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FerrousBueller Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/26/2026 8:09am
You called?
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Propracticeathlete Liked a comment about bike check Transition Smuggler
4/28/2026 4:10pm
Thanks! I'll give that a try.
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Propracticeathlete Liked a comment about bike check Transition Smuggler
4/26/2026 6:35am
Any things you needed to do to make the Transmission work? I have a 2018 Sentinel that I would try that on.
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4/26/2026 6:23am
Yes, definitely do it! I had to do two major things: 1) buy a udh compatible thru axle from Transition; 2) remove the red bushing portion of the insert for Transmission, just keeping the black spacer/washer. The dropout is too small for the red bushing, but the width of the dropout is correct. I added a photo to show what I mean. Pay close attention to alignment as you put it all together, but if you torque to spec, it’s never moving. It’s important to follow the normal installation steps from SRAM in order to help get alignment correct. I’ve...
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anotherbikerguy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/18/2025 9:19pm
Everyone knows the only way to get your bars and levers juuuust right is to adjust them with a rusty multi-tool in the trailhead parking lot while your buddies are waiting on you to start the ride. The more exasperated your friends are, the more precise the alignment.
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:28pm
They'd better be able to pack good value into the builds, they paid for 4/5ths of the tooling and all the R&D years ago. This bike has been available since Fall 2019, yes, it remains excellent, no, consumers should not be paying a premium for it. Edit: the fact that the value of the Comp is actually pretty good is indeed surprising.
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noodlenosteeze Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:27pm
You mean you can't just have your marketing dept say it's "plush when you need it to" but "stiff for the roughest lines" ?
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:27pm
That has come up before, I think in an interview with Atherton? He looks at additional proprietary measure(s) that he developed and not just AS/AR/LR when he designs the system. But the brands won't say what they are. My immediate thought was that if there's this extra property that you think is beneficial to the owner, but you're not allowed to tell the owner what it is beyond some extremely vague implications about its existence, why should the prospective owner be remotely interested?
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gonza.s.m. Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:26pm
So Evil bikes and e13 were the same company around 2000-2003 years? just diferent name brand? I didn't know that 😀
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ballz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:26pm
Does the complete package include shock clevis? Asking for a friend.
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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:26pm
You can get really really damn close to any AS, AR*, and LR from any other platform with a linkage driven single pivot. Packaging and aesthetic would have to take a back seat but you would be surprised that all mini link/ dual link bikes can be duplicated in a linkage driven single pivot. * low AR is the one that can't get without a floating brake.
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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:25pm
But how do I know if the complete package from DW Link is better than the complete package from Delta Link? Or perhaps the Orion complete package? Maybe even Devinci's complete package, the split pivot? Or whatever the complete package Pivot's downhill bike is called? They obviously all work but I'm left somewhat skeptical of claims made about various suspension designs (all made by DW) when the entirety of DW's business model appears to be create a suspension design, find a buyer, and move on to the next suspension design and buyer. Is one of the above systems superior to...
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Yoda Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 4:25pm
'Lots of smart people out there' is a great point. Bikes are generally great these days but excel in slightly different use cases, or feel slightly different but the knowledge base seems to have exploded over the past few years and engineers are making the most out of the available platforms. Since bikes are getting so good at what they're designed for, I think demos/testing to develop and understand your subjective preference is becoming more relevant. I've recently rented/demoed a good chunk of modern trail and enduro bikes and it was sick to see what I got along with or...
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MrSafeT Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/15/2024 6:13am I prefer the Crab Link. It’s the future obviously. DW spins up designs all the time, and to me they all come across as a good marketing campaign to sell more design. Everything DW is always “better”, and DW is dogmatic that every new product is better than the Crab Link (Horst). Yawn. I like to believe that we’ve finally...
lickmycrinkle Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/9/2024 3:40pm
Fox. Creates larger air chamber. Fills it with grease. Benefits negated.
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TwinTurbo Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/28/2024 5:11pm
BOS S(uspension)… no need to get rude…
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matmattmatthew Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/16/2024 8:14am
I'm just here to say that I love transmission.
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2supple Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/19/2024 4:08am
Imagine making your dream bike with adjustable chainstays. Develop your short and long settings. Now put the CS in long position and remove the ability to adjust. Problem solved.
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RobJ Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
3/27/2024 10:10am
Robert from The Loam Wolf here. I was the one who broke the Scalpel, and I’m not surprised I did - overshot the landing of a large jump for an XC bike, landing in the pocket between the landing and the flat ground after it. Huge bottom out. I corrected Kaz at Pinkbike’s quote - he had flatteringly guessed me to be 190lbs, whereas I am 220lbs. Nothing fishy. I wholeheartedly believe the Scalpel is fit for purpose and that it was my fault! Was having far too much fun and got carried away.
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