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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Eurobike 2026
6/24/2026 8:44am
warning. roadie content LOL
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LookinForIt Added a reply to NEW BIKE - Norco Torrent DH Bike Details & Discussion
6/3/2026 8:17am External cable routing! heck yeah
slimshady Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/2/2026 8:47am
The local brand manager showed us some release schedule along with some model data here at the product launch, earlier this year. Fluid will be the budget Al model line, Optic will return to be the higher tier one, with a slightly higher main pivot (Fluids are optimized for a 30t chainring, Gen 4 Optics will be for a 32t IIRC), but no idler. As someone else said, it'll be a return to the Gen 2 ways. I run my Fluid the way most Norco employees do, with a 210x55 shock (~143mm of rear travel) and a 150mm fork. You...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/2/2026 8:45am
possibly the most technological innovation that's not a rumor ever? solar AI ebikes are here for $1899. create memes on the top-tube mounted display? https://phosgo.com/pages/reserve-product
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sevenz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill
5/30/2026 10:23am
Jackson’s DSQ had nothing to do with the poles themselves, other than the wind blowing him outside of them. If it had been tape instead, the same thing happens except he’s tangled up in tape too.
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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic PIT BITS - Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill
5/29/2026 9:03am
Love the photo dump format. The pictures are also nicely crisp and detailed. Thanks Vital team. (Please bring back the background music haha).
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LookinForIt Added a reply to PIT BITS - Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill
5/28/2026 4:03pm This version of the Gamux reminds me of a RedAlp... but better looking in every way. Maybe I'm getting used to it but the reverse stem seems to fit with the bike. The short cranks are just a cherry on top of a bike that already challenges the proportions I'm used to.
Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/23/2026 12:12pm
To bring it back to tech stuff, the new Scott Spark we saw at Korea will have a shock cover to seal the frame, but currently the flight attendant shocks don't fit in one.
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whitesq Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/22/2026 8:45am
Just so everyone is on the same page, a 20% progressive DH bike and a 20% progressive trail bike can be two very different suspension systems. Below are two theoretical bikes that both have the same starting leverage ratio and the same 20% overall progression. However, the leverage slopes are different, meaning the rate of change through the travel is different.
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 11:01pm
Didn’t VPP only exist to get around the FSR patent?
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LookinForIt Added a reply to Should You Reverse Your Stem? - Reece Wilson Setup Analysis
5/13/2026 8:35am In all fairness, when considering just stack, Jackson Goldstone's bars are also super high. When he's standing next to his bike they're at his rib-cage. If I wanted to do something similar at 190cm tall my front-end would end up looking like Reece's I think.. There's definitely some merit to it
amanitas Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/12/2026 1:26pm
Long time lurker, first time poster here. For some background I’m an aerospace composites engineer and spent several years in Advanced Product Development with an emphasis on environmentally friendly materials. There’s so much to get into on this topic and if folks are interested I’d love to start a dedicated thread on materials and environmental impacts. The TLDR is, carbon fiber as a green product on its own is a fallacy. The raw fiber production may result in a certain level of carbon sequestering, but the process is still so energy intensive I wouldn’t call it an environmental positive. As...
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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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