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ntm95 Added a reply to High Stack Suspension Setup?
10/31/2026 10:22am F/R ratio is a bunch more critical than the suspension setup. Slapping tall bars on your typical pivot or specialised size large/size xl geo will not end well.
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ntm95 Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
10/30/2026 2:14pm Rad is somewhat irrelevant when used by itself, which is kind of what Lee was trying to do. Rad angle is a bit more useful when combined with f/r ratio. On xl bikes having higher ratios typically, I do believe there's something there in the relationship between axle height and rider's cg. When the 32" bikes arrive, I expect ratios...
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/20/2026 11:51am Eh, I don't know. Paul Aston recently tested the nicolai r20 e-downhill bike, and figures it's better than any other dh bike he has tested, by 20%. I've kind of seen something similar with this e-dreadnought. It tears the pants off my dreadnought v2 on descents. So not sure being old and lame is a qualifier, it literally could be...
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/20/2026 9:30am Yeah, Magnus had it at the Canadian nationals. Laurie has had one for a while too. E-dread front triangle with a custom link and chainstay. The motor/battery is removed and an adjustable position bb is there instead. I was dying to take a pull on that prototype at the nats, I suspect it's going to be very good indeed, based...
ntm95 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
10/16/2026 8:39am I don't know about "feature rich". Avinox has forced these things upon them, as it had that stuff out of the gate. Including a fast charger that you can actually buy.
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/16/2026 8:16am It was an interesting bike in that it pushed the trends of the time to their limits. As time has gone on, the ideal has been seen as a long wheelbase, high stack, and much shorter reach. It lets you stay relatively centered in a strong position, and makes the wheelbase feel smaller than it actually is. I tried that...
ntm95 Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/16/2026 8:02am Would totally depend on the course. Long transfers on hardpack with gentle grade, fast, open terrain ? Probably kryptotal dh ss/s. Short transfers that'll be pushers anyways, and steep/gnarly terrain ? Dhx front and rear. Slower, tighter stuff with lots of square edges ? MM/Tacky chan radial.
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/15/2026 10:27am I tried a large g1 and wasn't terribly impressed. Felt like I was riding a plank. Those dimensions with less reach might have been okay. I threw a dc on my s3 dreadnought v2 for a while, which made it not as good as the supernought at the park, and also worse for enduro. It already was a bit draggy...
amaranth Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/14/2026 3:06pm
Just to chime in on this - wife and I each have 3 bikes. I know because of storage space and cash flow reasons this is definitely not for everybody - but we've been working long enough to indulge ourselves a little bit in this hobby. We each have one short travel trail bike for pedal days, one park bike, and one mid-long travel ebike. The use case for the short travel trail bike and the ebike is actually very different. The trail bike is amazing for very close to home trails and getting a good workout, plus sometimes you...
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MrDuck Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/14/2026 3:04pm
Not in squamish anyways. Not saying there isn't more e bikes than before. But building trails nearly every day, say meadow of a griz sees 90% e-bikes,while adjacent 19th or Grin'n'holler is 90% bikes. Similar at Alice lake. It's just one market, but there sure is a lot of new long travel bikes being ridden and I don't see that changing drastically too soon.
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ntm95 Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/13/2026 4:20pm Just strava stuff, but it really depends on where and what you're riding. I like the maxxis new dh casings myself. they roll fast, have a nice supported feeling, but still have a bit of that radial compliance feeling on the initial bit of a hit. They've been fastest on the dh bike and e-bike. No way I'd pedal those...
sethimus Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/13/2026 3:39pm
this trend will accelerate in 27/28 with the arrival of the gearbox motors. ditching the derailleur will be the beginning of the end for mainstream mountainbikes...
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ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/13/2026 2:49pm Sure, that's what the short travel acoustic bike is for. I don't know about other people, but I rode lt enduro bikes because they were the fastest thing around for descending while still being able to pedal up the mountain. I was somewhat horrified to find myself cranking out faster descending times on the e-bike much of the time. Kind...
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/13/2026 1:24pm You'd love the e-dread if you love the madonna. Similar feel but with power for more laps, and even more composed at speed.
ntm95 Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/13/2026 11:21am Pretty popular here in western canada. And a blue trail here is like a double black pro line in california 😁 Long travel acoustic enduro bikes are definitely being replaced by long travel e-bikes, regardless of the rider's "hardcoreness" or the trail difficulty. It'd be a different story if there was a performance hit, but they tend to be faster...
ntm95 Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/9/2026 2:00pm Sometimes I feel crazy, in that I dislike the assegai, but everyone seems to love it. I started with dhf's, and always liked the sharp cornering character of them. The assegai felt vague, and more like it smears itself across the top of everything instead of biting in. I much prefer the kryptotals, high roller 3, and most recently the...
ntm95 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
9/18/2026 10:39am I went from hot swappable batteries in a mondraker crafty, which I had two 600wh's for, to a fixed 600wh in my e-dreadnought. I'd take the fixed 600wh all day, every day. With fast charging, I run laps in the morning, stop for lunch and charge, and run laps until evening. My body gives up before I run out of...
ntm95 Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
9/10/2026 9:17am It'll be interesting to see if the dhx translates well to a dd or exo+. I suspect the magic there is 95% new dh casing. I've been running them on my dh bike and my e-dreadnought for half the summer, and agree that they are better than the other brand's radials. Feels like you have the sidewall support in corners...
ntm95 Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
9/8/2026 8:09am It functions, but I wouldn't say it's exceptional in any way. If I had to choose, I prefer the '27 zeb ultimate at lower speeds, at pace they are pretty similar. My 6 year old avalanche hybrid zeb is still easily outperforming both. It is an improvement though over the old grip 2 38's, those were not great at all.
ntm95 Added a reply to Bar ends ... so hot right now
9/1/2026 4:35pm I've had a set of the wolftooth ones on my dh bike for a few months now. Did absolutely nothing for hand fatigue, but did save my pinky finger from getting squashed by a tree at sunpeaks.