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We can continue to talk about this over here to not derail this forum https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/frame-design But in my opinion there are benefits to a linkage driven single pivot design over a Horst link, depending on what you are looking for. The biggest consistent difference between Horst designs and ldsp is the anti-rise, where Horst link bikes are generally low (80% and below) and ldsp bikes are high ( above 100%) and each of those have their own merits. I love ldsp bikes, they tend to be playful, predictable, and consistent in feel and geometry, I'm designing a high ldsp DH...

Freeeeeeeride eeeeeeebike.

My 2023 Optic is purple.

If only that sweet purple paint job wasn't an extra $1000

Interesting to see that on both the new Trek XC bikes, they don't have crazy negative stems. One appears to have a two piece setup whereas the other is a one piece RSL edition.

You cannot make a living wrenching on bikes because it is so badly paid. You cannot afford bikes because they become so expensive. You cannot keep'em working in the long run because it makes very little economic sense. It's pretty effed up really

I'm overdue to write that Telum review, but in short it's phenomenal. If the damper is anywhere near as good as the shock, it will be unreal. I couldn't believe how much better my fork felt with the MRP Lift damper, so I'm totally down for a Vorsprung fork damper.

At least it has a removable battery, a feature that should be way more prevalent

Definitely a bar and stem combo

Probably the 2-Chainz "Super Enduro/DH" e-bike.

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.

What’ll you charge to find me a hybrid sienna or highlander?

And now for something entirely different - magnetorheological damper for MTB. Article in Czech: Grixi: z laboratoří VUT na trh míří budoucnost odpružení | DoleKOP.COM

It would be a total tragedy because we're finally in this utopia where you can have a quiver with totally mixed genre mtbs and be able to grab a wheel from any one in a pinch. (RaceFace or Hope hubs for 20mm conversion, tons of DH bikes now 148). I really don't plan to give that up even if the gains are more than marginal. At the end of the day it's all about no missed rides for me.

and then what...? On the edge of my seat to hear what comes next.

If any of those 2021/22 bike industry investors are looking to recover after getting crushed from the post-Covid sales slump, I have some mixed use commercial and residential properties that I'm putting on the market. **and yes Jeff, I realize this prop/facade joke isn't a fair apples-to-apples comparison for bike company valuations in 2021, like Rad Power estimated at $1.65 billion. But in hindsight... it sure feels like this.