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What's wrong with good ole tube patches? They work just as well on tires, good for fixing pinch flats near the bead, too. I never had one fail on me (Rema Tip Top).

Can we put the wrap back on?

Manitou has selected this particular paint scheme to make it so German U-boats will be unable to accurately estimate Manitou riders' speed and heading.

Thank god. I was shopping for bars and stems but just didn’t feel like there were enough options. This might just be the perfect one.

fwiw, last year was the first year we ever had to pay to get lawlor his creds at a world cup. $3k for the races we attended. it's not a budget killer for us, but $3k goes along way on other projects for us.

I heard Trump is trying to buy him....

yeah he's on team generational wealth racing

@DontWorryImAPilot thanks for the idea. We found Daks new kit and teammates.

I think that should come under Dream Rumours, rather than Team Rumours.

Any system that needs to be bled every couple of rides is either broken or was not properly bled to start, independent of the type of fluid.

You can get the correct DOT fluid in any automotive shop. For any DOT compatible brake. Good luck with that with mineral oil brakes. You have different oils WITHIN the same manufacturer (Shimano), let alone between manufacturers. I know I'm beating a dead horse at this point and derailling the thread at the same time, but sorry, I see ZERO benefits from using mineral oil vs. DOT fluid in brakes... If anything, also reading people's experiences about it, it's more complicated than anything, cleaning it up is a pain compared to DOT and the aforementioned issue of finding the correct...

If we're talking about wishes and brakes... I wish this mineral oil craze would stop.

Shoot, I thought Oregon had the gnarliest of trails...

Cat 4 is we call this a gravity mtb but we will deny your warranty for riding it.

thank you all who participated in this tech rumors thread! i'm going to lock it now, but we're carrying on with annual tech rumors - find the 2026 tech rumors thread here (starting on page 7 at the time of this post). YEW! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/mtb-tech-rumors-and-innovation-long…

She would make them look like pylons. She didn’t just play hockey she was on the Swiss Olympic team.

tech rumors forum update - you've spoken and have been heard we'll lock out this thread at the end of the year (no matter what, it's just too darn big now), and will carry on with yearly tech rumors threads that will be stickied for easy participation. the 2026 thread is already underway here (not yet stickied) i just want to thank everyone for their feedback and insight on what this piece of the vital community means.

Prince andrew to pivot?