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Dang that bike looks rad. I love the versatility of the three pivot locations if it really is as easy as just swapping a bolt trailside. Having the option to go from say 135-160mm vs 165-190mm of travel would be neat, too. I'll have to bug Chris to see about getting a test bike in the coming months...

Im hoping they make it in 200mm. My biggest issue with the fox one is the extra insertion depth over a mechanical dropper. I wouldnt be able to slam a 200 down to the collar where as with a pnw or one up i can on the bike im getting

From Nate hills IG story New axs dropper? With new side loading battery just like fox...

anyone shared this yet? not exactly a secret, but this is the most official thing i've seen outside of his IG https://www.bikemag.com/news/chris-canfield-launches-vampire-bikes

seeing the battery on the seat post, shock, and derailleur makes me want to huddle in a dark corner and rock myself to sleep (so i can wake up from this nightmare) and honestly i can accept the fact that ebikes are the future and will be quite cool in the future (so maybe integrate all these parts with the ebike battery eventually?) but i think history will look back at the multiple separate batteries everywhere on the bike with a bit of a chuckle. oh and ill just EDIT this post instead of making a new one... Specialized is...

live valve test - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/tested-fox-live-valve-neo-suspension

that sunn looks clean! also, here's zink's rampage bike with video title "new brand launching soon"

Not sure if it's been shown already.

Oops Asa Cycles! A few things to be gleaned from the details: Bontrager Brevard - new Assegai/DHF clone? RIB(2.0)'ed for her pleasure. Curious they call it the Rail+. The + typically signifies the ebike version of a preexisting model. Is this new rail twice as much ebike as the previous one? Also, Damn it Trek, you're speccing deore on the lowest model, why the heck aren't you speccing deore linkglide??? It's THE E-MTB drivetrain!

https://asacycles.co.uk/collections/rail New Trek Rail - 800w integrated battery, mullet only

It works as advertised for the most part. There are still scenarios where pedal kickback can be encountered, but they should be pretty rare. Let's consider the current generation Nomad for an example. The suspension has to compress about 80mm to get 18 degrees of pedal kickback. Because you are always guaranteed the same amount of slack in the hub, on any compression smaller than this it does make pedal kickback impossible to encounter. If you are compressing your suspension more than 80mm, it then becomes a question of how fast is the shock moving when you hit the 80mm...

There should be a law that once a product is EOL and is not supported anymore, the specs for the spare parts should be freely published. Including, for example, the dimensions of frame parts to be able to either weld up cracked parts to correct dimensions or have someone be able to recreate things. Right to repair really can't come quickly enough.

A few forums already have informations on the bike since last week. Bike will be 4 bar linkage, influencers are flying over to Santa Cruz for the media day that is happening either today or tomorrow. Bosch Gen 5 should be releasing in the next few days with 600wh & 800wh battery options, new eMTBs should be flooding right after including the new Vala. Frames designed with the new Bosch 600wh will not be able to fit their new 800wh, so they really want to slot the new Vala between the Heckler SL and Bullit/Heckler. Also looks like new Devinci...

I don't think they actually left, idylle SC and DC were introduced relatively recently just after RS and fox came out with 38mm range, stoy3 is also one of the newer shocks on the market. Anyways, like to see them still going, my stoy rare is damn good shock and as reliable as they come.

Looks like BOS Suspension is back on track with its MTB range: https://www.vojomag.com/news/bos-suspension-revient-avec-une-nouvelle-g… -> Idylle DH fork / Idylle SC (now named Kyll) (39mm stachions anyone?) / Deville + a DJ fork (the USD Obsys should be back too -oh word I'm hoping for a SC version) -> Void / Syors / Stoy shocks as well -> aaaannd surprise surprise, a 2 or 4-pot braking system is in the works (using shimano pads)

I know this site is more big bike centered but Corey Wallace (Kona endurance racer...) spotted on a proto g3 Hei-Hei. Proof that Kona is still alive!

Want!!! Excited to see a growing suite of gearbox options!

nope. we have XTR and Deore 4 pots in whistler right now.