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hypermoto
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hypermoto seb-stott's article
Mar 19, 2026 at 14:42
Mar 19, 2026
First Look: Fox Reveals New 40 Fork & Updates Grip X2 Damper
Yeah, current model is on sale.
hypermoto seb-stott's article
Mar 19, 2026 at 14:40
Mar 19, 2026
First Look: Fox Reveals New 40 Fork & Updates Grip X2 Damper
@makripper6: For most people its the opposite - the Zeb is TOO rampy and they want it more linear.
hypermoto Dario-DiGiulio's article
Mar 19, 2026 at 14:39
Mar 19, 2026
The Aventon Current eMTB Offers Serious Performance at Half the Price
My advice to brands like Aventon and Amflow - SELL FRAME ONLY!!! You've done the hard work of building a cutting-edge drive unit and then having a frame manufactured around it. I like the affordable build kits, but don't force an enthusiast customer to buy cheap parts that they won't use. Offer the carbon frame at $4K range and you will sell a lot of them. Many consumers have nice parts from other bikes laying around, or you could part swap a regular bike to an Ebike frame. The new Intense Tazer will be available this way at $6K and Im stoked to see another option besides the $9K S-Works Levo frame.
hypermoto seb-stott's article
Mar 19, 2026 at 12:33
Mar 19, 2026
First Look: Fox Reveals New 40 Fork & Updates Grip X2 Damper
Not going with the tube-in-tube air spring like the 38 was a huge miss. IMO the main limitation of the 40 (and Zeb) is the increased surface friction from running the main air seal directly inside the large diameter stanchion. Tube-in-tube allows a smaller seal and a more linear air spring, which is usually more supple, easier to tune, and more responsive in high speed moments of inertia. I find it funny that the use is flipped between brands. Fox has it on the 38 but not the 40. Rockshox has it on the Boxxer but not the Zeb. If the benefits are there it seems like you would use them consistently.
hypermoto edspratt's article
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:54
Feb 21, 2026
Luke Meier-Smith's Winning Run POV from the Crankworx Christchurch Redemption Downhill
Now that's a proper pre-season race. That looked absolutely brutal. More like an EWS stage vs DH run. Well done. Clearly LMS will have no trouble with the more physical WC tracks this year.
hypermoto Dario-DiGiulio's article
Feb 10, 2026 at 15:06
Feb 10, 2026
Bike Check: The Winning Combination - Asa Vermette's Frameworks DH
With all the work that has gone into aligning the frame pivots to keep friction to a minimum, I'm really surprised to see a standard bushing for the upper shock hardware. Seems like the roller bearing kit from Fox would be the obvious choice where so much rotation occurs.
hypermoto edspratt's article
Nov 7, 2025 at 12:00
Nov 7, 2025
Industry Nine Appoints We Are One Founder Dustin Adams as New CEO
Hopefully the Canadian influence will lead to hubs that are better suited to wet/harsh environments. I'd like to see better sealing, better bearing life, less drag, less noise, and potentially a pedal-kickback reduction option. Or just design an optional lower engagement freehub in the short term for folks who prioritize suspension performance over instant power. Steel freehub body and axle options would also be good for the Ebbs.
hypermoto edspratt's article
Nov 7, 2025 at 11:52
Nov 7, 2025
Industry Nine Appoints We Are One Founder Dustin Adams as New CEO
@dingdong2: Weird. I'm a dealer, I had a customer kill a Strife in a rock strike. I sent them photo and serial number, they sent me a new rim and charged me the shipping. Customer elected to upgrade to the new Deal for a small upcharge. There was no talk of having to send the cracked rim back first.
hypermoto stephanepelletier's article
Nov 3, 2025 at 15:55
Nov 3, 2025
Rider Sues Specialized, Claims Turbo Levo Motor ‘Defect’ Caused Him to Crash
@californiagrown: Maybe its a genius move because he could sell the domain name to a p**n tube for cash.
