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StephenTheSquirrel Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/15/2026 10:34am
I think history has proven to never buy a first gen e13 anything
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/14/2026 9:25am
specialized radials are live - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/specialized-goes-radial-new…
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Nobble Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/14/2026 6:45am Energy is only dissipated if you permanently deform something. Otherwise it’s just temporarily stored. (Think about how springs would make a terrible crumple zone) If you apply a given force (not acceleration) at the axle, the forces at the headset bearings are the same if you have a single or dual crown fork. Think about a spring as an example...
Nobble Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/13/2026 10:52am For high frequency loads it can. AFAIK Hucking to flat or nose casing a jump would be a low frequency load and it would be reasonable to approximate it as static and assume that full force is transferred.
Nobble Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/13/2026 10:38am If you draw a free body diagram you’ll find that the forces are the same for a given A2C length. Stiffness doesn’t change forces applied. Dual crown rated mostly means that it won’t instantly be destroyed if a fork bumper hits the side of the frame.
Nobble Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/13/2026 7:28am ODI fork bumpers are harder on frames than OEM bumpers from basically any fork manufacturer. They put the mounting screw between the fork stanchion and the frame.
DServy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/13/2026 7:24am
Ahh yes, the seal friction of air with the weight of coil. Didn’t cane creek already do this?
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jerrywillows Liked a reply to forum topic Avinox M2 & M2S Drive Unit - Discussion and Details
4/9/2026 11:08am
a race to the bottom imo.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/6/2026 10:46am
When you don't have the bridge it's not only the steering torsional stiffness that is important. You also have to balance the forces left and right. The spring only acts in one way while the damper always oposes movement. The way the axle gives torsional stiffness also impacts how well both legs travel up and down at the same time.
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/2/2026 7:41am
They only blew that embargo by two whole days, nice going road.cc crew... 🤔
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 8:11am
TR11 is official - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/race-bike-people-new-transi…
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Nobble Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
3/30/2026 3:05pm I saw 2014 T6 for one of the older Hope models. Might be different for forged vs machined brakes though.
DorianKane Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/25/2026 6:32am
Or we haven’t seen the Suntour drop yet 😅
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Nobble Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
3/10/2026 1:08pm Interesting, for some reason I assumed that smaller brands like EXT, Cane Creek, or Push for example would want their stuff back to service and send off to another media outlet for review/test purposes. Kind of like how the auto industry has press loaners.
Nobble Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
3/10/2026 10:53am Do most manufacturers not normally provide review units as a loaner? I assumed that most non-consumable products like frames and suspension were eventually returned to the manufacturer.
Nobble Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/3/2026 11:34am Was the front hub the one that you can convert to 20mm? (ISO AB i think they called it) My TR-11 has one CL and one 6b King because the 20mm hub was 6b only and the 148 was CL only.
knax Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/3/2026 7:24am
https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes/Spur New Spur is live
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/1/2026 6:06am
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jbfiets Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/25/2026 5:01pm
Pads retract based on piston seal rollback, not on master cylinder volume. It's a common myth, one I believed until I started deep diving into brake bleeds because of persistent issues bleeding brakes. Here's a video explanation: https://youtu.be/mPptmoy0u3s?si=t8CNIRP7x5uGnBrf
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Nobble Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/25/2026 1:46pm “ The amount of oil that moves up and down the hoses is solely dictated by the master cylinder.” The fluid is moved by the master cylinder, but the amount is defined by the caliper. It’s the volume required to take the pistons from retracted to contacting the rotor. You could calculate it with the piston diameters and the rotor...
