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mnebraska 6/8/2020 7:11am
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Broken_spoke.photo wrote:
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er...
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er with possibly the new fox 38. Looking back in it, the rear shock looks to be different than the production FLOAT X2 with a larger IFP reservoir.


Saw one of these in the wild last week. Older woman was riding it and was not happy that I recognized the bike from vital 😂
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Jon_Angieri 6/8/2020 8:55am
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Broken_spoke.photo wrote:
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er...
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er with possibly the new fox 38. Looking back in it, the rear shock looks to be different than the production FLOAT X2 with a larger IFP reservoir.


mnebraska wrote:
Saw one of these in the wild last week. Older woman was riding it and was not happy that I recognized the bike from vital 😂
Older woman huh 🤔
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mitch160 6/9/2020 5:32am
6/9/2020 5:32am

Could this possibly be the new rockshox zeb?
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brash 6/9/2020 2:05pm
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it's a pipe in a bag bro..... are you CSI Miami or something?
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metadave 6/9/2020 9:17pm
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Broken_spoke.photo wrote:
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er...
Let’s bring up the ole Cannondale rumors... I snapped these pics back in November at MCBP’s closing weekend. Looks to be a new long travel 29er with possibly the new fox 38. Looking back in it, the rear shock looks to be different than the production FLOAT X2 with a larger IFP reservoir.


mnebraska wrote:
Saw one of these in the wild last week. Older woman was riding it and was not happy that I recognized the bike from vital 😂
I chatted with someone there about it and they seemed to be being nice about the fact I saw it on here but you could tell there was a bit of tension
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Big Bird 6/9/2020 10:18pm
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brash wrote:
it's a pipe in a bag bro..... are you CSI Miami or something?
Looks handlebar to me Bra.
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Eoin 6/10/2020 5:43am
6/10/2020 5:43am
brash wrote:
it's a pipe in a bag bro..... are you CSI Miami or something?
More like "CSU Miami"... badam Tssshhh
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manhattanprjkt83 6/10/2020 7:41am
6/10/2020 7:41am
brash wrote:
it's a pipe in a bag bro..... are you CSI Miami or something?
Big Bird wrote:
Looks handlebar to me Bra.
wondering if it's a lower spec AXS, would be great but seems a little fast...
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Sonofbovril2 6/10/2020 7:46am
6/10/2020 7:46am
brash wrote:
it's a pipe in a bag bro..... are you CSI Miami or something?
Big Bird wrote:
Looks handlebar to me Bra.
manhattanprjkt83 wrote:
wondering if it's a lower spec AXS, would be great but seems a little fast...
What part, the dropper?
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BHowell 6/12/2020 6:39am
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Here's a fun screencap I took from Neko's latest video. He and Isak Leivsson lined up their bikes, pretty rad to see the overlap.
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Primoz 6/12/2020 6:48am
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Ideally you'd take pictures of the two from the same spot from the same length and overlap those. The front bike will be longer even if you compare two bikes of the same model and size in this manner due to the distance from the camera.
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Darth_Sloth 6/13/2020 10:56am
6/13/2020 10:56am
Possible new full-face from Smith? The Rocky Mountain Enduro guys were using Troy Lee stuff last year, but this is something new and doesn't look like any existing brands. Looks sick too!


nathan999x 6/13/2020 11:12am
6/13/2020 11:12am
Darth_Sloth wrote:
Possible new full-face from Smith? The Rocky Mountain Enduro guys were using Troy Lee stuff last year, but this is something new and doesn't look like...
Possible new full-face from Smith? The Rocky Mountain Enduro guys were using Troy Lee stuff last year, but this is something new and doesn't look like any existing brands. Looks sick too!


It is the new smith full face called the mainline.
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dolface 6/13/2020 1:49pm
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nathan999x wrote:
It is the new smith full face called the mainline.
From a reply on ALN's Insta "available in select retailers now and online @smithoptics early august!"

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piroloco 6/14/2020 2:05am
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New Commencal Meta TR29 for this monday 15/06/2020

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Primoz 6/14/2020 5:53am
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Still a bent seat tube :/
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mitch160 6/14/2020 7:59am
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This confirms the new Rockshox ZEB
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mitch160 6/14/2020 8:02am
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Heres the full video (off Loic Bruni's Instagram story)
tombola33 6/15/2020 4:10am
6/15/2020 4:10am
piroloco wrote:
New Commencal Meta TR29 for this monday 15/06/2020 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2020/06/14/9663/s1200_Screenshot_20200613_185520.jpg[/img]
New Commencal Meta TR29 for this monday 15/06/2020

Nothing yet...
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gibbon 6/15/2020 6:20am
6/15/2020 6:20am Edited Date/Time 6/15/2020 6:23am
tombola33 wrote:
Nothing yet...
willsmooth18 wrote:
Anyway, that'll certainly be new colors for 2021 and that's it...

EDIT : my bad, it has changes : https://www.commencal-store.com/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=2144489
According to the website it has.......
"Direction angle more lying down"
Which I think we can all agree is a good thing.
So,64.5 HA on the trail bike (because 140/160 is a trail bike now).......how slack is the AM going to be!!!
34.9mm seat post as well.
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piroloco 6/15/2020 7:25am
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tombola33 wrote:
Nothing yet...
willsmooth18 wrote:
Anyway, that'll certainly be new colors for 2021 and that's it...

EDIT : my bad, it has changes : https://www.commencal-store.com/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=2144489
gibbon wrote:
According to the website it has....... "Direction angle more lying down" Which I think we can all agree is a good thing. So,64.5 HA on the...
According to the website it has.......
"Direction angle more lying down"
Which I think we can all agree is a good thing.
So,64.5 HA on the trail bike (because 140/160 is a trail bike now).......how slack is the AM going to be!!!
34.9mm seat post as well.
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Eoin 6/15/2020 7:53am
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Looks really nice, but there is a serious price creep going on, most of the models don't really count as "good value" due to some cheapish components. I guess they have to pay for those weekly sick videos and the massive DH team somehow!
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baronKanon 6/15/2020 7:55am
6/15/2020 7:55am
Eoin wrote:
Looks really nice, but there is a serious price creep going on, most of the models don't really count as "good value" due to some cheapish...
Looks really nice, but there is a serious price creep going on, most of the models don't really count as "good value" due to some cheapish components. I guess they have to pay for those weekly sick videos and the massive DH team somehow!
Covid-19 has f-ed up the world economy and everything gets more expensive.
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ndavis2022 6/15/2020 8:24am
6/15/2020 8:24am
Here’s the date for the Meta AM. It’s under the 2021 enduro category if you want to see for yourself.
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Primoz 6/15/2020 8:31am
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Did the 29ers come with a top mounted rear caliper as well or was it mounted between the seat and chainstay like on the V4 and V4.2 27,5" bikes?

Also, oh god, the 52T is incoming... I'm seriously thinking about going Shimano after being a diehard Sram fan for the last... well over 10 years.
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baronKanon 6/15/2020 8:34am
6/15/2020 8:34am
Primoz wrote:
Did the 29ers come with a top mounted rear caliper as well or was it mounted between the seat and chainstay like on the V4 and...
Did the 29ers come with a top mounted rear caliper as well or was it mounted between the seat and chainstay like on the V4 and V4.2 27,5" bikes?

Also, oh god, the 52T is incoming... I'm seriously thinking about going Shimano after being a diehard Sram fan for the last... well over 10 years.
When it is a link driven single pivot, the brake needs to go on the chainstay.

Why are people so upset over 52T? If you get it, cool, if not, who cares? I am still on 11 speed, and will stay that way until I can afford AXS.
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Jon_Angieri 6/15/2020 8:38am
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Primoz wrote:
Did the 29ers come with a top mounted rear caliper as well or was it mounted between the seat and chainstay like on the V4 and...
Did the 29ers come with a top mounted rear caliper as well or was it mounted between the seat and chainstay like on the V4 and V4.2 27,5" bikes?

Also, oh god, the 52T is incoming... I'm seriously thinking about going Shimano after being a diehard Sram fan for the last... well over 10 years.
Why not just be open minded about it and at least try it to see if you like it or not? My XO/GX Eagle drivetrain is so much quieter and shifts are crisper than my buddies Shimano xt 12sp. I just don’t see why everyone is sh$&ing on SRAM. I can’t speak for NX or SX but GX has been great
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tombola33 6/15/2020 8:40am
6/15/2020 8:40am

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Primoz 6/15/2020 8:43am
6/15/2020 8:43am Edited Date/Time 6/15/2020 9:23am
@Jon_Angieri please check my bike check on my profile. I'm running X01 Eagle. I upgraded my 2015 Reign 1 from X1 to GX Eagle. I'm loving it.

I'm hating the 10-52 cassette because it's lipstick on a pig kinda deal, a quick fix to literally one-up Shimano, so they can say 'ours is 1 better than yours'. If they changed the stack lower down to make smoother steps, I'm all for it. The way they did it is just stupid. I instantly see the Megadrive cassette when I see the 52T Eagle cassette. And that's a shopping mall bike cassette.
https://forums.mtbr.com/attachments/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cra…

As for the brake and the chainstay, no shit, I know it has to be mounted to the chainstay (in general, to the link the rear axle is mounted to, unless you have a floating brake link). I'm aiming at the mounting above the seatstay (like it's usually done) as opposed to in between the seatstay and the chainstay. Please look at the older Metas to see what I'm talking about.

EDIT: just to show what I'm talking about regarding jumps: https://i.imgur.com/yGJDdUn.png
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