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One of the most unexciting releases

The initial range they went for with the Radial Tires is pretty curious to me. Seems like they could have done more tried and true mainstay patterns instead of one (and a half) new tires and also the oldest tread in their lineup.

Thanks for sharing your experience and insight. If you like the Rekon, I would highly recommend trying out the updated Forekaster when you get the chance. To me it corners, brakes, and climbs noticeably better than the Rekon without giving up much (anything?) in rolling speed. I've been running it on the rear of my 130/140 bike with something new we're cooking up on the front. It's great for a speed-focused trail bike.

The amount of moaning over Conti DH weight is silly. For a DH casing, they're quite light, a mullet set of Kryptotals in DH weighs about the same as a DD set of Assegai / DHR. The Conti Enduro casings are in reality only ~60g lighter each (actual Enduro weights that I've bought run heavy, DHs mostly weigh in a little lighter than mfg spec), which puts them a bit over EXO+ weights. IMHO, the real reason to go from Conti DH down to Enduro is how they feel. I know it contradicts what some of the heavier riders running...

WHOA hold your horses the brake arm is cool and all, but is that a Radial ply Tacky Chan prototype I can see???? Praise the lord!!!

Increasing my ride times and frequency to train up for a long race has really made me appreciate faster-rolling tires more. Plus, the skill increase from the amount of riding and dialing in line choice kind of negates (with certain exceptions) any downsides to not having the most hardcore, sticky rubber you can find.

My money is on a something like a built in Secus. Hump back at the bottom.

While every 13 year old boy has a butt drawing bench, butting draw benches are rare. Shame. these seem to be the fundamental flaws in the Make American Manufacturing Great Again echo chamber. The equipment isn’t here to do it. This is true not only with metal, but textiles too. 15 ish years ago I recall learning from a moderate sized fancy technical clothing company how they would love to do production stateside, but the equipment is all in Taiwan and China. Domestic manufacturing wasn’t even an option for them. Nor were the raw materials (including plants and animals) needed...

32" and Apogee from Baum. More here: https://escapecollective.com/spoken-2025-baums-been-busy/

Any sight of new radials at Eurobike?

any day is a good reason for intend to launch 4 new forks in a day

Haven't seen this posted anywhere. From a Japanese site. Hello, this is Kayaba Corporation. Introducing the new suspension we've developed for e-Bikes. Rough roads, wet roots, rock-strewn trails, no matter how harsh the environment, Kayaba's new e-Bike suspension gives the rider peace of mind and enables them to ride as they wish. This product is based on motorcycle suspension technology and has a design optimized for e-Bikes. By precisely controlling friction and damping force, the tires grip the trail firmly and provide high traction performance in all conditions. It uses low-friction oil seals and bushings made in Japan, and the...

They have software for the 11sp eRD, so it must be a business decision.

It is a dumb decision by Shimano, IMO. Instead of finally giving 11speeders a mainstream option, they chose the obscure route of proprietary design and complexity. I can't believe anyone will pick a Shimano-powered ebike just to have access to this RD.

Bad news for Di2 curious 11-speed LinkGlide lovers like you. This is a clarification about 12-speed vs. 11-speed XTR rear derailleurs, added to the XTR article after we published it due to questions from readers about 11-speed Linkglide options and clarification at Big Blue. Basically, no you can't use a normal M9250 battery-operated Di2 derailleur on a LinkGlide setup, only the M9260 derailleur that hardwires into e-bikes: " The M9250 wireless derailleur is available for 12-speed Hyperglide+ drivetrains only, but can be used on normal bikes or e-bikes. However, there are 12 speed Hyperglide+ and Linkglide 11 speed options for...

The ride characteristics flex stay bikes give is subjective. Not everyone likes them which is clearly your point of view, but you don’t speak for everyone. I have the flex stay Stumpjumper and an Evo. They both have their pros and cons. If I am riding a flow trail or something that’s not too rowdy, the flex stay feels awesome as you get so much energy back for what you put in. On the other hand it gets overwhelmed quickly in chunk and that’s where the Evo does better and if I had one, an Enduro would do better again...

picture of the tread pattern for anyone who is too lazy to click the link.