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Haha but that is Manitou shock

Goodness me that looks cool! Presuming a new big ol Dorado under the veil of secrecy.

and they're still removing some details via photoshop like we did. has this cnc'd gamux gearbox prototype made the round? also, what's under the towel? a bunch of pics of it here https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Prototype-Gamux-DH-Bike,13416/…

Running a shock upside down like that Pivot will decrease its life/increase service interval.

few pages back I posted the screenshot from the pivot suspension guide saying firebird is 205x65 trunnion mount. Pretty clear as day that's a long stroke (ie 65mm) trunnion mounted shock. If it's not the firebird Johan Barelli can have one of my balls and have 4 of them!

About upside down shocks...In a word, gravity. Gravity causes oil to sit on top of the seal, creating better sealing and lubing the sliding surface. When the air can/seal are above the exposed stanchion, gravity causes dust and dirt to drop off the stanchion. When oriented as pictured, dust, grit, mud, water and other contaminants accumulate on the seal. That's why it's a good idea to take a rag to your fork slider top/seal head after (maybe even during) each ride, even if you don't clean the whole bike. Also why older motos have fork boots and USD forks don't...

If it explains some things, the way I heard it's done is hire a company to design the suspension layout, hire an industrial designer to draw up the frame shapes, send the (shell) 3D models to Asia, where your frame supplier does all the rest. Which they do by feel, make a prototype, test it, if it holds up, it's golden, if it cracks, strengthen the cracked part. Hire a guy from a competitor, where he says they do X in a Y fashion? Do the same thing! Why? Clearly it works for them! There's a reason Unnos cost 5000...

Full shot of what's likely the new Firebird from the Val di Fassa women's podium

Got a good look at the chromag full suspension bike yesterday. Steel frame, alloy chain and seat stays. Not sure on the suspension and the guy wasn’t too keen on me taking pics but it was red so probably very fast. He said they should be out pretty soon, full builds available from them but no info on pricing.

How are there no shots of the We Are One bike from EWS #1? Seriously not a single photo?

I had a large 2017 Aurum carbon with a Fox 40, DHX2 w/ SLS spring, Novatec Demon aluminum wheels/Factor hubs, Saint (7spd 11-25) drivetrain/brakes, RF SIXC carbon cranks, bar and seatpost and it weighed 34.5lbs. Granted reach was 432mm and WB was 1245mm, and it didn't have a dropper seat post, 10-52t cassette and 27.5 wheels/tires but yeah, 36lbs ain't light for a top spec.

That doesn't make it much better, still expensive... Don't get me wrong, this being pre tax would make it stupid expensive, but even with tax it's crazy expensive. More expensive than Specialized. That's saying something.

Maybe new Pivot Firebird geo numbers given on teaser case file? 29” wheels, 170/165 travel, 76 STA, 65/64 HTA