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Ironically, for the cost of 1 electronic dropper, you could buy 3 normal droppers and wouldn't need to swap anything. Bikers will buy the most stupid sh*t and electronic droppers is at the top of that list.

The battery will likely add to the length of the post, and could be a show stopper with the current trend for the longest possible post. The wireless receiver circuitry also need to be outside metal, so placing it with the battery either at the seat clamp or the collar is natural. Relocating the battery and replacing it with a charging port is an alternative. On e-bikes a post should/could have connection to the main battery/controller for the ultimate in clean look and integration.

batteries are round, seatpost is round, put round battery in round tube. Until that is achieved, I will suffer with my tiny bit of cable going from my head tube to handlebar.

I can't believe we don't have an online conversion kit for reg posts using a servo that pulls the cable at the bottom of the post from anyone. Archer would have set the world on fire with that instead of half mechanical shifting.

Long stroke the shock to 65mm and get 160mm, slap a 170mm fork on. Different paint, minimal investment???

Yes, please! Sent this to a buddy who is trying to get suspension service availability in his shop. Any idea what pricing would be? You have a working model yet?

Santa Cruz Bullit 4 rumours. Bike would be revealed early April, Gloss Black & Matte Teal Sparkle colors. New SRAM Eagle 70 & 90 drivetrains (mechanical) on lower end builds. SC are now showing pictures of an unknown color (looks like Gloss Black) on their Vala page. Santa Cruz are tagging bike models in the name of the photos on their website and they tagged in the Bullit (VA-BU as in Vala-Bullit) on all of the pictures below.

long time reader first time poster here.. friends of mine are developing an vacuum bleeder for shocks and fork dampers to fully service your suspension at home, without the need of messy handbleeding. I just got the chance to try the machine myself and it works pretty straight forward. I thought i spread the word in here because i think this is a pretty cool innovation in the mtb tech for home mechanics/ race day applications etc. https://www.futureliteindustries.com/

Regarding the awful jump, I mentioned this in one of the posts in this derail, Transmission still has an awful jump, it just moved from 52-42 to the 38-32 ratio (previously 32-36). That's why I went with the Garbaruk cassette because it has a 52-44-37-32 ratio which is the smoothest possible layout given the bottom end and a 52T ring.

Some eye candy from Germany: https://www.mtb-news.de/news/fracebike-getriebe-dh-bike/

Just to give Quick response to those wondering about how trek plans to sell these top level bikes at the advertised price. As someone who works at a shop that sells Trek bikes. If you like you can go through online tutorials program called TrekU and once you have completed enough modules, you are awarded employee pricing where you are able to buy bikes at 30% off cost. I assure you these top level bikes are built to bait newer staff of trek dealers to buy what looks to be an incredible deal. They have no intentions to sell these...

I know I'm late to this party, but the difference between a 650b front wheel and a 29" front wheel is enormous in terms of stack height. The same head tube length will be 40 mm lower on a 650b front wheel and 650b specific fork. Especially in a world where manufacturers are already running teeny tiny head tubes (90mm!!) on some size small bikes to get that stack down for small riders, a 650b front wheel makes a big difference in getting small bike geometry and extra large bike geometry into the same ballpark of body position and handling.

You sure it wasn't -40°F?

All the sponsorship posts from AON/Reece & Sleeper.co have been so dialed. Sure, they're trying to hype up their sponsors and 'sell' people on why they are choosing to run X product. But the short insta vids have been insightful without feeling forced. Shit, for a second I thought I might need some Rev Grips 😂 (disclaimer: I haven't ridden them, and probably should to form a worthwhile opinion. I'm sure they provide some advantages).

Theyre running a bunch of cool s$%t. It'll be nice to finally see the manitou/hayes/sunringle group get rewarded for building really good stuff . Looks $$$ on that frame

Huh. I always thought it said ‘Don’t post to Vital’.

Feel more than free to boo me on over the companies-shutting-down-thread if this is too economic and not enough tech, but I'm going to be really curious to see the economics of selling your current frame and buying a different one vs the cascade linkage and rear end. For example, I eyed their Code calipers, but ultimately just bought new brakes. And their links have always had an element of breathing life into an older frame for way less than the cost of a new one. For the record, I love Cascade and I understand the realities of manufacturing high...