Dan Bacon of Wheelbased on the (Potential) Future of MTB Tech

Bikes & Big Ideas

Jun 13, 2024•50 min•Ep. 226

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Episode description

Bike companies file a lot of wild patents, spanning from “nearly released product” to “outrageous pie-in-the-sky idea.” Dan Bacon of Wheelbased chronicles many of the more interesting ones, and we brought him back on the show to talk about some recent highlights, from Bilstein’s proposed fork damper to Shimano’s multiple electronic brake concepts, a carbon fiber cooler from Yeti (the BIKE company), and a whole bunch more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Bilstein’s wild fork damper (2:28)

SRAM’s gravel linkage fork (7:48)

Fox’s new Live Valve (17:04)

Shimano’s piezoelectric shifters (25:10)

Shimano’s electronic brake (31:11)

Yeti (the bike company) making a cooler?? (38:45)

Dan’s Big Idea (43:48)