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Welp looks like my SH51 cleats are getting the CL-MT001 pedicure tonight courtesy of a angle grinder.

The general consesus has been that mid-height pivots are the way to go. High high pivots brings some negatives. The problem with mid height pivots is that your idler (and maybe even chainring) has to be very small to fit everything together, which brings with it inefficiencies. This way they could package everything in a way that makes sense kinematics wise. 2chainz is a consequence of pivot height, not the other way around.

A normal length stem on the Aon/Gamux team bike is the real story.

It has more to do with the fact they went higher with the pivot and could package everything higher up.

I know it's been discussed a bunch already, but got another pic of the new 40 at the Fox pit in Les Gets. Didn't get a pic of the dials, but looks like it's still running Grip X2. Dials looked the same as the current gen 40.

When it was brakes, I was saying "yeah, it's a copy, but there are also improvements". And not gonna lie, they work very well. Then came the cranks. And now this. At least they could have made the bearings less exposed...

Bottom of the new Lyrik

Well at least it's not just a diaper hiding a standard horst link setup. Can't quite figure out how the rocker link drives the shock.

Can't wait for the astro-turfing 😛

Chatter on new designs releasing just makes people avoid buying the current models because they are waiting for the new ones to come out. The more they prolong releasing new bikes, the more other brands will scoop up that market share from the previous brand loyalists who didn't want to wait 6 years to buy their next enduro bike.

I saw the new demo in the flesh in July. Full carbon, no lugs. Looked very production. I’d wager spring of 26.