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We all think radials roll slower because that's what Schawbe told us

But, but, but... To do that you have to stand up to climb, which apparently is too hard for people to do nowadays.

Unfortunately, it seems like new Saint isn't close to releasing yet, at least as far as my Shimano Tech Rep knows. It's funny because that derailleur Goldstones on looks really close to being production ready and the cranks have been around forever. The brakes (I'm assuming they're new saint, the ones with the caliper that looks a bit like a maven caliper) definitely don't look production ready so they'll probably wait to drop the whole thing as a set. I would think a year out at least.

One of my Local bikeshops posted a blacked out silhouette asking what bike we think it is on Instagram. This should be coming out anytime now since shops have it in hand

People have been saying gearboxes are the future for what, a decade now or more? I think they are really cool and innovative, but they aren't going to see widespread adoption or replacement of current drivetrains. They are heavier and less efficient, the frame also has to be built around it, which means if you don't want it for some reason, that frame is out for you. They are more complicated to maintain, shops don't have the expertise to deal with them widely across regions, and do the smaller brands like Pinion have the facility to deal with large scale...

All the reviewers who rode that bike (Priority) said it was a slog to ride, but got slightly better over time with miles put on so the gears break in. I wonder if there's a reason that Pinion doesn't pre break-in their gearboxes before shipping them out. It would likely make the consumer experience much better.

my attempt at a palete cleanser to get this forum back on track. Scott XC team is wearing some new interesting looking helmets. Caught my eye is this weekend. Is the black piece another attempt at the canyon breakaway helmet, is it just a fancy sunglass holder, maybe aero? Couldn't find a great photo but its odd looking.

Probably just means they haven’t spent much time dialing them in and maybe only recently got to ride production frames.

very weird indeed, shame there's no more bike checks and stuff like that from the enduro

No Lycra here. All XC and downcountry all the time since I'm in the midwest of the US. Pedaling matters 100% of the time to me. It doesn't matter to you and that's cool. Most people on mountain bikes (not ebikes) do some amount of pedaling where they'd find themselves less happy if their experience pedaling were noticeable made worse. Remember, Vital's forum is where the most enthusiastic of the enthusiasts hang out. The MOST obsessed enthusiasts who are often pushing themselves and their gear to greater and greater heights in the pursuit of mountain bike progression and achievement are...

I just saw one of the Pinkbike guys riding one at Sun Peaks today so this is probably coming out very soon.

It has cable ports don’t worry, it’s not axs only

Because all the reviews of the Yeti 6-bar ebikes talked about how great the suspension system worked. This is the first time that you'll be able to get it without a motor.

As questioned above. Can it be set up for cable actuated shifting without lots of ugly zip-ties?

Dang that looks production and incredibly sick 😯 Say that Vital had access to know more about this bike, what would you want to know? ( hypothetically speaking

Looks like it can be mullet or 29 via a flip chip

Yes that's the part I was thinking of ... seems like the only plausible reason for the cut out there. But you're right, the exit port on the right side of the front triangle is missing ... at least it´s not at the same place as the one for the brake hose on the left, that would not make a lot of sense. We´ll see when they drop the official news.