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I imagine it'll integrate with Flight Attendant. If so, you'll be able to define the different degrees of float based on what Flight Attendant is determining you're doing at the time. Climbing? 3º. Descending? 16º. Want something else? Tweak it in the app. That's probably more difficult to pull off than I think...but I bet they're working on it!

I think you underestimate the "I want the best of the best" market of people who buy nice things to leave in their garage.

I think one of the largest "We're not in Kansas anymore" moments I had when I began working for a component manufacturer after years in bikes shops was when I had the insignificance of aftermarket sales explained to me. Don't get me wrong, every brand worth their salt is going to support aftermarket product bc why leave money on the table, but OE sales are king in the bike industry and ultimately OE sales drives every design decision. SRAM gets to push the convenience of full SRAM spec by limiting cross compatibility. For brands like Canyon, Specialized, etc., who are...

I don't think this is really true. The transmission cassette was reshaped to move the granny cog outboard. Eagle began with a dished cassette. If you measure from the back of the cassette where it indexes against the hub, you will see that the new transmission cassette is exactly 3mm less dished than the old eagle cassette which compensates for the shift from a 52 to 55mm chainline in the granny gear. I compared the XX SL transmission cassette to a 10-52t xx1 eagle cassette so if this is different on like some other versions; I have honestly no idea...

I dont think there will be many bikes where ochain is used running 32 inch wheels in the back, they limit movement too much on downhills

So now we're back to "pick a wheel size and be a dick about it"? Anyone got any rumors?

Rocky Mountain Underground - primarily a ski brand now dipping into mountain bikes, different from Rocky Mountain.

😭 Why they have to do me like that?

"10 Years Raaw" sounds more like a special edition paint job than a new bike, but fingers crossed for an XXL downcountry bike.

That's why they are releasing this now: "Hey boss, can we start teasing the new goods? Not yet, gotta wait until thegromit orders the current version...."

I dunno that’s the hand position I use to push my meat bike up a hill

It’s a satire page. Once you’re aware it’s great entertainment.

the comment section proves humanity is doomed.

I'll bet a crab link it's fake

I predict they will sell every one they make.

I think this is as close to a „for racing purposes only“ bike we’ll get from specialized. Who is the realistic target group for this? A few age groupers, the occasional dentist and maybe some kids sponsored by their rich parents. The ones who want it will buy it anyways, other than that I see it as an engineering exercise and podium representation at the World Cup for spesh. Low production numbers, complex molds and layup, high structural requirements and engineering costs, it was never gonna be price competitive and i don’t think specialized will care about the hardtail dad...

While I’ll never own one, I have to give credit to specialized for creating this. It’s giving me nostalgia vibes from the late 90’s/early 00’s when there was a lot of weird and wacky experimentation in DH. The fact that after 3+ years of development, this is an actual production frame (regardless of cost) is pretty cool.

9000$ canadian pesos for a frameset, that's mental !!!