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Unfortunately some ignoramus will end up trying to move your invention to the frame, adding more weight and complexity to the elegant MTB

That doesn't surprise me at all your numbers are probably spot on, I guess the only other thing to consider is that when their buddy is considering a couple bikes you could chime in "I rode one of those at a demo day and it was awesome!" could maybe lead to a sell I guess.

hahaha, comment of the week for sure!

MTB = Monetary, Tariff, & Budget rumors

Marketing (the department where demo programs live) is typically the first place to get their budget cut when sales slump. A friendly reminder that not all marketing is evil. Free demo programs are pretty great for customers.

Braindead

Wow, that's crazy. I thought the U.S. has been off the gold standard since Nixon in '71. Oh wait, I don't think we're supposed to get into politics here.

I usually get sold on a brand due to their customer care. Cannondale screwed me over and made a handful of empty promises to me as a 12 year old, I’m now 36, and have made sure to go out of my way to never buy a single Cannondale related product, and steer everyone I had the chance to, away from a Cannondale product. On the flip side, I needed a bike in a hurry earlier this year and bought a used Banshee. I emailed their generic email address asking about shock tunes as the stock shock was blown. Within...

I don’t really think I have brand loyalty but I will stay away from some brands like e13, crank brothers, specialized and Tune based on my own experience with some of their products and in the case of Tune because the importer in my country seems to be a complete asshat. I just can’t bring myself to buy anything specialized after that whole petty “roubaix” thing. I was given a pair of 2fo flat shoes by my wife and they’re very good but it doesn’t count because I didn’t buy them myself damn it! Won’t buy fox suspension either but...

Being helped and treated right thru warranties is the way to earn my loyalty. The worst feeling in MTB is when your shit breaks. It makes it much more bearable when you know you can go home, send an email to get yourself sorted.

Been using Hope stuff for 25+ years. Got to know Simon (founder RIP) and have visited the factories a few times. Good stuff made by a company with a good ethos who look after their customers and employees.

Well,here’s one thing I can already say that is very positive about Padmelon. I placed my order yesterday but was hemming and hawing about whether to order for my DH bike or enduro bike. I decided enduro and quickly ordered as I was late getting out the door. Apparently I had mistakenly added the mount for my DH bike instead of my enduro bike but had ordered the correct damper. The Padmelon team caught it, sent me an email and told me they would hold the order until I confirmed. This saved me a lot of time and money and...

Internal routing is super simple on Scott bikes because of the big hatch you open to access the shock, and you’re going to prolong shock life simply by less exposure to the elements and potentially allow for better performance in wet conditions - its a gimmick and if you asked me 12 months ago id have whole heartedly agreed with you - but honestly the more I see them in person the more im starting to like them.

I have sent him €100 deposit to his Nigerian bank account but he is not returning my messages.

Bruh shut up alreadly and post a tech rumor

It doesnt know the first shift but when you are banging gears it times the next shift for the gates.......... thats exactly what it does.. as per the marketing material... It works it out. is this level of technology above your head?

You know what's really super awesome? When the SC bikes do finally get released like this, we'll get ANOTHER 5 pages of people rehashing the same points ad nauseum.

That's a Ransom