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kill me please

Oh Ellsworth.... Don't ever change.

Now this is interesting. What do we make of this? They just rolled out the (super underwhelming) Stealth lineup, so these are what? Either a year plus out from release, or they're slotting in a DH-oriented brake more powerful than Codes. Also, anyone know anything about the dropper situation? I thought we'd see a Reverb AXS update, or at least introduction of a 200mm (I've heard it's showing up on dealer B2B sites) this week. I guess since that's a RockShox product and the launch this week was SRAM focused, it makes sense not to have included it. But folks...

Is it April elready?

especially on flat pedals it calms the bike down on yank

But with the Ochain the chain can move/slap around even more. Thinking about it the only way I can see it helping (I've ruled out a few other theories) is that when the rear suspension goes into compression, the cranks won't be tugged on as the chainring can rotate freely - if the increase in chainstay length requiring the derailleur cage to move wants to be compensated by the top and lower length of the chain, the Ochain allows that. Running a solid chainring requires the length compensation to occur on the lower length of the chain only and invariably...

The issue is people think tine and time again that pedal kickback is the only thing this helps with (and it does help with that every time your rear wheels is locked up or close to it, the actual speed doesn't matter then), but it also helps with chain slapping around, the free chain weight isn't that little considering how fast it oscillates in those slomo vids. It absolutely is heavy enough to transmit vibrations through the chainring to the cranks.

I found this in the instructions

MTB pros run some whacky stuff: https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/PIT-BITS-Val-di-Sole-World-Cup… https://singletrackworld.com/2017/08/magic-stickers-mystically-allegedl… (Not gonna link to the product page so as not to improve their search ranking)

The o-chain thing is, in my opinion, the absolutely most confusing thing happening in mountain biking today. The math says it should provide zero benefit above speeds of like 6 or 8 mph (or whatever, pretty slow, depends on hub engagement but you know... pretty slow) YET, there are tens of elite level world cup racers using them, and I'm assuming thousands of people that most would consider to be regionally elite. I feel like there really needs to be a quantifiable deep dive into what it actually does. But I guess if it does or doesn't provide any benefit...

enduro bikes from maydena world cup - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/world-cup-enduro-bikes-maydena (i won't go super crazy spamming tech forum w/ other articles, but instead putting vids like this here, i'm making separate forum posts to keep things in here less chaotic)

ochainR PR is here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/ochain-components-release-new-ochai…

Looks very much like standard PM spacing. I think a big part of the limit for piston size is the finger length/stroke and the strength (force) it can achieve. If you use bigger pistons and still want to have a half decent pad clearance to prevent rotor rub, you need more fluid flow which requires either a larger main cylinder bore or a longer main piston throw. With bikes we are very much limited by the total energy input (stroke and force) from the finger. I've mentioned this before in a comment thread or something, you can only make the...

Nope, it's a parallel dual link/same direction system, same as with DW/Maestro. There was an old story on emptybeer IIRC, back from when Chris was trying to market the suspension layout, and I recall him specifically stating the links protruding forward instead of backwards with regards to the ST/BB was the main argument in favor of a patent, without stepping into the "prior art" territory claimed by the DW Link and Maestro systems.

There seems to be some progress on the new Code calipers. Jack has been testing a black version of them in his latest vid.

it`s a way to sell more wireless stuff like axs and flight attendant.

I think the majority of riders don't fully grasp how to finetune the derailleur so the through headset routing doesn't impact them directly. It looks cleaner so it sells on the shop floor. So all the moaning and whining we do on these forums has a precisely diddly squat effect on the situation as at the end of the day it's the sales numbers that matter. And the sales of through-headset routed bikes might just be better than the sales of externally or through-frame routed bikes. We are vocal, but we are a minority. Sometimes the vocal minority can change...

More likely Epic

Interestingly, The "enduro project" bikes revealed this week, https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/commencal-enduro-project-bi… have very distinct cable routing ports on the drive side. The bike in that photo does not, not even a hole...