Friday, March 20, 2015

The best part

You guys missed the best part of this week's axle-related press releases. It almost snuck under the radar:


"And Norco told us outright they’re “planning … a couple of new platforms to use this [148mm] standard.”

 http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/12/19/2016-axle-standards-part-1-rear-148mm-thru-axle-coming-fast-its-about-more-than-just-better-wheels/





Meanwhile at Norco:


"Rather than going with the 150mm rear end spacing that often accompanies a BB107 or 83mm bottom bracket shell, Norco chose to go with a 12x142 rear end, citing the improved heel clearance, and the fact that the bike was designed to be run with a 7 speed drivetrain."

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-2015-norco-aurum-carbon.html





Yeah, because this guy isn't as picky about wheel stiffness as your average-dad 29er customer:


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10 comments:

  1. Marshal_6March 20, 2015 at 1:33 PM

    I know that spot.... ;)

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  2. average-dad 29er customerMarch 20, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    Hey now we like it stiff in the rear just like the kids do. But raising kids is expensive and we can't run out and buy a new bike every time the industry obsoletes a wheel-size or other standard.

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  3. get a gripMarch 22, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Who writes Bike Rumor? More importantly who READS Bike Rumor.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 22, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    I kind of read it for work. I work in bike parts distribution and it's a good heads up as to what is coming down the line aka. What bullshit we are going to need to deal with soon

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    Ha, in parts distribution here and it that's pretty much exactly what we use it for too.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 9:42 PM

    Blenky still runs flats no? Maybe that's why.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 9:44 PM

    I can't read Tyler Benedict's words without throwing up in my mouth.

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  8. Reformed RoadieMarch 24, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    The use of irony may require the concept of a double audience. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage says:

    Irony is a form of utterance that postulates a double audience, consisting of one party that hearing shall hear & shall not understand, & another party that, when more is meant than meets the ear, is aware both of that more & of the outsiders' incomprehension.[4]

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  9. AnonymousMarch 25, 2015 at 10:23 AM

    Anonymous...just look for him in a coffee bar somewhere in PDX. He's there...on a Mac...typing it...tough find, I know.

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  10. mtgMarch 26, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    Ahahahaha

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