Recent Activity
All
Mugen Added a reply to 2024 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships
8/29/2024 8:50am Bruni's mental game is just bonkers, what a hero. Hope Danny can keep the pace into tomorrow, we all know he should have gotten a better ride coming into the season. Drama if proviteer Daprela gets onto the podium tomorrow? Not much love between him and Loic, to say the least. Still think this is a Pierron track, looking forward...
More »
Mugen Added a comment about video Vital RAW - World Champs Day 1 - Bring the Thunder!
8/29/2024 12:43am
At 5.15 Bruni arrives with what litteraly sounds like a jet engine noise, wtf
Votes:
This video has 3 comments.
Mugen Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/28/2024 10:17am
Mugen Added a reply to The Custom Bikes and Kits of World Champs 2024 (Part 2)
8/28/2024 2:29am Oh snap, Bruni's kit is a replica of the 1998 winning French football (soccer for the colonies) jersey. Really cool idea.
Mugen Added a reply to 2024 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships
8/27/2024 8:50am Ok, had to stop the pit bits for this very important question: Where can I get those custom name tyre hot patches like Nina Hoffman? I will be very clear here, money is no object! Update: https://www.stickythings.co.uk cheap enough, but will take a bit of time to design the patch and could end up looking rubbish. Will probably give it...
Mugen Added a reply to 2024 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships
8/27/2024 2:34am Damn, Angel's full kit with gold helmet and goggles is sick!
Mugen Added a reply to Brake Rotor thickness vs size talk
8/26/2024 2:53am Sorry for the double post, but I happened upon this article with an interesting lab test, looks like my codes and MT5s are among the hottest and worst power brakes on the market... Definitely going to move back to shimano in the future. https://enduro-mtb.com/en/best-mtb-disc-brake-can-buy/
Mugen Added a reply to Brake Rotor thickness vs size talk
8/26/2024 1:10am To answer some comments from my original point: In all cases the brake (always rear) makes a loud screech and I lose almost all power. The lever doesn't feel too spongy, it seems more like the pads can't grip the disc anymore. With the Galfer rotors, you could visibly see the disc warp like a pringle, in fact for 5-10s...
Mugen Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
8/24/2024 9:54am Personally, I check out the results and a few clips of the E-EDR races. The coverage is awful, which is the first issue in this chicken and egg problem of getting people interested. But I like to know which bikes/motors are up there, and I have ridden with a few of the contenders so like to follow their careers. Additionally...
Mugen Added a reply to Brake Rotor thickness vs size talk
8/29/2024 8:51am Reviving the thread as something has been bugging me the last 3 summers. Context: 75kg (165lbs) rider, loads of racing experience, done a few EWS'. I never really had any issues with Brakes from 2010-2022, mostly on shimano saints with 200mm rotors. About 3 years ago both my bikes had come with Code R's so I decided to stick with...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Brake Rotor thickness vs size talk
8/24/2024 9:01am
Worth mentioning that brake power is relative to rotating weight. As your rim, tire, and potentially tire insert get bigger and heavier, your wheel is significantly harder to stop, which necessitates bigger rotors. That sounds a little conspiracy hat-ty, but it's real. I felt this as I upgraded to 29" from 27.5", and as I started moving towards downhill tires and later inserts on my trail bikes, and I believe this is why 4-piston brakes are now standard on trail and even XC bikes, when 2 piston brakes were fine on many 26" enduro bikes. I'd also bet my bottom...
This forum topic has 95 replies.
Mugen Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/15/2024 1:07am 100% Agree. Imagine walking into your local bike shop wanting to update your aging mondraker enduro bike. - Hello, I'm looking for a new enduro bike. - Ah yes, take a look at this Foxy. - No, sorry I must not have been clear, I want an enduro bike, like 160mm of travel, not a trail bike. -Foxy it is...
Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/15/2024 12:45am
Another hot take (in light of rumors the new Hightower will also move towards 160/160 mm travel): keep bike model names in the same category, do not move them around. One of the main offenders of this is Trek who moved the Fuel EX from what was a downcountry bike before downcountry existed (120/120) to almost enduro levels (150/140 with the Gen6). It can kind of be explained by people wanting to buy the same bike over the years when they progress, so start off with less travel and move to more travel and just throw them the same model...
This forum topic has 30462 replies.
Mugen Added a reply to Mountain Bike Tires
8/12/2024 8:55am I had issues with kryptotal enduro rear, the rubber peeled off in a weird way and I had a number of flats within a month. This is the only tyre I have ever asked for a refund from and was successful. I would step up to the DH version but the sizing is very limited. Fantastic front tyre though. I...
Mugen Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/12/2024 8:44am Everything is supply and demand, right? Maybe the competition is a lot more aggressive on pricing in Europe, we have a bunch of european tyre makers also (no idea where they are actually producing the tyres though). Personally, I'm still able to get my tyres around or below €50 (mostly Schwalbe, although I sometimes test conti, vittoria or spesh). This...
grinch Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
8/12/2024 7:49am
Ya they all ride in jeans with no helmets and handle bar speakers blaring nickleback while chuffing darts too!!
This forum topic has 1359 replies.
gbcoke Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
8/12/2024 7:49am
You see and probably will continue to see Bosch as they provide a "safe" and mostly up to date system (gen 5 is quieter,bigger more advanced battery,toptube display and wireless controler,though "only 85nm") . For a brand today there are just too many options and it's much easier to choose this and not go for something they dont know and may be unreliable/not have a support network ... Choosing the "wrong" system could potentially kill a bike as many riders today choose the E system before the bike (looks,geo,suspension...). You can ask Yeti,Transition,SC,Evil who made some of the best handling...
This forum topic has 1359 replies.
Mugen Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/31/2024 5:11am And holographic bracelets to improve your chakra...
Mugen Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/30/2024 12:48am My Reign is 26kg on the dot with 800Wh, DH tyres and coil shock, but light drivetrain and wheels. I got my coil shock tuned for the bike and my weight (Novyparts Novya), and was very surprised by how stiff and fast rebound the shock was setup with, works incredibly well though and makes the bike very playful... so long...
noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/30/2024 12:42am
My Reign with a burly wheelset & 2mm rotors with DD tyres(lighter than stock lol) fox 38, xt brakes, 800wh battery... it weighs 27.74kg(like 61lbs?) with alloy pedals & full 600ml bottle. Honestly it feels lighter and more agile than my Ransom eride, Merida(the new one), my old rail & my turbo levo Not sure what it is about this bike, despite being heavy on the scales it rides lighter.
This forum topic has 1359 replies.
