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Since people were talking about elastic demand last week.... Lycra Company declares Chapter 11

Just got this from Knolly: A Message from Noel Buckley I'm going to keep this simple because you deserve that. The last few years have been the hardest this industry has ever seen, and Knolly has not been immune. But we have been fighting through it: restructuring costs, tightening operations, and doing the difficult work of right-sizing the business to match a new reality. We were making progress. That progress was cut short. Our bank, RBC, has made the decision to call in our account. This comes at a time when RBC is posting record annual profits, $20.4 billion last...

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New 6D ATB-3 fullface https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/6d-helmets-introduces-all-n…

@sprungmass pretty much nailed it. I have 2 bikes in my rotation that have ochains and just recently tried a deg-df kit in the only deg dt350 hub I have in my families fleet of bikes. The degdf kit is 90% as good imo. I prefer the ochain over the degdf, but the ochain is a pain, maintenance heavy, physically heavy, has chainring limitations etc etc. As is noted, the deg-df will bottom out with a hard clank in certain situations. In practice, this only happens rarely and 9/10, it happens because the user is pedaling squares like a muppet...

Other than the engagement feel, really can't a difference between both when it comes to descending. They both mitigate pedal kickback and let your suspension work more freely. If you have a DEG hub then get the DF kit. If you are in the market for a new wheelset with DEG DF then Reserve wheels is a killer cost effective option. If you already have a solid wheelset then get OChain. Also if you like to run a smaller <30T chain ring on a big heavy enduro bike then DT/e13 sidekick are really the only options. Lastly, servicing OChain is...

The war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz situation will have a net negative impact on the bike industry due to increased shipping costs and supply chain disruption (carbon fiber, plastic, and rubber).

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Still waiting to be able to buy the hub with the DEF installed

I have two sets of Reserve wheels with DEG DF hubs. One carbon frysauce and one AL SL. One is on my 180/170 Madonna with the 20 degree setting and one is on my 160/140 Trek Fuel EX in 10 degree setting. I have also had OChain on the Madonna so I can compare the two. Climbing: DF in 20 degree setting has a LOT of free play and it very odd when trying to rachet pedals especially in bigger cassette gears. The free play has no resistance and can be compared to having one of their 18T rachets with...

https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes/Spur New Spur is live

Canfield jumped the gun of their own release by posting the V3 Lithium in the product section of vital ? https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/frames/canfield/lithium-v3-74006

Anyone see the teaser by Transition for a new release tomorrow? Is it the new Spur?

I think to do an actual decent sub $1000 USD (MSRP, not something on blowout sale) enduro bike you'd need to invest into casting tools which are fairly expensive. Cast the head-tube and BB Shell/pivot pickups. Cast the seatstays left and right sides, cast rocker link and cast the chainstay from the bottom. Could probably bond very basic round, straight wall aluminum tubing into castings to avoid paying for a welder and post weld heat treatment/straightening etc. 3 frame sizes with a reach adjust head-tube, no paint. Trash build kit, No warranty (30 days to check for defect), no free...