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"Enduro" is dead, time to dust off "All Mountain".

Love those new Deity grips. Push-ons are king for comfort.

I really like that new Marin - the peoples' XC bike!

I just bought one of these frames. It is hilariously fun. It does exactly what it says on the tin. It makes you a rider instead of a passenger. Less plowing, all playing.

Huh, I'm not even mad. Unlike mountainbikes, a bikepacking ATB seems like the perfect application scenario for 32" wheels.

Kind of - the e-enduro is really the Kenevo, but perhaps spesh is dropping that line? It's a shame because the Kenevo SL is a great bike. If it had hot swap batteries and full power, it would be a top tier option IMO. I'd like to see them do dual crown ebikes again, but specialized doesn't seem interested.

Intense teasing their Tazer. Don’t really care about the eMTB, but happy to see that they are moving their bikes towards the Scoresque Spider design.

My thought was if they are launching a 29 inch XC right now in the midst of this flurry of 32 inch releases maybe they want to try to sell their smaller wheel size as being about control? Similar to how 27.5 bills itself as the more playful wheel size… Edit: nvm, just heard it’s an eeb. Maybe it’s the eDemo? Kenevo? New demo platform with a motor? God that would be sick…

All they had to do was this ...

Fairdale Elevator Taj's Fairdale Elevator. A breath of fresh air among the never-ending display of electronic tech.

I thought that Frameworks bike was some whacky trail bike at first. Then i zoomed in and got stink face.

CBF and I track is something I've been dying to try, hopefully this one doesn't have absurdly limited seat post insertion like the Vampire Bikes.

You should also call out Canfield while you are at it. Patenting three holes in a frame or a variant of the Horst Link is as bogus as Tony Ellsworth's claims.

Nah, I hope someone resurrects 26" wheels instead.

No I can't handle all this Avinox garbage and a mainstream bike going to 32" in such close succession. Make it stop.

Personally I don’t think it’s cool when brands post their own stuff here if it’s not being discussed directly. The Cascade guy is great because he weighs in on the conversation but just dropping your stuff here when nobody is talking about it comes across as a bit of a lazy marketing strategy. Post it on instagram and if people think it’s interesting it’ll get picked up. That being said it’s an awesome looking prototype!

Say the forks are dry, still showcases just how smooth the Lefty is. Add oil, still smoother. Unless Im missing something, compared to the other offerings of modern USD forks, an old SuperMaxx Lefty still seems like a more logical option. Especially if it had a modernized damper. If we are strictly talking about stiffness, smoothness, and weight. I feel if Cannondale did come out with a modern Lefty they would not have such a negative reaction of "looks weird" like they did in the past. I mean we went through the era of pregnant Ebikes. Now the weirdest thing...

I can confirm that Specialized will reveal a new generation of the Specialized Epic this month. I can also confirm that the new model definitively rolls on 29" wheels. From what I'm hearing, the folks at Specialized who executively get to make the decision on these kinds of things are not convinced that 32" wheels are universally beneficial for all XC racers and see them as more of a niche solution for very specific scenarios.

Honestly, thank god... I couldn't care less about 32" wheels. Im closer to buying a 27.5" bike 32" one.

Not sure what the patent situation is like with Cannondale's lefty forks, but they use needle bearings because they need them. Leftys only have one stanchion and they need something to prevent rotation, thus the needle bearings. As for why not use it on conventional forks, it incredibly expensive compared to classic forks. While precisely grinding the insides and outsides of an aluminium tube is anything but easy I'd imagine, additionally grinding three (Ocho, previous Cannondale forks had four) flat surfaces that have to be smooth for the needle bearings and have a tight angular tolerance (as close to 120°...