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can run compression fully open... doesnt matter. the progressivity of air start getting really high.... add a progressive linkage, and damn near impossible even at a deeper sag

We did, Foes used to do it and I have it on one of my retro rides the Taillefer Maxxis Team used and the year after this version they used it on the production version. Theres nothing new in the MTB world everything is just being rehashed from the 90's or they realised back then and made designs that worked before the companies milked consumers like in todays world with a new fad every couple of months.

I have to agree here with @Sonofbovril2 and the reason is rider weight. I am not a small individual, if you put me on a progressive system kinematically, I either HAVE to run a coil shock, or will never get full travel out of a bike. My current Forbidden Dreadnought is a perfect example. Stock with a float X2 and all spacers out of the shock and pretty much impossible for me to get full travel. The air gets so progressive on top of the progressive nature of the suspension that I will never use full travel. So, coil it...

Whether out of naivety or preference, I personally disagree. I think more linear kinematics with a good long stroke shock that can be set up any which way you want is the ideal scenario for me. The problem is that the ideal setup for each person is subjective (despite what engineering and science says) and if the control is baked into the kinematics, you are stuck with that whether you like it or not. I do also agree that many shocks on the market also aren’t up to the task of fully controlling things, but that’s another story. The frame...

“😳” - Push’s DM response, when I asked ‘What shock is that?!’

Bet it’s a new one from Push judging by the fork. I’m more than just a pretty face.

What's this shock? I'm not familiar with it.

These look kinda like helper springs (the weird part is that they are round though). Helper springs are not there to be progressive, they are there to prevent the spring from flying around on full extension when you put massively stiff springs on a car that otherwise uses softer springs. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XkkALfh-59Q

Word on the street is we are going to see an E-Slash next year running the motor similar to the fuel.

Bring back the Klunker!

TransAM?

Without doubt a hardtail from watching it being ridden…

Finally DH grade rubber coming to lighter duty casings?

I’m meant to be receiving some for testing but not sure when exactly…hopefully soon!

Has anyone heard anything about Conti releasing a soft or super-soft tire w/ their trail casing? @iceman2058 mentioned it in the comments here (from Eurobike) it's been crickets since then.

Yes that proto was sitting on display at the old building. Aluminum 3 piece lowers glued together. Could be a way to manufacture lower quantities? Lots cheaper and faster than prototyping with a casting tool.

cane creek air-charged coil tigon shock - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/cane-creek-introduces-air-c…

Looks like it's just PB stickers that they put on AXS batteries, go check the video again you'll see the same sticker on the derailleur.

Glued together lowers. Not uncommon. Rock shox did that in the development phase of the Totem I think.

Haven’t seen this posted anywhere yet, but I came across it on Instagram. Looks like ND Tuned is prototyping a 38mm stanchion fork, with a less than conventional construction of the lowers as well? Anyone know any details?