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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/21/2026 7:42pm
Running less sag makes a bike track poorly on account of losing contact with the ground anytime there’s an indent the wheel has to go over. You see the same exact issue with people lifting vehicles to drive off road. They throw preload collars on and all of the sudden they feel the truck is harsher. The spring rate hasn’t gotten stiffer so why does it feel harsher? It’s losing contact with the ground and causing the chassis to pitch to allow a wheel to drop into a hole as soon as a hole is deeper than the amount of...
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marzbomber888 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/19/2026 4:12pm
Yes but have you seen a sc frame vs an intense frame? Definitely worth the extra money
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sweaman22 Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF
5/18/2026 7:47pm
Few more days now on the Deg DF including a couple of days shuttling. I like it and it's made a noticable difference to the ride. The DEG hubs are noisy and for some reason they seem to have got louder with the DF installed. I don't know if it's that other stuff is quieter or just fresh service but.... If quiet hubs is on your wishlist e-13 might be the way to go....
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/18/2026 3:43pm
I test rode a tallboy 6 over the weekend (5mi / 600' vert). It is really, really good. I have a ht4 that I love and I love vpp for longer travel bikes. I don't miss it on the new tallboy in the slightest. It goes uphill as well as the previous version with more traction when climbing square ledges and loose over hard... and goes downhill easily 30% better then the previous version. It is half way in between the tallboy 5 and my hightower 4 with regards to descending. Honestly, it's so good and so well rounded that...
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marzbomber888 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 11:57am
That’s why you don’t buy transitions and buy Santa Cruz lol
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 6:51pm
Remember the good old days when we talked about bikes on here?
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 6:51pm
You mean chainstays?
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/13/2026 12:08pm
political posts and responses deleted. take them to " off the bike"
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Skunk Works Suspension Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Inverted Single Crown Forks
5/12/2026 10:02pm
The Intend Edge (Originals Edition) The folks at Intend have a sense of humor, and the fork actually shipped with a roll of genuine German TP. Truly reusable packing material. Specifications (A full spec chart is on the first post of this thread, it will be updated as new information is released) 150mm-180mm travel, 35mm stanchions, bushing overlap 160mm, air spring, 15mm axle, weight 2210g, Chassis Aluminum uppers that taper from an OD of 44.5mm to 42.5mm just below the Intend logo, large hollow aluminum crown, heavy duty steerer tube with a 2.75mm wall thickness (a typical fork steerer is...
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sweaman22 Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF
5/12/2026 9:26pm
Just fitted a DF hub to my Patrol. It's in the 10deg setting and it's made a noticable difference through some of the rough trails we have here (Canadian Rockies). My previous bike was a V1 Druid and whilst I didn't miss too many things from it when I moved to the Patrol I did notice the increased feedback at the pedals. I think the DF hub has certainly helped in that regard. I debated Sidekick but my LBS had this already in stock and I had DT wheels. I can see myself ordering a Sidekick for my better halfs...
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sprungmass Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/12/2026 5:29pm Thanks to you all, I finally made the switch from my trusty Conti and Maxxis tires onto Magic Mary and Albert Radials this year. For starters, the supple and conforming feeling over roots and rocks is satisfying. The biggest holy shit moment was me able to clean a local climb/hike trail that I always slid out on. It is very...
schwalbai Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/12/2026 5:08pm
It's not so much that 2 layers were added, its that now both of the 2x67epi carcass layers are now extend ontop of each other under the tread cap (before it was just one layer that extend to the end of the lap.
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jonathanheierle Liked a bike check Archibald AC1 Dream Build
5/12/2026 6:13am
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ebruner Liked a reply to forum topic Favorite current 150-160ish bikes
5/6/2026 10:51pm
I was shopping in the same bracket of bikes and ended up with a v4 hightower. I sorta hastily moved up my purchase timeline once the new colors were released... I really had a thing for the purple 2025' color way. So far, it's more then met my expectations and this iteration of VPP with significantly lower anti-squat has been really impressive. It's for sure more active under pedaling and with choppy pedal strokes, I can get it to bob slightly even while the chain is under tension. The upside is that it has more traction climbing ledgy/rooty stuff then...
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/5/2026 8:09pm
Speaking of radials, I am starting to think that Schwalbe revamped their radial casings more than the press release this year indicated. I've had more rides on the Tacky Chan in both Trail Pro and Gravity Pro, and am able to run both at the same or slightly higher pressures (like 0.5-1 psi) than I run for equivalent Maxxis/Conti casings, while still retaining support. When I tried the first gen MM & Albert, I was running +4 or +5 psi. As a consequence, they've got less of a velcro stuck to the ground feel, but still conform to roots and...
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niconj Liked a bike check Last Cinto Superlight Layup
5/5/2026 8:40am
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RAAW Mountain Bikes Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/4/2026 1:51pm
Thank you all for the interest in our bikes and in our distribution / sales model. To give you a bit of context, we’re currently a team of 9 people at RAAW, based in Germany, and we ship worldwide directly from here. The US has actually grown into our biggest market after Germany, which is pretty wild considering that every RAAW in the US has been shipped individually from Germany. Our goal is, of course, to make the ordering process and ownership experience as easy as possible. Having stock in the US would be ideal, but that comes with a...
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ewebster Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/3/2026 9:55pm
Real interesting review on the Die Bremses. I would just skip to the performance section of the video. Claims they've got a lighter lever pull than Dominions with more power than Mavens and Hope V4s.
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storm.racing Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/3/2026 9:55pm
Can confirm, Felix is a mega rad dude.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/29/2026 1:31pm
I just want to back up the claims regarding wax. It's amazing. Clean and does wonders for longevity of a chain. I mentioned this a few times, I was on a ~yearly chain cycle before switching over to drop-on wax, the first waxed chain lasted well over twice what the ones before it lasted. All XX1/X01 Eagle chains on the same drivetrain. As the chainring and cassette were shot (cassette was missing two teeth on the 50T, front chainring was like an old grandma's mouth, barely had any teeth left), I didn't check the stretch. After retiring the bike, it...
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