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The screenshot is of a gravel bike using an eagle cassette and mech. that’s the new eagle axs groupset…. Not a prototype… that’s the finished thing.
also noticed that have just become a member to the forum today and this is your first post on the forum. Welcome! What’s it like working for such a big component brand? 🥸
It annoys me a bit that the only way to get a 10-5x cassette onto a drop bar bike and have it properly integrated with the controls is SRAM AXS.
Check out ratio technology
I guess this new rear derailleur fits only with UDH system?
Probably yes, but there are a ton of bikes with Sram UHD https://bikefinder.sram.com/universal-derailleur-hanger-bikes
On the pink site yesterday there was a pix of a strange looking Norco Sight. Whats going on with this?
Is this old news and I'm now just catching on?
https://www.jensonusa.com/Norco-Sight-VLT-C1-29-E-Bike-2022-3?loc=usa&g…
The ebike version
Especially when the stated goal and result of the product is to independently tune high speed and low speed with our affecting each other. I’ll trust the actual engineer, not the “forum scientists.”
Old news, yes.
Sight ebike
Thanks! Long time lurker, first time poster. It's nice to be here...
Pre Order available for the Trinity frame.
Wow hefty price for frame only
6 grand? damn
That frame better last as much as a dirtbike
Thanks, I wasn't aware of Ratio.
However I need something to make Shimano integrated shifters work with an existing Shimano 1x12 MTB groupset. So far I haven't found anything that isn't a hack job. I don't think there's one of those little cable pull ratio adjusters for such a setup yet.
Is it just me getting jaded or is 6 grand for what is more or less a one-off frame and a bit out there feature wise not THAT outlandish? Haven't we seen less for more?
It's very much outlandish, hahaha. But it is Australian made and they've put tons of hours into developing it, so I understand the costs involved.
It's just a dressed up single pivot that can accept a gearbox; which no reasonable person will ever want. So yeah its pretty outlandish. Give me a complete meta that does the same job.
a) It's a DH bike, not an enduro.
b) It's a high pivot horst link.
a) It is a both bike.
To be thourough and precise:
a) it’s a dh-bike;
b) it’s an enduro bike as well;
c) it’s a horst-link high-pivot;
d) it can take a gearbox or the new prototype drivetrain in the future;
e) it’s possible to order with custom geo;
f) it’s essentially a cr-mo/alu Norco Range HP on steroids with dh-standards for rear hub and bb.
So yeah, regretably it’s pricy, but totally understandable why!
Thanks for the info....not very updateed list btw
WHACK pricing
2023 C-dale habit. 130mm on the rear, 140 on the front. Full 29”.
Not sure if this was posted way back, but looks like WAO has announced the Arrival 130 and looks like a good time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpWXKQoLPo1/
Habit Longtravel 150/140
Well the BB can probably be anything you want and the DH standard for the rear hub is then just SuperBoost if you go with the narrower BB shell.
Didn't know it's a both bike, but is that in the same geometry or the exact same frame? Just throw a 12spd drivetrain and a single crown fork on it and off you go?
The high pivot part and 'it can take a gearbox and co.' part I didn't mention, but it plays a big role in it all, at least the gearbox part. As for custom geo, I was fully expecting that or aiming at that considering the 'one-offness' I mentioned.
So, yeah, pricy, but is it REALLY that FAR out there considering what it is?
As for the Habit, interesting to see that what used to be downcountry bikes seem to be pushed basically into enduro territory almost. The long travel Habit (Bad Habit) used to be a 120/120 bike, now it's a 150/140. Fuel EX is now up to a 160 mm fork when it used to be 120/120 as well. Any other examples?
This isn't recent but the Sight used to be a 130/140 bike, and now it's a 150/160 bike.
Good point actually, the Sight also took up the space in the lineup that the Range occupied before the current set of bikes came out. And the Range also moved on up quite a bit travel-wise.