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See Paul Aston for experiments in getting the same/similar ratios for taller guys. As a guy that is 182cm tall riding a trail bike with 1300mm wheelbase on plenty of janky right Shore trails I would say your thoughts on wheelbase are wrong. Do I want to go longer? Not for a 160mm trail bike, but for longer travel I certainly would.

Dak is not really on a small bike his reach is north of 490mm

medium with long chainstays:

I think that's a solid observation and I think a lot of it also depends on each rider profile (strengths, weaknesses, build, etc). I went the long cs, shorter reach, high stack route and found myself riding faster and with more control on the terrain that I enjoy - steep & technical. Interestingly, when going from an Enduro to Madonna, I found the Enduro to be more of an unengaging riding experience that dulled too much of the trail for me. Which isn't to say the Enduro is a bad bike, but maybe not best suited to me, my preferences...

This is the way. Once again I'm reposting this video from Steve at Vorsprung because its just so... damn accurate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5R60JHJbxI

People are asking for size L and XL to have the same proportions as size M. Ignore the total WB length number, there is no too long, and scale up the CS and stack to match the same proportion when increasing reach.

I just don't want to be spread out over a bike. The more leaned over I am, the more pressure it puts on my hands and the less control I have over the bike's movement. I shouldn't be experiencing something completely different just because of my height. I should be getting the same experience on my size L bike as someone who fits a size S. Reach changes too much between sizes in proportion to stack height, and rear centre lengths don't change enough. Right now, there's more difference in ride feel between the same bike in two sizes than...

I don’t think it’s silly if a rider wants a different character than the frame was designed with. Neko made a video testing different AR configurations and basically said its rider dependent on what they want.

Felt this needed an echo to show that Fox is still Fox, inverted or not. You think the forks they sent Vital, PB, and all the other media outlets are like this. 😉

Haven't seen this posted anywhere. From a Japanese site. Hello, this is Kayaba Corporation. Introducing the new suspension we've developed for e-Bikes. Rough roads, wet roots, rock-strewn trails, no matter how harsh the environment, Kayaba's new e-Bike suspension gives the rider peace of mind and enables them to ride as they wish. This product is based on motorcycle suspension technology and has a design optimized for e-Bikes. By precisely controlling friction and damping force, the tires grip the trail firmly and provide high traction performance in all conditions. It uses low-friction oil seals and bushings made in Japan, and the...

Brembo brakes official

Some more shots from the Fox USD at Leogang: And seems like Specialized is running two different brake discs for the Brembos, the Hope-ish looking one with the round holes and another one with a lot bigger cutouts: There was also this raw alloy shim on the rear axle of Finn Iles' Levo which I have no idea about.