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hogfly Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 South Korea world cup

5/1/2026 10:52am

I'm not going to cast too much shade on Hardtail Bro. I will, however, cast plenty on the mixed messaging and policies of WBD/UCI. Their implied goal has been to raise the professionalism and elite nature of the sport. Simultaneously, they've allowed a racer to use a hardtail to compete. This is inconsistent with the way they're supposedly pushing the sport. I also will cast a little shade on our community. We've bemoaned the loss of grassroots accessibility to the World Cups while also bashing hardtail dude, who represents just such grassroots privateerism. Dude managed to navigate the red tape...

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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/24/2026 11:20am

That's why they are releasing this now: "Hey boss, can we start teasing the new goods? Not yet, gotta wait until thegromit orders the current version...."

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NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

4/23/2026 6:38pm

Surron had a prominent presence at Sea Otter, and a number of kids were riding these e-motos (along with pit bikes) throughout the expo in ways that were disruptive and inconsiderate. I’m still developing my perspective on high-powered eMTBs (which I consider a separate thing), but it’s hard to ignore how often these machines seem to encourage poor behavior — or at least attract it. I often hear the argument that it’s better for kids to be outside on bikes (of any sort) than indoors glued to their phones. In principle, I agree. But increasingly, it feels as though the...

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chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/21/2026 8:08am

Curious to see how much / little has changed since the patent drawings.

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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic Sea Otter Classic - 2026

4/20/2026 3:32pm

I'm curious.. How does the staff feel about doing the coverage like this? I've personally liked it. Plus, the fact that others have been able to contribute what they saw and liked at the otter is pretty cool...

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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Sea Otter Classic - 2026

4/20/2026 3:32pm

it's freaking rad that so many are contributing to this! we could only do so much while we're there. keep it coming!

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cliffbikermagazine Liked a reply to forum topic Sea Otter Classic - 2026

4/20/2026 3:30pm

Back in my day we used to tie onions to our belts, it was the style at the time.

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brash Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment

4/14/2026 5:09pm

I bought one of these in 2018 for $6000 AUD ($4275) the spec was ridiculous, fox factory front and back, shimano di2, saint brakes etc with double down tyres it still only weighed 22kg. Sure it was ugly as sin, but chucking a 29 inch front wheel on that bike it was amazing. so 8 years later, we are catching up at triple the cost. ~22kg. The only difference is peak power and 300wH more battery? yes, it was ugly as sin. But the ability to swap a battery in 10 seconds was nice.

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LookinForIt Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/13/2026 5:22pm

Can someone with better pause-skills than me see what Zerode is teasing in their recent Instagram post? https://www.instagram.com/p/DXECaeMlAfD/?igsh=NncxYm4xbnZneGxx

BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk

4/9/2026 8:31am

I probably haven’t been up Cypress in 15 years and of all the days to randomly go up there to teach my son to drive stick in the parking lot…. lol

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LookinForIt Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/2/2026 10:29am

Well it's confirmed (by email), RMU (Rocky Mountain Underground, the ski company) is making a bike (with DW) That likely explains the aluminium not-a-pivot we saw some time ago (photos in this thread). Well done folks, it was figured out here first

sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/22/2026 7:09pm

lol it's a pivot

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saskskier Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/22/2026 7:09pm

Lol. I guess all the Devinci jerseys (and rumours of an upcoming new Wilson) had my hopes up and I jumped the gun. Ha ha

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LookinForIt Added a comment about feature PIT BITS - Tennessee National 2026

3/20/2026 2:59pm

ALL HAIL PIT BITS

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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/16/2026 6:53pm

here is one of many trail building / advocacy forum topics - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/I-dont-like-the-direction-of-… use it or start your own instead of talking trails in tech rumors.

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LookinForIt Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/12/2026 7:10pm

No you're right and I can also convince myself it's made of metal (I feel I can see a weld along the top-tube junction to the head-tube)

overbiked Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/12/2026 6:13pm

Am I crazy or does the cable guide on Tommy G's new rocky head tube look different than any of their current bikes?

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/11/2026 1:09pm

Great question. You'd think so, but no. Because the BB sits below the axles, and because FC and RC are measured from the center of the hub axle to the center of the BB, the FC and RC don't form a straight line. They form a slight "V" as they both dip down to the BB. Then you consult Pythagorus to get the exact difference in length. [Editor's note: This is wrong. See @kperras post below for full and correct explanation]

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