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frameworks production DH frame video
New 38 is coming and it will be USD
Yup! One of the major problems with coil shocks on OE bikes is the majority of them get sold without changing the spring so the chances of excessive bottoming is way higher....anything to help reduce the damage is definitely a good thing
Too good to be true
Ohhh yeah good call....I'm pretty sure graphene is the solution for everything!
But yeah you pretty much nailed it - shocks generally stabilise around a fairly small window so really when you do your tuning you are always adjusting for how it feels when its warm anyway. The biggest temperature effects come from the change in pressure in the air spring or reservoir (if it has a large shaft, eg DVO) which can be noticeable in certain situations though
But it wont be this year.
Neko said in the Jensons Fox 36 video that he was running the new 36 at 160mm instead of a 38 at 170mm and just lived with the axle to crown being 7mm shorter.
All mountain is so back it's actually so back all hail the 140-160mm trail bike!
Good spot, wasn't sure it was a 38.
What if... the usd fork we keep rumourin' about it's actually the first 32" production fork (possibly an XC fork)? IIRC there was a photo some time ago of an Intend usd with a 32" wheel, most likely a modified 29" Samurai XC fork.
I just feel like that would be one of the worst ways to introduce a new step into a companies portfolio and advancement. Making a possibly very advantageous fork and then proceed to gate keep it, behind a very big (literally) new wheel size standard that no one has really asked for.
Who am I kidding? We are mountain bikers! We are very open minded to new ideas and changes.
Now that I've had it, I wouldn't want to go back. It's been a luxury to run a 50lb lighter spring while also virtually eliminating bottom outs and end of travel harshness. Went from a DHX at 400lbs to a SDLX at 350 fwiw.
+1, HBO or NO
My Vivid has HBO but no matter the settings, nor how big the huck to flat that almost explode my ankles, the last 5mm is complete unobtainium.
I wouldn't think its the HBO, but I can hit the same spot at 29% sag and 40% sag plus max to least compression set. HBO also set to max and min too.
A SDU without HBO and a X2 could use all 65mm stroke though, so the only thing I can guess is it's the HBO.
Sorry about the potato shot screen grabs! Loics new specialized shock position seems a lot higher apart from that Ill leave it up to the masses
The o-ring will never go past last few mm of stanchion on a Vivid air. The full stroke is still there though. You can verify by letting all the air out and removing the valve core. Same thing happens on forks, but on some of them there's a line showing what max travel is.
Higher shock and that chainline...
forgot about this pic 🤦♂️
Looks like the standard protective cap that all GRIP2/X2 dampers have
Maybe the angle just makes it look bigger
That’s what she said
7 or 17 mm? Lyrik has a shorter ATC at the same travel than the ZEB. Using a shorter travel fork is a double whammy ATC wise. I'd imagine it's the same with the 36 and 38...
Agreed, even the potato cam quality clearly shows the chain going above the cranks. It's the new high pivot proto.
I went from an off the shelf ( but correct ) tune on a RS super deluxe coil with hbo
To a push 11.6 custom tuned, gen 1 so without HBO
100% this handles everything better with a 25lbs lighter spring
Even the rare bottom outs
So I think it’s quality over features here
Any idea what is coming from Yeti in 2 days? DH Bike, updated eBike…?
$25,000 purple anodised everything ASR
Yamaha, now makes
Pianos, motorcycles, ebike motors, electronics, and tunes engines for Auto manufacturers. That's certainly diversified manufacturing.
Edited to add, Guitars and boat motors.
Don’t forget guitars
He said on insta that he can't wait to get on the real version of the bike. I'm assuming this is much closer to the production version than the lug and tube one he's been riding for a while
I also forgot boat motors.