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Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6 hours ago Probably refers to the fact that Jay, the owner, now lives in Taiwan and does the QC on site. Keith, the designer/engineer is from Scotland and rest of the crew is in the USA. If that makes it a Taiwanese company so be it... The fact that whole brand is basically run by 4 people is just amazing, is FW...
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ballz Liked a reply to forum topic Should You Reverse Your Stem? - Reece Wilson Setup Analysis
5/15/2026 12:03am
Combine that setup with the ever-growing front wheel trend and we're slowly but surely getting there
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piroloco Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 4:55am
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Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 South Korea world cup
5/8/2026 3:08am People also seem to forget how dominant Sam Hill was in his prime, he was 6s up on Peat in that Val di Sole run before the crash and he won Champery 07 qualification by 14 seconds!!!
Secondfavteacher Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/6/2026 12:57am
Just spent 10 minutes reading about freehub preferences… Not sure if I can explain to a regular person how much entertainment value this holds for me🍿
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Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/3/2026 2:01pm Shimano fishing is only about 20-25% of the revenue, they are still primarily making bike parts. But IIRC they absolutely dominate OEM lowerend market and this is the part of the market SRAM doesnt even compete in. In the end Shimano is still 3 billion company while SRAM is 1 billion company, even if we exclude fishing they still make...
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/8/2026 12:24am Modern Bussiness lecture: Just do nothing and wait for the competition to do everything wrong. Exactly the game where Shimano would excel 
Karabuka Added a reply to Enginerding: Inverted Forks and Front Hubs
3/12/2026 1:28am I dont think I have ever changed the front bearings on any hub on any of my bikes... except the dh bike where I run Dorados. Its just low cost stock hub but I'm sure it would be the same with hope or dtswiss (I know of a different example with flexible swingarm that destroyed few hubs). In the end...
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/9/2026 6:04am About the manitou coil check the Reece wilson bike check at 8:30 mark where he bites his tongue hard when asked about the coil shock haha. Here is the link https://youtu.be/Dq6xGV7V1tw&t=510
pinkrobe Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/6/2026 12:11am
I like how the dumpster is slightly smaller in 2024.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/5/2026 11:59pm
nice! that's way less depressing 🤣
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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/3/2026 4:43am
Canfield jumped the gun of their own release by posting the V3 Lithium in the product section of vital ? https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/frames/canfield/lithium-v3-74006
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Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/17/2026 3:25am If I'm not mistaken that "few" years ago was more than 10 😁 And there were almost no ebikes then, but the things have changed since and the need for strongest possible brakes is bigger than ever...
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/15/2026 3:57am Tech rumors goldmine, 100mm cranks, backwards stem, custom links/swingarm and the best part is when Reece is asked about trying coil shock he bites his tongue super hard haha
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/9/2026 12:56am Offtopic, just to answer this guy, it was done in Austria... Flow Country Trail Bikepark Petzen Austria 🇦🇹 Full Run POV RAW Built in 2014 it was rumored to cost 700k€ (10km of trail), nowadays it would probably cost double
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/6/2026 12:57am Another thing about Mille, in her IG post she has written that this is her first ever proper broken bone which is pretty unbelievable for a pretty veteran competitive world cup racer...
Karabuka Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
2/6/2026 12:50am The best rider on an arguably the best bike, looks scary
RadAxSmirch Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
2/6/2026 12:45am
Not a mention of the world snowbike champs happening this weekend. It's almost as if it doesn't register in the minds of anybody in the mountain biking world. What a pity, eh ?
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Uncle Cliffy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
2/2/2026 2:34am
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Karabuka Added a reply to Summer Euro Alps Trip Planning (Morzine, Les Gets, etc)
1/26/2026 11:43pm About the closed off piste tracks, everything that ends up on the road from Les Gets to Morzine is now closed and you will most likely get fined for riding there if cought... Things in the main Le Pleney area are fine, you can find the map here https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/le-pleneys-off-piste-trails-to-close-450754
