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I instructed my friend to get an aluminium Tyee just to be able to run normal internal routing. The carbon verison is headset only...

that's why i'm pissed they are doing that shit cable routing, bikes are well spec, great price, ride amazing, but that thing is a deal breaker

You don't count from open because of the tolerances. Most (all?) dampers are designed in a way where fully closed is the end stop. So counting from fully closed gives you equal settings across items from the same product line. So 5 clicks from closed is the same on all grip2 38s. With tolerances playing a role it might not be the same when counting 5 clicks from open. Your two cents do have logic behind it but it's sadly somewhat incomplete as it doesn't take the actual product and/or manufacturing it into account. That's the crux of why you...

Definitely an ebike, you can see the small Shimano screen and the thrid cable between the front brake and the dropper remote

Another Beautiful bike ruined by cable tourism, a real plague on this market. Spindrift? a light ebike? let's see, real shame Propain decided to fuck everything up with Acros

Agree that Sam's focus is now his family, selling the home, buying a truck and being a moto Dad. Nukeproof going under when Wiggle went into administration, being owed tens of thousands of dollars of unpaid sponsorship and losing that relationship for signature components would have left a hole in the back pocket and messed with the retirement plans. As others have said Sam always let his riding speak for it's self and is a man of a few words, so not sure if the speaking circuit and media is his thing, hence the shredits make the most sense. On...

The main problem with electronic suspension in a human-powered vehicle is deterministic vs intelligent suspension; it may seem counter intuitive at first, but intelligent suspension, that makes "decisions" on its own, is actually worse for biking. If there was an electronic fork that adjusted the compression/rebound based on depth of travel, or shaft speed, that would be excellent. Position-sensitive damping is probably easier with electronics than a bunch of bypass ports, sleeves, and tubes. But this is "deterministic", given a set of conditions, it will always give the same output. This allows the rider to adjust the suspension, just like...

yea, i wasn't certain if you could get that kind of optical clarity directly from 3d printing. another option is 3d printing the mold and then just thermoforming a clear material.

transparent star trek aluminum would likely make internal routing easier to see. but that's good commitment to an A1 gag. actually kind of cool to see. next year he should 3d print a transparent fork, that would be cool

I know it's a joke but it's also legit pretty cool:

I think e-bikes aren't there only because of their incredibly high prices. If they were cheap I'd be fine with it. What other product is out there that is $8k+ and everyone is like, you'll most likely have to warranty part of it in the first year. The trek shop near me is just a revolving door of ebike motor swaps due to water ingress. Slapping a 70nm motor onto a fragile 12speed lightweight drivetrain is also just crazy. Thankfully link-glide has fixed that quite a bit. I'm very hopefully that in 5 years time e-bikes will be solid well...

I think we've had more development than is being recognized. The last major shift in geometry was during the SBG/reduced offset period where reaches grew to ~475 on L, following that about a year or two later they shifted up slightly another 8-10mm where they've largely settled. That was a pretty dramatic change that's obvious to most, but I think there have been other changes that have flown a bit under the radar. The past few years have brought improvements in suspension kinematics, more suspension options with more features (e.g. HBO), more powerful brakes, more durable frames, unique carbon rims...

We may have hit a plateau in development.. At least until someone figures out something new in materials or design. 32in wheels are already being played with.. Bike weights... Yes, bikes are getting heavier.. But, riders are pushing them harder. People are riding 130mm bikes on stuff that 160mm bikes were considered the normal for only a few years ago.. Someone mentioned ebikes getting more development.. I'd say that's true on the motor and battery side.. That technology is developing at a way faster pace. It's just a matter of time before it comes to a price point that is...

Looks like an over-suspension'd Izzo, frame details are exactly an Izzo, down to the chainstay protection. Cool but strange build.

Soon. Gold lowers coming for 38 and 40 as well…

take a spare set of brake pads so you can do more laps than you thought you were gonna.

Duuuude, I go the worst flu of my life last week. Fully shut down and in bed for 6 days. Influenza B, you son-of-a-bitch.