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Wasn't there some talk a while back about connecting the two sides of the fork for some reason? What if the holes are for a piece of tubing to connect the two sides through the arch, which could then be covered by a cover over the hollow arch?

I get that! There isn’t a lot of those automotive shops in Switzerland so my view is a bit biased. I use Bionol from Trickstuff for all Mineral-Oil Brakes (literally almost can’t get out of date), never had any issues. Some DOT systems tend to need a bleed every couple of rides, at least that’s my experience. If you don’t bleed brakes yourself, that’s pretty annoying. Having worked at multiple Bike-Shops and now working for a manufacturer, the picture is definitely „hands-off“ everything DOT related. Thanks for elaborating. Nevertheless I hope Hayes will at least update the freestroke adjustment. That...

AFAIK it's not being driven by performance but by upcoming EU regulations right?

Why exactly? I personally don’t mind dot but, at least in Switzerland, Dot is a dealbreaker for most customers even more for shops. And I do kind of get it. If you look at TRP and the Mavens, I also think manufacturers figured out how to make brakes work fine on Mineral-Oil. Imo it would be great if more manufacturers moved to it and customers would be less hesitant to try other brands. There is a common joke in the industry in Switzerland: How do you bleed a DOT brake properly? Take it off and put a Mineral-Oil break on...

An updated SID ultimate chassis that goes up to 130mm and is charger 3.1 damper compatible

regarding yeti, the current switch infinity bikes use standard bearings. but looking forward to the sixfinity bikes, since the ebikes got raving reviews. after upgrading from a sb150 to a sb160 i swore that i would ride it till eternity… but if done right i might give in on them, if they don‘t raise the prices even more from the sb160 😅

You can probably replace both of those screws yourself with stainless steel ones

Hayes updating the dominions. Honestly I wish they would keep the feel and power as it is but move to Mineral-Oil. Just to win over the masses. I‘ve been loving mine so much and I didn’t even touch that bleedkit for three years. I hesitate to buy new ones for another project though, because I feel like they got too be updated, given the fact they are on the market for already quite a bit. If they don’t change to Mineral-Oil I would love to see tool free freestroke adjust and bleedport/crosshairadj.-screws that don’t rust. That and maybe more cable...

I am guessing Lightweight Chassis up to 130mm Travel… For one, I heard rumours but also it makes the most sense, since that is what really is missing in their lineup. Idk how big of a market this is, especially for a brand that predominantly focuses on aftermarket. Like does, let’s say Öhlins sell a lot of their XC stuff? I live under the impression that XC riders rather have the exact same setup as a pro instead of custom building or swapping out components 🤷🏼‍♂️

There is no reason to make a cast "mockup" that doesn't have all the features just to check dimensions. Every detail on the tooling can affect dimensions so you want to have the tool as final as possible and then make corrections. Adding bracing later will affect the bridge and by proxy possibly the lower to twist differently, will require different material amount to fill the void, etc., essentially making a new part. The two holes being breather holes, possibly but they are in a weird place to be able to reach them. I'd kinda think they might be there...

Sadly I think those days are over. Frames are being beefed up to handle loads and in frame storage. Horses for courses.

My biggest gripe with Switch Infinity is all the weird bearing size they use. Afaik the V1 SB150 and Sb130 were worse with all the extended inner race bearing that mean you can only get the replacement from Enduro or Yeti. The current V2 switch has more aftermarket option but still MR17287 and double row bearing (3802 and 398 in v2 linkage) limits a lot aftermarket option.

Just a quick note about the SB120's Switch Infinity lube maintenance: It's a 20 minute job from standing inside my house and realizing it needs to be done to finishing up and putting the torque wrench away. That hasn't felt like too big of a timesuck every 100 hours. Plus, the bike feels sick. The Sixfinity looks to be super interesting, too. I wonder if it'll make its way to the rest of the bikes. A lot of people around the ol' internet have said things hinting at some crazy amount of maintenance required for the Switch Infinity. I haven't...

Wishes for 2026: Looking to buy a light trail bike in coming months so hopefully one of those 3 happens: New SC Tallboy gen6, hoping for frame weight under 6lbs / 2700g, travel increase to 140mm front /130mm rear wouldn't bother me too much but would prefer it to stay at 130/120mm Yeti SB120 with sixfinity suspension, I have no interest at all for their switch infinity system that require proprietary bearings and frequent maintenance. A switch to sixfinity would likely mean heavier frame weight but could accept it for the suspension performance boost. Light trail Ibis, be it a...

Those 2 bigger holes in the crown look like they are connected to the lowers so might be some sort of bleeder valve. Their current lowers are made by SR Suntour, but I can't guess as to why there is not bracing on these ones. I'd guess they're just mockups to finalise and check dimensions. The 4 smaller holes (vertical in the pic) are probably just for mounting a mudguard.

Coil Spring and a simple damper (compression & rebound), weight should be similar to the podium even though it’s coil.

The stock links are identical between the two bikes so this was suppose to work all along. Hence the part numbers are BH-xxxx. Only just got around to verifying clearance recently though. But yeah exact same changes for the Hightower as with the Bronson. Glad you like it!

Can confirm running a Bronson Cascade link on the V4 Hightower is working great fwiw

Makes a lot of sense with the knowledge from the dh project chasing the Gates belt money. I’m guessing Avinox v2 based on the battery hype in the first video and the “release” date.

They're really going after their core demographic now, hah !