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I was thinking of trying a set of flanged BMX grips, run in the reverse configuration, to put the flange on the outside and simulate these new "bar ends". It seems like it could have some advantages in terms of the rubber being continuous, with no weird gaps or seams, and perhaps be a little more comfortable. I was thinking of something like the BMX version of the Longnecks: https://www.odigrips.com/products/longneck-st-bmx-grips Having said that, the separate bar ends being made of a harder material seems like it would deflect tree grazes, and also work better as a sort of skid plate...

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.

Just printed a set in ASA. Got a trip next weekend to snowshoe. Gonna try them on the downhill bike, seems the best place for bar ends.

TPU as a print material? TPU will probably be even gripper than straight plastic... Good point on the flange to insert becoming the weak point. If you still went that route a big spacer on the outside might help things to take the load or at least compress things a bit.

I tried the WT ones for a couple of weeks and ended up taking them off for a few reasons. They made my existing bars feel too narrow. I’ve run this width for a while but the bar end changed arm angle and felt awkward / super tight. Might be my hand position. I really disliked them when climbing my enduro bike. I’ve never noticed how much I move my hands, rest on ends of the bar, flare at an angle, etc. These made me feel constrained on climbs to a certain position and made my hands tired.

Print it in a way that's best for strength (lay it flat or rotate it by 90 degrees so you're not bending it across layers) and then put some smooth foil, tape, etc. on the inside to prevent gripping.

I will preface everything I am about to say by mentioning that I work for a wheel company, and as such I have an unusual capability to replace wheels. I am very very lucky to be where I am and as such this can be taken with a grain of salt. With that being said... Inserts for alloy rims are a tough sell for me. I am not an exceptional rider, nor am I particularly heavy rider(165lbs with kit), and I have destroyed an aluminum rim despite running a heavy Cushcore insert. Somewhere on this website there is an excellent...

Ah, got it. So shops were opening entirely new brand accounts to gain access to Avinox inventory and capitalize on the hype. That is materially different from an established dealer in good standing being required to fund inventory before taking delivery. Most of my finance work is one step upstream from the retailer, but every outdoor company I have worked with offers qualified dealers terms. Cash up front is generally reserved for new accounts, weak credits, or unusual demand situations. The Pivot example sounds less like a failure of dealer financing and more like shops making a speculative inventory bet...

I’ve designed this little 3d printed adapter, to use the Clik head onto the OneUp pumps: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2469641-oneup-x-clik-valve-adapter#pro…

As many of you know, I had been working on a Strava alternative that I planned to launch this spring. Unfortunately, I had to put it on pause. It’s still something I want to build, but after digging in further, I became less convinced it could pay my bills anytime soon. And realistically, raising outside capital for a non-AI consumer product with Strava as the entrenched incumbent felt close to impossible. The good news is that the amount of capital required is probably far lower now than it would have been even a year ago. Frontier models have made product...

I don't want to come off as angry or pretentious, but I find what's going on with Avinox and the Spesh "class 2" emtb disgusting. I'm curious how the people at traditional bike companies feel about what they're helping proliferate into our world for all of the people who created and maintain the trails (mostly volunteers like myself) to contend with. How conflicted are they? Between the general financial malaise in the industry, 32" wheels nobody truly seems excited about, and the unprincipled embrace of avivox/DJI/amflow, what is general morale like? Conversely, and assuming everyone there isn't also yelling at...

I think it goes without saying that the torsional stiffness of a fork on a whole is a function of many things. The only point was that, assuming the same material, there isn’t a magic 15 mm axle that’s stiffer than a 20 mm axle. Yes the hub adds to the torsional rigidity of the axle. If you had the same exact hub layout, the 20 mm version would add more stiffness than the 15 mm version. The rigidity of the hub is limited by axle preload and coefficient of friction at the various hub interfaces. Proper axle torque would...