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This hits the homepage tomorrow, but since it's live already, you forum guys get the early heads-up - here's our official EVO review (GR and TR both): https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/hydraulic-disc-brakes/hope-techn….

I don't think it's a 'vent'. Would mist the rotor with oil! Possibly additional volume that you can tune by swapping out those 'things'. Looks like two bolts to remove it.

Never thought I'd see reactive armor for the brain... but here we are.

Disagree. Rebound circuits are speed sensitive. Most suspension kinematics use a progressive linkage, spring curve, or a combination of both. Therefore to create an ideal rebound circuit for a progressive spring curve, the circuit would need to be position sensitive. Meaning that more damping is created as the the wheel travels towards bottom out in order to counter act the increased spring rate at each position. Unfortunately position sensitive rebound circuits don't exist yet in MTB dampers. Yes agreed HBO exerts more force but since the force is converted to heat, not deflected back into the ground like a progressive...

But it has to come with a prominent sticker at least, so it’s clear from the outside that this bike goes faster 😁

I can't help but wonder how much of the TMD is a placebo effect.. The Pink Bike article that left 2 riders not being able to tell a difference was interesting.. Factor in the mud fest they're dealing with this weekend combined with the wide variation off hits they see, what do you tune it for? I think James Stewart summed it up best.. Racers are mental midgets. If they believe it's faster, it will be.. We've all heard Jordi talk about how simply wiping down a shock made it feel way better to some riders..

It is my opinion that 3% "added" friction because fork misalignment is probably negligible because 3% is. Let's be honest, in a dynamic ride situation, the various level of twisting and buckling forces applied to a fork is going to misalign it. You referenced fox's floating air piston and the whole goal of reducing friction in an air spring; stating how somehow that goal is diminished due to fork misalignment, and I strongly disagree. As I mentioned before (somewhere on vital), air springs are particularly vulnerable to added friction issue due to the issue of needing to seal air AND...

THAT‘s the only off putting thing?

Darren, I feel like you probably already know this, or at least you should already know it, but this is a ridiculous claim and isn’t a defensible patent based on prior art. There are multiple previously existing fenders for inverted forks have attached the fender to the stanchion guards. Off the top of my head: 1.The Manitou Dorado has had fender a fender that is integrated into the stanchion guards since at least 2019. 2. The EXT Vaia Has a similar type of fender that attaches to the stanchion guards. 3. There are a multitude of motorcycle forks the have...