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crazy what a little bit of undiagnosed autism can do
and I tried to make a guess without looking at her social media 😂, i'm a certified dumbass
As the parent of a child on the spectrum, I have to agree...
We could use our powers for good...
Here's a full spreadsheet of every WC DH athlete and what phone they use
I don’t think so…in a couple of years I think we won’t see 203 anymore, a big brake brand is going to switch over to the …, 180, 200, 220 pattern as well soon.
I thought that the other shot of Dylan Maple's bike might have been a longer back end, but now I wonder if it's a stronger/stiffer rear end. This is from BKs Instagram
fuck sake just spat coffee all over my monitor lmao
In BC?
Zonnic 3mg, likely Mint or Wintergreen, as thats the only strength legally available at the pharmacies there
Unless he has an Indigenous Hookup for Rez Tobacco, then the worlds your oyster and you dont have to rock training wheel lippers
can you only buy good rez pouches if you’re native in Canada/BC??? I’m in WA state and they just frigged the taxes on them, but I drive past a rez casino gas station everyday to work so I’m saved.
(I’m sorry spoomer that we are so incredibly off topic)
In BC/AB/SK and Most of MB its not a thing, Ontario and Quebec, pretty much every reserve does a thriving trade in Dip, Darts, Grass and Gas. Mines 40 mins away, and Im enjoying a lovely 25milly Lip Pilly presently... But out west you gotta have a hookup from out east ship it out. Or risk ordering online and having our border dorks seize it.
On Topic... the new story post by Lucas Cruz/Norco on the 'gram has a peek at the new Freeride pony thats replacing the Shore
Surely not...
Force everyone with <big brake brand's> 203 mm rotors to replace their mount adaptors when they replace their rotors (or switch to a different brand)? And everyone who doesn't know about the change then has problems with their brakes? That would be a disaster.
Edited for clarity
Womp womp
Something with more travel from Significant Other? Should be sweet..
mitch ropelato on dunlop tires at rock creek (from g-out gallery that'll launch in the morning
Thank god please kill that high pivot Freeride bike. So tired of watching mcduff boner air everything on his shore.
Back at it again with my horrendous image measurements, this time something actually bicycle related.
I took the shock eye to eye of 225mm and zoomed in super close to align it to the centre of the shock bolts and scaled the image until the measurement was exactly 225. I drew a line to the middle of the shimano crank spindle and the middle of the rear thru-axle (also zoomed in until my eyes were bleeding to estimate the centre as best as possible). I then measured the horizontal distance between the two points (used construction lines to make this easier to understand, I know it's not constrained and I don't care either)
I'll take the actual CS length as 460 or 461 (this is just an estimate anyways), which is longer than the stock 443. Seems like pivot wants to join the extra long chainstay gang and you are right in saying it's longer. Good catch.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're also going to try make a stronger chainstay considering BK snapped one at hardline, or just purely to play with stiffness as well.
Bravo, this is excellent work.
I think the changes make a lot of sense from a product perspective, if I were shopping for a DH frame the shortish and possibly weakish rear end would put me off.
The Phoenix has over 20mm of rear axle displacement, so the shortish chainstays make sense when they’re 13-17mm longer at sag.
If they’re lengthening the chainstays, I wonder if they are also reducing the rearward movement.
We’ve seen other brands reduce it such as Commencal Supreme V4 vs V5.
Unlikely, the front triangle looks to be production and I'd bet they're using the lugs from the proto with just longer tubes or something similar. So the pivot points and link lengths likely stay the same. The travel overall probably increases, both vertically and horizontally.
I want to be mad, but the way of going about it is solid... Ok, I don't really want to be mad... Still, good work on coming up with the estimate...
some mega squishes and unique setups in g-out project from pro DH series
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/g-out-project-2026-monster-pro-downhill-ride-rock-creek
There's a good amount of perspective/distortion in play. If you take the center of the tire instead of the axle, you'd get a 40mm difference.
Not saying the rear center is 420mm, but I'm not sure it's actually a longer backend and not just a stronger rear triangle.
New tr11 out in the open
Yeah that is very true, I knew that and you're definitely right, the rear end could very well be the same length considering it's a high pivot there's really no need for a longer back end, chainstay length is also on par with the current supreme. I did some measurements with the front and rear rotor and the perspective is definitely messing with it big time lol.
GH on the new bike
Blacked out tires (again) and bar ends for Bruni
“Bar ends”! 😂
Looks super bottle rocket. Wonder if they are using the same front end and different rear and linkage to make it more squishy vs poppy/jumpy
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