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@GTscoob: ever notice how the structure of a rotor doesn’t just go radially straight out from the cerlock ring to the brake surface? If you flip the centerlock rotor around to the other side of the hub it’s now rotating the wrong way. For the caliper, if you mirror the mount, with the bolts on the outboard side, the hose is now coming out of the bottom of the caliper. A bit of an issue there.

@la-biking: If it's a six bolt. Doesn't fix the caliper issue.

@overbiked: Rotors, calipers, etc. are all not designed for the rotational force to reverse direction

The quiet product fit changes seems to happen a lot with Fox. I noticed it with several of their protective equipment like pads.

Can I get XL chainstays to put on another size? the FC/RC ratio really gets a little out of hand on the larger sizes. It really goes from a DH bike to a freeride bike depending on the size.

Does this mean we can have grip shifters back? Seems like a perfect application for infinite gears.

I can appreciate the idea that it is more comparable to a half-shell than full face. In that regard it's a great trade-off. However, there are a couple of issues I see with this where it doesn't improve safety. First, chinbars (and most protective equipment) are designed to elastically (temporarily) and plastically (permanently) deform to absorb and redirect energy. This titanium chinbar may do this, but it seems unlikely that you will get much for deformation at anything less than moto speed/energy levels. To add to this, foam works for helmets because it has a low threshold (because it's relatively weak/soft) before it starts to deform and absorb energy, meaning the low end for energy absorption is fairly low. Just add more of it to get more capacity, i.e. raise the high energy ceiling. With a titanium cage like this, I would wager a guess that the window is narrow for what energy levels can be absorbed. This means that a lot or all of the impact energy to the chinbar will get transferred into the helmet, and thereby the wearer. Plastic chinbars are designed to deform and absorb energy. The second issue is around how crumpling of the chinbar may present a different hazard to the user. The bike chinbar test standard (ASTM F1952) doesn't have a requirement or test metric around fracture of the chinbar presenting a sharp hazard to the user. Moto standards do have this requirement. However, while plastic may present a sharp hazard, it doesn't present the same sharp hazard that metals do. I would be highly concerned that, in the event a titanium cage were designed to crumple, it may also fracture and present a dangerous situation to the user.

I get why brands don't want to spec a coil...but I still find it disappointing.

This is a terrible answer, but...you could use the Shimano pad retainer pins that aren't a screw. You know, the cotter pin style ones where you flare the two ends out to keep it in place. You might be able to fit them around the frame, or even better put them in from the other side. I know, I know, terrible answer. If you need some Shimano cotter pins, I have a cup full of them...

Let’s go Anna! Hell yea!