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I agree 100%. Okay, this probably isn't true for a brand like Kavenz, which is a small niche brand targeting a small niche market. But when big brands like Trek drop multiple product lines in favor of one "Swiss Army bike," it's hard for me to read that as anything other than a cost-cutting measure and/or market hedge for the manufacturer. Ditto for a medium-sized brand like Orbea, who's able to amortize their DH bike development costs by selling heaps of enduro and ebikes on that same Rallon platform, instead of just selling a handful of dedicated DH bikes.

Hear me out, double flex pivots. Why have one flex pivot emulating a four-bar, when we can have TWO flex pivots emulating a six-bar.

Wow very thorough and insightful!!!! Kavenz really get it. Would love to ride one of their bikes. What’s your favorite thing about your bike?

Still not understanding this assumption that it has to be changed regularly. Maybe someone needs a long travel bike. Buys a bike, and then has to relocate for work. Moves to a place with less-sick trails. Orders a link and has a bit more responsive bike. Or maybe you want a short travel kavenz now but then you realize later that your enduro has too short of chainstays. Sure you could buy another bike but why not just modify the bike you have? To me, modular bikes allow for future flexibility and adaptability. They also let someone buy a bike...

That’s what I’m saying!!! Some people will just want an enduro Rallon. Some will just want a DH rallon. But some of us want freak bikes that lie somewhere in the middle. And until that superenduro category grows, modular bikes let people craft their own rig. I also want to see more bikes that have modular dropouts for different CS lengths, different adjustments for kinematics, etc. that fasterossa bike is sick with it’s different shock mounting travel adjustments, and it looks to be sick in every setup…

I guess the question is how picky are you? No disrespect intended, but I think this forum is an assembly of the nitpickiest nitpickers in the world when it comes to brake lever feel and power. The new XT and XTR brakes are totally adequate for mountain biking and ebikes, and if you need more power, you can pair them with a big thick rotor (like a 220mm/2.0mm SRAM HS2). However, they are less powerful than some of their newest competitors* (Maven Ultimates, TRP DHR EVO, Hope Tech4 V4, etc), and the lever feel is less crisp than the classic...

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.

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

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

According to Omakacycle " The free stroke is shorter, and the post-bite lever travel is the same as the stock Maven." I agree with you though, it doesn't add up. I used TRP levers on maven calipers and the free stroke was quite long. I don't see how the radic lever would be any different as the master cylinder is the same size (9mm).

Manitou has selected this particular paint scheme to make it so German U-boats will be unable to accurately estimate Manitou riders' speed and heading.

GET OUT

that new orbea RS e-bike has the new fox float x2 live valve neo equipped

Soooooo, anyone got any rumors or should we rename the thread to "Hot takes and arguing"...?

We’ve been testing EXT products for quite a few years by now, and we’ve always been impressed by their performance and “trail feel”. There were of course teething problems with some of the early versions, like the overly harsh tunes and air spring setups of the first ERA forks or noisy, clunky rebounds on the first generations of the Storia shocks. EXT has learned a lot since those days, and the current crop of products is nothing short of excellent. When the company launched the Vecta, they stated that it was built by “recycling” some aspects of previous designs...

I have designed a 40mm rise, 25mm reach for 35 handlebars for my 29" modified Intense M9 not long ago😜 I do it for the love of the game, maybe we can work together on something? We can end up designing something custom and having it made there in the land of the free (?)