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They are selling the leftover OE spec product from their GasGas partnership.

lithium ion batteries are mostly recycleable these days. those raw materials are way too lucrative to throw away. you need of course a country with a functioning recycling system (read: NOT THE USA) who isn't still using landfills...

I think Norco reducing frames goes back to what others have previously mentioned and lines up with how the new Trek Fuel is being positioned. Everyone is expecting their non-XC bikes to be able to ride anywhere (from local trails to DH) so they have to be made more robust, which increases weight, and then what is the realy difference between a short travel trail bike (like an Optic) and a long travel trail bike (like a Range)? You end up with the same brakes, wheels, tires, rear shock, and kit, with the only difference being a Pike/36 vs Zeb/38...

I was always told that if you keep finding yourself with the same problems then maybe it’s you that’s the problem. Jokes but seriously no wonder some people hate derailleurs if they go through that many, I’ve only wrecked 1 fully through an impact, others have worn out through use.

You don’t need to buy the assembly with the clutch. Aluminum T-Type cage: $30 https://www.performancebike.com/sram-ttype-rear-derailleur-pulley-cage-…

But it's modular now, you only have to replace the broken part not the whole derailleur. (Pay no attention to the fact that the individual replaceable parts are more expensive than an entire derailleur.)

Finally! A proper electronic DH rear derailleur. I've been wondering when we'd be able to pay $1500 to ruin three derailleurs on the same rock in one race weekend. Can't come fast enough.

For inverted forks I clamp the stanchions in the bike stand and remove the bike.

Lower leg service --> brake bleed Thanks, but no thanks.

Screw that, I don't want to have to disconnect my brake hose just to mount it to a fork. I hate the internally routed rear enough.

Which is exactly the sticker they'd put on it if they wanted to deceive us about the real stanchion size...

It’s got a 40 29 sticker on it…

Yeah, there is absolutely zero chance they have a mould that's that far along and show it off as not final. I guess they're going to band aid it with an angled hose guide in the footprint of the original. Either that or someone is gonna get rich selling kashima zip ties.

This angle from the other site makes it look like this wasn't a random mounting point. Make sure that front wheel's true!

Good eye, and that's hilariously bad. I'm 99% certain that no one planned out hose routing before making this arch for the test fork, and somebody had to get out a drill and give it their best shot. At least I'm hoping so, because that hose location does NOT look ready for prime time.

Hm. Shame. Not inverted. Its trash.

Apologies if this was already covered, but this was posted then removed on pinkbike. I can't get access to the original article but it is still indexed on google.

Well they are both 4 bar horst link ebikes

I'm taking this as confirmation that the Vala really is the prototype GT ebike that never saw production.

I actually think it’s the opposite. I feel like modularity is harder to pull off cost-effectively as a smaller operation. You really need the economies of scale that only the bigger brands have to pull it off in a way that actually delivers cost savings to the manufacturer. And specialized already seem to be reducing their product lines, Kenevo is gone and it looks like the Kenevo SL isn’t getting an update either. Stumpy evo is likely out as a bespoke frame at least. Like Trek they have indicated that they are aiming to rationalise product lineups and streamline operations...