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amanitas Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/3/2026 1:10pm
Frame looks like a bonded aluminum construction similar to what Frameworks was playing around with. That headtube looks familiar but can’t I remember where I’ve seen it.
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Primoz Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/3/2026 6:10am I think the same review (tanihwa review maybe?) that mentioned the shifting with a servo motor under full power on the assembly line also mentioned that you could preload a shift and it would click in when you let off the pedals. That doesn't work with electronic shifting though, just like regular shifting, with a cable you have a lot...
TheKaiser Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/1/2026 10:25pm
Yeah, I recall hearing the same thing, several years ago, when the only shifter option was a twist shifter. Supposedly the gearbox could handle power shifts, and it was just that the shifter couldn't generate enough force. That was before the electronic shifting became an option, and I'd thought they promised that once the electronic arrived, you could shift at full power, but perhaps the servo motors that the ended up using weren't powerful enough to get the shift to complete (unlike the servos that they use for assembly line testing).
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Primoz Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/1/2026 10:31pm I think it was mentioned a few years ago in a Pinion equipped bike review on Pinkbike. That's all I remember but this was specifically mentioned. Also this was in the days of gripshift only, before they made the electronic shifting option. @TheKaiser mentioned the same thing. As I remember it (or as I expect to be) their EOL testing...
Primoz Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
8/1/2026 11:56am I always let up before shifting, it's just good practice. As for Pinion, apparently it's limited in the shifting mechanism power, not pedal power. On their assembly line they shift it with an external servo motor under full load without problems.
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Inverted Single Crown Forks
7/31/2026 9:11pm
Racing bros makes terrible seals....I almost always find actual dirt inside forks that have had RB seals fitted, and are more likely to cause damage and wear than factory seals so if you have the option I would always go SKF, no question! They are low friction for sure but it seems thats onyl because they do very little actual sealing.... Also, once again Fox does not put excessive grease in their air springs and are probably under-greasing them this year! They do however draw bath oil in to the negative spring, and its larger than the amount of grease...
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JVP Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/31/2026 12:08pm
It's a single linkage. The purpose is to put more strain on the downtube and introduce extra welds that take the full shock loads so they'll fatigue over time.
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Primoz Added a reply to Modern Inverted Single Crown Forks
7/31/2026 12:07pm FWIW, the way wiper seals work is they seal better with increased pressure in the lowers. The lip is pushed into the stanchion from the pressure behind the seal.
sprungmass Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF
7/31/2026 4:01am
There is only so much grease you can pack before the rachets start binding up. Even if you do, it only lasts a few rides.
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF
7/31/2026 4:01am
That's my understanding of how it works, although I don't know whether the number e13 quotes is additive (as DT's must be, since it has a 0° setting) or the maximum in that setting. I'm much less certain about that now that I know the minimum setting isn't an effective zero. I think freewheeling drag should be enough to hold the DF ring at the far end of its float range. At the end of the day the numbers themselves probably don't matter as much as the feel, though. To answer FrontRangeFriend's original question, IMO all of this makes DT...
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sweaman22 Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF
7/31/2026 4:00am
If I'm reading the e-13 website correctly the sidekick 2 is 60POE. Which is 6deg. So it's 9-15deg? DT DF in 10deg is 10-14? (10 degrees of float + 0-4 for the 90POE cassette. Although I have read arguments that it's more like 5-9 because the DF points sit in the middle of the 10 when coasting. My math might be way off here.... I have a DT350 36 tooth on a different wheel and it feels very similar to my DF in the 10deg setting although I've not done actual back to back style comparisons.
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GumptionZA Liked a bike check Gullwing Bikes Gannet 175
7/31/2026 3:57am
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Primoz Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/31/2026 3:54am FWIW, SL motors are "self made" in Asia, but designed and industrialised (assembly line designed, ordered and tested) by MAHLE. After everything was tested and confirmed to be working (the assembly line), it was shipped to Asia.
rgard Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/31/2026 3:53am
Yamaha actually bought Brose pretty much a year ago today; announced in March but completed on August 1; https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/03/31/yamaha-agrees-…
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FullSendy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 10:03pm
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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 12:31pm
Brendog for the Down, Nino for the Country. makes sense to me.
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 10:23am
The patent was never actually granted. It was issued a non-final rejection based on being an obvious combination of prior art. If you don't respond to that within a certain window the patent office considers it abandoned. So anyone that wants can have at it.
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fartsack Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 10:23am
Especially Trek was quite behind with seatangles in bigger sizes. look at the XL sizes of the old Gen Slash for example
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Primoz Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/30/2026 12:13am Details, of course. Time for me to eat another hat then?
Primoz Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
7/29/2026 10:14pm Yeah I went and checked and see it's the same. This is terrible. Not only are you stuck with a bunch of non-standard parts you can only get from the company that sold you the bike, you're also stuck with what is essentially a 35T chainring. Fine on a DH bike I guess, but on an enduro bike that's supposed...