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Evil96 Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/11/2026 4:38am Meh at the pressures I run my Schwalbe radials I do have exceptional traction and more than enough support 🤷🏼♂️ And stuff with tall knobs like the Mary, with the more compliant chasing feels more precise and less vague overall than the same tyre with the regular casing On natural wet or dry, off camber, wet or dry, I find them superior to regular casing
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jasbushey Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/11/2026 4:33am For those who don’t want to watch, specialized found radials faster on trails due to the conformation of the tire. Roads are worse with radials. My non science based opinion agrees. If someone watches it fully does spec plan to release lighter radials? That’d be dope.
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Fred_Pop Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/11/2026 4:32am I want max grip for riding off camber flat out. Schwalbe Radials are next level for natural terrain. If you want support and durability then stick to regular tyres.
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Bananamoon Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/11/2026 4:31am In this video there's a discussion on how Spesh has been trying thread patterns with different angles in order to optimise radial and lateral stiffness. About 8 min in they are discussing how rolling resistance depend on surface and how that translates when it come to these so called radial casing tires.
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tabletop84 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:56pm The comment sums up the rattle phenomenon and the reporting on it pretty good: https://www.facebook.com/groups/447158761467332/posts/969644742552062/
tabletop84 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:54pm https://youtu.be/E-9yCyND2dA What's this then? I'm a bit sceptical with those 'it doesn't rattle/it's totally quiet' claims as psychoacoustics and confirmation bias are real things and I've heard these claims with the first motor and the Bosch gen 4 as well.
Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:50pm I hope the Rogue chain ring protection holds up well; I generally like the design and it's sleek and minimalist. It's a bit absurd to me that so many of the brands using Avinox have foregone chain ring protection. Legit, the motor could be 100x better than a Bosch and it wouldn't matter w/o chainring protection for me as it would be useless for offroad riding. But 2 obvious points: That only works on the Rogue. But for any of the other Avinox powered bikes, the universal option is the 250 gram E13 bash ring. Which kind of looks terrible...
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LemonadeMoney Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:48pm
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Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:45pm First, it's true, I've never even ridden an Avinox bike. My ego has no need to be 'right' about the Bosch, but I did choose what I considered the best bike with a great motor system. I would have been fine with an Avinox as well. I think the current and likely the future TQ motors are the top product honestly. The M1 rattled, ate up too much battery (inefficiency was addressed with the M2), and yah the motor system was 1# lighter than the Bosch, but once you add the needed chain ring protection to the Avinox they are...
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tabletop84 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/28/2026 11:42pm What about the rattle tho? Somehow the rattle is never talked about if the motor is everybody's current darling. Back when Bosch was everybody's darling and the CX 4 rattled everyone only talked about how the Shimano rattled and had shitty batteries. I've seen multiple videos of basically all Avinox iterations rattle. So what's the tea there? As far as...
tabletop84 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/26/2026 1:30am Refreshed the page and my answer was gone. So short form: first Bosch motor was derived from a windscreen motor. Electrical motors and lithium ion batteries are not new technologies and more power is limited by mechanics and battery capacity/quality/bmx but in the end you configure the motor power via software. Cheap chinese ebikes had thousands of watts for years...
grinch Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/26/2026 1:19am
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tabletop84 Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
7/25/2026 3:58am I also think that radial tires are the biggest innovation in MTB technology since modern geo.
seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/25/2026 3:56am Always look at rider weight when looking at tire pressure. Nino Schurter weighs 150 lbs. he can get away with 17psi. I weigh 200. I cannot get away with 17psi.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/25/2026 3:54am Amaury was on radials when he won at Val di Sole in the rain and mud, which I guess means he was on radial Dans? Definitely not a production tire. Update: and he won on Schwalbe radials at Les Gets that same year. Source: the Schwalbe radial page on their website. "Amaury Pierron made a brilliant comeback this year after his return. With our radial tires, he won in Val di Sole by almost 5 seconds and in Let Gets by well over 6 seconds - an eternity in racing!" One caveat: Only Schwalbe knows what was really inside the...
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johnvalley666 Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/25/2026 3:54am Well from team muc off atleast Amaury have been running radials for the past two years, Myriam and the Alran brothers maybe less than that. So there is plenty of podiums. I'd bet that even the Dan he was using is an radial tyre.
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tabletop84 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/25/2026 12:02am Well said! All the buzz around Avinox basically comes from them 'unlocking' more power by software. It's basically just ecu tuning but with an electrical motor it's even easier because the mechanics aren't as complex. The other manufacturers could just more or less follow suit with simple ota software updates. But in the end this power arms race will inevitably...
Suns_PSD Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/24/2026 10:52am Avinox built a decent product on round 1, and an improved product on round 2. But the basis of their success was offering Class 2+ that pretended to be Class 1, and this has cost the other manufacturers dearly in terms of sales, margin & market share. These not legal motor systems, technically an e-motorcycle, are a danger to our sport and it's reasonable for the other manufacturers to have an expectation to compete on a fair playing field with only other Class 1 motor systems. If you want to argue that the Class 1 standards should be adjusted, that's...
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Fox Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/24/2026 10:22am I've been riding Schwalbe trail pro radial casings for a year now and haven't had a flat. I think all the tread patterns in this casing range from 1050 grams to about 1150 or so grams, which is a big reason why I like them. I'm finding the casing just as flat resistant as EXO+. Its is not as supportive as EXO or EXO+, but 2-3psi seems to offset that for my applications. Obviously tire casing, compound, tread pattern, and size are all hugely subjective to the particular user, but I think its worth pointing out. I'm 160 pounds, my...
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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
7/24/2026 5:28am I think it's a Statement to ensure what bosch and TQ(coming soon) are going to commit to, max 750watts with speed restrictions staying within guidelines except for certain countries like NZ where bosch(trek said ok) recently allowed up to 45kmph. I'd Like to see some restrictions around Assist multiplier, Which is where the Avinox get's alot of its love, despite people saying "i love 150nm and 1500watts, its so easy" But in reality whats actually making it easier is the 800% of input - this is not talked about enough. Bosch Did the right thing IMO and limited the 600%...
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