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E-bikes and relatively low power lightweight electric motorcycles will be the main transportation method for large parts of the world. Imagine replacing every 2 stroke engine in a Vietnamese city with something clean. Once the tech is affordable enough it would mean a massive improvement in air quality and noise. So what’s a niche or recreational market in some places can be the norm in others.

We spent so much time worrying about pedal kickback that we didn't stop to consider pedal kickforward

32" wheel on a Lefty? https://www.instagram.com/stories/romeandstuff/3659149975738703182/

32?!?

Rock Shox has a product launch next Wednesday, 6/25. Maybe a USD Fork??

As someone who took part in a flexstay design project, I can confirm that: - The spring force of the flex stay is minimal, relative to the spring force of the shock. As in it barely registers in a meaningful way to the ride quality of the bike. This was measured with instrumentation. The shock tune is all that matters here. - We benchmarked the 2021 Epic EVO when we began our 2025 Rocky Mountain Element project, and yes that EVO frame rides stiff. There was a ton of trail feedback, and the anti rise that results from their flexstay...

It really depends on the flex stay design. Some stays have more rebound than others. You'll notice newer designs from Cannondale and Rocky Mountain with a thinned out portion to minimize this spring effect. These frames don't need special shock tunes AFAIK. I have the flexstay stumpjumper which has a pretty beefy stay so Specialized used a digressive tune on the DPS shock to tame it. I tried a off the shelf Fox Float and the snap back was too much.

Sam Gale...if you read this. No joke. We lost an incredible human being & a joyous downhiller to a similar injury at the Snowshoe NORBA National. He get an infection from a football sized gape in the back of his thigh/butt from a stump. Took 6 months of reinfection for it to get into his heart & take him from us far too soon. Jack Daub you are missed my friend! ❤️

NOOOOOO!!!!

That's a very Maven-like design.

from rick schubert pit bits that will go up later today - proto brake on jackson's bike. no details given other than "might be the long-awaited Saint update."

so what's happening to the mechanical options? any word on that? will the current products stay in the lineup? are they planning to release new mechanical stuff in the future? (2030 maybe?)

didn't have a new izzo spec with 36sl and xt di2 on my bingo card for this month

Specialized Gravity put up some Insta posts showing more details of the Brembo's

Deore and XT Di2 is here to join it's more expensive sibling XTR. On overview of everything can be found here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/wireless-shifting-masses-shimano-intr… And since pricing is probably what people want to know most, I put everything together in one spot.

Looks like Troy's on Freedom Coast levers?

Brembo brakes official

Why settle for just one bar position?

I'm waiting for Deity to offer $100,000 to the first elite XC racer to win a WC running 80mm rise bars upside down.

SOLUTION: handlebars that mount to the crowns! Just make sure you wear a full face