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Fox Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/18/2024 5:08pm
I'm very glad they were able to produce a bike with some cable ports and it weighs an extra 3 pounds. Seriously, I hope that trend goes back the other way and all bikes have AT LEAST a stick on cable mount package sold with the frame or make some holes in the frame with some high quality plugs and ditch the tube in tube that is probably expensive to get right. I hope enough people vote with their money (and don't buy these bikes) and this trend for no cable driven drivetrains dies fast. Yea, I'm old. No, I...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
9/18/2024 2:12pm
It turns out Fanatik is already way ahead of the curve for all your shake weight tuning.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesdLpRneHs I think it will need a stiffer spring for bolting to your bike though!
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic How Much Suspension Travel Do You Want vs. Need in Your Mountain Bike?
9/18/2024 2:01pm
I can tell its starting to get colder and rainier in much of the Northern Hemisphere 
We are over complicating this, for sure. The reality is you can ride any number of bikes down a trail and have fun. There is no such thing as "the perfect bike". Vital tends to skew a little more toward the racer, where bike choice matters (a lot) more, but even then I'd wager a good racer could likely put in about the same result on any number of good bikes with various amounts of travel (obviously within reason). Others have mentioned it...
We are over complicating this, for sure. The reality is you can ride any number of bikes down a trail and have fun. There is no such thing as "the perfect bike". Vital tends to skew a little more toward the racer, where bike choice matters (a lot) more, but even then I'd wager a good racer could likely put in about the same result on any number of good bikes with various amounts of travel (obviously within reason). Others have mentioned it...
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/17/2024 3:38pm
We get it- you like a progressive bike 😅 I’d think you’d be stoked on this because you get to make another link 🙂
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Julien555 Liked a bike check Giant ATX 980 John Tomac "Downhill"
9/17/2024 9:40am
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segamethod Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
9/14/2024 7:12pm
So I watched Jason’s discussion with Dak on these and understandably he’s being a bit cagey (and possibly doesn’t actually know much about them besides that they make him faster haha). Luckily, Fox Factory’s patent application pretty much lays out exactly what the potential benefits are. If mounted on the unsprung mass (like we saw on Dak’s bike last weekend), the TMD can serve to improve the tire’s contact with the ground. This is more or less what SuspensionLabNZ’s video demo above is demonstrating – awesome work on that btw. If mounted on the sprung mass, it seems like it...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Tuned Mass Dampers and Mountain Bikes
9/14/2024 7:08pm
So it took me way to long to stitch these together and export it properly, but I did this test with the tyre at 18psi and 26psi, the 18psi gave the best result. Using parts on hand like some springs around 11.8 N/mm, a 250g mass and a 600g(250+350) mass. (*edit using the 2 opposing springs halves the rate so more like 6 N/mm) The wheel alone is about 1800g so total system about 2.4kg Tyre rates are roughly 35N/mm @ 18psi and 44N/mm at 26psi BUT they are slightly progressive in the first few mm plus I trimmed the...
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/12/2024 1:03pm
I'm struggling to work out who is less wrong here - but yes a bike absolutely has anti squat (and anti rise) without a chain on it. The bike is being pushed by the swingarm which can pivot, so the response of the rider weight means it will likely try to tip one way or the other. The chain is just a second torque being added to the equation which can offset that moment. I think this needs its own thread
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Katz73
Updated a photo album Camping, hiking, exploring
9/10/2024 7:33pm
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat
9/10/2024 5:36pm
Gutted for Hannah 😔
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Simcik Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Rampage Chat
9/10/2024 5:36pm
Also of note, equal payouts for top 5 riders in men's and women's
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JohnnyboyZG Liked a comment about bike check Nomad V3 DJ/Pump Track/Bar bike
9/9/2024 10:11am
Such a fun park bike… I took a degree out of the headset and put a 29 on the front…so much fun on flow/jump lines
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/7/2024 6:08pm
I really need to see you guys ride.
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Nobble Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/7/2024 6:08pm
I don’t know, a Slash+ is like 46lb. For me personally, the self shuttle aspect of ebikes is completely ruined by the fact that they all seem to descend like crap because they’re so heavy. Good luck unweighting the bike to change lines. I always feel kinda forced to just smash through whatever is in front of me with no finesse.
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Jotegr Liked a comment about bike check Nomad V3 DJ/Pump Track/Bar bike
9/6/2024 3:22pm
I can't decide if this is better described as the most haggard regular bike or this sickest crackhead bike. Love it.
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Katz73 Added a comment about bike check Nomad V3 DJ/Pump Track/Bar bike
9/6/2024 3:22pm
The latter. Mickey's in the bottle cage fits that theme better. I've seen a few SC bikes of this vintage with flaking matte clearcoat around here (glossy finish seems to fare much better against Southwest UV rays). Suppose it didn't help mine was left out in the sun for hours in 100-degree weather during dig days, shade big enough for a bike is hardly found on our trails.
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Katz73
Added bike check Nomad V3 DJ/Pump Track/Bar bike
9/5/2024 6:54pm
NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/5/2024 4:28pm
If product life cycle length influenced pricing Shimano Saint would be free by now. 😆
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/5/2024 4:25pm
Yeah right! That said Hope actually did this. They calculated an amortized cost for the carbon bike including development time etc but then after a while they realized they had learnt so much from the project that could be applied to other carbon products and help to spread the sunk costs. So they dropped the price by £1000 (iirc) and gave a rebate to all the original customers! This is very Hope-like. In the Uk there was/is a salary sacrifice scheme you can use for buying a bike and save 25-30%. Hope signed up but it was a lot of...
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