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also I dont think 29er front wheel takes any fun out of bike park jumptrails whereas 27" front wheel feels sketchy af on anything tech
For me too much reach is when you do not have the strength to pull up enough on demand. This is combined height, technique and core strength. As you need to pull harder to get the front wheel up as the reach goes, you need to be strong or work on your technique.
Reach is for standing, ETT is for sitting. The steep seat tube angles did not necessarily force the long reach, as the long reach came first (Forward Geometry with 73° seat angle). People have been more accustomed to sitting more upright, and have seen the advantage with a steep seat tube angle. Long droppers have allowed steeper seat tube angles, as the seat is more in the way in the more forward position.
Anyway, it is a complex matter, as all of these parameters affect each other. Find your stack/reach combo for good standing position, add ETT for seated comfort.
(note chainstays also play a huge role in how you should be positioned on your bike. A longer chainstay will allow you to ride less over the handlebars than short ones.
So this is... something.
Not sure I see the benefits here, to be honest. It's hard for me to imagine a scenario in which you'd want to swap only your stem (or stem and bars) from a trail bike to a downhill bike, and unless you are doing that swap regularly, the stem in its steerer-clamped configuration just adds more complexity/bolts/failure points/weight. Seems like a solution in search of a problem to me, but YMMV.
That being said, I don't think people are swapping forks that regularly. I have a friend with a 40 on his Slayer, but it just stays like that all season.
Edit.. So maybe the Fuel gets a bump in travel on the redesign and the Remedy goes mixed wheel.. That covers the most bases..
The Fuel EX will likely be updated for 2023. Classic Longer, slacker, more travel. The new Top Fuel is slacker than the Fuel EX with only 10mm less travel. Hoping for a 150 front/140 rear. Slash will stay and Ive heard the remedy might come back as a 150/150 mullet specific. Would be rad if it was a high pivot park bike like the session. (would directly compete with the Status.
Also, the Status. I don't understand. Why. Why is it not anywhere. Its so rad and everyone I've talked to riding it loves it and it's shreds.
https://www.bos-suspension.com/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=2285000
I had the OG S*Toy on my Morewood Makulu in 2011, and it was awesome. Too bad service was not as awesome.
My understanding with the status, and from personal experience, is it’s not for everyone. Yes it’s great as a park bike, but doesn’t really work well anywhere else. I’ve seen some people riding bikes that are two sizes two big for them, with 810mm bars and let’s just say it doesn’t go well. I’ve seen far too many people riding green flow trails in WNC eat it because they can’t get far enough over the front end.
But I digress. The status in its current form was released to only about 9 dealers originally in the US. Since then that number has grown, but still not everywhere. Marketing mishap or a pyramid scheme to help those top end stores? As a business major, I’d love to have a conversation with marketing director at specialized to really ask why they are withholding so much information about the bike.