Fifty dudes just put their Sessions on eBay, slammed a Red Bull, ordered some TLD kit, and ran to their Specialized dealer.

Dude's given 'er hell and stoked on riding bikes, that's rad! We all gotta start somewhere. He can laugh at himself and loves bikes...nothing wrong with that!

THANKS, VitalMTB! Never thought my videos would see 500 views let alone 5000!

For the haters out there: Yeah, I suck. But, I'm not so bad on a good day. As the title suggests this was my best (and worst) of 2012. This is every wreck I had that year along with some of the successes. Nearly every wreck you've...more

I want to high-five the above statement for its thorough understanding of Economics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, and the DH market segment. Well said Lee. =)

Copying actually stifles innovation in the long run, and in your proposed model shifts the balance of power to those already at the top (Giant, Trek, Specialized, etc... anyone with the capacity to copy and produce on a large scale at low cost and with substantial marketing force). Dave did not...more

Patent trolling? The man owns the patents and is defending himself against what he feels is theft from the largest bike company in the world. Good for him.

Sure the lawsuit (which it appears you likely didn't read) is the DW vesrsion of events as it should be, but one does not wisely take giant...more

So a guy invents a completely new suspension system, files and gets patents on it, then some company steals his work and decides to string him along for years while pretending to negotiate around licensing the design, until the point where he's had it and decides to sue. And not only that, it...more

Please read the suit before typing anymore. It answers all of your questions and assumptions

yeah cuz no other bike designer went to school or loves to ride bikes. i bet no one at giant even rides bikes cuz there so big and corporate

nerds

It does not matter if dealer mailings are for public consumption. It's even making Specialized's dishonest two-face approach more blatant. And yes, they have to eat their own bloody words now and reeducate their retailers that have been told how little sense 650B is supposed to...more

Specialized did not just say that they do not see much benefit in 650B, they really kicked off a negative campaign against it in dealer newsletters. And negative campaigning within the bike industry is massively wrong. Specialized is building a lot of decent and interesting bikes,...more