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Sir HC Added a reply to Rimpact Chain Damper
10/11/2026 8:15am So the rimpact is probably a touch quieter than the Ochain, feels like the Ochain gives up its rotation very easily, so repeated hits, the Ochain saturates and can’t recover. Had the Ochain on for a long time with zero issues and it gets serviced every time I do fork lowers (50 hours total pedal time), so it stays pretty...
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Sir HC Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/1/2026 6:35am Tacky for drier/hardpack trails, although it does very well in the intermediate conditions. Mary when its loose/wet.
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/1/2026 6:05am Pics or it didn't happen
Sir HC Added a reply to Rimpact Chain Damper
9/21/2026 12:05am I'd sooner be servicing an ochain than the rimpact. Rimpact wants to fling itself apart during the reassembly process, going to make a jig to pin the chainring to the front plate when you have to flip it to tighten everything down.
Sir HC Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
8/24/2026 12:48am Something new from EXT ?
Etney Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/30/2026 12:00pm
Yes you can
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Sir HC Added a reply to You have 3,000 and want a DH bike.
6/30/2026 5:29am Perusing the other site, plenty of second hand recent stuff about. That would be my choice, avoid the battered stuff though, even if its dripping in nice kit..
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/30/2026 12:06am Not found a definitive answer, but can you just run the shock in a dumb mode, where the axs controller shuffles the shock between open/trail/closed ?
Sir HC Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
6/16/2026 2:59am What are you running up front? I find the albert a bit meh, doesn't have the side support that the tacky chan has. Braking is ok though
Sir HC Added a reply to What frame brands are nicest to bearings? Should bearings and service be a consideration when buying a bike?
5/17/2026 12:39am Nicolai/Geometron My G1 is on its second set of frame bearings, clocked in at coming up to 950,000ft of descending. Doesn’t get an easy life as it’s mainly on uplifts/chairlifts and sees a pressure washer all to frequently. proper frame alignment Tolerance of the bearing seats is very very good Angular contact at the main pivot Additional oring seals to...
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/4/2026 3:07am Product launch imminent, Ben hildred out with SC in the US
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/24/2026 5:30am Pbike rumouring size specific wheel size, seems very anti profit margin and a disaster for multiple skus and an aftermarket disaster
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/22/2026 4:00am Making way for a TQ system to slot into there ?
Sir HC Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
4/21/2026 8:01am I think quite a few of the OEM's with lots of bosch inventory will be pressing hard for a much earlier release.
jazza_wil Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/19/2026 2:26pm
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benconnor Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Data Acquisition
4/13/2026 6:28am
So I sacrificed a string pot on the altar of science. TL;DR: So far, the results are encouraging. I used a lathe to drive the pot via an offset crankpin, allowing me to calculate the theoretical string trajectory exactly, and the maximum velocities and accelerations at different lathe speeds. The downside of this arrangement is secondary vibration: because the string oscillates vertically, its inertia introduces an error that gets larger as the speed of rotation grows. The good news is that, because it isn’t something the pot will experience in real use and occurs at mid-stroke, I think it can...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
3/21/2026 1:18am
pit bits from tennessee national - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-tennessee-national-2026
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Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/12/2026 2:20am Heard rumours that the dev team sent the proto to the production guys, rear wheel was hitting the chain/seatstays on cornering, so no Bueno for production
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/10/2026 12:22am They did talk about designing an adjustable one with tungsten bars, not sure if this is it or not, could be a plastic cover.
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 12:59am Stumpboy ? Talljumper ? Hopefully its all rumour as was looking at a 2027 tallboy to replace an ageing stumpy.