@@FLG8r thanks for the compliment!

@@richardwilliams4596 nice, me too!

Yh it worked a charm until you get unlucky and rip the tube

@@Arfadezz yeah spoons would work 30 yrs ago on your Schwinn Sting Ray... but not on the world cup with dh casings and inserts!

@@anthonynazzal1958 let me see what happens when I turn my bars all the way to the side. Also it moves if you hit it on something just like your stem will move a bit side to side when you crash

Thanks! Also, next time you talk to the guys there, you may want to see if they can design the unit to fit into the bottom of the fork steerer tube perhaps? There’s a lot of dead space in there and that would be directly in the path of the vibrations moving upward, which might (or might not?) improve the overall feeling? Similar to how a mass damper in a skyscraper is situated in the middle of the building etc. I have an Orbea with the proprietary stem and spacers unique to Orbea so using this mount regrettable won’t work for me unless I swap out everything to a standard stem etc but if it could slide into the bottom of the fork steerer, oh man, golden. Absolutely universal then for tapered forks !

@@anthonynazzal1958 I know rimpact is doing that currently, but it looks small and maybe not enough force or the right frequency for downhill or super rough terrain. But that being said, i know nothing about the science and design of these things. I'm going to interview the owner of CounterCycle tomorrow or the next day. Stay tuned!

@@drill_fiend1097 yeah I was thinking Paris Roubaix and races on cobblestones...

When I raced XC in Alaska during the 90s, some of our longer races were essentially gravel races on dirt roads; but I would never want to ride a gravel bike on them because of the washboard. That stuff is BRUTAL! You can be cruising along at 16-18 mph and his that stuff and suddenly you’re just trying to slog through it at 4 mph. Something about the frequency just slows the bike down massively and quickly. The actual size of the bumps isn’t really as issue and shouldn’t slow a bike down at all; but when it’s a series of them, it’s like riding in quicksand. I really have to wonder if one of these tuned mass dampers might make a difference for that kind of washboard and might make riding an actual gravel bike on Alaska gravel roads feasible. Barring that, I would rather be on an XC bike with drop bars for those roads.

@@keirfarnum6811 I would say yes.. Especially if the frequency of the damper is tuned correctly. The guy at CounterCycle spoke specifically about what you brought up. Washboard situations where the bike is bouncing so much that you're kinda floating up on the peaks of the washboard... That shouldn't be happening and the tuned damper eliminates it.. I've been riding faster and faster on a local double black and my PR has changed almost every time down it...

@@cpshoot1146 you'd really have to pull hard to damage your tube. If you catch your tube with it, you usually can't move the lever.

that's a great question. I'll ask the inventor, Nathan.

Could be useful for gravel bikes.

They are $275.00

@@TheMarkList wtf the pricing is insane. I'll wait for the amazon basics version.

@@taol8258 I've paid for expensive fork upgrades that didn't even come close to what this does to your bike/riding

If they're BS, then why does the current downhill world champion use it while racing? And why does Richie Rude use one? and Aaron Gwinn? and Dakotah Norton... gee..I wonder.

@@TheMarkList because they're sponsored riders?

@@MTMXBL nope. They asked the owner/inventor for them. Trek reached out to the company to get the product and test it and it did so well they got em for multiple riders.

@@MTMXBL this thing is amazing. What is does to the suspension is really unique.. I'll go over it when I interview the owner of the company in the next week or so.

Agreed!

rimpact is developing one for the steerer tube.

@@taol8258 I'm sure a lot of companies will be doing that. Makes a lot of sense.

@@taol8258 That makes perfect sense; build the damper into the steerer tube and it’s can’t even be seen. I hope fork manufacturers start adding them.

Brand new tech for downhill mtb and mountain biking in general..

The bike industry is constantly trying to reinvent something that already exists.

It was banned in F1 for a reason. It works.

My 1973 Chevy Vega had one bolted on the transmission to attenuate engine vibration. That engine was a real paint shaker. Some tall skyscrapers have them to reduce wind sway.

@@dman900dl yup and formula one had them too..they work!

Love that fork..will be getting a new shim stack etc from ShockCraft in New Zealand (I think that's where it is)

@@Coastal_Cruzer absolutely. Also depends on the tire, rim and what levers you are using. All these videos are meant for people who have never used much less seen a tire lever!

You might just need a new tube altogether..take it to you local bike shop and ask them what's wrong.

Thanks I already made an appointment

@@tucker__ no but the maxxis DD and dh casings with cushcores are a bitch!

Yeah I don’t run cushcores for that reason

@@tucker__ I love how they ride and now I'm used to dealing with them and installing new tires... 16 psi in the front and 18 in the rear on my Kenevo Sl Enduro

@@TheMarkList I would break my wheels in 15 minutes at that psi. I run 22-24 psi in the front and 27.5 in the rear. Dt Swiss 511 32 spoke in the front and weareone strife 32 spoke rear with dh casing dhr2 front and rear on i9 hydras That’s my setup.

@@tucker__ that's sick! I'm running dt Swiss 240s with 32 f/r, Derby DH carbon rims with bladed spokes. 2.5 Assegai in the front and 2.4 high roller 3 in the rear. I have a set of hydras on their 305 Enduro rim as backup wheelset.

@@thegarageluthier I ended up getting the Williams Racing in a 44mm... Love it!

Most people don't have balanced suspension to begin with unless they are using telemetry to tune it...think of it like every time you hit a bump and the bike wants to push up towards you, someone is pushing down on the bars at the same time.. It actually makes your suspension work better.. I'll explain more in my next video about it.

Forget pinkbike chit chat... The idea of a tune mass damper is to find the location of unwanted frequencies and then absorb them, you need a microphone and an oscilloscope to locate precisely where to put it on the frame, also what mass and "fluid" viscosity to use to effectively manage the unwanted frequencies and convert them into "inertia"...

@@LaurentiusTriarius I don't really pay attention to the pinkbike comments. I was reading from their article.. I've been speaking with the inventor about it a lot and will be doing a podcast type interview with him

You need to use 3 levers. When you stick the third one in, the tire plops of the rim and you can remove the rest by hand without damage to the tire. In this clip you are scratching the tire way to much, and is not needed. Try it out.

@@porkchop1343 people who have never used tire levers or are getting their first bike ever don't know this.. Not everyone is a pro like you

@@NikSoparis sarcasm appreciated!

@@dillonweaver2307 good for you! This is for people new to bikes and cycling. I have 3 bikes and 2 motos.. All tubeless.. Try taking off a dh mtb tire with cushcores and just using your hands...

Set of Pedro's is like $4, lol. Sure I can do it by hand, but it's more satisfying to use a lever. Plus it's a good tool for pushing back brake pistons

Said like someone who's never fitted brand new Schwalbe Marathons on a commuter bike 😂 You're not as badass as you think you are. Levers are absolutely necessary on some bike rim+tire combos.

@@dsp4392 especially downhill mtb tires!

@@Shukkone lol... This is for beginners new to bikes..

@@roadbiker8333 well if you're grabbing the tube and trying to release the bead, you won't be able to as your tire lever will get stuck on it.. And FYI, this is for people who have never used tire levers or changed a tire..

@@Craig00005 I run tubeless on all 3 of my bikes. This is for newbies who don't even know tubeless exists...

@@LouisCollison-rj5ks thank you! Appreciate the compliment...will be talking in depth with the inventor tomorrow.. So more to come!

@@bfranco1519 exactly!

@@Marti-dw9xt the brand doesn't matter.. If it's glued to rim with sealant it ain't coming off!

@@TheMarkList nope I am talking about inertube rims , Not Glued

I do too, but sometimes it's needed on a new dh mtb tire or when the sealant glues the tire to the rim.

Hah true! I run tubeless on all 3 bikes

i completely agree! but you'd be surprised. A lot of tubeless ready bikes come from the factory with tubes (they don't ship them with sealant installed) and people new to cycling don't even know that tubeless is an option or an actual thing. I'm tubeless on my road, gravel and enduro mtb.

@@Mac181 if the tire is glued to rim because of the sealant, not always doable with hands

@@TheMarkList true

@@FOSTERCHIRIN actually they are. Especially if they have never owned a bike or changed a tire. There are people that don't know how to pump up a bike tire..

The irony of this dump. 😂💀💀

@@paulaspin that's amazing