Seb Stott

Technical Editor at Pinkbike

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Hunt's Carbon-Spoked Trail Wheelset - Eurobike 2025

2 days ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Hunt gave us a sneak peak at this ultra-light and exotic trail wheelset they're developing for the end of the year. It combines their Proven Trail carbon H-Core rims with the TaperLock UD carbon spokes used on their top-end XC and road wheels. They are aiming for a sub-1,500 g wheelset that's capable of holding up to the abuse of trail bikes with up to 160 mm travel.
Galfer's Kashima Coated Two-Piece Brake Rotor - Eurobike 2025

2 days ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Given Kashima is supposed to reduce friction in suspension, putting it on a brake rotor may sound silly. But Galfer did exactly that for one of their motorcycle athletes and are doing the same for MTB. The Kashima doesn't affect the braking surface of course - just the inner part of a new two-piece rotor, called the Shark EVO V3. The floating rotor is claimed to be stiffer and more robust than Galfer's existing one-piece discs, while dealing with heat better without warping.
Seb's Day 2 Randoms - Eurobike 2025

2 days ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Jun 26, 2025
Video: 32

3 days ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Join us for a tour of the hottest new bikes and products from the world's biggest bike trade show. Video above, words below. FactionFaction showed off their 32" wheel concept bike in the Maxxis booth. It's just a proof of concept but it's a fully rideable prototype. Faction usually make mules and development prototypes for other bike companies, so their work is usually kept under wraps, but here they're showing off what they can do.
Nukeproof's New Reactor, DH Prototype & Production Plans - Eurobike 2025

3 days ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Nukeproof looks to be bouncing back from its parent company going bankrupt back in 2024. After being bought by Belgian Cycling Factory earlier this year, Nukeproof came to Eurobike with good news: production of new bikes, a prototype downhill bike, spares available for existing Nukeproof owners and maybe a future World Cup team. A New ReactorNukeproof are planning to bring out an all-new version of the Reactor trail bike.
This Teenager's Homemade Gearbox Enduro Bike Is Seriously Impressive

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

What were you doing at 16? After training as an industrial mechanic, Julius Schlender designed and built his first bike at that age, sold his other bikes and rode it for two years. At 18, he decided to build another; this time incorporating a Gates belt drive and a Pinion gearbox. That bike (pictured above) is a pretty impressive piece of design and execution, and apparently, it rides pretty well too.
First Look: Crankbrothers Synthesis Alloy 2.0 Wheels

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Crankbrothers have updated their Synthesis alloy wheels for DH, Enduro and eMTB with an emphasis on toughness. They say the new 2.0 alloy rims are dramatically stronger and more resistant to fatigue compared to the first Synthesis alloy wheels, which were launched in 2020. No new product release is complete without such claims, but Crankbrothers are putting their money where their mouth is by offering a lifetime warranty - that's relatively rare for alloy wheels.
First Look: Magura Louise Elite Budget Brake

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

It's always good to see more budget-friendly products hit the market, and the new Louise Elite from Magura is a promising example. It's a four-pot brake which Magura put into their "heavy duty" category - as opposed to "light duty" (XC) or "extreme duty" (DH/eMTB) - designed for everything from e-MTBs to trail bikes. It'll only be available on complete bikes for now, but the big news is that it's expected to go on sale in 2026 for just 100,00 € per end.
Fazua Launch New KickOverrun Feature With Free Firmware Update

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Jun 17, 2025 Fazua have a free firmware update for their mid-power Ride 60 e-bike drive units, including a smart selective overrun feature. While many e-bike drive units now feature overrun, where the motor keeps spinning briefly after the rider stops pedalling to help clear tricky trail obstacles, Fazua’s approach is a little different. Fazua’s engineers looked at real riding data to predict which riding scenarios required overrun and which didn’t.
Nerding Out: You're Measuring Sag Wrong, But That's OK

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Seb Stott

Rulezman Suspension has a nifty new (and very expensive) device developed with Slacker that allows you to measure suspension sag directly at the wheel axle, rather than indirectly at the shock. "Why would you want that?" I hear you ask. In short, because 30% sag at your shock is not the same as 30% of your bike's wheel travel. You see, the ratio of rear wheel suspension movement to shock compression is called the leverage ratio or motion ratio.