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ak-77 Mandownmedia's article

Oct 13, 2026 at 15:14

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How Much Do 2026 World Cup Cross-Country Bikes Really Weigh?

Was that around the time 120mm rear suspension was normal for a trail bike? It's the race courses that have caught up with the trails. If you see some of the features these people go over at warp speed with their vision blurry from oxygen debt, I bet most of the commenters here would not feel comfortable on a 120mm bike over that stuff.

ak-77 Mandownmedia's article

Oct 12, 2026 at 13:27

Oct 12, 2026

How Much Do 2026 World Cup Cross-Country Bikes Really Weigh?

@wburnes: The thing with weight is, it's a bit like price. You would love it to be as low as possible. But that has consequences. So it's a bit the other way around. You remove weight until it becomes a problem. And that is where you end up. E.g. rear suspension, dropper posts, power meters, extra stiffness, extra strength, puncture protection, tire traction, those are things you 'buy' with the price of weight.

ak-77 brianpark's article

Oct 8, 2026 at 9:31

Oct 8, 2026

Brian's Randoms: Rumors, Tech, & Insights from Taichung Bike Week 2026

@me2menow: I can get behind that logic.

ak-77 Dario-DiGiulio's article

Oct 7, 2026 at 0:04

Oct 7, 2026

The Marginal Gain Orient: A 2x Drivetrain that Shifts Itself

They better make those chainrings out of hardened tool steel or they will last half a ride in the mud. Kinda cool idea to reduce cross chaining but a mount that allows the ring to shift laterally or rotate around a vertical axis might be made into a better solution?

ak-77 pinkbikeoriginals's article

Oct 2, 2026 at 14:30

Oct 2, 2026

Video: Friday Fails #423

Because it's the best way to make sure that someone is not unconscious or dead from a distance?

ak-77 SRSuntour's article

Sep 30, 2026 at 15:38

Sep 30, 2026

Video: Tayte Proulx-Royds’ Journey to UCI World Cup Circuit in 'Epic, Simply Epic'

I don't really follow junior women's DH that much, so based on the title I thought she was a Specialized sponsored XC athlete.... I was pleasantly surprised.

ak-77 seb-stott's article

Sep 23, 2026 at 5:40

Sep 23, 2026

Beyond Pedal Kickback: What's Really Causing Drivetrain Feedback?

@labourde: Uh, it's not the bike industry that made up the part about suspended mass you know. It's a very simple result of physics that was first described by Newton in the 17th century. At the same rider weight, a lighter wheel will return to the ground faster after an impact, giving better traction. And apparently, for most people, being able to pedal up is more important than the improvement in rear wheel suspension.

ak-77 seb-stott's article

Sep 23, 2026 at 5:31

Sep 23, 2026

Beyond Pedal Kickback: What's Really Causing Drivetrain Feedback?

Read again. Ochain helps against the mechanisms for PK that they identified.

ak-77 seb-stott's article

Sep 23, 2026 at 5:20

Sep 23, 2026

Beyond Pedal Kickback: What's Really Causing Drivetrain Feedback?

Suprised gearboxes and belts weren't mentioned here.

ak-77 sarahmoore's article

Sep 21, 2026 at 9:15

Sep 21, 2026

'It's Another Way of Riding' - Filippo Colombo's First Impressions of the Scott Spark 32" Prototype

@Muscovir: I think the old adagium applies: it doesn't get any easier, you just go faster.

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