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spoon_ Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

12/2/2020 1:01am
RS inline shocks are fine, dunno what all the fuss is about. Can take a megneg, not horrible damping. Unless you're doing big descents of course.
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spoon_ Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

11/22/2020 1:22am
Mate no one is forcing you to buy the updated products. That's all on you. Ebikes aren't gonna make people all of a sudden discover magic ways to make parts 40% lighter without making it way more expensive or weaker. There is no magic involved, it's all design and engineering. Though i do agree some things like forks seem to...
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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

11/21/2020 11:15pm
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Given that I'm putting Ebike spec parts on my Enduro bikes so they'll last full seasons, yea I can see your point.
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spoon_ Added a reply to Tired of black wheels... on everything

11/21/2020 10:39pm
Velocity make a polished silver rim. Otherwise yeah custom paint I use silver spokes on all of my wheel builds. Doesnt get scratched, cheaper and looks super cool imo. All black just kinda looks boring and off the shelf, it's a custom wheel build i want it to look custom
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spoon_ Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

11/21/2020 10:36pm
Very true. On the topic of ebikes, i think that 17kg ultra light ebikes are a false economy. Yes the light weight grabs headlines. But take a look at all the spec they have had to used to meet that weight. XC weight weenie parts do not belong on a 17kg 6 inch travel bike.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

11/21/2020 10:33pm
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True and honestly, kudos to Spec for making an easily sub-20 kg e-bike, it really does make a difference handling wise. As for the links, by your logic the Commencal lineup currently uses 4-bar suspension systems. Or the Knolly lienup also uses 6-bar linkages. It's sadly not how it works, the number of links defining the axle path defines the bar-ness or link-ness of the system. If you use 15 links to drive the shock it's irrelevant, the suspension performance (antisquat and antirise) will not change. Therefore Commencals are single pivots (as you can mount the rear wheel to the...
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spoon_ Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

11/20/2020 11:13pm
The current model enduro is not a 6 bar. it's still got 4 bar pedalling , axle path and braking characteristics. It's a horst link 4 bar with shock linkage
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spoon_ Added a reply to Bike design as a hobby

11/18/2020 3:18am
hack one together yourself? could probably get a coil shock and reconfigure so the compression works as rebound... not ideal but it could work. probably have to run really firm valving and then lighten up the rebound stack a lot cause its now compression. Then figure out a way to have a pull spring. Or put the spring somewhere else...
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spoon_ Added a reply to Scout vs SB140 vs similar bikes

11/10/2020 3:51am
well, banshee do use 7000 series alloy over the much much more common 6000 series. slight weight saving there. difference between scout frame and banshee frame is... 350 grams. not enough to pay attention to imo. you won't notice it.
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