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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/28/2022 11:50am
This looks set up for "existing brand that isn't into bikes" that wants to enter the bike market but has no in-house expertise. They probably expect it to be pretty lucrative for everyone involved, especially if their clients are luxury car companies or the like. It beats repeating the mistake AMD made...
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jonkranked Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 2:14pm
:shareholders nod with approval:
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 4:15pm I appreciate the ability of corporate speak to use so many words and still be so vague and meaningless: "By combining our activities in the new structure, we are even better positioned to serve the needs of our customers in the bicycle industry." Translation: "We gave Jonas his own desk in the office, a new title, and bumped his pay...
Mahee Liked a comment about bike check Norco Range
6/27/2022 11:33am
I do not know exactly. But with the new continental DH tires and tire insert in the rear it is probably 17.4 kg. But honestly I do not care
It definitely feels lighter
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 10:35am
Zero Friction Cycling showed X01 Eagle chain durability is off the charts compared to other stuff. The mileage I described above was achieved by swapping chains at 0,5 %, though Eagle chains come "pre stretched" to 0,25 % anyway (I'm guessing there's some more clearance in the rollers that the measuring tool incorrectly measures as wear due to the way the measurement is made). Considering I'm on the original aluminium front ring and considering the cassette has two teeth missing on the 50t, this is the last chain on it and it's a to the death situation. As long as...
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mixmastamikal Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 10:34am
This. On those Sur Ron electric Moto's that are becoming popular the easiest power upgrade is to put a non o-ring chain on.
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 10:34am
All the 12sp stuff seems very particular to mis-matched wear. The old change at 0.75% wear does'nt seem to work (especially on the most used ratios, and e-bikes kill the smallest sprockets disproportionally quickly). I run 2 chains concurrently-whilst one is off being cleaned/re-waxed, I've got a freshly prepared one to go straight on. I'm still on 11sp as you can actually buy it, and anecdotally it seems more robust. YMMV
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 10:34am
I've swapped out (XX1/X01) chains roughly once a year, I'm on my 3rd chain I think and still on the original X01 cassette. So roughly 300k vertical meters and I think around 5 to 6k km?
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/27/2022 10:33am
You need some lateral articulation for gears to work. It's the only drive system that I know of that is designed with mis-alignment as standard!! I hot wax the chains on all my bikes and when they are freshly done the wax fills the gaps between the outer and inner plates so they are almost rigid. And they change gear like a bag of crap until they are run in for a while. With a good cleaning/lubing regime modern chains will last 3-4k km's.....cassettes less so ;op
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gibbon Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/24/2022 4:24pm
I've never had someone look at me with such hatred. Just buy an Ellsworth E-bike when they come out.
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/24/2022 4:24pm
But so many of them rode like complete garbage. I knew the Nicolai guys through a 180 Magazine. At Sea Otter one year their dude was talking to a woman about their new high pivot design and I had a quick test ride. He asked me how I liked it in front of her and when I gave my honest opinion, I've never had someone look at me with such hatred.
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peecee Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/24/2022 4:23pm
Did Nicolai produce the chainstay on the new prototype demo 
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/24/2022 4:22pm
I don't think they actually switched to angular contacts. Under their technical documentation in the bike archive they list them as 6900-1zr. Layout of the link is identical to those that have non-angular bearings. Bearing spacer in the middle is there, which you don't use with angular contacts. It would appear there's some information on the main page for the bike that's wrong. Here's their exploded view of the lower link: https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/files/styles/scb_natural_960_auto/pub… What I wonder is why the downsized the bearings.
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/23/2022 11:08pm
It has a hidey-hole for your herbal sedatives, an observation port for your sag indicator and is reassuringly expensive.
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Zero Cool Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/23/2022 11:07pm
I do miss being able to adjust the tension on my newer SRAM mechs
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yzedf Liked a comment about product review Review - Hustle Avery REMtech Magnetic Pedals
6/23/2022 7:32pm
Weight, price, traction and arguably looks. 3 strikes and you’re out.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about product review Avery REMtech
6/23/2022 7:33pm
Dr. Bong Hit, PHD, I respectfully disagree. Until recently, World Cup DH racers were drilling out their shoes so they could run the cleats farther back than the stock shoe would allow, and that phenomenon only stopped because shoe companies started offering DH shoes with longer cleat slots. Everything I've seen and everyone I've talked to says that, overwhelmingly, clipped-in World Cup racers run their cleats slammed as far back as they go. For the flat pedal question, a quick google search of Sam Hill shows that he normally has his flat pedals pretty mid-foot. I don't know anything about...
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Allen_Gleckner Liked a comment about product review Review - Hustle Avery REMtech Magnetic Pedals
6/23/2022 2:31pm
Currently running them on my 28lb short travel bike 😂
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about product review Avery REMtech
6/23/2022 1:36pm
Ummm... what? Curious where you heard that the modern MTB technique is to ride flat pedals on the balls of your feet. Don’t think I’ve heard that one yet.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about product review La Sal Peak
6/23/2022 9:11am
Silver spokes don’t creak? Color me curious
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