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Turns out it's from a Chinese company called Extention Bicycles. https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_jnanxdzI/?r=nametag&img_index=2

100% Agree. Imagine walking into your local bike shop wanting to update your aging mondraker enduro bike. - Hello, I'm looking for a new enduro bike. - Ah yes, take a look at this Foxy. - No, sorry I must not have been clear, I want an enduro bike, like 160mm of travel, not a trail bike. -Foxy it is! Oh well, we call it the superfoxy now and it is 170/160mm. -Oh ok, sorry I didn't keep up with the name changes, but can I still get a Dune? -Of course sir, right this way, 170/165mm hard hitter, beautiful...

VitalMTB's The Inside Brine podcast, coming soon.

That's really smart to make a one-size-fits-all nomenclature for tunes across your product lines. I love that. Thanks for explaining.

Correct. I helped lay out the new tune names etc. We had the issue where a M tune on a Super Deluxe did not match the M tune on a Deluxe and that did not match the M tune on VIVID... Also- we had a shock with extra L1, L2, L3 and L4 tunes (in addition to normal L, M and H), they were not spaced evenly and no one could remember if L1 was lighter or heavier than a L2 tune. So we went to numbers that meant something on the dyno. We wanted OEMs to be able to...

So, it sounds like the consensus view is that the Formula CTS valves (at least the ones pictured in the teardown article of the Selva fork) ARE a simple orifice damper that uses different-sized holes and different hole configurations in the changeable donut-shaped piston as the source of damping. The single shim is likely only there are a one-way check valve to prevent flow through the piston in the opposite direction, and the shim is NOT there as a way to generate damping force in the primary flow direction. So it's a dead simple mechanical system. Bigger holes = less...

For RockShox, the list of available tunes is available on the shock's service page. For instance here's the Vivid Ultimate: https://www.sram.com/en/service/models/rs-vivd-ult-c1 You can find the shim layouts in the tuning guide: https://www.sram.com/globalassets/document-hierarchy/tuning-manuals/roc… For Fox, you can find similar info on the shock's parts & drawings page. For instance here's the Float X2: https://tech.ridefox.com/bike/parts-drawings/2863/float-x2-part-informa…

A classic.

Came for the tech rumors, stayed for the Team Robot Felt Decree press release memories.

Gratifying to see the 31.8 aluminum handlebar hold up so well against the new stuff in rigorous testing. (As opposed to forum opinions such as my own!) Thanks for all the work that went into this.

OG grom! Good to see him back on the bike.

or maybe THE UNION gets 7-figure funding since they're doing better than most of the full factory teams 🤩

@Jonathon Simonetti for reference, could you add scores for the aluminum Deity Blacklabel bar's on your personal ride?