Muc-Off Dark Energy Chain Wax

We're back with another loaded episode of your favorite gear show! This month we're unveiling a brand new chain wax, Johan's new bike, and of course we round up all the latest and greatest gear news from around the MTB industry. Dig in! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 A Month in Minutes - industry news roundup 4:57 Propain Hugene Vital MTB Editor Build 6:56 Freedom Coast 90 Degree Pod Clamp review 7:50 Muc-Off Dark Energy review Useful links: New RockShox Boxxer and Vivid Coil - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-ride-2027-rockshox-boxxer-and-vivid-coil-more-consistent-ever New SRAM Maven - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/make-em-easier-pull-sram-maven-b1-swinglink-review New SRAM DH AXS Transmission - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/sram-finally-made-wireless-electronic-dh-drivetrain-xx-dh-transmission-review Special Edition Pivot Phoenix - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/pivot-introduces-special-edition-phoenix Updated Pivot Mach 4 SL - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/pivots-mach-4-sl-cross-country-bike-returns-focused-refinements Ibis Ripley SL - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/ibis-launches-ripley-sl New Mondraker Summum - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/mondraker-launches-new-summum Propain TYEE Trail - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/propain-launches-tyee-cfal-trail New Specialized Levo Firmware - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/e-bike-talk-not-tech-rumor-derailment?page=29#comment-755706 Specialized Levo R - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/specialized-introduces-levo-r Transition Spur V2 - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/6-years-later-transition-releases-spur-v2 Starling Cycles Big Bird 32 - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/32-bit-more-real-now-starling-launches-big-bird Deviate back in business - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/bikeconomics-megathread?page=140#comment-753266 FAST DC3 Compression Upgrade for ZEB R and RC - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/fast-suspension-introduces-dc3-ultimate-drop-zeb-upgrade Peaty’s Monarch Grips new colors - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/monarch-grips-they-now-come-full-colour Peaty’s Holeshot Fast Flow valves - https://peatys.com/collections/tubeless-valves Berd Hawk30 Gold - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/berd-launches-new-gold-standard-xc-mtb-wheels-hawk30-gold NOBL Ethos wheel families - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/ultralight-xc-dh-nobl-introduces-all-new-ethos-wheel-series NOBL Signature 36 and 38 wheels - https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Jason_Schroeder/blog/02/18/2026/entry/145466 Race Face Era e-MTB wheels - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/race-face-introduces-era-emtb-wheel Chris King 6-bolt hubs and 36t freehub - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/chris-king-introduces-36-tooth-drive-option-adds-6-bolt-all-mtb-hubs TLD Spring 2026 - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/troy-lee-designs-unveils-2026-bike-spring-collection Roach apparel - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/you-cant-kill-roach Race Face Stash tailgate pad - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/race-face-launches-new-roll-stash-tailgate-pad Pembree cockpit range - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/pembree-gcs-cockpit-range-now-available-extended-pembree-warranty-0 OneUp XC clip pedal - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/oneup-adds-xc-clip-pedal-lineup Atherton titanium cranks - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/atherton-bikes-launch-additively-manufactured-titanium-cranks-lifetime-warranty Race Face Era SL cranks - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/lightest-xc-cranks-available-race-faces-new-era-sl-cranks OneUp donations reach $1 million - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/oneup-components-1-giveback-highlights-2025-trails Freedom Coast 90 Degree Pod Clamp - https://freedomcoast.net/products/pod-clamp-90-degree?variant=50915742908632 Muc-Off Dark Energy Chain Wax - https://muc-off.com/pages/dark-energy Propain Hugene CF Gen 3 - https://www.propain-bikes.com/en/product/bikes/trail/hugene-cf/ 👕 - Vital Merch - https://merch.vitalmedianet.com/collections/vital-mtb ⚙️ - Vital MTB Tech Discussions - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/VitalMTB/The-Hub,2 ❤️ Follow us on Social ❤️ ✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vitalmtb/ ✅ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VitalMTB #MTB #bike #mountainbike