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Fox shop now showing MY25 forks... https://shop.ridefox.com/

https://bikes.com/pages/the-wait-is-almost-over The pic at the bottom looks familiar...

Fox 2025 trickling out. Sea Otter is coming up quick... Doesn't appear to be any external differences on the Float X2 vs 2024, except for a new Kashima gold reservoir decal replacing the orange on aftermarket shocks. More evidence gold will be the theme for MY25.

To preface this comment, I do count my clicks from closed. That said, I do think it makes more sense to count from open. You would think that the most uninhibited setting would be where you would want to start, but that's just my two cents.

I heard its best to run the Fox 38s and Zebs with full dampening. Also important to add an s to the end of every forks name too (cause why not). Find me at your local blue flow trail this weekend blasting Nickelback from my bluetooth speaker.

"Dampener" is the equivalent of putting your fork on backwards. We owe these people a heads up. Whether they choose to listen is their choice. And yes, this is a real image from an issue of Men's Health.

I appreciate your dedication to this cause.

DAMPER

not high level, but shimano dropped ESSA today - 8-speed budget drivetrain https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/shimano-introduces-essa-fro…

What a dampener may look like

i remember back i think in 09 or 10 when rach and gee both won worlds, and Fox released a limited edition 40 that had the same tune they raced on. limited edition of like 200. sold out super quick, but a bunch of them quickly hit the resale market because they were "too stiff". well of course its too stiff, the average rider doesn't need the same tune that a WC racer needs.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/e-bike-talk-not-tech-rumor-derailme…

I think e-bikes aren't there only because of their incredibly high prices. If they were cheap I'd be fine with it. What other product is out there that is $8k+ and everyone is like, you'll most likely have to warranty part of it in the first year. The trek shop near me is just a revolving door of ebike motor swaps due to water ingress. Slapping a 70nm motor onto a fragile 12speed lightweight drivetrain is also just crazy. Thankfully link-glide has fixed that quite a bit. I'm very hopefully that in 5 years time e-bikes will be solid well...

Definitely a bit exaggerated but on the right track. Ebikes are slowly getting lighter and more powerful but I feel like it is more of a technology plateau currently. I've owned my Turbo levo for 3, almost 4 years now and it's been a great bike. Other than having the motor replaced under warranty I've never had any motor/battery specific services. Just standard brake/tire/suspension maintenance. I'm not surprised with the current motor and battery issues with these bikes as most of the bigger brands are only on their 3rd or 4th iterations of e-mtb. so performance/reliability gains have been nominal...

The main problem is that e-bikes just aren't a great product yet. . The controllers and displays are meh. The motors are noisy and are expensive to service and water ingress is a huge problem. Warranties are very high on e-bikes components. Servicing the rest of the bike is often a nightmare because of the cable routing with the battery motor combo. You pay $8k for a product that is OK at best, and potentially shite and needs a warranty or major service fee in it's first year. They're just not a mature product yet IMO.

We were riding stuff on hardtails and 130 bikes long ago. Kona Stinky, Norco VPS-1, RM Slayer/Pipeline, these were 130 bikes. the current Druid, Optic, Endorphin is just updated versions of those bikes. Dont get so hung up on mm's of travel, geo and intended use are more important. Bike innovation has always been gradual, its all marginal gains, theyre are very few cataclysmic changes. We are on the precipice of electronic active suspension, which is incredibly complex, and can "release" some of the design compromises that currently plague mountain bikes (between climbing efficiency and descending efficiency) I dont think...

Aww jeez. So we've got acoustic components as well as bikes now? I'm off to find some clouds to shout at.

We may have hit a plateau in development.. At least until someone figures out something new in materials or design. 32in wheels are already being played with.. Bike weights... Yes, bikes are getting heavier.. But, riders are pushing them harder. People are riding 130mm bikes on stuff that 160mm bikes were considered the normal for only a few years ago.. Someone mentioned ebikes getting more development.. I'd say that's true on the motor and battery side.. That technology is developing at a way faster pace. It's just a matter of time before it comes to a price point that is...

They’re a bicycle part manufacturer. Aren’t they always trying to do that..?

Did anyone catch the YT in the Ochain press release? It had a similar layout as an Izzo but with an X2 and a 38. Potato phone is struggling to post a pic but here is the link https://m.pinkbike.com/news/ochain-components-a-whole-new-range.html