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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/23/2025 10:51pm That's exactly what's been happening recently, a good analogy is that the port is like an airport, your passport doesn't get stamped until you leave, in this case the stamp being the tariff isn't applied until goods exit the port facility. It's probably not the biggest deal for mountain bikes, but this strategy will increase prices regardless as it shortens...
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SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/23/2025 10:44pm I didn't think I'd ever say this but here goes, they should probably do headset cable routing.
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/22/2025 2:41pm What exactly did Leo learn though? He was a prick to his own customers who had problems, and a prick to half the other people, and couldn't glue a frame together without it disassembling mid ride. Ok so Rocky doesn't go on the list, but GT surely does? Yes it didn't "fail" and the parent company is solvent, but it's...
SteveClimber Added a reply to What Frame/Component/Gear/Accessory do you Wish existed?
4/22/2025 2:34pm Ok everyone's requests are reasonable and potentially possible to make. But this isn't possible at all, ever.
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/22/2025 4:20am Do we get to add GT and Rocky Mountain to this?
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/21/2025 11:09pm Maybe they canned it due to the financial climate and just slightly re-jigged the existing TR11 then? The frame looks like it uses the same hydroformed tubeset they just have a new headtube, slightly adjusted seatstay with the CS adjuster in it, and a slightly lower overall leverage ratio. Maybe i'm missing something, but it looks very close to the...
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/21/2025 3:02pm So the alloy transition that we saw posted a while back with a vertical shock and dual crown must have been the new Spire then and not the TR11
SteveClimber Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
4/19/2025 2:48pm The Madonna V3 you can already +-5mm RC with the different axle kits. So you can run a 455 RC on the size Large with a different axle (instead of the standard 450), you'd only need the. XL rear triangle to run a 460 RC. V3 Large with 455 RC gives you a 1.83 ratio which I would say is...
SteveClimber Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
4/16/2025 3:39pm "Weighting feet is moving centre of gravity" Huh? Even dynamically stem length doesn't affect how your feet distribute weight through the tyres, yes you can take weight off your feet, but that doesn't change the split of F/R distribution from your feet, just the total loading at the F/R tyres. Everyone is discussing static weight bias on flat ground, for...
SteveClimber Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
4/16/2025 3:18pm stem length doesn't affect weight bias, only the ability to weight your hands, which isn't the weight bias everyone is talking about, were discussing the distribution of weight from the feet through the BB to front and rear wheels.
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/10/2025 4:08pm Ahh true, because the stanchion to crown interface can be shorter on a USD to normal fork, similar to how axle to crown is shorter given the travel for dual crown forks
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/10/2025 2:33pm Does indeed seem to be a 20mm axle. Surprised it's on a sentinel, since that's meant to be a 160mm travel bike, but I guess just run it at 170 and see
SteveClimber Added a reply to Unchained Bicycles – Pinion / Belt / 7075 Bonded Frame / 170-170mm
4/9/2025 2:36pm Why the truss rear triangle and not tubes if I may ask?
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/7/2025 4:53pm But the US is already the strongest economy in the world lol.
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/7/2025 2:26pm It looks like a trp before it hits the lathe and has all the extra material taken off to give it some style. It's just machine billet at this point.
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/6/2025 7:50pm Wow, a rare tariff supporter on the vital forums. I think it is actually an OK view to have, if you don't want global trade and the benefits that come with it, that's fine. Just be prepared to accept lower quality, more expensive goods, and worse work for the average person because now you need to man the manufacturing and...
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4/6/2025 2:12pm Transitions are manufactured in Taiwan
SteveClimber Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
4/6/2025 1:28am No pinch bolt, so seems unlikely?
1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/5/2025 4:43pm
There is a difference between trade restriction like European countries not selling fish to Russia and import duties (tariffs, custom taxes whatever you wanna call it). With trade restrictions, yes second market are used to avoid such restrictions. In the case you mentioned, Belarus could buy the fish from Europe and then resell it to Russia since Belarus doesn't have the trade restrictions with Russia. This is also how Iran purchase most of their restricted goods through second market. China is doing the same currently with NVIDIA AI GPU. With import duties, trades of good is not restricted just costlier...
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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/2/2025 2:41pm From THE CHART haha, I think bike companies are the least of your concern at this point. Every computer product just got 32% more expensive. You guys are all fucked. Good luck!
