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The damper is pretty consistent. Damper fluid is designed to have consistent viscosity across a wide range of temperatures… that is the whole reason to have a special oil. Plus the fact that shim valves aren’t terribly sensitive to viscosity in the first place. I’ve run these experiments on a dyno FYI- small % changes at most. Air springs on the other hand gain noticeable pressure when hot. I’m always a bit skeptical when someone complains about their coil shock becoming a pogo stick due to heat. More than likely it’s you and your (weak, non-world cup) legs getting fatigued...

The shock will get hotter, that is not a question. And they do get hotter during use, that is clear if you run your bike in the mud - it's all dried up on the shock and brakes. My point was, if the shock warming up was such an issue, shocks would have cooling fins on them already. And bikes would have air deflectors to improve cooling and the like. It currently doesn't seem to be a big enough problem to deal with or maybe not a performance gain big enough to deal with. That WC PROs suffer from this...

Two grip shifts on each side, left hand for high-speed and low-speed compression, and right hand for high-speed and low-speed rebound.

You've got it wrong. This is Scott, if you remember. High/low speed compression and rebound will be easily accessible externally, via handlebar mounted, cable actuated remote.

Can confirm that the coil shock inside of my Ransom gets unbelievably hot and stays hot for a while after a long lap. Ive noticed some slight fading on the Ohlins shock I had in there but the Rockshox Vivid coil seems to do a bit better. Debating getting a second cover to dremel some vents into to see if it helps at all.

Alternate ending: Rider shrugs and heads back up for more laps. Rather than endlessly fiddling with shock settings, they just get used to how the bike rides. They get faster, more confident, more faster, more confident. Lap times tumble, the confidence is there. Come finals the heavens open while they’re waiting to drop. Other riders scramble, calling Jordie asking for wet settings, stressing out. Our rider looks down at the frame, their fate sealed just as the shock below them. Shrugs. They couldn’t do anything even if they wanted to. They drop. The confidence. Bike and rider as one they...

If the cover works similar to the Genius models I’ve worked on, it snaps on and off quickly. The design is secure enough that I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t fall off in a crash, or just riding down the trail. Your skit is amusing. I would wager there’s a coil under there. Again, if the orientation of the shock is like the genius; it allows access to all the piggyback adjustments. Getting that rebound adjustment that’s usually on the other end? That’s probably going to be a stretch. I’ve always had this vibe that Scott engineers are in some sort...

I'm keen to see how the down tube connector snaps on and off for shock access. Or what happens when you chainring the f out of one, seeing as the frame must just have an enormous slot in it. I've got this skit in my head of a Scott rider rolling into the Fox pits saying he needs a bit more support during the big compressions and it feels like the bike is riding high, Jordi is all hmm, "yeah we can put a couple clicks on it, what psi where you running again?", both look at the bike where...

6 Bar lugged firebird

Turns out it's from a Chinese company called Extention Bicycles. https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_jnanxdzI/?r=nametag&img_index=2

I'll once again do my semi annual dad voice "this thread is for fun" posts. This isn't the 2025 team facts thread so let people have fun with it and don't be a dick. If someone wants to allude and drop bread crumbs through the season, let them and have fun with it. Pry, guess, whatever. Just don't call them out like they hurt you when they're trying to participate and haven't done anything wrong.

Warning: pile of text incoming. Ah yes! The trusty compressor! Unfortunately compressors can only look at the amount of voltage (in the analog days and the digital equivalent of voltage in these digital days) to determine when to act and how much action to do. That doesn't take into consideration how anything actually sounds, though. For example, a low frequency noise and a high frequency noise at the same "voltage" are perceived by a listener as wildly different volumes because humans are more sensitive to higher frequencies AND it takes more voltage to reproduce a lower frequency at the same...

Yeti: Yeti was what I thought it was at first glance. Same link size/shape/cable ports. DW-Link is no longer under patent so a lot of brands playing with it. DW-Link is probably the closest 'design' in terms of kinematics/solid rear triangle to Switch Infinity. Probably pretty easy to make a frame that rides very similarly. Also, Yeti's "SB" frame design is heavy (all the carbon associated with Switch Infinity area makes it one of the heaviest on the market per travel bracket) and expensive (the Switch Infinity doo-dad/hardware). Moving to a new frame design would cut their production costs per...

I live down the road from Yeti HQ and their employees seem to enjoy RS suspension based on personal bikes I've seen. Their recent releases also have RS options (thinking SB120 Lunch Ride). Combine that with the fact that the links, rear chainstay and upper shock mount scream Yeti, my money is on them. I'd have to go back and check but there's a decent chance this photo was taken in their HQ parking lot. This looks like an updated SB140 IMO... or maybe they are reintroducing an "SB150", which could make sense given the SB140 is still rocking a...

Privateer, and Satelite teams I mean in the most practical way. Specialized and Pivot are for sure, full factory efforts. Mid size teams = Pivot, Intense, Cannondale, Scott ect. Satelite teams= Commencals not sponsored by Muc-Off. Santa Cruzes outside of the Syndicate, ect.

New yeti. Same internal routing ports I think.

Everything I've heard points to them trying to generate cash/move overstock in a terrible bike market. The 'clearance' pricing is not about a new model coming out, but rather trying to generate cash flow.

it's here- @TEAMROBOT's ochain vs no chain feature is live. please discuss it on that review page instead of clogging up tech rumors. charlie rules! https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/can-pedal-kickback-denier-see-light charlie's alternative seinfeld-inspired thumbnail