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segamethod Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/18/2026 4:58am
Shimano is scared to do this because it'll make Linkglide their most popular offering.
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Falcon Liked a reply to forum topic Assegai no grip zone
6/18/2026 4:47am
Haha! Well, I'm certainly an average guy (or below,) but I feel like I can put a little more push into the front wheel with DHFs and they'll push back. The Assegai just feels like it has a limit and that's it. To me, anyway. Keep in mind I ride on dry, hard terrain 99.9% of the time. I think it's the soft compound that helps more than anything. I'm on a Magic Mary up front on my new bike and I don't like it much at all. I'm going to F around at the bike park this summer and...
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Assegai no grip zone
6/18/2026 4:46am
I used to not like DHF style tires but then I got better and prefer them now. The Assegai's problem isn't a no grip zone, it's that it doesn't communicate to you where you are on the side knobs, and it also has too many knobs leading it to float over loose rather than dig in. That float is probably what you're feeling as a "no grip zone." Same thing with a Kryptotal Front for me. They're great for hardpack and rocks, but really struggle in loose over hard, especially if there's small bits of gravel. I am a much...
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic Assegai no grip zone
6/17/2026 5:16pm
Damn I consider the Assegai as ann all-lean angles mega gripper, have you ridden a DHF?
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Dave Waugh Liked a reply to forum topic Bar ends ... so hot right now
6/17/2026 6:56am
That I've lived long enough for bar ends to come back into fashion! What a time to be alive!!! At least they have improved how they look I guess?
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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic Shimano Deore M7200/M6200 Mechanical Drivetrain & Brakes: Tech Info and Discussion
6/15/2026 5:24pm
I'd say every person I know Runs shimano because of the clutch and less slap.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
6/11/2026 9:56am
just like half the DH teams on intense M1s back in 1999 : )
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ungod Liked a comment about bike check 32" Mullet Epic
6/3/2026 2:26pm
It’s going to be a long night getting the bleach out of my eyeballs but it’ll be worth it.
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Mudmandh Liked a comment about Feature RESULTS: Loudenvielle Downhill World Cup Elite Qualifying
5/30/2026 6:22pm
Why Gwin is not racing?
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jalopyj Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/20/2026 5:15am
@CascadeComponents right now...
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Skunk Works Suspension Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/19/2026 4:10pm
Frame kinematics that require stuffing air cans full of volume spacers and are a big no-go for coil shocks? Hmmm, I feel like we have been here before.
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/19/2026 4:10pm
That sounds an awful lot like they actually didn't get the leverage curve they wanted. Nothing wrong with designing a frame to work with the natural progressivity of an air shock, but if you use all the volume spacers in the air shock you spec stock, you probably would be better served with a more progressive leverage curve.
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AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/18/2026 5:45am
I'd much rather fix a carbon bike with a damaged downtube than an aluminium bike with a crack. Between the two, my money would be on the carbon bike having the longer lifespan. Aluminium fatigue is a bitch.
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marzbomber888 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/18/2026 5:25am
That’s why you don’t buy transitions and buy Santa Cruz lol
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Bobsmothersbrother Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:27am
I’d take a well designed and built frame with a lower spec damper over a misaligned, poorly thought out frame with a fancy one any day. You can upgrade a damper, it’s much harder to upgrade out of bad engineering and manufacturing. As has been said above, even then, some shock spec or kinematic choices will mean different things to different riders.
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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:21am
You mean chainstays?
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:21am
Remember the good old days when we talked about bikes on here?
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owl-x Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:20am
Cybertruckers revealed!
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FlyingButtress Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:19am
Take it easy buddy. I’m not trying to derail the entire conversation but also think it’s allowed to have an aside now and again. There’s plenty of off topic quips that go on in this thread.
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FlyingButtress Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 8:19am
I think a better reason is because Ford was a nazi sympathizer. That said, we have more than likely all owned products from companies with ties to the nazis sadly.
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