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Technologically, that's comment carcinization happening in front of your eyes. Evolution is a biatch.

Even the PB commenters are stealing from us now...

Can check out PB right now. lol at Kaz citing Skye Schillhammer, 'Transition’s marketing director and parking lot supervisor' with the spy shot in Transition's hq.

G-Out Project Pro DH Mountain Creek - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/g-out-project-2026-pro-downhill-serie… and one of neko's 32 for the sake of triggering

Can't sell 34" as the solution to all of your problems in ten years time if they go straight there now.

a 29/27.5 mullet already drives my OCD up the wall. a 32 mullet makes me want to just close my comput

I'd be extremely disappointed in the bike industry if they didn't take this opportunity to also introduce a new hub standard. That would be VERY uncharacteristic of them.

Not to disrupt the 32" hub spacing convo but - I'm linking up with Specialized next week to ride/film a video on the new Demo 11. I want to focus this video more on getting everyone's questions answered about the bike since we will do a proper test of the bike later this summer during our DH Test Sessions. So if you have anything you want explained or answered, drop a comment here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/specialized-demo-11-what-do-you-wan…

Some quality footage from the Squamish Enduro. A few national sleeves, some mechanical destruction, a few wrecks, and a huge huck.

Some of the word salad gives me Office Space vibes. I genuinely like Orbea, but as a dude who obsesses over this stuff, when I read things like "Value protection," "disciplined sales plan," and "consistency with strategic principles," I sort of cringe. The company is bouncing along the bottom just like every other bicycle company that doesn't start with an "A." Things aren't getting worse, which is good. But now that there are new kids in town and margins/sales are under pressure, it looks like they are maybe pivoting to reminding us all how good Orbea is for the industry...

Report from Orbea's annual General Assembly: --------------------------------------------------------------- ORBEA CONSOLIDATES SALES AND PROFITABILITY IN 2025 IN A CONTEXT THAT REINFORCES ITS VALUE PROPOSITION The cooperative consolidates a model focused on balancing value for riders, profi tability for distribution partners and sustainability across the entire system It also launches an Impact Plan aligned with its purpose and values, going beyond regulatory requirements On May 9, Orbea held its annual General Assembly, highlighting a model built on profitable growth and the creation of long-term value. The cooperative strengthens its position thanks to strong commercial performance, protection of margins and a continuous commitment to...

Berd's 32" standard boost wheelset claims to be fine for XC riding with 280lbs on 28 spokes, and it is like 1200g. I imagine with a beefier rim and 32 spokes, they'd be able to make a boost DH wheelset no problem. I think the talk around superboost is largely driven by people who don't want 32" to exist.

So, going to ask this question fully understanding the debates and tech here... So everyone is saying 32" will NEED new/wider hub spacing, especially for DH. WHY? Most companies are designing asymetric rims. spoke tensions are even. now, on top of that, commencal is running 32h rear 28h front. so going down in spoke count. AND most teams are running LESS spoke tension to get better traction (and in turn INCREASE wheel flex). So.... if you take that into account, I see no need to run wider flanges on a 32h asymmetric rim at full tension. Also... most of us...

Ahhh, the good old Lenz Sport days of early 29ers….

If it’s faster: it’s faster.

did they sleeve extended dropouts over a standard 40 casting? thats... adventurous.

Yeah this almost deserves it's own thread, Mert is one of THE greats and made a huge contribution to the mountain bike world that most people probably don't realise these days. On Any Sunday still holds up as one of the greatest sports movies ever, and the opening shot of Mert walking down the street with a suit then smash cuts to onboard footage of his flattrack racer is brilliant. RIP

neko doing laps at mtn creek with a 32" front wheel and cialis-sized FOX 40. pic by luca cometti the sniper.