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I saw this up close maybe nine months ago while on a work trip to NZ. It’s a pretty good bit of industrial design. They’ve embraced the full moto, and to my eye kind of pulled it off in a way that works. I don’t think they go on sale until the MGU early adopter exclusivity expires. It’s crying out for a sweet USD fork to embrace that aesthetic.

Remember the show Iron Chef, where the chefs had 60 minutes to whip something up and whatever didn't come out just right had to be served anyway? The food was usually pretty good, but the presentation sometimes missed the mark. That's how some of my writing is (at best) going to go in the coming months (or even years). My life has changed immensely over the last 12 months, and the time I have for side quests is now significantly limited. When I say I have an hour to do something, that's probably all I have. Much of my Substack...

New Specialized Enduro will drop early summer of 2027. It will come specced with a genie zeb fork. It will have a Genie vivid air, that is mounted vertically directly in front of the seat tube. The rear layout will look similar to a 2012 era Demo 8, but with a link that comes around the seat tube to the top of the shock.

The solution is clearly gearbox and beltdrive. #nosnappedchains

Attention tech nerds! I'm currently out at Sea Otter Europe, working on the coverage from today, I figured I'd drop this here for you guys - KYB is coming to MTB! The upside-down fork shown here should be available as of November. It's got a few cool features, like the ability to run it in 27 or 29 configuration by sliding the fork legs up and down in the crowns (because the crowns are bolted on)! It's a coil fork, but it also has an air pre-load system in which you can run between 6 to 9 psi of air...

Odd design choice to have adjustable legs on a single crown IMO. Very small sector of 27.5 front wheeled bikes these days…

In the same interview he says they've been trying to figure out why it happened, and nerve damage from a crash in Val di sole is a theory. For those who speak la langue de molière or wanna machine translate:

Commencal quietly dropped the Tempo "V2" with the only revision being they got rid of the headset cable routing. (praise be!)

Speaking of prototypes, in the vital pit bits the Santa Cruz mechanic dished out a ton of new Saint details. 12spd chain, 8spd microspline cassette. Must be close to release...

I shudder to think what that nicolai weighs, my XL Range VLT is 30kg and it's a huuuuuge bitch. I have to put an event in my calendar to eat pasta and pre workout if I want to try a manual or bunnyhop on the weekend.

pit bits from les gets. https://youtu.be/T-0qt3UsUT0 (i'm still making thumbnail description etc, so it's unlisted, but peep it early). has this in it

It's cool to see Manitou on a stock build.

Is WR1 still made in Canada? I recently got a new rim that replaces "made in Canada" with "North American made". Stoked on the actual rim and warranty,but I'd hate to see it move production down to the reich