Tech Randoms: Val di Sole World Cup DH 2022

 Or can they mail us the tires, we ride them for a couple weeks, then give them back for race day?

 The ingenuity. Our world needs more of this.

 @chrod: SuperGenius

 Maybe Retyre can branch out from their zip off treads to tread blocks with snaps. Add and remove as needed.

 We can fly to the moon, but why is it not possible to produce already „cut“ tires?

 @bg-EVIL: You lose the adjustability. Reason is that they can cut at different heights, 1 out of 2/3 knobs to alter the pattern...
So basically you have 1 tyre (so 1 mould) than can be adjusted to fit multipe scenarii

 @Aksel31: from that pov it sounds logic ... thanks

 @bg-EVIL: No probs

 @bg-EVIL: Wait for the next tire series from every major manufacturer.

 Fun fact: most of the teams discard their used tires after a World Cup race so if you are lucky enough to make it to the venue you might leave with some souvenirs if you look hard enough.

 Not until he shows up with nut hugging cut off jean shorts and carries around a bottle of Jack in his hydro pack....but he has a nice start.

 @bman33: To be fair none those things strike me as terribly out of character for Peaty... so maybe it's only a matter of time

 cannot upvote this enough

 Or Steve Pike…..

 More Hulk Hogan I'd say

 But not as bad as your cat pissing on the table

 @gcrider: feed him butter so the little bastard can at least lube the parts !

 I used to be a Cat 1 racer. By which I mean I raced cats at a pretty serious level

 Thought you meant Laurie’s at first. They ain’t Saint.

 Which ones?

 Not sure, they could also be Danny Hart's brakes.

 There would be no way of knowing

 Reminds me that once back on the late 90s I cut 128 side knobs of a Hutchinson Jumbo 2.45 to make it fit on my mk1 Giant ATX One DH. Never again!

 Exactly. Need to start mentally preparing for some expenses

 Jack Moir's new Finale vlog has a close up clip of his new SRAM mech. Looks interesting!

 Better than from the Breaking Company, I suppose

 @nickfranko: might be a while until Commencal starts making brakes

 The question is,how good do the Braking brakes brake?

 @nozes: About as good as wood chuck can chuck wood. They have been in the moto game forever but i don’t think they make moto brakes. Just pads and rotors. Good stuff though. Those brakes look trick for sure.

 Braking Good

 @nozes: I think surely better then a Hope brake?

 Hands like vice grips.

 Meh once you've used even Cushcore pro for a bit it gets WAY easier than brand new.

 @onemanarmy: Once you have the technique down it's not that bad.

 Thought so too, looks like a tire changing stand for moto Mousses (meese? ) put to good use:

www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/technomousse-up-down-repair-stand-kit/138414127/p

 Yeah I had to look that thing up. Would definitely purchase if I still had my shop. Heck I'm still thinking about it. LOL

 It's actually really satisfying once you get the hang of it. Bead's gotta be in the rim's center channel. If I get desperate on the last part of the bead, I'll pull out the heat gun. Getting the tire not to wobble after install, now that's a different story.

 Always has been

 italian pizza

 All the bikes on that photo are for one rider

 Been seeing stuff about cracked Commencals. I'm out of the loop can someone fill me in?

 @gravitybass: Paul Aston got his knickers in a twist, and his little fanbase are being loud about it. Is basically the gist of it.

 @gabiusmaximus: and didn't his issues occur on a previous gen Supreme to boot?

 Underrated comment

 Did fox stop calling them 49s?

 The power depends on a few things: piston area, pad friction, rotor size, caliper stiffness, lever kinematics...

So, they may lack some power, or they may not. It's hard to know just by looking.

 It doesn't matter if they manage to dissipate heat well

 piston count doesn't make a difference in braking power, only piston area does (and it's relation to main cylinder area).
btw, the discs aren't prototypes - they're already being sold and gome in some nice colourways.

 Agreed, except it's not a Dissent I believe?

 If they come out with a new dh bike they'd surely have to call it the Nuke proof Tera

 I think it says O Ring bumper is for testing

 Twice!

 I mean I get this but it is the last race of season surely not much new tech is going to be there that wasn't there most of the year.

 @Nopantsdougie: Then don't have the article. I'm so tired of all the fancyboys who have taken over this sport. No word of a lie I was speaking to some dude recently who told me he'd "customised every single component on his bike to get it set up exactly how he liked". Intruiged I had a look over it, and was like "I can't see any mods whatsoever, whats custom about it?" He replied "the paint job dude!!"
I've never been more disappointed in a person in my life.

 @gabiusmaximus: HAHA yeah for sure some people think just putting on non stock parts means "custom" but i think this is more of a scenes in the pits and early its usually all new tech but i still like the article every event reggardless. to each their own though!

 ask your dentist

(if you can keep him off his Yeti)

 i think of Lancia 037 and Delta

 I guess it needs some Propain accessories.

 Yeah, they prolly have no idea what they’re doing….amateurs

 I recently used some finned shimano organic pads in my rear brake after forgetting to order new pads. Was really impressed with them. They did fade a little riding really steep 3 minute tracks (on an enduro bike) but I guess I brake a lot more than the pros. I remember reading a brake test article a few years ago (think it was enduro mag) that said syndicate riders were using 1 sintered and 1 organic pad in each calliper to get the best of both worlds.

 What you are missing is those riders don't ride like us.

 @onawalk: Hence the "what am I missing". Its obvious they go faster/further/stronger than us, but why would you want less braking power and more brake fade?

 @hamncheez: IIRC organic pads have greater initial bite, especially at lower temps, than metallic pads. It could also just come down to rider preference.

 @hamncheez: also, they brake way less and more precisely than us mortals. Less braking, less fade. The trade off is probably for improved feel and modulation for making those small braking adjustments and then throwing in a fresh set for the next day. Comparatively, I yank on the anchors whilst screaming, skidding and then hopefully not ending up on the floor and then still dragging my brakes whilst I walk most of the scary stuff- I'll go through a set of organic pads in a day at the bike park and most of a rear tire too as a result.

 @arnie86: Exactly. These riders aren’t using brakes the way we do. They’ll probably also use them for the weekend and get new ones at the next race.

 These are bicycles, there is essentially nothing that has anywhere near a high torque spec. In fact, most of the time I have my inch-lb torque wrench on hand because everything is so low.

 Must not have your sarcasm detector on hand...

 My local shop mech pulls off rear cassettes without a chainwhip. I’m not worried about his strength.

 it says clorofilla-bike.com on the tubing.
found it here www.clorofilla-bike.com/sequoia-sollevatore-biciclette-clorofilla

 www.clorofilla-bike.com/sequoia-sollevatore-biciclette-clorofilla
It's marked on the stand itself