm
I have found hopes to be insanely sensitive to centering on the rotor, and also come with quite stiff seals sometimes. Make sure they are bang on center in every axis, then As stravapocalypse said, do a piston massage where you work every piston in and out individually. Otherwise follow their new comprehensive brake tech book to a T. Unfortunately I find their advice to use silicone lube on the pistons to be bad. I’ve tried this multiple times and all it does is ingest dirt and grime into the system then adds more friction to the system. I wish...
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Slavid666 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 2:18pm
For a while, half the people I rode with were on one Forbidden model or another, and honestly, those frames have some of the worst QC and overall design execution I’ve seen in that price range. Unless it’s the bike’s very first ride, they creek like crazy, and the suspension pivot hardware is borderline laughable. A buddy of mine—who posts here pretty often—ended up getting his frame replaced under warranty after endless battles with headset creaking. Forbidden eventually admitted the carbon had ovalized. No, Specialized isn’t the most exotic brand out there, but I definitely wouldn’t put Forbidden anywhere near...
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bmiliu Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 11:53am
Heard on a podcast Jesse Melamed talk about helping out a local company, I'm pretty sure he rides on RMU skis. He talked about how it ended up on the vital forum so more fuel to the fire. Now here's hoping Dave W let's them have some longer chainstays.
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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 10:58am
More fuel to that fire...
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Skunk Works Suspension Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
2/27/2026 9:13am
The Shockcraft tuning kit is easily the most complex out of the three; the rebound circuit is fully checked using a new piston bolt and a one way valve system, the shim stacks configurations for compression & rebound are like nothing I have ever seen, and it includes a new base valve piston bolt as well so all shims are now metric sizing and much easier to source. The test track is drying out rapidly and may be good to go by this weekend. Eager to get going with this one. 🤘
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Etney Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 7:19am
I am betting its the bilstein shock we saw a while ago (Pic borrowed from P
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sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/26/2026 4:16pm
push air shock?
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Tom Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/26/2026 2:01pm
Just fitted the Maven lever tuning kit to my A1 silver brakes. I thought I would put this up here as I surprised there is no test info on this considering it’s a big selling point. First of all I personally haven’t had a problem with them from start. This silver set have been faultless but I have got another set of ultimates on my trail bike and it did take about 3 bleeds and lot of massages to get them working consistently like the silvers. But I do understand what people say about the stiffness in lever pull. Anyway...
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storm.racing Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/26/2026 7:50am
Sexy
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demo7jumper Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/26/2026 7:50am
The new jersey and helmet kits are a total throwback to the Troy originals. Honestly, those new flame helmets are straight fire . It’s awesome to see Troy Lee back.
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Skunk Works Suspension Liked a reply to forum topic Coil Shock Shootout
2/25/2026 9:26pm
Had a few hiccups with getting all the parts landed for the Bomber CR builds, but finally have everything in the shop and ready to go. Here's a little preview of three different takes on the same size piston. The differences are quite pronounced, looking forward to comparing performance. Avalanche Suspension uses the stock piston, but may modify port sizes. I'll verify when that shock is pulled apart.
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SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/24/2026 10:29pm
For both brands, you should always buy the most expensive chain they sell, so XX and XTR as the harder coatings on them often double to triple the usage you can get out of them, more than offsetting the cost increase. Zero friction cycling has the data, but XX flat top chains in particular are the cheapest chain per mile you will find.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/24/2026 12:20pm
at 5:52, this shows some of the specialized R&D/engineering department (before that it's just team stuff)
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Carter Bilawchuk Liked a bike check Euler Bikes Project: Trail Prototype
2/23/2026 4:06pm
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/23/2026 4:04pm
@jessemelamed rules
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FullSend Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/23/2026 7:25am
Stunning new UK-made 120mm bike by Hope, called the HB 912. More details over on the red website (- photo also shamelessly stolen from there😁)
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Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/22/2026 8:33pm
2.3 all the way not even a question 😅
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orangemtbrider11 Liked a bike check 2019 Devinci Wilson 29 *WRX Edition*
2/22/2026 2:46pm
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