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This is probably going to be a 150 gram weight penalty over my coil IL with a progressive spring that I dearly love. I run my IL on a single pivot with a very flat compression curve, but with a spring weight probably one step above what I should be running (I lost some weight). I'd love to try this back to back.

Twin tube shocks all use an IFP (or bladder) for oil displaced by the shaft. The Fox boost valve is part of the compression stack on the mid valve piston, but it was effected by IFP pressure. This is more of a hybrid air/coil shock like the old Stratos Helix.

This is a different beast, it’s actually an air spring inside a coil shock, quite an interesting solution that should allow lots more frames to handle a coil shock, even the more linear ones that would typically struggle. As for the damper side, twin tube dampers do also have IFP to deal with oil displaced during compression (only part of the oil returns via the second tube, some of it heads into the IFP…).

Dang, no one chose the Deviate. That was the most interesting bike to me; I still want to demo one.

Good advertisement for Tannus, haha. No punctures or broken rims with multiple days at a bike park is a dream.

Red Bull Hardline UK June 1,2 with Tasmania event, Feb 23,24. Official PR below. THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKE EVENT RETURNS FOR 10 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Tuesday 31st October, 2023) The most anticipated downhill mountain biking event, Red Bull Hardline, is back as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary, returning to the unforgiving terrain of the Dyfi Valley in Wales on 1st and 2nd June. Tickets are now available, and spectators can expect the same level of gnarly jumps and drops that has made this one of the most iconic events in the sporting calendar, as it puts the world’s...

Where did you see official 2024 Crankworx schedule for Whistler date?

Hearing that the sizing chart recommended a size too large for 4 out of 5 bikes is worth the watch alone. Hearing that there were no complaints of imbalance from short chainstays - even on the mega long Canyon - in fact, to the contrary, they made turning more whippy and manuals and pops easier, was worth the listen also. Agreed most modern bikes have too low a stack in big sizes - buy a riser bar. Still relevant for all riders for so many reasons: Kinematics, spec, geo (sta - note the slack STA on the Enduro was not...

For what it’s worth I run an MXG on my gt force high pivot (not sure what spacers I’m running between it and the frame) and I haven’t had a single issue since putting it on, and it noticeably reduced chain slap and drag compared to the g5 sl it replaced. Think it may have more to do with treks placement/sizing of the pulley wheel.

Now this is the type of content we want to see, real people, who actually ride their stuff, giving real opinions. I would love to see how top pics from you guys (regardless of year) stack up agains the "modern industry standards". Clearly that enduro can still hang with the new tech, makes you wonder if new bikes are really improving as much as they claim...

Awesome to see a big boy review, so tired of the 150lb guys riding the bike in it’s designed size and trying to figure out what that means for me at almost 6’4” and 200-210 pounds. Almost 2.5 years on my S5 Enduro and I’m still loving it. Custom tuned Avy suspension has been amazing. Wish I was skilled enough to hold it on the edge for more than a few seconds at a time…

Really like the format. Informative and entertaining at the same time. The jump over the gnarly rock is a favorite bit! Fair play to all reviewers... you guys shred!

I'm gonna continue to pile on the love. This is the best content in the industry. You somehow captured the old bike mag vibe of chill playfulness but then back that with the fact that all 3 of you are stone cold shredders. This is what want out of review session.

Yes, the MXg guide should have been installed with 7mm of spacers between the backplate and ISCG tabs. I haven't seen any assembled like that out of the box, only with 1 or 2mm of spacers missing. That's been the only anomaly discovered so far as we dig into why our development testing results and these field reports are so different. Seems like a small thing, but I've ridden this bike extensively and never once had the chain drop. Hopefully that's the culprit and the fix, but we're (MRP) doing more testing to verify something else isn't at play. FWIW...

Yes! Always great to watch some Vital Test Sessions. Now with Moar Robot.