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“”This stuff is complicated, which makes it hard to properly test and show and explain. People want to hear that such and such tire is the best ever bar none, but in reality the answer is always going to be: it depends. There’s just a lot of nuance“” Wrong. The best tire is a MINION DHF. Always. Long live Colin Bailey in all his wisdom and glory.

Everybody serving the gearbox coolaid and how ebikes are getting them and how that will trickle down to pedal bikes, remember that the Avinox and Gaobao or whatever they are called have a CVT gearbox using two electric motors. That kind of a "gearbox" (integrated variable transmission to be precise) is wholly incompatible with bikes that do not have batteries. The only viable gearbox option covering both ebikes and bikes is the Pinion which is, functionally (speaking in volumes), non existent in both camps. As @Shinook and @Uncle Cliffy have said, the future has been promised for years now with...

Gearboxes, the “fusion energy” of MTB.

should trousers always come in the same length and only with different widths at the waist?

Maybe this isn't an accurate point of view, but I feel like pedal MTBs and e-bikes aren't really trying to solve the same problems. I think a pretty massive effort goes into the design of pedal MTBs so that they can be comfortably and efficiently pedaled, at least outside of DH-specific bikes. Even enduro bikes, especially those that are raced, need to pedal decently. For an e-bike, pedal performance is probably pretty far down on the list of design goals. I've watched a handful of folks with dead batteries or faulty electronics try to pedal their 50-lb beasts out of...

Overturned turtle celebration is a 10/10. Jeez that side swap on the wood made for an exciting finish.

Looks like Mikey Delesalle's weekend is no fluke. What a great 2 days for him.

I think part of the problem is that "MTB" covers a really diverse range of riding styles, and for the different styles, a variety of engineering requirements and interests. It's easy for people (myself included) to only consider the style(s) of riding they do when they promote or bash posts. I agree that there might be interesting trickle-down technology from the latest "moped" innovations in MGUs for predominantly gravity-driven forms of pedal MTBs. While the idea of a gearbox that is comparable in weight in efficiency to a conventional 1X drive train is exciting, from the engineering side of things...

nah that's when Shimano Saint was released

Shimano provided the cranks. I remember when Jackson mentioned he got them.

they are about to, but Conti will call it xyzzy or some shit

Shut the fuck up about drivetrain efficiency. Holy shit. Go find a different thread.

Hey at least I started a new thread for that

Thanks to this thread I have learned that torque wrenches don’t work anti-clockwise… but I was able to find a workaround when installing a new UDH this afternoon.

Let the man have his dreams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUVKuSJHco

Sounds like someone is getting SLAPPED with a lawsuit.

Nobody is making you ride with a derailleur.

Awww... they didn't answer my troll question. 😁

I kind of agree that the music hasn't hit as hard lately, but that is based on my personal preferences. Also I like Vital polls. I do however, disagree that a poll should decide their music. Part of what makes Sleeper so good, is you'll never know what video style you're going to get, and that is based on the filmers knowing the vibe and the shots they got. Democracy is cool, but art decided by democratic votes won't be as good. That's how you get grey paint on walls and only silver and black cars. They are the least...

they should use actual moto parts... because they are fucking eMotos. I hate those fucking bikes.