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Really looking for an aggressive geo, short travel ripper (Optic, Spur, Element)
Something to pair nicely with my Spire…
Did you try a Cascade link on the Sight, would change the curve, and run a slightly longer stroke.
Also a slightly higher rise bar, so you can get 10mm more height, and a slight “reach” adjust.
Why don’t you think that the HP and idler “belong” on a trail bike?
The Druid works really well as a trail bike.
Helps the short travel feel even more bottomless, while not growing in wheelbase to the same degree as a longer travel version. In my mind it looks like a great application, with the drawback being slightly diminished efficiency. But we all run big sticky tires on our trails bikes, so unless we are at the sharp end of XC, doesn’t seem like such a big loss to me.
I’m open to hearing arguments against the idea
As for Specialized going this way, no idea. Could be just proto testing that doesn't lead anywhere or to a wildly different product. Seeing the bike without a cover would tell a lot more by itself, let alone being able to speak with the people at the sharp end.
It’s a killer
As far as the high pivot rumors go for the Sight and Optic, I’m guessing they’ll go with more of a single pivot design. If they follow the design of the Range, good luck keeping them light... My Range is 38 pounds and change. If I built a lighter wheelset with a fancy cassette, MAYBE I could shave a pound. It’s my only gripe on an otherwise phenomenal bike.
The demo's "swingarm" looks a lot like the swingarm design KTM is using on some of their street bikes:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyX_HgvCeA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
That would be a departure for sure, as they are the originator of the Horst link pivot bikes (my memory could be fuzzy on this one, I’m aware it was a spesh patent, but I think it’s earliest use was with Norco)
I’d understand a shorter travel version of the Range or Shore, but HSP would be curious.
Ideal bike would be
120 r/140f,
64.5 HA,
76.5 SA
455 reach
435-445 adjustable RC
Ability to run mullet
615 stack
Currently on a V1 Sentinel, and the geo is nearly spot on,
Trying to figure out short stroking my Sentinel to get what I want
But yeah like most things now you can get away with less travel and still have a bike that eats well.
Everyone remembers Specialized because they owned the patent for so many years