Randoms - Bike Festival Riva, 2017

 That guy is a great argument against e-bikes.

 Is that a license plate?

 @fattyreryder: motorcycles do need to be licensed

 a guy at my work has one. they aren't common because they are expensive lol

 When I first looked I thought it said T.W.A.T on the side :-)

 I also can't understand what the heck those things are.

 @arphia: It's a nifty wall mount: cycloc.com/ps
The photo caption however is just a string of random words.

 @arphia: It's a wall mount for your bike. You have to swing your top tube in.

 you are talking about it so they win.

 @makripper: I guess to some extent that is true but, they would have a much bigger win if the graphics left me talking about how sweet the forks look,

 @Kickmehard: there are only so many ways to paint a fork

 I think they look kinda cool... they remind me of a energy drink logo or music festival logo. Different from what we are used to, but I like that it looks less "serious". My Lyrik's logo looks like it would be at home on a tactical firearm.

 @makripper: Take some acid and you may rethink your statement.

 @haroman666: please elaborate.

 @makripper: Ummmm the realisation that nothing is finite when ones mind is hyper-fuelled by psychedelics.
Thus the ways of painting a fork become extravagantly open ended and exponentially abundant.
It was a joke. Clearly not understood though. Nvm.

 @haroman666: lol gotcha! sorry I didn't get it the first time

 A wooden pedal, what a tree.. mendous I'd..
I'll get me coat
(bearingless pedals been around for years now)

 furthermore there is no thing like a bearingless pedal... in this case a plain bearing.. supershitty idea, but still a bearing.

 I've had the BPE (Best Pedal Ever) from Animal for a while. It seemed like a nice and simple idea. The body with glide bearings runs directly on the axle. Downside was that I had to screw it back in every ten minutes. And on a muddy ride I had to bring a rag and grease because obviously you can't just screw it in like that (and the bearings would need the grease because otherwise they'd seize even quicker). It gets annoying real quick.

 I've been running three sets of straight-line pedals for years. Never had to touch them since I bought em Bushings over bearings any day

 @nojzilla: I've had a set of Specialized Bennies going for over 18 months which only have an inboard bushing and an outboard cartridge bearing and they're running beautifully, with just some new grease packed in after a year or so, which I'm not sure they even needed. The other pair's been the same, although they've only had a year put into them so far.

 were you able to find more information on it? i've got Huck in my rear wheel. i'm very susceptible to pinch flats on tubless; i've not had the opportunity to test it properly though.

 @ondrugs: www.mtb-mag.com/en/mr-wolf-banger-tire-inserts

 @ondrugs: what @Gfromars said. That is the best source for now. The guy talking on the video says price will be +150 Euros for early birds and +200 Euros after for a set (f/r wheels). That price is high and might be reasonable only if you have one bike and generally use same width tires and do not care about weight too much - also assuming they will last at least a couple years (or the lifetime of 3-4 tires at least).

 @magiko9:
According to kickstarter, final shop price will be 249€, which imho is just ridiculous for a piece of foam, even though i have to admit the idea seems promising.
They also state durability to be "up to one year", which seems to be rather optimistic to me, considering other manufacturers of foam inserts claim durability to be "lifetime of a tire". So if you go through 4 sets of tires a year, that´s 1000€ in freakin foam tubes! o.O
Might be alright in Cross Country, but if you keep hammering that stuff on a enduro or even downhill bike, i don´t see it lasting much longer than one tire life before significant performance loss will occur.

I hope Maxxis, Conti or maybe even Specialized or Bontrager will get behind this idea and release a sensible priced option.

 Everyone needs to check out CushCore. The inner tire suspension system. It blows hucknorris out of the water by saving rims but also allowing you to drop air pressure in tires without loosing stability in the tires. Cushcore.com

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The weights.

 Serious question here - what if you just put some pipe insulation inside your tire? Cost would be about $3. Wouldn't that achieve much of the same effect?

 @Loki87: Yeah that price is ridiculous even if it lasts the whole year. I think a simpler form can be integrated to the inner surface of the tire and I think Schwalbe/Maxxis/etc. can do this for $20-30 for tire which will be more than acceptable.

 @trillot: It may achieve a similar effect on small hits but I think it will lack in density for bigger impacts. Also it will possibly absorb tire sealant which will make it useless. But yeah, yours is a good point and I think we will be seeing much cheaper options (maybe not $3 but $23) that are denser than pipe insulation foam and has some coating on the surface to prevent sealant absorption.

 @treekilla: i had a look; i think it's expensive and heavy.

 @BikeRipperVT: Yep, all hail the mighty puncture-proof innertubes that you and you alone seem to possess. If you can't spot the difference between the two concepts then you shouldn't be commenting really.

 @BikeRipperVT: 35-40 psi on your DH bike? That's Rampage pressure.

 @trillot: really just find some closed cell foam tubing and you'd be pretty well off, dollar to dollar.

EDIT: here ya go

www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=15597&gclid=CjwKEAjwlpbIBRCx4eT8l9W26igSJAAuQ_HGO7eTDN1GQ1TJCTOz9WEbjEs_RajH7LUt1FKVTIZQMRoCzlvw_wcB

You can find almost any diameter.

edit #2: damn, it's designed to be used with sealants, too, so it has to have decent chemical resistance (i.e. won't degrade in your tire.) MTBers should be on top of this stuff. I feel like some of he more "dirt bag" recreationalists (climbers and rafters com to mind) beat us in DIY ethics. I mean we ride precise, $3-6k machines, so DIY is harder/requires special equipment for a lot of things, but I digress....

 @trialsracer:

I really feel like giving it a try

 weights not accurate. Those are tube weights. weightweenies.starbike.com/listings/components.php?type=innertubes

 @Loki87: The estimated weight of 180-350g *per tyre*, depending on wheel size and tyre diameter, will probably put a lot of riders off as well.

 At the risk of a hail storm of disagreement, based on my experience of Continental MTB tyre it should be: Terrible Works And Technology.......

 @wythall1: Super Wobbly Ass Tires

They ALWAYS get that conti wobble at some point in their lifetime. Try to wear them down before that happens! haha

 Very short stick... There's way more beer here though, and people willing to consume it on Saturday night!

 @paulaston: better than most then

 @paulaston: Actually they say it is less harmful to the environment than Dot or common mineral oils.
It isn't actually green, but a bit better.

 OK it aint a light weight, but if 32 lbs where uplift only, I'd never have started in this game.

 @carlitouk: I think @poah was probably taking into consideration who is likely to be riding that bike--an 6-10 year old. 32lbs is nothing for an adult, but if I were trying to pedal a bike that weighed a third of my body weight, I might be in trouble..

 @mikealive: I'm with you there, yep, for a 6 - 10 year old, that would be too much.

 @carlitouk: my sons ripcord is about 27lb and that's an effort for him but he is a lazy arse lol

 @mikealive: Most kids bikes are heavy. TrailCraft makes a 120mm full sus that's around 25 pounds. Their hardtails are around 22 pounds.
My Daughters 20" wheeled Specialized Hotrock weighs almost 30 pounds. She only weighs 40 pounds.
Last spring bought my son a Specialized RipRock 24plus with more than a few reservations. But the sales guy assured me it was the way of the future. Better traction, Rollover, cornering, blah blah bla. Well we went out for our usual 10 mile loop and didn't make it 5. I was like what the hell. After a few rides we realized those damned Plus tires sucked the life out of him. I swapped out the 3" tires for some 2.4s and wow night and day difference. He's back to his old self. Cranking out 10-17mile rides a couple nights a week. Then he demoed a Trailcraft hardtail that was a mere 22 pounds with skinny 2.1 tires. Holy crap! He absolutely flew on that bike. Just over 8 minutes faster on our 10 mile test loop. Over 15 minutes faster than with the plus tires. What? Yeah we are saving for a Trailcraft.
Plus tires are a sham......

 @Bikethrasher: For sure. But there's a huge difference between a 32 pound bike and a 25 pound bike...and your input speaks to that. Good info on the plus sized tires for the kiddos--hadn't heard any feedback on those yet, but it makes sense.
Have a few friends scooping up old 26" bikes on the cheap (how about a Small Yeti ASR frame/shock for $300!) and building bikes for their kids. Hardest part is finding a decent straight steer tube fork that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.. but that said, sweet bikes are being built around 25lbs for well under $1000. Rim brakes stop just fine for smaller riders, rim brake wheels are almost given away.. 1x drivetrain and away they go!

 @Bikethrasher: You mean plus tires don't work on an overweight kids bike? Who could of guessed that?

 @Boardlife69: After buying one for my son. I rode 4 different plus bikes and they where the slowest bikes outside of true fat bikes that I've ever ridden. Plus bikes are all hype. The negatives far outweigh the positives, for most riders. Especially lite riders or riders who don't produce a lot of power. Maybe you didn't read all my post. Same heavy ass bike with 2.4s and he was much faster everywhere. The bike handled way better as well. Simple facts he's back to ripping, and the clock doesn't lie. Plus is a Sham. Typical bike industry leading us one way just to go the opposite way 7 months later.

 @Bikethrasher: Saying plus tires are a sham is like saying 29rs are a sham, or fat bikes are a sham.. no one is making you ride plus if you don't want to. Are they faster? Nope, and I agree that they ride like garbage. But as it sits, most plus wheels are simply an option for 29r frames. I can put 27.5+ 3.0 tires on my bike and have something I can ride on the beach or in the snow if I feel like it. The 27.5+ tire has also been great for beginner riders less worried about 'ripping', and more just trying to learn to mountain bike. That tire feels like a monster truck, no precision, but you just plow over everything, picking lines be damned.. but again, no one is making you ride it.

 Wonder if it still has the 27.2 seat post.Last model was,seemed odd that in this day of 30.9 and 31.6