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I figured you were on the tall side! I think the dropper insertion makes the biggest difference for shorter folks! With many bikes with taller seat tubes or not much insertion length because of shock tunnel/seat tube kink (spec Enduro), the height and position of the seat can really impede mobility on the bike: leaning it over, getting low, jumping and pumping. On my specialized Enduro the seat used to run into and scratch the insides of my things when I was really leaning it over. I'm 5'5 btw. Personally, The transition Horst link is the best design I've found...

Coming from the PNW and never seeing running water on a long ride in SoCal has been a real adjustment, and it means I have to carry way more water on my person, or spend a lot of time looking at maps to figure out where all the stores and water fountains are, or both. I miss creeks. And shade. And overcast days. Don't ever leave. Stay there as long as you can, Cam. AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

Considering it only has a spot for one water bottle it makes total sense for it to have internal storage. I don't do a single ride without 750ml of water in my frame storage. It's literally the ideal spot to add that type of weight for the bike's handling. It's very freeing to do a 3hr ride with no pack. Most other XC/DC bikes have a spot for a 2nd bottle so the weight is already there (in a worse spot) if you're on a big ride. It's wild to me how many people have gaslighted themselves into believing that...

Insertion depth is a big one for me. I run a 210 on my Top Fuel and a 240 on my Sight. I wouldn't get another DC/small travel trail bike that doesn't let me use at least 210. If anything, I wish I could have more on both bikes.

Idk. I’d argue that the people who are choosing this over say an epic evo or whatever other flexstay bike are the type of people that absolutely want the longest post possible on their “XC” bike. Does seem like a bit of a miss knowing who their target market is.

I have a V1 Druid S2 and my 185mm BikeYoke is fully slammed so the cable housing bottoms out to be at the right height at full extension. Definitely a downside that longer droppers don't fit. Although that probably shouldn't matter as much on a Reya. Most people probably don't need quite as long a dropper on a light trail bike. It does seem strange to put such a large seatpost bend in a Horst link bike though.

That short seat tube insertion though :c

Nah, they just wanted to see how much kick back there was aginst Hans' article. 😂

Crazy that the second gen wasn’t usb-c to begin with

The post itself is unchanged. They just changed the battery charger from micro-usb to usb-c. Good riddance. "B2 generation changed from Micro-USB charger to USB-C charger included. No change to the seatpost itself." Source (page 6) https://www.sram.com/globalassets/document-hierarchy/spare-parts/spare-…

Since it is my 40th birthday today, I may just order the that frame if it’s available tomorrow.

More Reya pics if anyone is interested. I reckon vital editors have them too, but they can’t post them. Source

When the gen 5 launched it was known almost immediately that the 100nm/750w update would be coming. So I think it was always designed around those numbers. I think the hardware is almoster certainly able to pump out more so I think it's smart of Bosch to sit back and see where the market goes and adjust accordingly. I do think they need to come out with new slim batteries at some point however. I think there's a large section of the market not keen on large downtubes and Avinox is giving them what they want (and more performance on...

Reya could be the perfect bike. #rearcenter

Hot take but I hope the Forbidden bike doesn’t have internal storage. I’ve never owned a bike with internal storage. Also never carry ANY tools with me (I don’t really go on huge rides) I probably have to walk back to the car once every couple of years. Bikes are pretty good these days. Im biased but I don’t get too turned on by internal storage. Anyways, would a XC/DC bike be the perfect candidate for internal storage or nah? The whole point is to be light. Seems like skipping it would mean a lighter bike, easier to manufacture, less...

Winner is whoever has the least amount of loctite on the main pivot bolt.

I hope Vital is doing a no holds barred Cascadia downcountry grudge match between the Spur v2 and Reya.

I'm here to defend (good) trail associations. I was the first Executive Director of Evergreen MTB Alliance in WA State in the early 00's and then on the exec committee of the board for another 10 years. We (both paid crews and volunteers) built tons of tech trails, and yeah a lot of flow trails and jump lines for the masses. I think a good balance between the styles. Behind the scenes we fought HARD to keep open the unsanctioned areas - areas I rode and may or may not have spent countless hours digging at That fight wasn't...

You’re treating wheel size in a vacuum and ignoring the physics of scaling an entire bike around a tall rider. Yes, shorter riders might miss out on some of the theoretical roll over benefits of larger wheels. But tall riders pay elsewhere: longer wheelbases, slower handling, compromised front-center to chainstay balance, and a higher center of mass. Those are all very real practical disadvantages. If we already accept that reach, and stack should scale to the rider, why should wheel size be the one dimension frozen in place? Proportional wheel sizing makes sense because wheel size is part of the...