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My general rule of thumb is point it at the stem (unless you have chopper bars). Relative bar to seat height will to some degree dictate the upper body position and thus dictate pelvis roll thus in turn drive the seat angle.
Anyone else has some more leaks/pics or is it not kosher to ask and post about it? Did some hero save that (now set to private) review of the Offering video?
I guess Ill mention it since no one else has. The new Evil frame has an internal frame storage. You can see it in the comparison pics
Yeah I think it is a selling point that nobody ever really uses. I don't think more than a handfull of people across the world will be converting their rallon from enduro rig to a DH rig for a park weekend on an even semi-regular basis. Are people really going to get the different links, shock, fork, and maybe wheels/tires just for a couple of park weekends a year? And if you're actually going to a park more often I'd say its easier to just own a decent DH bike. IDK man.
I'd say it's a way bigger win for manufacturers to just be able to SAY that you can convert your bike as a selling point while also not having to have a full dedicated DH bike to develop every few years.
I don’t think Orbea has ever suggested switching between DH and enduro. The even list the bikes separately on their site.
“You know your riding style best, which is why there are plenty of options to suit you when setting up Rallon during the purchasing process.”
But they do hint at “switching styles later”, but I’d say that doesn’t sound like they are suggesting swapping for a weekend.
But why would you switch for a weekend? They will be insanely capable bikes (as are any new plow super enduro). If you ride it everyday for a year are you really yearning for a DH bike for that one park weekend? Pro tip, you’re super enduro will absolutely destroy DH trails.
Respectfully, it's more accurate to say "Pro tip, your super enduro will absolutely be acceptable for DH trails." No matter how good long travel single crown bikes are these days, there's still no replacement for displacement.
bingo. nothing can replace a DH bike. they are just that good
Coming off a Spire with a 180mm Cascade link and a 190mm Fox 40, my Supreme V5 still crushes it.
Surely though it's as much around having multiple options from one frame as user "conversions"?
Much like Trek with the new Fuel Ex.
More economical from their perspective?
Using a single front triangle, seat stays, and chain stays for essentially 3 models is definitely more economical for Trek..
Santa Cruz has been sharing some front triangles as of late..
Not having to make a new mold definitely saves the company money and allows them to spread the costs of those molds over a greater number of bikes..
The new Demo is launching soon...ish. Sounds like a couple other launches to go along with it.
The only really practical case I could see for swapping back and forth would be if you mostly raced dh and rode park in the summer and if you lived somewhere where you could train and do more pedaling in the off season. Sea to sky kind of situation, were you ride Whistler park all summer, but then ride Squamish and North Van all winter.
But I'm not sure anyone will be swapping back and forth on a regular basis.
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I do like the idea of having the option to mix "enduro" front and "DH" rear. For example a single crown DH Build or a dual crown enduro build. Nothing revolutionary but people love to tinker around with their bikes, myself included.
I think it's the people who like to tinker who will take advantage of bikes like the Orbea.. DH bike with a dropper and 12 speed to be able to pedal better..
idk if this has been spotted elsewhere already and I missed it, but it looks like Kona has a new dh bike? From the new Caleb Holonko edit, thought it might just be a process 153 but the seattube here definitely isn't anything on their site. Looks sick with the og kona logo
Ohhh that logo.... shivers! Thats got to make a year of production. At least a limited edition.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFmO0TLRs4Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Pretty sure that just a circa 2021 alloy Operator that he custom painted with old school Kona logo.
Canfield One.2 has entered the chat.
The Entourage was one of the funnest bikes I ever owned. The "mini-DH" bikes of that era, like the TR250, were so rad. Probably too niche to make it back into bike brand lineups, however, especially in these times and with many in this demographic moving to ebikes.
For sure a 27.5 operator. It’s a shame they don’t sell that bike anymore. No frills aluminum crab. Basically the same concept as the bottle rocket everybody is hyped on.
single pivot ≠ crab
Duh! I totally forgot Kona was single lol
Not sure if these guys have come up yet, but I just got to pop around on one. The DJI motor certainly blew my hair back a bit more than I expected, but the bike itself felt extremely dialed.
https://www.velduro.com/products/velduro-rogue-r-emtb?srsltid=AfmBOooMB…
You sure that's not a Sight VLT?
that's a Trek Slash+
allied bike that was posted about a few pages back. This was from ed masters most recent vid.
If I’m not mistaken there’s a forum for this.
Easily mistaken for the real thing.