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New Mara Pro with "normal" self equalizing negative spring was quietly released today. https://hayesbicycle.com/products/mara-pro-piggyback

Got to see the new Schwalbe Assegai/Kryptotal type tyre at Eurobike today on a random bike that it probably should not have been on. Knobs look bigger generally to me, though I could not check side by side with the Maxxis/Conti equivalent. Looks like it should be a good addition to the Schwalbe range.

Folks don't like being pigeonholed, even if they end up buying a bike with T-type and never consider anything else, they still don't like being told "this is your only option". The bike seems like the Stumpy always has been; capable, basic, and agreeable. Sure, it'll take time for the features most of us want to see in it to come out, but it does strike a chord for most folks, as you can see (in plain video) that they're seeing what people here have to say, and ignoring it, even if it's temporary it's still a sour taste.

Anyone here going to eurobike? If you are, mor info on new galfer brake please. There is a flash of it in their insta reel

Anyone here going to eurobike? If you are, mor info on new galfer brake please. There is a flash of it in their insta reel

Huh? How long have Saints be around for, 11 years now? And Trickstuff are the ones resting on their laurels. Good joke

To add to the rumors, Does the new Stumpy being wireless only indicate that a shimano wireless drivetrain is near? Seems odd to restrict the SJ to one manufacturer only for drivetrain. Specialized likely knows more than we do.

105 Nm and 120 Nm with boost, 800w battery at around 20 kg bike. It's kind of insane. What were the rest doing?

i believe the same people that know what they're buying wont buy a Stumpy either

Or, on the flip side, what about Specialized riders who aren't sponsored by SRAM for drivetrains?

Or you're Chaz Maz and you just throw on the same shock from your old Stumpy and call it good.

"learning and stocking parts to service it" implies that specialized actually give us the option of buying those parts and tools to service and repair them. Dealers will definitely gloss over this fact during the sale too, or even imply that we will be able to do it, which certainly hasn't been the case in the past. But hey, I'm sure they will be happy to pay another thousand bucks USD to just replace it instead!!! I literally do not have polite words to describe this

Are they going to release an aluminum frame version of the new Stumpy at some point? Seems like a pretty solid bike all around, although $5,500 is pretty high for a 'base' model these days.

bosch + TRP for automatic-shifting rear derailleur. https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/automatic-shifting-rear-derailleurs…

RE: New Stumpy... My big takeaway is when the company who arguably has the largest capex budgets in the industry keeps outputting new models that are small evolutions (Epic EVO, new Stumpy, don't forget Jordan beat Finn/Loic on the "old" demo last season), not revolutions, that tells me we've really hit a plateau of technological progression. This isn't a bad thing, per se, unless you are in the business of selling bikes to bike nerds who used to think they needed the latest/greatest every year. FWIW, this has also happened in the moto, snowmobile, ski, road bike etc world, too...

"Welcome, We focused on amazing, fascinating ,unbelievable and bikes. Here is an old bike.......it is bad. Our new bike is everything you ever wanted with all the things that are good and no bad things. Here is a person who agrees. In short, people who want a bike will like it because we made it better. This is a person.....he is great also. The things we have improved are better things now. 'I like it a lot' Thankyou fellow humans" I need proof that wasn't Ai generated.

The new stumpy makes me extremely happy...about my current stumpy evo! Nothing about the new stumpy makes me "want" it. Even the side strut on the old evo adds a bit of character compared to the new one...

The first word that comes to mind is "underwhelming", especially for all the hype leading up to this launch.This is pretty standard trail bike geo, minus the fact that it stil has a sub 77 degree seat angle and the rear center could be considered short for a bike in 2024/25. That said, it's refreshing to see balanced reach with tall stack on a bike in this travel category but that's still nothing earth shattering considering other manufacturers are also starting to do this. My initial opinion is that they're leaning on the proprietary shock alone to set this bike...

"Regular" Stumpy 15 (150/145mm, mullet for S1-S2, full 29" for S3 onwards): Ohlins version (160/145mm, mullet for all sizes):

Okay, here you go From: https://twentysix.ru/blog/stuff/143630.html