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lewzz10 Added a reply to What frame brands are nicest to bearings? Should bearings and service be a consideration when buying a bike?
5/18/2026 5:43am My 2021 Deviate is still on all it's original pivot bearings. UK all-year conditions. Alps trips, uplifts, bikepacking, the odd race etc. It's had an annual re-grease through the zerks, and that's it. Grease fittings and double seals FTW.
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lewzz10 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/27/2026 4:38am MGU is the next logical step for them, you'd have to think it was coming.
jackrobinson Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/17/2026 3:00am
New clipless pedal from Renthal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2f7bsiEVo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig…
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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
2/5/2026 4:11am
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2/5/2026 4:11am
How is the mood in the team regarding Daprelas allegations and departure from other teams in recent seasons? do you feel comfortable having younger female racers around someone with SA accusations?
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
1/28/2026 4:36am
Oh great, so now Ric will be saying "Look at Gwin here in Val di Sol - Trentino, Italy, earth, the milky way sponsored by Monster energy, unleash the beast" Josh Carlson: Unintelligible gibberish "dooley"
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lewzz10 Added a reply to Summer Euro Alps Trip Planning (Morzine, Les Gets, etc)
1/27/2026 7:30am You used to be able to take the bus from Ch âtel village up to the bike park? Obviously this assumes you have a bike you can pedal from Morgins to Ch âtel (not far and very doable on an enduro bike)
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
1/23/2026 5:20am Scott were on BOS for a year on USD forks if that's the confusion.
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/23/2026 4:20am ISO 4210 is for safety standards (I.e testing requirements). I don’t believe it dictates any tolerances, anywhere on the bike. It tells you how to test the components, assuming they’re made correctly. ISO 6699 is what you’re looking for (bar/stem tolerances).
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/23/2026 2:28am Yes, the ASTM 'levels' without any associated meaning are just nonsense. The ISO standard I've been exposed to are more than sufficient to make a 'safe' product. Whether that's the same as a product that's durable enough to keep customers happy is another matter. There are definitely some big holes in ISO 4210 though - no test standard for strength/security...
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/23/2026 1:50am EFBE, Zedler etc have done a good job of upselling a marketable test standard to smaller bike companies who don't have any test in-house. Whether the higher loads/test criteria are necessary is an interesting question. Certainly generates more testing work for them when early protos fail (where they would have passed ISO)!
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/22/2026 10:54am ISO 4210, yes - this covers the whole bike but has a dedicated section for cockpit stuff.
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/22/2026 10:06am I agree with you there you could probably push flex further on 31.8 vs 35mm while retaining safety. Maybe this is for 'handlebar stiffness rumours & innovation', but my point was there headroom to play with in terms of strength (no brand is likely at the limit of stiffness you're describing). You could make a more flexible 31.8mm handlebar than...
lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/22/2026 7:32am The part is stronger than it needs to be for the loads it sees in use. Whether that's yield or ultimate strength. Not necessarily the same as excess fatigue life. Or crash durability.
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1/22/2026 3:35am I don't disagree with your maths, but what makes you think they're being designed to the same maximum strength? A quality 31.8mm bar has excessive strength for mountain biking. There's plenty of headroom there to design with stiffness as your criteria rather than strength (or weight). I'd assume designing blindly to strength is what made early (Easton I think?) 35mm...
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1/17/2026 4:13am They could call it a ‘Camber’
Viris Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
1/10/2026 6:04am
Appreciate the kind words 🙏 that genuinely means a lot. We try. We keep trying. And yeah, when I say we, I really do mean me. Still just one bloke doing everything: product, riders, logistics, emails at stupid o’clock, the lot. No staff, no big safety net. Just belief and stubbornness. The industry doesn’t make it easy for small independents. The big dogs have deeper pockets and louder voices, but that was always kind of the point. Do cool shit, build something authentic, and if it ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it. I’m proud that Viris...
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brash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
1/10/2026 6:02am
yeah he's on team generational wealth racing
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lewzz10 Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
12/24/2025 5:40am Maples
Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
12/24/2025 5:33am
I didn't know she had baby number 2 on the way... I'd say that's a really good reason to not race.. Congrats to them!
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