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Yeah, I didn't know they'd released an "EVO" model, either. Apparently "We're not releasing an EVO model for this Stumpy, ever" means "We're not releasing an EVO model for this Stumpy anytime in the next 2-4 months."

It kind of reminds me of the pachycephalosaurus

Back at it again with my horrendous image measurements, this time something actually bicycle related. I took the shock eye to eye of 225mm and zoomed in super close to align it to the centre of the shock bolts and scaled the image until the measurement was exactly 225. I drew a line to the middle of the shimano crank spindle and the middle of the rear thru-axle (also zoomed in until my eyes were bleeding to estimate the centre as best as possible). I then measured the horizontal distance between the two points (used construction lines to make this...

No, it might even come with some little spacers in the box!

Nah. Top tube straight continuous to seat stays is very 2020. Now it’s all about the grasshopper. Steep down tube to low flat chainstay. And I’m all for it. Maybe your right, straight line is industrial design where grasshopper, is sex. as long as no one does steeper chainstays than top tube. 🤮

FWIW, a few years ago there were many enduro bikes that were, overall, longer than DH bikes. Maybe DH bikes caught up now, but there's logic to enduro bikes being longer. They have to fit you seated, pedalling, DH bikes don't need this. So the cockpits can be shorter mostly because they don't need to be as long. Also long bikes, I'm beginning to rethink long reaches more and more and I'd love to test a few things for taller riders as well, sadly I'm not there riding quantity wise (or parts availability)...

I think he’s right though based on this overlay from Forbidden’s site (assuming a similar approach as their high pivots). I think they just adjust the actual STA to be steeper on larger sizes to compensate and keep eSTA consistent. Also, speaking from a more financially practical POV (especially in this risky bike market) I assume they would want to have as many shared parts as possible for economies of scale, so knowing the front triangles are all different it’s likely everything else on the frame is size agnostic.

Honestly, the Reya is the first XC bike that I really, really want to try as a 6'3" individual. I feel like that jack nichelson nodding meme as I work my way down the geo chart on the XL. Edit: Can we also agree that peak bike industrial design is a straight top tube that aligns directly with the seat tube... connecting the top of the head tube to the rear axle with an un-interrupted straight line?

I know this is dangerously close to a chainstay derail, but I love that Forbidden made a 120mm bike with a 464mm chainstay in the XL size. That's real long, but if you don't like it you can buy literally any other XL lightweight 120mm bike. Curious how it rides. Could be sick. [Editor's note: I THINK THIS COUNTS AS AN INNOVATION]

it only takes one taint slam via hard compression....

Considering it only has a spot for one water bottle it makes total sense for it to have internal storage. I don't do a single ride without 750ml of water in my frame storage. It's literally the ideal spot to add that type of weight for the bike's handling. It's very freeing to do a 3hr ride with no pack. Most other XC/DC bikes have a spot for a 2nd bottle so the weight is already there (in a worse spot) if you're on a big ride. It's wild to me how many people have gaslighted themselves into believing that...