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I have to admit, the new Sidekick hub has me really interested. Looks like they made a lot of tangible improvements. I wish they had included a sound clip of the hub coasting. Onyx hubs have spoiled me over the years.

The funny thing is... the garbage can is still the most important tool for cushcore install....

cushcore's newest wonder tool - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/rotary-tire-tool-radically-…

It is me or the glovebox door is positioned a bit out of the frame perhaps creating a bigger opening? Or the down tube is slimmer but there is added room to make the glovebox usable.

Looks like mechanical cable routing is back - if that is a CC frame. (Fingers crossed)

Looks like the new Nomad is coming Tuesday!

Modern Bussiness lecture: Just do nothing and wait for the competition to do everything wrong. Exactly the game where Shimano would excel

I forget where I heard it, but supposedly these new Dominions are launching at the Sea Otter and are pumping....MINERAL OIL! 😲If true, that is actually a plus for me, but I know it is a very contentious topic and will alienate a lot of existing users and DOT fans.

Last year, for one of my engineering classes I did a simulation in Ansys titled “The influence of the axle diameter on the torsional stiffness in an USD bicycle fork”. It was an exercise more focused on Ansys, not on being scientific, but still the results were interesting. Here’s a link to the presentation . TLDR: 20mm was only 4% stiffer

PB has a new review of the EXT Vecta up today. In it, the author mentions that he's running it on a Nomad. It seems unlikely that he's running a years-old frame. Perhaps we'll see the new Nomad in reasonably short order, as it seems unlikely that he mentioned that detail accidentally.

I just caved and ordered a 2025 Enduro at basically 50%. I’m thinking it might stay in the box until May just in case…

I feel like a lot of April fools jokes are like satire sites writing about the current regime in the US....you can make up something completely unhinged and at this point I'm like yeah....I'd believe that.....keep scrolling.... I think iFixit did a good job this year when they said Apple was recalling Macbook Neo's because they made it "Too repairable"....You could do the same to a lot of bike parts companies!

I am hearing that a 3rd mtb will be released by speci in april

Very classic Marin colorway. I actually kinda like it, and think this will be a solid choice for lots of riders! I would love to check one out- the last bike I helped review for Vital was the Marin El Roy...

At least in Germany we have this April fools thing as well. (And had it for decades, doesn‘t seem to be an exclusive north american thing imho.)

7Mesh "leaking" the new Lyrik / Zeb in their 2026 clothing line promo shots. Noticed the air release buttons in crown. https://7mesh.com/en-US/products/mens-glidepath-short-14-in / https://7mesh.com/en-US/products/mens-glidepath-pant

My PhD advisor's brother was a professional motocross rider until he ended up in a wheelchair after his visor got stuck in terrain in a low-speed crash. That was 30-something years ago with a motorcycle helmet, but there's something to be said for breakaway items that might create leverage on your neck. I'll take a facial injury before I give up the use of my limbs.

Somehow, the orange looks even worse on the Podium