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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...
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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.
Eoin Liked a comment about Feature Orbea's Rallon RS - An E-Bike That's Not for E-Bikers
1/27/2026 7:37am
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Sir HC Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
1/27/2026 2:18am Takes 10 mins to get to the battery on the SL. Borrowed a mates levo sl for all of last December and January as my KSL shit itself for the 4th time in a 1000miles. Fantastic handling bike, from memory it was around the 20kg mark with no range extender. IMO it needed a 600 battery, then it would happily...
peecee Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/25/2026 1:05am This guy is so far up his own ass that he prob used his bush resizing tool to make stools slide out without any friction
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/24/2026 2:52pm That guy continues to strive for the asshole of the year award. Any validity of his opinion has been removed by that kneepad/short gap and that’s even before we talk about his “low IQ” dismissal of everyone who dares to disagree with him 😂
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Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
1/23/2026 5:00am My bad, he was on BOS
Sir HC Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
1/23/2026 2:22am Fairclough announced that he's off Fox, remember when he was on DVO and ran brushes between the stanchions to keep the spray down on the USD fork!
Sir HC Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
1/19/2026 7:35am BoostBro
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Data Acquisition
1/18/2026 12:54pm I bought a couple of these sensors years ago - they are ride height sensors used by GM, super cheap and pretty much bomb proof. A bit bulky and they run on 5v so I haven't been able to use them on a bike yet, but I still think are a good option. V8 supercars do/did use them on racecars, plus Motec sells the exact same thing for about 5x the price. You can buy/make different length arms and brackets to mount on different bikes https://www.ebay.com/itm/177392721144?_skw=Delphi+Right+ER10031+Suspens…
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Sir HC Added a reply to Suspension Data Acquisition
1/18/2026 5:47am Surprised that you don’t see a rotary pot and a link arm being used, far cheaper and more robust. Been using string pots a lot recently as I can’t trust the guys using them to not bash them off. I’d like to back to back them with linear pots to see the response difference.