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Guy with "middle eastern" background here, lets go back to mtb rumors...

Yeah, pretty sure they are prototyping a coil Marra, just not yet ready to sell it. Honestly, the air Marra feels boutique enough already, given the not-often-at-all times I’m a seen it ridden compared to really boutique brands out there. Really do think they need to pair the Dorado with a coil shock, while the air Marra Pro deserves a double-crown version of the Mezzer (something like a modern version of the Travis Tripple), good for 190mm with a 15mm axle. Think Intend’s Infinity EN is pretty lonely in this class! @Manitou are you reading this? :D

In the interview with Brage when the Norco deal was first announced, he said something about riding a prototype that should be released sometime in summer. Obviously it makes sense that it would be some kind of freeride/dh bike.

Bike park rental fleet purchasing managers are licking their lips right now. All jokes aside, it's good to see Norco filling out their Range (pun intended). They've got everything from XC halo builds to entry hardtails to this new park bike, while still seeming a bit "core" with Brage and the DH team. It's refreshing compared to the appeal to Bentonville and Marin County dentists that Specialized is leaning into.

I have heard from a LBS that Norco should have a new affordable simple Horst link DH option like around 6k CAD for a complete DH bike with Rockshox Select suspension for this spring-summer.

MOMO make road handlebars in collaboration with Cannondale already. https://www.cannondalespares.com/Cannondale-SystemBar-R-One-Road-Bars--…

Don’t think I’ve seen this here yet, but looks like Dunlop is making some MTB tires.

could nike be aiming for a comeback in MTB with their new push of their ACG brand?

I bet Dario can make an amazing Americano.

Wether you love or hate Dario the moment he said "as an architecture major" had me like: "of course you are". 😂

Don’t they all have green ano dials and such? My jadex coil does. It’s a small thing but it looks off on a lot of builds. Fine shock though. The pistachio green fork above looks great.

I would be so much more keen to use DVO products if they moved away from the lime green ano and I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Yeah, Berd spokes seem ideal for backcountry repairs, due to the ease of carrying spares. Back in the day there was actually a company that made fiber spokes specifically for temporary use, to get you home if your steel spoke failed. I'm forgetting the exact name...Fiberfix, or something like that. At that time, they didn't consider the fiber tech to be sufficiently durable for permanent usage, hence the temporary repair angle.

That's the one! Still available for sale if anyone's looking to cement their position as the most prepared buddy in their riding group:

Next thing you know people will jump out of airplanes and trust their lives to some strings

Let’s reframe the debate. It’s not really about whether bikes are more or less affordable than before. It’s about how they could be made more affordable today, and whether the traditional bike industry is even structured to go that direction. Right now, the narrative is almost always performance, performance. Lighter. Stiffer. Faster. More race-proven. That’s great but “simple, fun, affordable” is rarely part of the story. The e-mobility space is interesting because it already brought unexpected players in. Who would’ve imagined Bosch or DJI becoming major forces in e-bike systems? That alone shows the door is open to newcomers with...

What's the suspension tuning thread? I want to talk DVO without clogging up this one