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Also if the Meta AM, and clash are being released this week as per their website as well as I'm sure other brands about to drop 2021 bikes soon are they going to release it with the Zeb blurred out or is Rockshox Gona launch it this week?
Speaking of names, weren't the old RockShox ”trim” designations in numbers, that were inspired by the displacement of legendary muscle car engines the shiznit? Like 289 (OG Mustang), 302 (Camaro Z/28, Mustang Boss), 351 (Mustang Mach 1), 409 (Impala, the Beach Boys had a song about it), 426 (legendary Hemi elephant) and 454 (the rat motor in the '70 Chevelle)? Damn, that was one of the coolest thing ever and it flew under the radar so so hard!
I drink a beer for RockShox!
Mx
The simple fact is, unfortunately someone stuffed up at Commencal.
I can appreciate the position you guys are in, and respect that. So I'll be a good boy from here in.
As for Commencal, before any of this talk today started, the new Meta AM was posted. And it still is. And it still says that it's going public on 7th july. But only for the bikes equipped with the SuperDeluxe and Sram drivetrain. The bikes equipped with FOX or Ohlins suspension (and Shimano drivetrain) are all clear, pictures and spec.
The message is clear as well. There's a new fork coming out and it's 'likely' a Sram product. We more or less know through all the rumors that it will be called the ZEB. We can see the ZEB decal through the blur on Commencal's web page.
What is the point in deleting the posts? Sorry, 'spoiling launch parties' is a bad reason as it's not our fault we can put 1 and 1 together to make a 2, Commencal should keep the Sram specced bikes a secret if they're not in a position to reveal when the new RS fork will be officially revealed. The way they posted these bikes makes it 100 % clear to anyone with a bit of common sense what is going on.
since the meta am 29 actually launched today, they have the blurred out fork on the meta am 29 team on their public site now. their blur job is hardly hiding anything even though they've asked publishers to "be careful not to show models featuring XXXX product".
i saw one of the soon-to-be released bikes in person the other day. let me just say that limo drivers will be stoked.
The older photos are something different, but I don't see a reason to delete mitchs post. I intended to post the same thing even before him but figured someone else will do it anyway
I'm not going into the deleted photos and if it makes sense for them to be deleted based on the wishes of the manufacturer, but I think mitch's post didn't need to be redacted. And yeah, I know, it's not my (or our, as the end users) choice to make, the site operators have certain responsibilities to other parties as well, but on the other hand, taking care of the community matters as well, without us the users there is no community.
As for the YT 'Furious' model, isn't the Capra freeride enough??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHRJCcCYAF4
...well, maybe Jaya The Cat singing about an El Camino or Primus dubbing the ballad of a 4-4-2 driver!
Regarding the discussion above, Vital and Spomer are just doing their job, the new Zeb is the industry worst kept secret (now with hard evidence on the ”keeping” part) and when a product or a line receive so much anticipation everybody is actually benefiting, because there is BUZZ about the product even before anyone knows how the hell it looks like. Yes-yes, we will patiently wait for the glossy pics and the ”first ride” articles here and there, but there is no real loss here and RockShox is just fine. Hell, I even unearthed information nobody actually cares about. Should I post a picture of all my 3579 RockShox forks from '89 to now, so that SRAM isn't upset with us mean people on this forum anymore? :D
Neah, thought so, we good!
Mx
Possibly the most game changing technology seen in cycling since disc brakes.