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Can someone explain how the linkage works? I can't get my head around it. Where does the bottom of the vertical link go? (that the rear of the shock connects to)

wonder if this is gonna be fully US made. not that overseas factories can't make high quality bikes. because heritage and stuff.

This does not look like a prototype anymore, far from it. The attention to detail is pretty high. I'm not sure they'd go to that level if this is just another proto aluminum mule to test before committing to a carbon mold. I could be wrong but to me it looks like it might be a early/pre production run to verify before mass production. The idea of a competitive and good looking Intense Al dh bike makes me feel all warm and nostalgically fuzzy inside.

Wow....Intense just dropped this M279 HP6 update. Looks amazing. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmZaVCkj_-C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I don’t think Commencal is that small of a brand, that cost is because they sure have a helluva lot of overhead with how many WC teams they sponsor. Surely at least a few hundred $ of each bike goes to cover racing costs.

Can still buy frames from Canfield at reasonable prices.

Now they're really out of their mind, Demo 8 frame with ttx22m is 3800 also it doesn't have a record of cracking https://www.specialized.com/de/de/demo-race-frameset/p/199783?color=320…

Oh yes, 3200euros for mass produced alu dh frame with ticking time bomb of a shock? All it lacks now is headset cable routing for the full package.

Have you guys seen the price of a sandwich or apartment lately? Seems to the ROBOTS like your human overlords are getting pretty greedy in most categories these days, not just championship winning downhill bikes.

Sram should work with on the cassette spread. The eagle gear of 52 is garbage and the jump to it is bs. Make the cassette more usable.

Here's SRAM's copy about "Why flat top chains:" "To gain a wider gear range with smaller gearing steps, the chain has to get narrower. With Flattop, we’ve added material on the flat side of the chain plates to strengthen every link... Additionally, Flattop chains feature longer wearing large diameter rollers that help deliver the same drivetrain efficiency as our 11-speed drivetrains." https://www.sram.com/en/life/stories/modern-chain-management And "The plates are thinner which means less material. To maintain strength the material is added to the top of the chain plate making it our strongest, and longest lasting chain we’ve ever made." https://support.sram.com/hc/en-us/articles/6526788799771-Why-do-the-new…- Reading between the...

I mean, if the soon to be released sram trunnion derailleurs are flat top chain only, that makes them incompatible with current gen sram mtb chains and cassettes. Which I think is horse shit. Or have I misunderstood?

You'll still need to adjust and fine tune the shifting. Hub endcaps and end of endcap spacing to freehub is not specified. I wonder what will happen with bikes that don't have UDH, will there be a variant available? And what about cable actuation... I'd much prefer X01 cable actuated than GX AXS... Plus yeah, snapping off or bending the UDH mount and killing the derailleur would kinda suck. That piece being replaceable would be quite nice.

You have described the one single thing I pray never ever ever becomes common

I guess you mean eMTBs? Fazua already lets you drop the motor and battery.

nik nestoroff and KHS part ways as he focuses on enduro, sharing future plans soon.

Now when you take big hits with your rear wheel, not only will you risk damaging your rim, but smashing your air tag. Lovely.

Not sure I’d like to have my wheel this imbalanced personally Most secure place is in the gap in the stem between your bar and steerer. Alternatively I have a 3D printed version of the ‘look at meee’ pink tag holder from Amazon which not only blends in with my bottle cage, but I’ve also bolted down with 2 inch long security head bolts (like torx heads but with a pin in the centre of the star.)

Every day we stray farther from God's light.