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gossa:
--- Quote from: dingobmxer on September 09, 2012, 09:31 AM ---I had Odyssey Xtro forks and hub set up on my cruiser and it was noticably stiffer especially on the gate
Dingo
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Really Ding? What torsionally? I need to have a ride I reckon.....
Devilock:
If it had big advantages in this discipline manufacturers would have been running them ages ago.
Not the same I know but Fox 40RC2's are quite stiff & I was using them for awhile then switched to Bos Rare which are 36mm & aren't as stiff but the tracking was considerably improved.
midschooljon:
--- Quote from: Devilock on September 09, 2012, 10:19 AM ---If it had big advantages in this discipline manufacturers would have been running them ages ago.
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I disagree. The manufacturers didn't adopt it because they simply didn't have to. The BMX market is far to small for guys like Mavic and DT to bother with, and thats why they have never made wheels for BMX. As such the people who have made BMX parts have been happy to keep on churning out old tech product as they face little competition from the big guys who focus on road and MTB. It only takes a few bold brands to step out of the old mindset and embrace the broader and better developed standars for things to beging to change. S&M and Supercross have done this and now that they have I think you will see it catch on very quickly.
I can vouch for it being stiffer. As mentioned particularly noticeable on the gate and in the corners. Its been an industry standard for some time with hub manufacturers so I dont see it as a fad. Im sure in the next year or so you will be hard pressed to find a high end race bike without it. Wont be long before race bikes adopt wider (mtb spec) rear hubs as well in my opinion. And with that will come a much wider choice of hubs, wheels, disk brakes, etc. The technology that brands like mavic and DT swiss put into wheels is very impressive, and makes the stuff in the current BMX market look primitive. It can only be good for racing if the industry opens up to these new standards and uses the same tech as MTB. Bikes will get lighter and faster for sure.
Devilock:
--- Quote from: midschooljon on September 09, 2012, 10:31 AM ---
--- Quote from: Devilock on September 09, 2012, 10:19 AM ---If it had big advantages in this discipline manufacturers would have been running them ages ago.
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I disagree. The manufacturers didn't adopt it because they simply didn't have to. The BMX market is far to small for guys like Mavic and DT to bother with, and thats why they have never made wheels for BMX. As such the people who have made BMX parts have been happy to keep on churning out old tech product as they face little competition from the big guys who focus on road and MTB. It only takes a few bold brands to step out of the old mindset and embrace the broader and better developed standars for things to beging to change. S&M and Supercross have done this and now that they have I think you will see it catch on very quickly.
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You have misconstrued that statement- I am saying that too; I was encapsulating all aspects in a laconic form.
midschooljon:
--- Quote from: Devilock on September 09, 2012, 11:46 AM ---You have misconstrued that statement- I am saying that too; I was encapsulating all aspects in a laconic form.
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