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But yeah, the carbon thingie for sure must be a DH rig? I mean it has a dual crown fork and looks very chunky, surely it can't be a pedal bike?
New Alchemy LT 29er? Spotted at northstar being ridden by alchemy rider Evan Geankoplis. Can also see him riding it on his insta.
Main difference between the three is the lower "link" solution
I'd say Yeti switched (!) to Infinity to prevent paying royalties, or probably also to move away from the bearing failures the original, lower recirculating link was known for
Given the Sb100 it's not the best solution either (it did have problems), it doesn't really work for aluminium frames (either that or they just don't want to cover the lower end of the market), but yeah, it is different.
Regarding royalties, can't see it being expensive as Sotto wasn't mentioned anywhere, I'd say it was contract work. Just like switch infinity, can't see that being an internal job if the switch pivot wasn't.
Yocthe alchemy platform is designed by Sotto too?
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(joking of course)
Öhlins 38 fork already displayed
Really good looking bike. High pivot, idler, massive front triangle with bottle cage bolts for whatever reason. Had an aluminum extension at the rear axle, probably to test different lengths. Full carbon everywhere else. Shock layout looked very similar to a devinci Wilson, or a 2020 Specialized Enduro, but a bit more inside the frame and forward. Reminds me of that prototype cannondale from last year, minus dual shock.