Whattheheel

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Just another bike shop goon on the internet.

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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic DT Swiss DEG DF

5/22/2026 5:58pm

That's my understanding of how it works, although I don't know whether the number e13 quotes is additive (as DT's must be, since it has a 0° setting) or the maximum in that setting. I'm much less certain about that now that I know the minimum setting isn't an effective zero. I think freewheeling drag should be enough to hold the DF ring at the far end of its float range. At the end of the day the numbers themselves probably don't matter as much as the feel, though. To answer FrontRangeFriend's original question, IMO all of this makes DT...

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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/16/2026 2:57pm

Remember the good old days when we talked about bikes on here?

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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/16/2026 2:56pm

This might help with placing it in history

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amanitas Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/13/2026 9:03am

I started a new thread to keep the conversation going around TPC’s without bogging down tech rumors. Discussions around metals are also welcome! Materials and Processes for Cyclists

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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/13/2026 7:53am

political posts and responses deleted. take them to " off the bike"

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amanitas Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

5/12/2026 12:11pm

Long time lurker, first time poster here. For some background I’m an aerospace composites engineer and spent several years in Advanced Product Development with an emphasis on environmentally friendly materials. There’s so much to get into on this topic and if folks are interested I’d love to start a dedicated thread on materials and environmental impacts. The TLDR is, carbon fiber as a green product on its own is a fallacy. The raw fiber production may result in a certain level of carbon sequestering, but the process is still so energy intensive I wouldn’t call it an environmental positive. As...

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Carter Bilawchuk Liked a comment about bike check Euler Bikes Project: Trail Prototype

5/11/2026 9:50am

Euler Trail Prototype FB.jpg?VersionId=Os2oMZ6Qgt

Thanks!

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Whattheheel Added a comment about bike check Euler Bikes Project: Trail Prototype

5/10/2026 8:42am

Big Pimpin!!!😍

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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/25/2026 7:58am

Guy was an absolute treasure for cycling and I'm so stoked they're keeping his site up in all it's 90's splendor...

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brash Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems

4/24/2026 5:53pm

add me to the list again, I always thought I had just a noisy EP8 motor. turns out it was my fidlock bottle just rattling this whole time after replacing it with a traditional bottle cage. 4 years it took me to figure this out lol what a dumbass.

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gold_007 Liked a bike check A Girl's Dream DJ -- Purple, Flowers and Sparkles

4/24/2026 8:56am

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StudBeefpile Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems

4/23/2026 4:01pm

Don't sell yourself short @AndehM. Your beer per brake tracks tho. Editors note: This may be the root cause of a LOT of my dumb bike problems.

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ballz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/23/2026 1:05pm

Job security.

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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems

4/22/2026 9:22pm

Bleeding 2 brakes at once seems like it would interfere with the beer drinking. Better to do 1 brake a time with 1 beer per brake than 2 at a time with half a beer.

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Sherbet Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/22/2026 11:24am

MrTi on pinkbike has a lot more on this. The integrated seat post topper is also a nice touch.

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/22/2026 10:02am

No, the Scott engineers are furious because Specialized added so many new links but didn't seal them inside the frame. They're yelling at their screen right now, "Just make it look like a pregnant whale! It's so easy!"

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CamNeelyCantWheelie Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems

4/22/2026 8:12am

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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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

4/21/2026 8:04am

Can you please not drag your abrasive views on world situation into every damn topic? We're talking about bikes not world politics. As for the new Demo and Sram drivetrain thingamajiggy, will it be available for other brands besides Specialized too? Does it circumvent DWs twochainz patent?

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