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My V2 Druid in S4 weighed in at 33 lbs with pedals and cushcore in the rear. I absolutely love it!
I need to figure out what is best for light/aggressive riders.
am i the only one thinking it's ridiculous to have the base model at that price with SELECT suspension?
No you’re not. Robot overlord transmission with RS Select fork and shock smells like the DeoreXT-derailleur-with-StxRC-shifter that I was warned against in 1996. For the same money, give me cable shifting and a nicer damper.
Race Face ERA bars release tomorrow...
Bike weight claims should be backed up with a picture. V1 Druid with ext coil and dd tires in medium was almost 36 lbs with pedals and a tube/tool attached
The good ol’ G Bridge
As much as I'm excited to see new Fox stuff, imagine all these manufacturers sitting on a pile of already heavily discounted bikes and now newly also with "old" forks. Rough times.
My druid v2 s3 mx weighs in at 35.5lb currently w/out the water bottle. 36.5 with water. 38 adds a bit of weight. And I'm putting WAO convergence wheels on and an EXT storia V3 so will be curious to see how the weight changes
Meh. It’s good for the market. Brands can sell small numbers of new bikes with new dampers and transmission at obscene prices for those who want it and there is really great and feasible options for the rest of us.
Luca's Canyon DH prototype from this past weekend. Can get a little better look at the linkage. Said post race it took some getting used to, but now feels good.
I hope fox didn't go the route rock shox did with the charger 3 that became harsh and many people prefer the old damper. For me (fairly light and not into steep stuff/that aggressive) the last grip2 model was pretty good. Although on hot days and steeper tracks I had to fully close both compression circuits. I tried running it with more air but that made it harsh. So for heavier and more aggressive riders its clear that fox wanted to add those shims. But it seems by enlarging the base valve diameter and other stuff they tried to not make it too stiff.
"This sneak peek has us Shivering"
Please no. They have already desecrated the Marzocchi name, a non-USD Shiver is gonna make me shit.
I'ts a bit of a cheat, but this might get you a few goosebumps then:
It's a one-off edition (a Dorado SC got made as well) made by Rulezman for an AstonMTB competition -,not a Zocchi but an Intend Edge with a Manitou RRT preparation... quite a frankenfork (and no need to say I absolutely LOVE IT). A DC versions based on Dorados were also on the works:
https://astonmtb.com/product/rulezman-rrt-replica/
The Dorado DC and Shiver DC are already done and were both "just" tuned Dorados.
I'm guessing more.....
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/26473345/
Full album of new Altitude is live and marked at public on the other bike site
Shame for the potato quality, let’s see what they made with the new Altitower
looks good
Good find!
I'll post a picture here in case they block access.
https://www.raceface.com/products/era-handlebar?variant=40840568242258
That is a seriously good looking bike. It's like if. SCOR, spec enduro and Santa Cruz had a baby together.
Can someone slap a Grip X2 on a dyno asap so we can see how much damping it has relative to others? Fox's press release don't tell you anything that actually matters
its new and you are supposed to want and buy one. what else do you need to know!?
Wait but how can they use the Marzocchi name? Maybe because it is not for sale?
Well yes, but from the few initial thoughts I have perused everyone seems to just say it damps more/better. Which isn't saying a lot, as the old Grip 2 had laughingly low levels of damping.
Particularly compared to the custom charger damper I'm running, or any ohlins product out there.
I'm on the record that previous fox products are a joke when it comes to damping forces (in my opinion) so I'm curious to see how much more these have than previous generations.
The grip x2 damper looks like it should be much easier to tune, so that is a big step forward by itself.
Making some wild guesses from last year's Dialed shows when pros were talking about "the new damper" it sounds like the grip x2 can make more damping force without getting harsh like the Grip2 did.
It's live on Rocky's website: https://bikes.com/en-ca/pages/altitude-overview
Curious why this is such a packed week for product launches. So far this week we've had new products from Ohlins, Fox, Liv, Norco, Forbidden, Tannus, Mondraker, SDG, and now Rocky Mountain. And it's only Tuesday. [EDIT: It's Wednesday. Coffee hasn't fully kicked in yet.]
Sea otter incoming
I’d guess that’s an artifact from Sea Otter’s past influence and something to do with the TILT of the earth…spring is here and it’s time to buy bikes