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That thing actually rode great and while they were out demoing them at the local shuttle spot regularly to try and gain traction, even though it had lots, like all linkage bikes, nope. Just too extreme when people have an idea of what they like. Everyone is also big on those pedals if they have them. They're weighed low so they self level and have a ton of grip.

Some our local rippers / engineers came up with a very unique "axle-less" pedal. Machined here in Calgary, Alberta and testing in the rocky mountains. They use a big ol 6902 bearing for spinny duties. The pendulum (drop pedal) is super interesting. Void pedals (traditional flat) Pendulum pedals (12mm drop) "Our platform sits 12mm below the center of the axle. Most pedals place the platform 5mm or more above the center of the axle. This effectively lowers the rider's center of mass 17mm or more offering a significant stability, and control. During sudden decelerations, the pedal acts as a pendulum...

Paul Aston is asking for Lewis owners to contact him about any wandering bite issues they have.

You must either have a vivid mind or a great inability to read and comprehend, I haven’t said “Lewis is shit” I said, at a similar price point, why would one get some knockoff brakes ( despite the good quality and “improvements” these are effectively Trickstuff knockoffs ) when you can get a real brake, no copy, properly made, like Hope. In this example we have a British company operating for years, with knowledge and cheap and mostly easy to find spare parts, Vs a newer company with a sketchy background and business strategy, you do you. I had the...

Dude, don't give them any new ideas.😁 P.S.

Yup. And they were told to not be a copy cat again before release but apparently ignored it. Copying arguably the best brake on the market and even doing improvements AND then iterating on them with more improvements is one thing. Blindly copying the most well known CNC crank on the market that is not even the best design for. A crank is just pure laziness... I was in the give the benefit of doubt camp before this release, now there is no helping them.

Atherton A150 and A200 “soon”

This sounds cheezy so bear with me but I just wanted to say thank you for the great conversations here so far. I’ve already learned some new things and it’s got me pumped. If even one person learns something new from this, then this whole article was worth the effort. With discussions like this, we can spark great ideas and figure out how to make bikes better for everyone, faster. There are so many smart people here and I don’t see any reason why we can’t collaborate to figure out the next big steps for mountain biking progress. 🤘 And...

How do you like the steel front end on the session? Did you ride it with stock front end? I think the session is damn near perfect from a suspension kinematics perspective and I imagine the steel front end improves that. I may need to source a rear end to follow your path. I know Adam. He made some bits for my bike too. Rad guy. My bike from The Freedom Machine. We tried to keep the rear as stiff as we could while avoiding belt etc on this bike. We made the pivot very stiff and brace up to...

Can you post a photo of your bike? This was my project last winter with Adam Prosise (Formally from REEB ) Steel front end, stock Trek aluminum rear end with some compliance mods. Also matched with Dorado Pro. I'll some data that can show the rear lateral accelerations and torsional movement.

Looks like we have been fooled. They announced new stem, rocksteady V2 cranks, and blackline forks in stock. But no new of coil shock

Mmm, al dente tubes for crab links

Let's stop arguing about boiling points and get back to rumors. I go by which mineral oil tastes the best anyways.

Back to rumors. Check out this shock. Looks like a new coil shock from Intend…

Zink Bikes is dropping a new 27.5” model, I have no clue on geo and specs but this is what I’ve gleamed from ocbikeworks on Insta so far. “150 travel and it’s possible to run 26” in the back, but all the material shared with us suggests it’s meant for 27.5 without any mods. $1650 retail for the frame.” And like all shops they hook up the discount on parts to build it up. Has me intrigued for sure.

Check the hashtag… 🤔

The Vaia features floating bushings. That should make the biggest differnce other then ridefeel. Would be interesting for sure!