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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Ochain on an enduro bike
8/15/2024 11:03am
Yo! Full thoughts on Ochain (on my trail bike) are live on the homepage now: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/can-pedal-kickback-denier-see-light
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iforte312 Liked a bike check Banshee 24" Slope Street Beer Runner Spitfire
8/15/2024 9:51am
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/14/2024 11:52am
If you met someone at the trailhead, asked them what % progressive kinematic their frame had and what is the leverage ratio they would look at you like you were an alien holding a rectal probe. "I bought it because it was blue" would be their response. Normal people don't care about this stuff lol. I've tried them all over the years, from literally Regressive designs, through to 45% DH monsters. I keep coming back to 25% been my sweet spot on a coil for an enduro/long travel bike. It's my goldilocks number. What is more important, is the Ratio...
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/13/2024 11:02am
Three example bikes with different progression and same amounts of travel. All straight lines for the sake of simplicity. Force at the wheel due to spring rate alone with each bike having identical sag at the wheel (stiffer spring for more progressive bike). Lets say you are railing a long long berm and your rear wheel needs to support 400 lbs of force… if the berm is long enough shaft speed goes to zero (save for bumps in the berm of course) so spring is what holds you up. 27% bike will sit at 180mm of travel used and 37%...
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Katz73 Added a reply to Ochain on an enduro bike
8/10/2024 12:44pm Looking forward to read/listen to your review. Thanks!
HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/8/2024 1:25pm
1. An application that could use the hell outta this is fat bike tires. Likely a minority in this thread, but getting a bigger, floatier contact patch without having to drop to low single digits would be a helluvalot of fun, what with making a zippier experience on snow or beach days. 2. Getting a casing that damps out vibration better will allow suspension to work better. Watch any of the super slow mo huck to flat vids and you can see the hiccup the rebounding tires adds to the suspension action, basically bouncing the bike a bit before the...
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/8/2024 11:06am
Having run plenty of demo days I'd say it's about 30% just having a go on an expensive bike for free, 20% just telling you what is wrong with the bike, 20% "just confirming that my bike IS better", 20% "I'm thinking of replacing my 2011 bike in the next 3-5 years" , 9% having one of the bikes on a shortlist but "I'm going to buy whatever I get the best deal on" and 1% actually going on to buy something from the demo. A couple a year was more than enough to never want to do it again.
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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/8/2024 11:03am
There is nothing wrong with Specialized selling direct online. It's pretty crummy to delay dealer orders when the same bike is available online. Thats just crapping on the dealer network.
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/8/2024 10:29am
I heard some positive feedback on them from folks I trust. Have not ridden them myself yet though. We tried this on the road side 10+ years ago, they never caught on in a big way, but the people who rode them LOVED them. https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/radiale/
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic Poll: Electric shifting vs mechanical shifting
7/29/2024 12:57pm
I have a lot of words on this topic. Sorry for the rant. I've had some thoughts bubbling on this for the last few bike rides/travel dates for work/technologically-induced downtimes. The good news is yesterday I stopped thinking about this when I broke a rock with my leg. That's a story for a different time. I work in audio/music. We use A LOT of digital and wireless tools in music recording and live sound reinforcement. They're all "foolproof" and "bombproof" and "will never randomly fail because of the new design" and "just use the app for any adjustments" and "super...
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Tom Liked a reply to forum topic Poll: Electric shifting vs mechanical shifting
7/29/2024 8:11am
Don’t want to risk derailing another thread as this was I think created from the tech rumours one going off track. But yeah regarding T Type and drivetrain wear. I can’t remember all the numbers and details (got them at work if needed). This customer puts a lot of miles in on a full powered e bike and he knows that and would regularly buy GX Eagle cassettes and XO chains. The sales pitch of in SRAM’s own word “ It simplifies, strengthens and extends lifespan to new limits.” Sold it to him and he brought the GX T Type...
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huvolix Liked a bike check Forbidden Dreadnought V2 (Bloody Sabbath)
6/19/2024 7:19am
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carlinojoevideo Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/28/2024 8:11pm
Some cool tech on Loic’s lower clamps. Split clamp design. Similar to some options we’ve seen on motocross bikes. A good article and test from Luxon about split clamps. Not sure if MTB right side up forks will have the same benefit, but a good read. https://www.luxonmx.com/blog-luxon-split-triple-clamps-flex-advantage.h…
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic You win the Bazillion dollar lottery, what do you do MTB related?
5/27/2024 11:16am
love this question! i'd make an IROC for downhill (at least what i remember IROC (international race of champions) from the 80's being...maybe it still exists?). X number of venues with X number of pre-selected racers run the same bike, suspension and tire manufacturer. each venue bike, suspension and tires change. brakes, cockpit and drivetrain can be whatever they want the series has no UCI affiliation. example - val di sole, everyone is on specialized, ohlins and maxxis - les gets, commencal, fox and schwalbe - MSA trek, rockshox and continental - last race of the season is riders choosing...
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LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Hardline
5/27/2024 10:57am
I also think something is being overlooked here. If this is a race... Held in Wales... That frequently experiences delays or cancellations due to wind and rain. How in the name of the lord are you gonna run this safely? As much as I love some do or die shit... I was hoping Wales would go more in the tech direction and less in the whole 80-90 footers direction after last year's cancellation. This is beyond like safety and design bias, just logistically as a showrunner this feature seems like a nightmare. It's the kind of thing you build for...
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Beyond The Tape Podcast Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Hardline
5/27/2024 10:56am
This feature has completely deterred me and many others from watching. The crazy thing is the gap isn't that huge in the scheme of things but, the shit transition, lack of safety and just shear uglyness of the feature is not pleasant. I understand it is hard line but this it putyourlifeontheline. I hope this is the last time we see this stuff.
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Red Bull Hardline
5/27/2024 10:51am
Old person here. Rampage is too groomed.It's so 'mid' now. 90ft jumps are not the norm for pro's......not even the darkfest crew. I know some of the 'boyz'. Most of them are scared shitless. *You're The event is owned and run by RB. The diggers (some of the Dyfi crew) are contracted to build/maintain the course. Dh is a minority sport.....but that does'nt mean that there should be a high chance of death for a minor mistake. Both Bk's and Jims jumps could have gone very,very,very badly wrong.It's bike racing.....not Beyond Thunderdome (ask your Dad). I'm going back to my...
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