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Id bet money she's not the only one in the household making the switch...

I wanna know who the hell is downvoting Fugazi.

Also, update on #frecklegate. He's playing hard to get.

New gt race team in nz, riders yet to be officially announced but i know who two of them are. Bit of a development team to get riders prepared for the future

Too true. All the YouTuber trail narcs & Strava KOM lorders have to brag to the world for the clicks. Even if a team rig rolls up...without the narcs, you'd still have to find it, test it out and do work to get to and from. DH trails are dead now though. "Trinidad" and all the others are now the domain of the SurRon urban vape douches and their next IG reel featuring ASAP Rocky and their comments to outraged locals of "you seem turnt bruh. chill"

Looks like a Fezzari

Hopefully this means Kyle Strait has found a frame sponsor after being collateral damage due to the CRC wiggle debacle.

"Well the tech rumors thread keeps getting derailed and I like kinematics as much as anyone else so figured I’d start a thread on it." Here ya go: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/kinematics?page=0

“Dont open this can of worms again.” *proceeds to swiftly open it*

I'm not sure.....supposedly, the updated Ripmo was already set to launch and they opted to hold it back. (likely to clear excess inventory) Ibis currently shows 25% off factory sales on Ripmo, Ripley, and Exie. Normally, that would mean clearing the way for new models. However, these days I honestly don't know if it means anything...

Looks like we won't be seeing updated full models for at least a year, more likely 2+. Ripley V4 dropped in 2019. If they're releasing this rear triangle without a whole new bike, V5 is likely at least a year off. Meaning 2025.... 6 (or more) years for a model, un-changed. You didn't ever see that from the ~2010-2022 timeframe when bikes were constantly being updated and changed with the latest and greatest. As I said, evolution is slowing down a ton. For engineering reasons, but also being made worse by the market hurting badly.

I'm pretty sure Loic studied mechanical engineering in university, as well

Kind of a bummer they didn't get the HD6's new lines.

The only difference I see is UDH and new colors.

It’s not a full top out clunk, it’s more like the ghost of one in certains situations, like picking the bike up while walking it. It’s not a factor in proper riding situations (like a jump for example).

Extreme Racing Shox or EXT is an Italian suspension supplier with roots in motorsports, where the brand found success working with legendary racers like Sebastien Loeb who dominated the World Rally Championship for years aboard his Citroens. In 2014, EXT decided to try their hand at making products for mountain bikes as well, and brought over many of the technologies and the expertise they have been developing over the years. When the company launched their first suspension fork in 2021, we were impressed with the performance although we noted at the time that it required quite a bit of effort...

It's almost February. WTH are teams still playing footsie with "secret" new signings?