Eurobike Day 3 - The Crazy and Cool 11

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So, it looks like e-bikes are getting a new 1.8-inch tapered headtube option...

Table of Contents
00:14 - Five Ten Trailcross Series, Sleuth DLX, and Sleuth Slip-On shoes
01:08 - Early Rider Hellion bikes
01:19 - Hope Tech 220mm rotors, XC flat-mount brakes, Duo brake lever, and HB130 bike
04:00 - Giro Radix helmet, Ventana clipless shoes, Xnetic Trail gloves, and Havoc pant
05:58 - SDG Tellis dropper updates, Radar saddles, Stratos Alien Edition saddle, and Slater Junior components
07:07 - Vee Flow R-CP, Flow Snap, and Snap Trail tires
08:10 - Norland Cycles prototype suspension linkage
08:50 - Muc-Off tubeless plug kit, stash sack, gloves, and rim tape
09:12 - Huldr Lark prototype 29-inch downhill bike
09:53 - Spank Hex Drive hub and Spike grips
13:16 - New 1.8" Tapered headtube/steerer standard and Bulls Wild Ronin SL, 140mm rear travel 29er
14:39 - MRP's friction-reducing fork updates 
15:52 - Lupine Piko R4 SmartCore wireless lights
16:47 - Magura Cockpit Integration system and e-bike integration
17:46 - TSG Patrol A 2.0 kneepad

Be sure to catch Day 1 and Day 2 coverage as well!

Credit: The Vital Crew
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TRex
5 years ago
Big props to Hope for making that cool lever setup for people that need it.
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JVP
5 years ago
Big huge YES YES YES to the new 1.8" head tube standard. I've killed the CSUs on the last 4 forks I've run on my 160mm 65* head angle bike.

But what the heck is up with some in the industry thinking just e-bikes need stronger forks? Idiots. Stronger drivetrains, yes, e-bikes need more beef. But slack trail/enduro bikes going hard is why we need stronger forks. 15 extra pounds is nothing. Speed, jumps/drops and head angle stress is what's killing forks. MV^2.
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jeff.brines
5 years ago
...or we just go to a triple clamp for e-bikes. (please someone start doing this!)
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TEAMROBOT
5 years ago
E-bikes and Enduro racing are the best things to ever happen for heavier/harder riders. Everything else in the industry is designed for 5'8" 165-pound riders with an intermediate skill level. Yes please, I'll take a double order of E-bike forks, brakes, wheels, and drivetrain, thank you..
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JohSch
5 years ago
Press it out and press it back in with Loctite -> no more creaking - that´s what the fork manufactures should do anyways.
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jeff.brines
5 years ago
I have long been a proponent of using something like Llord's adhesive. Its basically a glue, but its a glue strong enough to put super cars and snowmobiles together.

Press fit+glue. Done.
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JVP
5 years ago
Or since I don't have said press, just buy a DVO Onyx and be done with it. But yeah, certain MFRs need to do something like this. Or just be willing to have their forks be over 2kg. I think they're beholden to that magic number which is making for unreliable crowns.
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TEAMROBOT
5 years ago
I actually think it's about stack height. The old Fox 36 (pre-2015) had a big tall crown that was 10mm taller at the steerer tube, but never creaked. For the new fork they made it shorter and it always creaks. With larger front wheels (27.5, 29) they're really sensitive about stack height. If you think of a fork as a gigantic lever, a taller fork/steerer interface with more overlap adds tons of stiffness and strength to resist that lever arm with very little extra weight. It's all aluminum.
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Fred_Pop
5 years ago
1.8" steerer tube because those extra 10kg on those ebikes affects front flex more than variation in rider weight...Not like you couldn't just go for a dual crown either, eh? Who are these idiot engineers? Do they think we are complete morons?
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