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sure. from now on, we'll do something like that.

Can we at least get a [post deleted for embargo reasons] or something, as a placeholder? It would make the forum threads a lot less confusing. Your backend is in php right? I'd do it for free!

i added to my post above with more clarification, FYI. IMO it doesn't come down to shimano (or any brand launching a product) being the problem in this case. they have a launch coming up (they said, june 5). they have to get their product and info in the right places before the launch. it's a kook or two at these places (OE, shops, brands, media, who knows) who are posting things they don't have a right to post. if shimano asks vital to remove stuff but not other outlets, it must mean our viewers are actually important 🤣

The shock is "live" on the US Ext website: https://extusa.bike/products/ext-vecta $325 cheaper than the Storia V4. Euro pricing on the V4 is similar, so it will probably be around the same €750-775 in euros as well.

From the other site.. could this be the new hope calliper? Looks to have a different bleed port.

We had a request for clarification pop up on the post, here's the answer from Öhlins with some more details around the changes being discussed in the press release above: The new surface treatment has reduced friction, and the compression damping base tune has been backed off a little. As a result, the fork feels softer. To compensate, the spring curve has been made a little bit more progressive, through the addition of spacers in the ramp-up chamber (yes, it's still the same, 3-chambner design). The "booster" they mention is some kind of insert or spacer that reduces the volume...

edit because of time zones: June 5th in Japan = June 4th in USA Shimano just publicly announced that they're opening the kimono on Jun 5th.

While we wait for the suspension news from Italy, here's some suspension news from Sweden :-) https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/ohlins-unveils-new-rxf38-m-… https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/ohlins-unveils-new-ttxair-m…

bro, I'm no detective. But I'm pretty sure it's an EXT coil shock

They're just copying srams retarded decision to tuck the hoses up against the bars as though we're all roadies that are going to integrate them into our bars and headsets. I thought we'd effectively communicated to manufacturers that we didn't want that shit but Shimano is late to the party and has misread their customers once again. So now we get more cable rub and noise from both the major brands, unless you're a weirdo who buys Scott I guess. Gives everyone else a little more motivation to explore other options.

They are the new XT/XTR's

I was an engineer on Felt's 6-bar link bikes and found it to be an immense PITA to work with. I don't feel it offers any advantages over other multilinks, different but not better. The extra parts inevitably weigh more, flex more, cost more, and present more opportunities for failure. Though it is possible to make good bikes with a 6-bar link, the experience motivated me to develop the most minimal multilink suspension I could devise.

Small nerd correction: what Orbea is doing is really smart because they can make the same (or more) number of SKUs but reduce their CAPEX (mold investments & tooling) significantly. Hypothetically, they can make 10 DH models and 10 Enduro models (lots of SKUs) but from a "single" mold investment and different metal links (reduced CAPEX). This is very challenging for Orbea because they have to essentially plan 2 different bikes in the same mold set up. More has to be figured out (compared to making separate DH and separate Enduro bikes) before they go to tooling. We do a...

This is a very elegant solution and makes perfect sense in the economics of product development.

New propain tyee just launched about an hour ago. Interesting to see both Ochain and Trickstuff brakes come as oem. Its this the first bike to come with Trickstuff from factory? I know there was a scott scale in limited numbers if that counts, otherwise I cant think of one. https://www.propain-bikes.com/en/product/bikes/enduro/tyee-cf/

https://www.orbea.com/pl-en/equipamiento/spare-parts/cat/shock-brckt-dh…

Not sure if i has already been discusses, but Pirrion seems to run a non production Supreme. Current supreme has the Brake and axle on the SS this one has it on the CS. Not sure how this will affect kinematics

I don’t think you get it Dave. We are going to revolutionize fork manufacturing on this forum without ever having visited a factory or even talking to a designer or engineer about the myriad of factors that affect the design and manufacture of said forks.

RS probably flows 5x more free product to bros than Intend sells in a year. Scale not even on the same planet.