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SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/19/2024 6:05pm I take back what i said, I couldn't tell from the original patent pick posted that the seat stay is fixed solidly to the seat tube, I thought it was attached to linkage (just has the same axle running through both parts) Cool suspension tech, I do stand by my other comment, that its an absolute nightmare to service and...
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SteveClimber Added a reply to Brake Rotor thickness vs size talk
1/18/2024 3:29pm Do you really think power is the limit factor on brakes though? All the top of the line brakes have more than enough (Code's, Magura, Hayes, Formula etc) when paired with a 200mm+ rotor to lock a wheel with 1 finger. I ride Hayes brakes and I would never struggle to lock a wheel on almost any terrain if i...
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/18/2024 3:25pm But this is tech rumors, speculating on suspension linkage is like half the fun? We're doing it politely this time anyway. I can't tell how the "chainstay pivot" and dropout is attached, im presuming the dropout is bolted to the chainstay, so it can't be an inverted horst then (i think?) But more importantly there are 1 or 2 links...
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/18/2024 2:07pm trash them. Happens in lots of industries. The only issue is that the brands incredibly foolishly sunk too much into inventory. Normally you just absorb the loss of a bad year from profit of the good years (21 & 22) but the issue is the losses from 23 eclipse any profit from 21 and 22 combined. The finance teams just...
SteveClimber Added a reply to strengthen
1/18/2024 1:52pm Where is this plan? I'd be keen to see it
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/18/2024 1:49pm Also its a 6 bar, interesting to see more and more companies move to 6 bar to get better adjustment over anti-squat in particular. I cant see to much adjustments other than dropouts and BB? I guess the links can all be adjusted
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1/17/2024 4:24pm The filing also disclosed that Scott Sports made a profit of $35.8 million in 2022 on sales of $628 million and profit of $23.2 million in 2021 on sales of $695 million. 5.7% and 3.3% margin for '21 and '22 which from talking to friends employed at Trek, was an insanely profitable year. If i had $176 million i definitely...
SteveClimber Added a reply to strengthen
1/17/2024 4:12pm Honestly you can keep it pretty simple Just improving squat and chest strength is often more than enough, and obviously overall cardiac fitness (which climbing should cover) If you can back squat 100kg (or ideally front squat 100kg) its generally "enough" strength for MTB applications. Power cleans are great to develop explosiveness and pop
charlietelesco Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/17/2024 1:43pm
Tacky Chan's don't have the intermediate knob which is present on the tire he is on in the riding photo.
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SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/15/2024 2:02am Lol. If anything strength is very underrated in DH. Half the times people crash is because they crumple and lose body position when going fast. Getting stronger improves everything. You don't have to be powerlifting strong, but stronger is better
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/14/2024 11:04pm Yeah pretty much. You have a baseline setting and its tweaked for each track, and since they race the tracks each year pretty much they know a very solid starting setup (obviously conditions change that). My point was more about how, from an engineering stand point Fox products use a lot more spring force for support than their competitors (Ohlins...
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/14/2024 11:03pm
Yeah its that basic stuff that makes the most difference and has more room for gains. The window of different damping tunes to cover every rider is much smaller than people think, especially for forks! So that should be taken care of early in the season and the rest of the time only needs to be a few clicks of damping here and there. The hierachy of set up priorities, with diminishing returns from each step would be - Tyre pressure Servicing/Friction Spring rate Volume spacers damping clickers internal valving At least at a race - it is possible someone...
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SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/14/2024 6:15pm The underrated part of suspension tuning is riders get confident to what they feel use to. Case in point, every WC racer on Fox forks. When your hitting corners as hard as they are, you just want it to feel the same as it did previously, when you didn't die. But from a race/engineering standpoint, Fox forks incredible reliance on...
SteveClimber Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/2/2024 8:36pm I mean, he buys a cascade link and before and after he runs whatever shock he owns fully open on compression. If your riding with fully open compression your either slow, or clueless, or both. A more progressive leverage curve is not for you. I've ridden a Transition Sentinel and Specialized Enduro (friends bikes) with and without Cascade links and...
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/31/2023 5:37pm Wouldn't the forces into the frame be identical regardless of the link? If you land a 2m drop, the shock (and fork) are absorbing the force irrespective of the links that drive them. The damper may absorb (dissipate) slightly more force due to shaft speeds but as a whole the total force through the bike is the same regardless of...
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/30/2023 6:11pm Youre attacking one of the nicest and most earnest industry commentators on the forum, and complaining when they defend themselves? Cascade are a true treat to have on this forum and provide lots of insights for all of us. If you have an actual issue with a product take it up privately with them, not by passive aggressively snarking on...
SteveClimber Added a reply to Vital MTB Bike of the Year
12/28/2023 2:48pm In light of the ongoing economic uncertainty and declining purchasing power, what about "the bike you already have" as Bike of the Year. I'll be honest, I don't think anything incredibly revolutionary was released this year. The Arrival 170 is cool (but really its just the 152 anyway) and I'm a big supporting of WAO ethos of Canadian made frames...
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/25/2023 3:10pm I'm specifically talking about twisting, i.e if the mount is partially twisted (off axis), the derailleur can't adjust to that (to my knowledge). The view that we will make it so strong it won't deform and twist, is inferior in my opinion to a design where you can simply twist it back into alignment.
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/23/2023 2:06am My 2 mechanic mates vouch for this, also a few of the frames aren't aligned perfectly out of the molds due to paint the thread tapping and hub facing not being perfect, so the alignment can be slightly off, and theres no quick fix, as you can just bend the hanger to align things anymore.
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/21/2023 3:27pm It was already covered that this isn't a new concept, Specialized sold it as well, what is new is making for UDH so all bikes can use it. Down get so upset