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GG had a terrible implementation of cable guides, the frame was too heavy for the short travel stuff, and a lot of us just wanted a metal bike from them. When value added brands try to go bougie upscale it often ends in tears.

I came here to share my disappointment of the lack of Rocky Mountain recommendations. Nice to see someone chime in. If we stick to the 120-140mm travel bracket, don't sleep on a 2022-2024 Element. Those bikes are far more capable that the travel number lets on and work well with 140mm fork options.

PSA NOT A UNION POLITICS THREAD

What about damping? Or adjusting stiffness?? Loving the video on the page 😂 EDIT: whoa, lots of aliexpress special on those bikes. Fork and rims on the red one confirmed, probably cranks too.

I was skeptical until I watched the entire 30 second promo of the downhill scooter

The one thing I loved about my 29+ hardtail was the ability for it to just keep rolling. It carried so much speed it was ridiculous. Aggressive riding was not that bike's forte, which was fine. The thing that killed 27+ for me was that 29 just did everything better. Rolling speed, off-camber, precision... tech climbing was a bit of wash, but that still put 29 way ahead overall.

I love 29+, I've had 5 bikes set up that way, starting with an OG ECR 10+ years ago. My current #1 is a Stooge rolling on 29x3.25 and 29x3 rubber, and I've won a couple local taxes like that. It can be surprisingly fast, and if you're into building weird rigid bikes, it's a suspension cheat code. 27.5+...never got along with. Less roll over, no perceivable, to me, benefit with the smaller/lighter wheel. When I'm not on a weirdo bike, 29er all the way...I've been that way for 15 years

The difference? Intend doesn't rely on selling these to keep the lights on. It's clearly not for you buddy.

Does nobody throw their bladders in the freezer between uses?

On a large frame no less. You're welcome 🙂

can we please stay rumors in here?! i get that these discussions are fun, but also annoying to most who just want to read about new tech/rumors and don‘t want to scroll through pages of off-topic discussions regarding chainstay length/right amount of travel/dropper post insertion/ etc. thx guys!

+1 I'd also like to know. The cables are solely for charging and you can absolutely do without them without sacrificing function? Or does the frame routed cable also serve as signal transport?

Oh word. So, could I forgo the extra cable inside the frame if I just pull out my dropper to charge it? Also if your not on an internal routed cable frame and your wires come out by your BB, do you have plans for a shorter charging cord. Overall this is pretty neat.

Massive wheels are fun as hell. My 29+ rigid Surly Krampus with ~30.5" outer tire diameter is just a stupid monster truck/klunker, I absolutely love it. I'm 6'2", was always on board for 29" wheels, and definitely would try a 32" XC bike. Obviously they're not going to work well for shorter folks, does that even need to be reiterated to the people getting up in arms about it?