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Yes, and I'm one that believes we always need bikes like this Stumpy, the Fuel EX, and other "Tacoma/Camry" bikes for riders who want to simply get on their bike and have it ride well. My point was that it's underwhelming considering all the hype that was built around it. It's still a nice refresh over the old Stumpy and I hope to see how it rides at some point!

The new stumpy makes me extremely happy...about my current stumpy evo! Nothing about the new stumpy makes me "want" it. Even the side strut on the old evo adds a bit of character compared to the new one...

The first word that comes to mind is "underwhelming", especially for all the hype leading up to this launch.This is pretty standard trail bike geo, minus the fact that it stil has a sub 77 degree seat angle and the rear center could be considered short for a bike in 2024/25. That said, it's refreshing to see balanced reach with tall stack on a bike in this travel category but that's still nothing earth shattering considering other manufacturers are also starting to do this. My initial opinion is that they're leaning on the proprietary shock alone to set this bike...

Some bikeshop listed lyrik ultimate with new rockshox charger 3.1 https://www.fanatikbike.com/products/rockshox-lyrik-ultimate-29-charger… CHARGER 3.1 We updated the plumbing through the Low Speed Compression circuit to make the oil’s easy-flow path even easier, allowing more oil to flow through the LSC when the adjuster is set to Open. 68% more oil flow, to be exact. This means less compression damping, so you can hold onto traction and control to mute low-speed trail noise. ​ ​During testing, our World Cup racers requested more high-speed damping for an even more supportive ride on the fastest tracks. We increased the size of the High Speed...

Another thought on Flight Attendant: by putting FA on World Cup DH bikes, they're facing the ultimate programming and hardware challenge. I think there's actually a lot of trickle down benefit from putting FA on Luca Shaw's bike, Troys, Vali's, etc. Because of the speeds and forces at play, they're getting real world race data that's much more violent then XC or even Enduro, and being forced to refine their programming and sensors to determine what's essential, what's unhelpful, and what's possible. If SRAM can make it work there, it can kinda work anywhere. This is of course assuming they're...

Well, Brosnan IS impressive. And so is Loic. And Finn. Everyone’s jumping to conclusions about electronic suspension after a single race. The entire season will tell if this is noise or signal. The five riders up top could been the top 5 no matter what. Great race, but we didn’t see anything special. Dak threw down a heater. Yup, he’s capable of that. Brosnan, Finn, and Loic put down better times. Yup, they’ve done that before. Loic stomped everyone and looked like a textbook doing it. Yup, he’s done that without electronics, too. You could argue that Luca being back...

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I was out at the Scottish National Champs this weekend and spotted Joe Connell on a prototype Privateer DH bike. Looks like a custom link?

Ridin' these world cups All alone God takes your stack You're on your own The Mondraker flies straight A perfect line Raise your bar height Until you die

Seems about right, got rid of spacers and went to high rise bars.

Pretty sure those bars make it absolutely clear who's post it is, but here's the link if there's any remaining doubt: https://www.instagram.com/stories/daknorton/3355595831867180463/