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So... the new Altitude is using (Not actually) VPP and the new Vala is using Smooth link

I for one welcome our new crustacean overlords. TEAM CRAB

6 bar = king crab

So Horst Link = Crab Link Linkage Driven Single Pivot = Faux Crab Link High Pivot = Spider Crab Link Single Pivot = Rock Crab Link VPP & DW = Blue crab Link Hardtail = Lobster

BikeYoke did a limited edition dropper with a silver lower tube, now PNW has taken it up a notch with a silver stanchion as well: https://www.pnwcomponents.com/collections/ltd-dropper-posts/products/th…

Not sure if this was caught by anyone else, but Open might have just leaked some details on a new Shimano derailleur while promoting a new gravel frame of theirs? https://opencycle.com/blog/new-direction-for-up-and-upper

Good eye. I got excited about the shock and cropped the dropper… amateur hour. Here’s the full photo with the dropper

These knobs give me Manitou vibes

Spotted this in the wild. Any ideas? New super deluxe ultimate?

Heavier* 300g more than fox + 500g Countershox + 1500g front tire makes for a burly front end.

Got to ride my countershox today for the first time: There‘s definitely a noticeable change in how the front end rides and tracks, not comparable to anything I could achieve with suspension setup or something else. The front wheel is in contact with the ground a lot more times and it takes the harsh impact out of big compressions. Only did a couple runs but keen to try it more over full days when arm pump becomes an issue. I want to try to make a mount for the rear swingarm to try how it feels on the unsprung mass...

remember that Boss came out with new suspension the other day? well it seems like they want to make brakes as well

"We know our e-bike customers don't care or even know what VPP is so here's a bike that says SANTA CRUZ on it." (Am I too cynical?)

Everyone -"SC are just so boring and generic these days" Santa Cruz-"Hold my protein meal replacement shake"

I'll just leave it here.

No this looks like a full power Bosch Gen 5 bike as per Norco's post on IG, but it is still strange as they just released a Sight/Range VLT...maybe they're moving away from 60lbs carbon eMTBs ? Another angle of the new SC, I believe you can see a pivot, but still not fully clear.

No Supa Boost ™, frame storage, lifetime warranty, option for a 130mm mullet, and reasonable frame only price. Bravo Devinci!

Seems like a great option. I would have taken no storage over the weight penalty it no doubt comes with….still, great price for a made in Canada frame.

This forum always beats the embargoes ^^^ I love it haha But yes, Devinci has launched the new Troy (150/160mm) and Troy ST (130/140mm). Gone are carbon frames, replaced by hand-made aluminum frames coming out of Devinci's factory in Chicoutimi, Canada. Compared to the outgoing Troy (140/150mm), the new models give riders a more defined intended use while still representing a sign of the more-travel-more-capable times—the ST retains many of the geometry numbers of the previous model, while the Troy is now slacker, has more travel, and comes with mixed wheels. Devinci is leaning hard into the 'premium alloy frames...