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It sounds like they're addressing a lot of the issues I have with my Mezzer specifically the thicker stanchion tubes, but man I don't like the mechanical spring as a negetive spring if that is what it is.
I mean are you a great musician if your instrument is so out of tune that the audience notices or cares? I know guitar players who absolutely cannot set up a guitar. Have no idea how to adjust a truss rod. No idea what the little intonation tuners do. Don’t know why their guitar buzzes if they aren’t holding the strings. Would take all day to tune a guitar without help from a tuner. But they shred better than 99 percent of the population ever will.
And yeah they can get better at all those things with effort. But at the end of the day you either play cool shit or are objectively boring/bad.
With bikes it’s no diffirent. Either you are fast/stylish/safe or you are slow and crashing. Obsessing over details of bike setup can help but it’s not going to change much until you get to the highest levels of racing. And much like the music world a lot of people can at that point hire someone to take care of it for them so they can focus on the performance. And if you aren’t asking people to pay to watch you perform does a tiny improvement in performance even matter?
any rider should try to work on their bike setup from time to time and understand the basics of how things work. If it’s not easy for you to do, a knowledgeable friend or bike shop can get ya to something decent and you try a click here or there from time to time. But the idea that bracketing is going to change much about Joe Schmo’s on trail experience is pretty silly in my view. And for most people it’s quite literally a waste of time.
I'm reading that as the piston being connected to the shaft via a spring, similar in effect to the buttercups on RS forks
It's not, thankfully, Blister has a photo of it on their review below. It looks like it's a short spring (5mm) that preloads the piston to get it moving
https://blisterreview.com/gear-reviews/manitou-mezzer-mezzer-lt-gen-2
As somebody else just said, thankfully, it’s not that because when DVO had their OTT, which if you were the correct rate was pretty awesome actually, it made a ton of noise and you would break it quite often if you needed to change any settings on it(I always had to run it at the max sensitivity). Otherwise it would break if you had positive air pressure on it. This fork looks super cool and I really hope we see it on more bikes going forward.
This is the day I've been waiting for, too bad I love my mezzer and have literally no reason to upgrade.
Some owners of current gen forks have experienced fit and finish issues with the o rings on the air spring side, sometimes needing to swap for a different size on a couple seals to reduce stiction. Manitou probably wants to guarantee that the air spring will work more effectively for a broader range of climates and users. The IRT system does add an additional seal and opportunity for stiction compared to a mainstream air spring.
Air backed bladder is just poor word choice to say they're using a bladder instead of an ifp, like older chargers, dvo dampers, formula, and new ext.
I don't suppose you know the size of those seals they put on there? I bet it's deep in that mtbr Mezzer tuning forum
Not off the top of my head but it's in my notes somewhere, I'll pm you.
b/c it looks awesome.
Love to see it. The ol red rims! Although it's not my first choice, I dig seeing it. Hits the feels.
Im having my Reserves painted white to give nod to the old EX1750s.
I was wondering why the down tube was so big while watching that video?
Quad 214 is the change on the air piston for gen 1 Mezzer. Makes the fork better at small bump, I have had it for several years on my Mezzer forks and like it.
I do replace the 214 with a new one at each service, have experimented with a more resilient material on that ring (same size) than straight Buna rubber which seems to hold up better as far as replacing it less often.
https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4914 these guys.
Have been using this one as well - https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=367_2205_829_832&products_id=35217
We sure they are carbon?
It would make more business sense to have alloys to fill out the mid-tier SC builds. Reserve already covers the high end, lifetime warranty market.
But Reserve already sells alloy wheelsets, too. Are you thinking these would just be cheaper alloy wheels?
It would make sense for 70/90 builds, costing at that level is really tough. They have used RF in past.
The rims on Calebs bike are aluminum, I saw them in person. There will be carbon wheels too. Should be released within the next weeks from what I was told.
They’re currently putting Reserve alloys on the 90 builds.
Edit: I think this is the old mullet m29 prototype frame Jeff made for gwin?
Wishful thinking but hopefully this is actually an intense freeride prototype? Having such a heavy hitter ride one of the least freeride brands recently gives me hope to a fun focused dh bike
Is that the new wheel size that everyone's talking about, 32cm?
New Canyon Torque is out (in Europe). Replacing the Strive enduro bike. 180mm front and rear, mullet only. The pricing is pretty amazing…
https://www.canyon.com/de-de/mountainbike/enduro-bikes/torque/
Yes, but they're the typical OEM game of soft tanks of rims with 6061 aluminum, at least that's what came on my Bullit 90.
Replacing the Strive? That’s crazy
So you have to either choose more of a trail bike or a freeride bike as an enduro, not a 160mm bike
€2500 for the bottom spec bike is pretty crazy value
Anyone got a better picture of a Gamux proto with those new Dominions?
What's interesting is that there are two hoses getting out, and I don't really see a shifter or something else mounted on another photo:
Disregard, apparently it's a charging cable for the pinion. Surprised it's the best place to put it though...
I feel like photos of this caliper have floated around on here before, but it's a nice close-up. It's paired with an XTR lever... I am really hoping that new Saint brakes are released this year.
Has anyone heard about an updated SB160? Thought I saw someone mention they spotted the proto on a ride last year... curious if it's around the corner.
Last rumor I remember hearing is that it'll likely get the six-finity platform similar to what's on their e bikes.
Yeah, the guy who saw it mentioned that in his post. I believe he said the yeti rider tried to hide the proto in the bushes as he spotted it... lol
Wondering if there's any signs of an expected release date.
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