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No one cares... but I'm going to post it anyway. I'm 6'2", I like a 490-500mm reach and I like a 445-450 chainstay to pair with that reach. That range depends on the HTA and front center, but I can be happy with a bit shorter CS with a bit less reach or a bit steeper head tube angle. The Vala's (and the bullit) look pretty close to spot on for me, I quite like those geo figures on my XL v6 nomad. That's not to say that I don't also enjoy a short chainstay on the right bike... but...

Back when I was young and much faster, in 2011 when short chainstays were all the rage, I had the gen 2 Coilair Magic link. It had like 470mm chainstays or something (thats really long for a 26" bike from 15 years ago). I was faster on it for my local DH track that had lots of steep, loose shale where the 3 min DH segment had average speeds above 25 mph. It was faster for me than my DH bike at the time, despite the Kona having some really crappy tires on it. However, that same Kona was noticeably...

Yeah - Some new Moto suspension from Intend. Sliding bushings in the front fork, and a newly developed air+coil rear shock. Shock only recommended for people above 85kg. Also modular shock mount, so you can swap between regular eyelet and trunnion mount, cool idea. Limited to 10 pieces, seems like they are already sold out. But we can hope they start selling the rear shock in the future, but in their normal colors. Seems like a lot of work to develop a full cnc'd one piece shock housing, and having springs made+speced by Eibach for 10 shocks. https://www.intend-bc.com/shop/moto/?v=efad7abb323e

Titan is technically 5 years old and is still such an amazing bike you can happily ride it for years to come. But something new has to be cooking, last week they were selling off frames on their US store with something like 50% discount... Just hope they are not moving into the "companies be shutting down" thread, you cant be really sure in theese uncertain times 🤐

Towers are not tall enough. Said to be a new 32”. Going to be called MegaSkyScraper. Remember me as I just leaked the companies biggest news. Theyre coming for me.

Your chin is the mudguard now 🤷‍♂️

Cane creek joins the upside down party.

In theory, if your pinch bolts don't ever slip then the torsional rigidity added by the axle would be a function of OD and ID. All the hex buys you is the assurance that it can never slip.

As somebody who's tested this variable back to back on the same chassis (not two totally different forks), the juice wasn't worth the squeeze. Maybe we need to do a fork stiffness deep dive like the excellent frame compliance analysis Burney did. But in short, forks also have roll and wag. Everyone usually thinks of only wag and they test it with the wheel between the legs, but I'd argue this is only a valid indicator of stiffness during full braking on dry pavement. In this situation, the hex axle can offer a small benefit in reducing wag, but in...

This looks like a good way to get rid of the vulnerable pull link that was hanging out under the BB on the last version of the Demo prototype. But I'm surprised to hear it has "pretty high anti-rise," and I'm also curious what numbers you think are pretty high, aka above or below 100% Specialized has been on the very very low AR program for a long time, in the 40-60% range on the Demo, Enduro, and Stumpjumper for years and years. I would be shocked if they went above 100% on the new Demo, and that would represent...

Similar to the Enduro patent drawing found a while back...

Here is what I drew up, it has a pretty high anti-rise, axle path is rearwards for around 2/3rds of the travel. all the fun stuff

Possibly related, in the recent MBR video about the new Levo, there is this foam model next to the one of the designer's desks: In the (possibly relevant) rendering above the models, it looks to be a bike with a single crown:

It's pseudo technical babble and not a tech rumor.

you must be someone important... that was a quick turnaround for your request ; ).

There are a few people who I eagerly await pre-season race footage of, top of the list is Loic and based on his recent story I'd say we aren't disappointed. New/Raw brake calipers, possibly uncovered rear shock finally, new chainstay, new/kinked seat tube? There's too much and yes I am hoping someone posts the screenshots for me.

Yes, it looks like Praxis is using the same/a very similar shifting system as the Vyro shifting chainring, but they've packaged it in a gearbox. The Praxis gearbox looks awesome if it works. As others have mentioned, the old Honda derailleur-in-a-box system was the king of efficiency and mechanical simpliciaty, but limited by the size of a cassette that you could fit in the box. This system from Praxis looks like a way to fit more gear range into a more compact space by routing them in series. Super cool. Chains are a billion times more efficient than my last...

I can't figure out why anyone making an inverted fork in 2025, especially a single crown inverted fork, wouldn't use the Manitou hex axle to add torsional stiffness. The patent is expired and it adds almost no weight. I imagine a 15mm hex axle is significantly stiffer in torsion than a round 20mm axle, and doesn't require a new front hub. Especially if you're already doing pinch bolts, you can do it the way the Dorado has been doing it since 2002? It's so simple! We'd finally settled on Boost 15mm as a trail bike front hub, and now it's...

Intend are going to seem like a bargain when Fox reveal that pricing of that bad boy