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That last sentence of it still being in development, definitely looks production ready. Unless SC likes to just sink money into frame molds and rework them, which sounds like a horrible use of cash.
I think showing the development side of stuff and not keeping it under wraps is the coolest thing a frame manufacturer can do. So this is objectively a good thing, but it is definitely not getting tweaked past adjustments in linkage.
Seems like a good time to bring these back up! Kudos to Santa Cruz for their transparency and feeding the tech rumors since 2008
Well when you're selling bikes for €5600 with NX and Select level components (and you've got chads and dads left and right lapping them up), you've basically got money to burn.
Almost has og Rocky RMX vibes
Funny to see they put into the video that Mule A version1 was running Sram drivetrain under Greg...
Rewatching thos 2009 videos after 14 years really brings back memories!! Back then watching the video made me drooling over the new steed. All i can think now is "gosh, those bikes look ridiculous!"
this was the last 26" dh bike that won a worldcup wasn't it?
No, it was Ratboy on the 2014 bike.
excentric headset cups on the new V10?
They better be. Should be standard on literally every single bike in existence. So far only Canyon managed to get it right.
Didn’t they use Danny’s trials bike as a test bed for prototyping (relatively) inexpensive carbon frames in house? Hopefully they’ll cover it in the next video.
Isn’t it about time for the new saint groupset to start showing up? Looks like Laurie’s still on his old Shimanhope setup.
In the Santa Cruz video 1 Gregs test bike had XO cranks & mech, & that was before the 22 season.
Best attempt yet IMO. Lighter than your standard gearbox, less unsprung weight, uses more/less standard cogs, allows shifting under load, nifty freewheel systems for better shifting period. Some really clever stuff going on. And a hella lot simpler looking than Supre' drive.
They’re using SRAM NX cassette cogs on this, it would seem like an easy ask for SunRace/MicroShift to produce cassettes specifically for this system.
debated team rumors or here, but chose here. kyle strait's mod'd slalom bike check (121mm instead of 140 rear, short-cage AXS derailleur and diff width front/rear rims).
https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/VitusbikesMTB/blog/01/19/2023/entry/…
Absolutely feeling the exact same way. Or even Brooklyn machine works with the tubes going everywhere?
kinda prefer the last, but 100 percent prefer the aluminum v3:
Same thought re: Saint. How many years is it now since we've seen what look like production ready cranks and derailleurs? Not that the current stuff is bad, just odd how long it is taking. I guess combo of COVID supply/manufacturing hangover, Shimano fires and now fear of oversupplied inventory/write-downs/liquidity going into a downturn.
Have there been any sightings/rumors of updated Saint brakes at all?
saint M820 was launched in 2012. so closing in on 11 years. fun fact: it is now the longest running shimano groupset (including road). next longest is Ultegra 6500, launched '97 updated '05 (~8 years)
Saint holds the record for a product series, although I'll add there are certain individual products that have been in the Shimano catalog forever, like the PD-M520 non-series pedals (2003?) and PD-M647 DX pedals (2006?) and the Dura Ace downtube shifters (Civil War?).
As someone who still used dura ace downtube shifters, civil war tech is still ok
DXR was launched for the inaugural bmx at the olympics in 2008 and Dura Ace 7710 (track) is older than the hills (1996).
https://bikerumor.com/sram-suspension-fork-automatic-venting-system/
I'm not buying this unless they can engineer the automatic pressure release valves to sound like farts.
Guys/girls does anyone have any info on the prototype sram brakes we saw at the WC races? Any ideas on when we may officially see them ?
oh man that seat tube junction/ shock mount area looks ass
color scheme and logo design is unfortunate as well but that is to be expected by intense by now
Yeah, proto frames aleays look good, until production frames come out, bring back the glory days of Intense m1 etc…..
all their carbon frames are just boring with horrible color options
Tazer shock looks like it has a very short stroke or is it just an illusion?
Supposedly the new drivetrain is getting released around March so I'd expect them to be part of that...