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Bobsmothersbrother Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 1:04am
@Glory831Guy - even then, you can retune a shock easier than deal with a poorly thought out or manufactured frame.
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 1:09am True, but nowdays it's not necessarily gonna be one or the other. You could have two frames with the same tolerances and similar strength, and one of them has the better shock tune, so you like it more, that's all I'm saying. I would be surprised if there was a significant difference in frame stiffness/Kinematics with the same suspension layout...
Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/17/2026 12:23am I'm not talking about damper architecture, Charger 2.1 vs 3.1. I'm talking about the individual tune that the bike manufacturer puts on the stock bike. The shock can have the same eye to eye and stroke dimensions + same Charger 3.1 damper, but one frame OEM uses medium compression tune, and a different frame OEM uses a light compression tune...
Bobsmothersbrother Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 10:53pm
I’d love to see a shoot out of trail bikes using the same linkage designs. It would really interesting to start to dig a bit deeper as to what sets them apart - quality control, kinematics, maintenance, etc etc.
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/16/2026 11:04pm Whichever bike has the best damper tune specced probably wins at that point. I'm pretty sure that's a big deciding factor between bikes with different linkage designs also though. You would need control wheels, and tires at a minimum, and probably drivetrain also to get any useful data about which frame works better.
Glory831Guy Added a reply to Specialized Demo 11 - What do you want to know about it?
5/10/2026 3:33pm ¿ When is the Kenevo version coming out, because that MSRP with no motor is no bueno.
iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/10/2026 1:08pm
Who's going to run Frog Wake brakes on their Guard Dog 2? C'mon, you know you want to! https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/shanghai-bike-show-2026.
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/10/2026 2:05pm I thought those brakes were cable actuated when I first looked at the picture.. I used to own a 2010ish Giant STP with cable disk brakes, and that bike did stoppies easier than my enduro bike with Codes and about equal to my other bike with Saints. I don't even know why bike OEM's bother with lower spec hydro brakes...
dominiquefarha Liked a bike check Trek Slash Gen 6 Downduro
4/28/2026 2:57am
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to Sea Otter Classic - 2026
4/21/2026 8:34pm I had a lot of crow to eat from this one...Luckily crow is a great hangover cure 🥴👍
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic Sea Otter Classic - 2026
4/18/2026 8:12pm
Norco Norco had their new Sight VLT Bosch A with Bosch PX motor front and center. The A1 model with Deore Di2 is $6,599 while the A3 with DVO suspension and CUES drivetrain is priced at just $4,799. The motor delivers 90Nm of torque, 700W max power, and 400% support, and while we haven't ridden it yet (a test bike will be coming soon), reports are that it's quieter than the current CX. It's nice to a see an ebike price tag starting with 4 instead of 14.
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/16/2026 10:23pm S Works with RockShox?! I wonder how Ohlin's feels about this, lol. Welp, I guess this means there's a $12,000 build of the Demo for us peasants 😂
B Rabbit Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
4/16/2026 10:14pm
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
3/21/2026 11:52pm Still lots of Trances, Stances, Revolts, and Propels wherever you go. Not as many Reigns and Glories nowdays, but the more you look, the more you'll find. I always find my own limits way before the bike I'm riding, so Giant is A.O.K. in my book! Braaap!
Rob25001 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
3/21/2026 11:34pm
I own 2 Giant bikes. They used to be everywhere and every second bike was a Giant. Nowadays I hardly see any. What happened to the Giant of cycling.
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/13/2026 4:12pm I just hope all the light/medium technical trails survive this XC Renaissance 32" madness. Ever since gravel bikes got popular, it seems like it has become standard practice to turn any non black diamond trail into a dirt version of a paved road. Kind of seems like everything is either a flow trail/fire road or the gnar gnar these days...
katermurr Liked a bike check Marin Quake custom build
3/5/2026 9:57am
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hardbash Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/28/2026 3:09pm
Their current gen Reign aluminium frame doesn't hold up either. The chainstays have a little hole where the shifting cable should enter. That's where they like to start cracking. Also the quality control is bad on these frames in my opinion. Not cleanly pressed in bearings leaving edges in the bearing seats, bad alignment. They have stuff to improve on for the next generation, that's for sure
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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/28/2026 3:23pm Yeah, they've never been the burliest enduro bikes out there, that's for sure. I feel like the extra flex helps me more than it hurts, for off chambers and slippery conditions. I have a mulleted 2018 with a Cascade Link, and it's been pretty bulletproof for me but I'm more of a 'ride a big bike everywhere because it's comfortable'...
Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/27/2026 10:25pm I have a feeling the new Reign will use the same lower linkage setup as the new Reign Advanced E+. Hopefully the Aluxx frame is still available if that happens. I know on some other bikes with split seat tubes, they stopped making the AL version because they didn't hold up. As a bit of a Giant fanboy myself, the...
