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rgard Added a reply to DJI's E-MTB Play: Avinox, Amflow and the Future Business of eebs
4/28/2026 10:02am First generation Avinox bikes were already a foot-throttle compared to everything else on the market. 1000w+ of output with less than 150w of input is no longer a mountain bike in any meaningful way. Doing a sustained 32km/hr up the Blackcomb access road shouldn't be possible without pro-Tour legs and lungs on you. These bikes are going to be an...
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/24/2026 3:53pm
I get the sentiment of what you're saying... but I would contend that the avinox motors have throttles... you just operate them by moving your feet. 460w of output with 25w of input, 800w of output with 100w of input and max power being delivered at 160w of rider input, is not pedal assist. It is pedal driven throttle assist.
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rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/24/2026 1:41pm Fortunately as long as the FAA stays worried about boring stuff like payload you'll still be able to pick up one of these bad boys! Safe to say the entire Chinese drone industry has a very different approach to regulation.
rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/24/2026 9:46am Obviously it being a USA based site there's a lot less engagement with what happens in other countries but the UK in particular seems to me the most likely place for full scale regulatory backlash against the direction these bikes are headed. I can only imagine what it's like around some of the major population centres these days having to...
rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/20/2026 11:01am Not to continue beating a dead horse, but conceptually there's a massive difference in parts availability and even what constitute repairs when you're comparing that YZ to a modern ebike. Even at the LBS, there is no repair happening to your ebike. In the context of Bosch and Shimano at least a repair means throwing away the faulty / broken...
rgard Added a comment about press release Shredline Bicycle Company
4/20/2026 10:25am
I'm just glad the suspension stays fully active while it's breaking, good work on that. Anything else that's breaking or just the suspension?
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dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic Clear riding glasses
3/26/2026 4:03pm
I've got a couple pairs of Aliexpress glasses. They even have a 100% logo on them although the pictures on the listing don't show it. They're 1:1 knockoffs of real 100% glasses, and come with multiple tinted lenses, including photochromic and clear. Unfortunately I can't find the exact one again, but for less than $10 I just buy a few pairs and don't care whatsoever if they get scratched or broken. I've had them last a couple years each anyway.
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bnsleit Liked a reply to forum topic Clear riding glasses
3/26/2026 4:01pm
+1 to everyone recommending $4 or less cheap ass photo-chromatic knockoffs from sketchy sites. I buy 2 pairs (latest were some POC knockoffs from Ali Express @ $1.92 each), pretend like they're $200 glasses and treat them nice, have the same experience as buying $200 glasses because most of the time they're literally the same thing, and get to spend my $198 savings on things that can't be knocked off on Ali/Temu
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rgard Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
3/26/2026 10:52am I would say these are all large-volume air shocks. An extra sleeve on the outside of the air can allowing a much larger negative spring volume being the visual cue that ties them all together. Vivid is a monotube damper, Ohlins is a twin tube, X2 has been both.
hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
3/23/2026 12:17pm
I aired it up to 190 and back in business!
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rgard Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
3/19/2026 2:14pm I was going to link you to the service manual but forgot over the years that in hilariously DVO fashion...bruh, we totally spaced on including the 'pressurize the bladder' step in the published service manual. 🤪 From memory it's 150-180psi
PisgahGnar Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/18/2026 10:51am
Rumors flying on Reddit that Knolly is no more, or at least bankruptcy upcoming. If true… sad day that Reddit beats Vital to a big rumor. https://www.reddit.com/r/mountainbiking/s/X7ho0Uxg8t
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rgard Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
3/18/2026 10:37am Check the reservoir pressure with a shock pump before you consign it to "blown", they were notorious for leaky valves and no pressure in the system feels the same as blown.
rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/23/2025 4:04pm The sales tax system in the USA is administered at the state level; so if you buy something at the same sticker price in two different states the price you pay at checkout will be different depending on the state sales tax; the same $100 handlebar might be $105 in California, $110 in New York and $100 even in Nevada...
Sacki Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/18/2025 12:21pm
The bike industry as a whole could have sold more than they did in 2020 and most likely throughout the whole 2021. However, the supply chains simply were not able to cope with the demand. And I completely understand that, for some companies (those that essentially everyone needed parts from) it was impossible to give exact lead times. Their systerm could not scale for that demand and that's why you suddenly heard about lead times of 700-800 days. In reality it could have been 300 or 1000. Simply because no one could accurately scale it up just like that, because...
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rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/16/2025 4:35pm "Rad Power Bikes listed estimated assets at $32.1 million and estimated liabilities at $72.8 million. Its inventory of e-bikes, spare parts, and accessories is listed at $14,226,874.73. Top unsecured claims are: U.S. Customs and Border Protection for tariffs ($8,363,749), Bangkok Cycle Industrial Co. Ltd. ($5,353,674), Jinhua Vision Industry Co., Ltd. ($1,414,356), and Fuji-TA Fushida Group Area ($1,223,881) for trade; Commerce...
rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/16/2025 11:14am Commencal have had their media / video / production done in-house for a long time; Leon Perrin who made that video has been there for like 10 years now I believe? In that case it is worth noting as a very different business approach to marketing from just about every other company out there. That's why ALL of the video...
rgard Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
12/3/2025 1:32pm Deviate is indeed in trouble; https://www.pinkbike.com/news/insolvent-deviate-cycles-bought-back-by-c…
ebikepartyshirt Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/17/2025 4:02pm
Same thing hotels and Tim Hortons does in BC. Charge people a fee to get a job. Charge them a fee to get a visa. Charge them a fee above and beyond the PR costs and have them work off that amount. Fire them unannounced and stop their PR application so they can’t come back. Really a shame to see it get so much attention in Taiwan and yet it goes on daily here at home.
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The Serious Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/30/2025 9:45am
This will forever be associated with Pivot.
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