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DServy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/5/2026 10:37am
Microspine drivers are a blight against humanity and should die in a fire along with the stupid plastic spacer they require to prevent Shimano cassettes from creaking like a haunted house. The only thing that might be worse than the microspine interface and its woefully anemic, made of cheese, lock ring might be the actual cassettes themselves which in the year of our lord 2026 still are half singe piece pinned garbage that falls apart and half stamped metal plates with spacers. Seriously, 12 speed shimano stuff is the most disappointing experience I've ever had with a drivetrain. I hate...
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ballz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/5/2026 10:37am
And yet, they haven't introduced anything as good as the XD driver many years later. Don't be a homer.
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Znarf Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/27/2026 8:42pm
Uh oh, looks like headset cable routing :D
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CamNeelyCantWheelie Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
4/22/2026 8:44pm
Added a couple new notches in the idiot belt recently: My Maven brakes started getting air in the levers and fouling bleeds fairly quickly. First the front, then the rear, then the front again. WTF? Wandering bite point and general ranting ensues for a bit... Further investigation reveals that I had not tightened the hose compression nut to the lever anywhere near the proper 8nm torque. I got at lest a turn and a half on each nut with the crow foot torque wrench. Fresh bleed and haven't had an issue yet this season. Ran the loose hoses for at...
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/19/2026 6:04pm
What's funny is that it feels like we all memory holed the Epic world Cup when talking about specialized xc race bikes.
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drakefan705 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/19/2026 6:00pm
lol this again
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2120mtbrider Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
4/19/2026 5:57pm I will echo this, STFU combined with the Jab derailleur is the best combo I have found for reducing chain slap.
ballz Liked a reply to forum topic Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
4/19/2026 5:56pm
STFU works well. Madrone Jab has an excellent clutch that you can fine tune to your liking.
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Karabuka Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/19/2026 5:55pm
Modern Bussiness lecture: Just do nothing and wait for the competition to do everything wrong. Exactly the game where Shimano would excel 
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2120mtbrider Added a comment about bike check Ibis Ripmo V3
4/7/2026 8:40pm
No experiences personally, there is a new forum on MTBR titled ROOST Ti Bars snapping.. that may be worth a read. That's the main thing that had me concerned.
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2120mtbrider Added a comment about bike check Ibis Ripmo V3
4/5/2026 9:13am
Careful with the Roost bars 😬
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dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/1/2026 11:53am
It's kind of funny to see Unno and Suntour on the same bike: one is known for being a very blingy boutique, low volume manufacturer; and the other has no flash, makes parts for almost every other brand, and is known for being inexpensive. It's like putting EXT on a Polygon.
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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 7:35pm
Oh god, I just remembered tomorrow is April 1st; brace yourselves...
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jones007 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 9:55am
Wow, that's a color choice.
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 9:54am
Somehow, the orange looks even worse on the Podium
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/23/2026 8:05am
lol it's a pivot
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notthatbryan Liked a comment about product review First Look: Muc-Off Launches Dark Energy Chain Wax
3/15/2026 10:56am
Given Muc-off's history of intentionally flawed testing (which is the reason all their other lubes are so horrible) I don't see why we should trust them now. I'll wait to see testing results from zero friction cycling, but I doubt this is better than silca and the other good wax options.
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jbfiets Liked a comment about product review First Look: Muc-Off Launches Dark Energy Chain Wax
3/15/2026 10:56am
I'm totally sold on chain wax for off-road riding in dry conditions, but hard to imagine this is worth it when all the other Muc-off lube products are so terrible.
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TannerVal Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/13/2026 9:46am
I wonder how fast the Santa Cruz V10 would be with Aspen STs
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hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/7/2026 8:17pm
This is probably more relevant for the main tech rumors thread, which has evolved into pretty much just the stream of consciousness for us vitalers regardless of topic, but what if we had a bot that counted comments, and once a specific topic gets more than 5 comments in a 24 hour period it auot-comments and suggests a new topic for it?
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