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Ibis and Pivot utilize DW Link Yeti isn't DW Link Evil isn't DW Link, they're linkage driven single pivot Devinci were never DW Link, they're Split Pivot Being designed by Dave Weagle does not make something a DW Link

I know it's a joke but it's also legit pretty cool:

i remember back i think in 09 or 10 when rach and gee both won worlds, and Fox released a limited edition 40 that had the same tune they raced on. limited edition of like 200. sold out super quick, but a bunch of them quickly hit the resale market because they were "too stiff". well of course its too stiff, the average rider doesn't need the same tune that a WC racer needs.

it catapulted Jack Moirs career to the stratosphere! That's what happened. Imagine if that team happened and he broke another collarbone...... It would have to be the greatest silver lining to a shit sandwich situation I have ever seen in MTB. Stoked for him

I believe that dual shock bike was just an experiment. Like stated above, the Jekyll was born from that. The DH bike was tested with dual shock and single shock.

Aww jeez. So we've got acoustic components as well as bikes now? I'm off to find some clouds to shout at.

We may have hit a plateau in development.. At least until someone figures out something new in materials or design. 32in wheels are already being played with.. Bike weights... Yes, bikes are getting heavier.. But, riders are pushing them harder. People are riding 130mm bikes on stuff that 160mm bikes were considered the normal for only a few years ago.. Someone mentioned ebikes getting more development.. I'd say that's true on the motor and battery side.. That technology is developing at a way faster pace. It's just a matter of time before it comes to a price point that is...

Endu-country? Down-uro?

Looks like an over-suspension'd Izzo, frame details are exactly an Izzo, down to the chainstay protection. Cool but strange build.

Fox released gold lowers in 2014 already and they don't look that good imho. Same reason behind the idea as white marzocchi forks - to make you buy new stuff.

Soon. Gold lowers coming for 38 and 40 as well…

Don't be sad. I struggle to wrap my head around inflation too. Sometimes I find it helpful to recalibrate like this: Adjusted for inflation the MSRP of a 2012 Sworks Stumpjumper FSR would be $2,494.63 more than the MSRP of a 2024 Sworks Stumpjumper FSR. Adjusted for inflation the MSRP of the most affordable 2012 FSR would be $748.51 more than the MSRP of their most affordable 2024 full suspension. i.e. prices have actually fallen, over 20%; while bikes have certainly improved, significantly. There are still big innovations like what I'm doing, or Lal, Trust, or ebikes; and there were...

Couldn't agree more. In 2014 I bought into the hype and sold my 26" for an Enduro 29er, only for it to have a 67.5 degree HTA and ride like an XC bike on the downhill. I OTB'ed for the first month more than the previous 3 years until I adjusted my technique. Fast forward a few years, and by 2019 it was hard to buy a bike that had crap geo, and now all bikes have the same geo haha. All suspension is pretty good, all brakes are pretty good, and all high end builds are neon-pastel frame colors...

Man its kind of sad that this is the current era of mountain biking tech and innovation. Colors, small measurements, and the same tread pattern repeated on tires. I miss the 2012-2017 era. Where enduro was just beginning and 29ers on big bikes were becoming a thing. Pros doing sometimes absurd builds… oh and cheaper bikes. Good times.

Then…don’t buy it. Wild that some people think this way and are allowed to use the internet lol

Just buy the black then. Don’t sweat though the Kashima lowers will be available very soon

Forks with orange lowers and black lowers are the same cost, so what's your point?

Behold, dentist bike!

Road cycling has started to figure this out; most people won't be comfortable on a the bike a world tour rider rides so they've started offering bikes for normal (i.e. not world tour) riders.