I really dislike the look of the new coke can head tubes, but I see how a tapered steel head tube is just impractical, especially for smaller sizes.
Iâve come to really like the look of EC34 / EC44 tapered headtube and cups. As a bonus, I can press it with normie tools, source the bearings & races readily, run a conversion race with a 1 1/8" fork. Plain old CC40âs work fine, or splash out on a 110 if you care. I didnât even face my Sklarâs head tube and itâs just fine.
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Whatâs even weirder is that it looks like Zinn decided to give WTB the orders they needed to make 750D a reality a year ago, and there has been essentially zero hype or fanfare about this size.
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Zinn is the definition of neutral good
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Oh man I didnât realize 750D had made it to real production. Feel bad for him to do that then 32" comes along, I wonder what the backstory is on other manufacturersâ decision to push(it seems) for 32" now?
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Weâll have to wait for the âThirty Truthâ podcast but it seems like Maxxis was pushing it. Maybe they wanted to leapfrog WTB.