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storm.racing Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/2/2026 1:37pm
Would you be willing to share @Vorsprung ? I know he's pretty transparent on all that and has shared some thoughts about Avy stuff in the past
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marzbomber888 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/1/2026 10:27am
Back to rumors I lost the pic but a while back (like October? There was Nina Hoffman on an alloy test bike that clearly had the VPP lower shock and a dual crown that was a nomad mega tower Bronson act look a like. I’d have to say it’s prolly not going away from VPP on long travel stuff. We technically should be in development time for the next v10 as well. (Usually 2nd color way means next version is on its way to being made). As long as they keep putting the same workmanship into the next bike they...
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oghunt Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
2/1/2026 10:26am
I’ve heard the new Ibis ebike will have modular dropouts as well. Been told think HD6 with some geo tweaks like taller stack
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MockHick Liked a bike check Stanton Switch9er FS
1/30/2026 10:00pm
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piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 10:00pm
Toe overlap.
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 9:59pm
Horst links with vertical shocks are the lightly used mop water of mountain biking.
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piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 8:15pm
SC to be Specialized will work out about as well as Norco or Rocky trying to be Canadian SC. (what Forbidden is) If we must evolve into crab link on SC at least we may get more aluminum models like we did with the Vala? In no world ever could I justify the entry level alloy Levo over the $6k Vala AL.
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seanfisseli Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 8:15pm
Made a modular bike thread so we can dig deeper: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/modular-bikes-evolution-or-devoluti…
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/30/2026 11:46am
As far as I know, the Nomad and the longer travel bikes are going to remain VPP for the foreseeable future. The new Tallboy is not really any lighter than the last Gen either, and the whole thing doesn't make sense. I've thought that Pon has been sticking their fingers into their brands a lot recently, not just SC, but GT, cervelo, and Cannondale, and it isn't going to work out for them. They're trying to set up SC as their answer to Specialized, turning them into similar scale brands, but it just won't work.
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isack Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 9:43pm
Crab
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Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:51pm
Wondering what Transition changes for v3. Do they make the Spur a little more XC by dropping weight? It seems like if they go the other direction they’re encroaching on Smuggler territory.
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:49pm
VPP is 4 bar Lets be frank here one of the biggest reasons they (and Intense) bought VPP was because Specialized had the Horst patent.
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iknoweverything Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:49pm
New overpriced crank from Atherton https://www.athertonbikes.com/a-gr-ti-crank.html?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm…
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ARonBurgundy Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:48pm
Hopefully lighter, too! I really liked the Tallboy, but it weighed basically the same as my Hightower.
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senorbanana Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:48pm
Don't know if this was mentioned. New tallboy is no longer VPP, 140 130mm
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Onawalk Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:48pm
Hear me out, If you want a slightly shorter reach on the XL, and more stack, well sweetheart, just run 30mm of spacers under your stem and youre there.... Then you can get over your angst of high rise bars on a mountain bike
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Nobble Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
1/29/2026 4:46pm
It’s BS that eewings are so expensive and yet don’t come with a lifetime warranty IMO. If they’re billing them as a “buy it for life” crankset then they should back that up with a warranty. I have heard of at least one person bending them.
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