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bermed
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12/22/2024 9:58pm

Anyone have any info on a potential new mechanical 13-speed GRX dropping anytime soon?

sethimus
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TimBud wrote:
Plenty of people have made carbon frames (very good ones too) in their sheds. Who has made a brake in their shed?Have you ever seen how...

Plenty of people have made carbon frames (very good ones too) in their sheds. Who has made a brake in their shed?

Have you ever seen how much a good cnc machine costs?

Fairly sure that HEL are not a "run of the mill" machine shop either... maybe go look them up.

612 die bremse?

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TimBud wrote:
Plenty of people have made carbon frames (very good ones too) in their sheds. Who has made a brake in their shed?Have you ever seen how...

Plenty of people have made carbon frames (very good ones too) in their sheds. Who has made a brake in their shed?

Have you ever seen how much a good cnc machine costs?

Fairly sure that HEL are not a "run of the mill" machine shop either... maybe go look them up.

sethimus wrote:

612 die bremse?

612 Parts brakes (and probably their other stuff) is manufactured/machined by Radoxx in Germany. They also machine the brakes (and probably the rest of the stuff) for Intend BC as well. 

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How has no one posted here in four days? Is the internet broken? Is everybody alright?

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shreda
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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.

Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems, grips, saddles and street trials tires. Also looks like there will be a new Minnaar signature grip called the Bamba according to Probikeshop insta.

Could this be a brand started by Probikeshop and am I the only one that thinks the branding looks like it‘s at least 10 years past its prime? 

 

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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

shreda wrote:
Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems...

Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.

Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems, grips, saddles and street trials tires. Also looks like there will be a new Minnaar signature grip called the Bamba according to Probikeshop insta.

Could this be a brand started by Probikeshop and am I the only one that thinks the branding looks like it‘s at least 10 years past its prime? 

 

What's going to happen to the burgtec signature grip then?

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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

shreda wrote:
Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems...

Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.

Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems, grips, saddles and street trials tires. Also looks like there will be a new Minnaar signature grip called the Bamba according to Probikeshop insta.

Could this be a brand started by Probikeshop and am I the only one that thinks the branding looks like it‘s at least 10 years past its prime? 

 

What's going to happen to the burgtec signature grip then?

What's so impressive about Burgtec? They're nothing but a name. Quality is average at best.

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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

shreda wrote:
Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems...

Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.

Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems, grips, saddles and street trials tires. Also looks like there will be a new Minnaar signature grip called the Bamba according to Probikeshop insta.

Could this be a brand started by Probikeshop and am I the only one that thinks the branding looks like it‘s at least 10 years past its prime? 

 

What's going to happen to the burgtec signature grip then?

A boy can have more than one grip design he likes.

Burgtec could spin it like "when the old man was fast he used these."

I have no idea how this will all shake out and I have no knowledge of this situation at all. I have a little knowledge of how these things sometimes work out in the music/musician/musical gear world and I can imagine the endorsement/sponsorship contract stuff is similar.

I'm sure the intellectual property of the design lay with Burgtec and they (Burgtec and Minnaar) had some sort of licensing/use of his name and likeness/endorsement deal. That deal probably has a stipulation around timeframe and/or if sponsorship changes. If I were a betting man, I'd bet Burgtec will rename the grips and keep 'em in the line OR keep the name the same and stop referring to them as "Bartender Pro Greg Minnaar Signature Grip." In fact, they already have a Bartender grip (at a 30mm diameter compared to the Bartender Pro GM Signature 31.5mm diameter). I'd bet we'll see something like a "Fat Bartender Grip" with 31.5mm diameter...or maybe their deal allows for the product to exist in perpetuity no matter Greg's future sponsorship status.

If Burgtec wanted to be sorta snarky about it, they'd release identical grips called "GOAT Grips" or something like that. I'd buy 'em just because that's petty as hell and I have their stem on one of my bikes.

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slimshady wrote:

What's so impressive about Burgtec? They're nothing but a name. Quality is average at best.

They make bars in the sweep and rise that I like, but more importantly, they make a Greg Minaar signature grip. 

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Fred_Pop
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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

shreda wrote:
Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems...

Curious what this will be about… It‘s not made by these riders but they are sponsored by them.

Cast seems like they will be offering handlebars, stems, grips, saddles and street trials tires. Also looks like there will be a new Minnaar signature grip called the Bamba according to Probikeshop insta.

Could this be a brand started by Probikeshop and am I the only one that thinks the branding looks like it‘s at least 10 years past its prime? 

 

They seem to have a proto CAST DH tyre made by Pirelli as well.

sethimus
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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

failing to adress an international audience doesn't look like they are oriented for success

Primoz
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Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

sethimus wrote:

failing to adress an international audience doesn't look like they are oriented for success

That's a French podcast profile, not the company profile. 

smelly
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3 hours ago
Fred_Pop wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/p/DDoU0UlORWf/?img_index=1

New components brand coming out tomorrow made by some great riders.

Ah, yes, I’ve been concerned there aren’t enough choices in the stem category. 

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lickmycrinkle
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Something seems very fishy around Cast. I can't tell you what yet, but I would bet money on it.

I'm expecting a bunch of half baked ideas and quarter baked forced marketing (Mous case anyone?) before they drop off the map while Tarek laughs all the way to the bank.

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