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Not to long ago someone posted a Sram Patent that showed a sram derailleur upper body piece that looked exactly like the new AXS upper piece that mounts to the UDH area but it had a cable port. Id imagine it will be GX to start and then Possibly a trickle down in the coming years when budget friendly bikes from manufacturers are equipped with UDH hanger systems. I was told by a reliable source that sram was not going to be putting any new effort into mechanical drivetrains and the only innovations moving forward would only be found on...

Exactly, funny thing is most people seem to think that progressive kinematics means hitting wall of progression towards last third of the travel while not building any support at the start of it or in the middle. That is progressive kinematics done wrong (like 1st gen Capra or cube dh bike).

Heard this too. Then saw a spec sheet. Mechanical T-type is coming too.

I don't think that running the compression setting fully open is the same as no compression damping. There is a limit to the range of adjustment available.

Heres the thing, and I'm not trying to be a smartass here. People, are different, and, like different things. Thats really the end of. Maybe a "helper" or "progressive" or fanfriggindangled" spring is a great idea for some people, on some bikes, on some terrain, with their own style. Also "Dude" is a pretty confrontational way to start a comment, on a thread about rumours and innovation. Its all cool man, maybe someone takes that idea, uses current tech/manufacturing/packaging and makes the next greatest thing. We dont want to miss out on that do we?

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.