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saskskier Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:49pm

Atherton just announced an e-bike will be released in 2026. Doing a three part series talking about development, but no pics released yet.

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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:48pm

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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:40pm

Same ATC keeping the same front front wheel will give same results. It's replacing the wheel to go with the fork where crown to ground matters. At least the way I understood it is that the 26" wheel is staying. As for Frenchies and trail bikes, not sure it applies to them as well, but there are people calling any bike that's meant to be pedalled uphill an XC bike.

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63expert Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:39pm

Rode my Hightower V2 three seasons in the bike park. Had a great time. Keep hearing “there’s nothing like riding a downhill bike”. I believed the hype and bought a V10.8 in 2024. They were right.

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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:39pm

If Team Robot had a bat signal, this would be it. After a bit of a rocky start (heh), the new thread has a higher class of tangents and derails. I like that.

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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:38pm

I think the French DH riders have it right when they just describe everything as either a DH bike or a trail bike. It's wild to me that people are thinking 150mm bikes are trail bikes now. I should be a bit more French.

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Evwan Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:37pm

Add Santa Cruz to the west coast mix. Lots of chunky / steep / fast stuff that merits a slacked out 170mm bike. Like yeah, I could ride a 26lb stumpjumper on those trails, but I'm having way more fun on a DH capable enduro rig. I don't think the enduro style of bike is going anywhere. It's more fun than a 150mm trail bike in a lot of scenarios.

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:32pm

Unfortunately all of those spots are hush hush, so I'm not at liberty to say. But they do exist if you meet the right people. The good news for people seeking rough trails in Oregon is that, with the dual combo of climate change and increased ridership that makes everything extra dry and blown out in summer, everywhere's getting rougher in Oregon all the time.

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StilPhone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:31pm

I'd agree there isn't really a gap, especially with Cascade doing their link which bumps the travel to 152/156 (27.5 has more). I've got an Enduro and one of my friends has a Stumpy 15 Ohlins - I've thought many times about how much I'd sacrifice making the change..

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johnvalley666 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:31pm

Gap between stumpjumper 15 and enduro? Between more than capable trail bike and an enduro bike? Didn't know there was a gap that needed filling.

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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:31pm

Considering it's a country that calls a group of states that are mostly in the east the "midwest", I believe you!

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ebikepartyshirt Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:30pm

Oregon isn't really representative of the riding on the West Coast when people talk about needing bigger bikes out here. Oregon is known for being smooth and flowy. BC and Washington are classic west coast in my books.

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Ob917 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:25pm

There are some flow jumpy trails out here for sure, but lots of very long chunky rock stuff. Big mountains with high speeds. Most of the US is flat in comparison. I rode Kanuga, rock creek, Bentonville, TX, Oregon and SanDiego this month. SanDiego is by far the chunkier. Of course any where you go you can ride whatever, but “most” of the US is flatter and smother in general. In my experience anyway I would not want to give up 10mm where I live I travel the country very often. Cheers

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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:24pm

I took my enduro bike out on my local XC loop the other day to test some things and it was slow, but boy was it comfortable. I use the enduro bike for a lot of things it isn't "necessary" for because it's easier on the body.

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ntm95 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:23pm

The main point to acknowledge is that there's little to no advantage to a shorter travel bike in these areas. I'm western alberta, and do most of my riding in BC. There's a geographical correlation there as well with the popularity of different manufacturer's geometry flavours, particularly in f/r ratios. You couldn't pay me enough money to ride a pivot here, but I'd happily use one in arizona.

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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:23pm

I think a 170mm Lyrik/36 makes a lot of sense for trail/enduro bikes, but having run a Lyrik and Zeb back to back on a mid power (~44 lb) 150/60 ebike, I think they'd run into issues with those getting used/spec'd on ebikes. Those extra 10-15 lbs of ebike weight coupled with say double the descending per ride adds up on the lighter chassis. And EMTB product managers love to spec Lyriks and 36s on 160mm ebikes to save a couple hundred grams of spec weight. That same Lyrik I have that felt too flexy on the Heckler SL feels...

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earleb Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:22pm

The previous gen Sight is about perfect balance of travel along with light yet burly. There were, and still are a ton of those being ridden on the Shore. With talk of the mid class bike making a comeback do we see the option for a 170mm Lyrik and 36 return?

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bnsleit Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

1/27/2026 9:22pm

I try new trails/features on my 175/180 for the added margin for error and come back on my 140/150 after I gain a little confidence on lines, braking points, compressions, etc. Then the 175/180 owns park duty the rest of the time *and 140/150 (sometimes a 147/160) is primary driver for everything else. Then there's the 208/180 mini mullet that's for manic park episodes, the hard tail when my ankles aren't sore enough, the fat bike to fight SAD, and the gravel bike for when all else fails. If I had to pick one, it would be the 140/150 but...

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