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Issuing a correction on the leverage curve - the seatstay directly drives the shock, not a yoke. This should be more accurate: (now it looks more similar to the recent vertical DW-link designs from Pivot)

I found when modelling a "6 bar" if you are a millionth of a millimeter off the whole kinematic shifts dramatically. dimensions of those co-rotating short links has a drastic effect. I'm liking the leverage ratio though, that's close to my "holy grail" numbers I'd shoot for.

Okay - just did a rough sketch of the Polygon and Primoz was definitely right about the anti-squat figures. How steeply they "drop off" seems to depend mostly on the length and orientation of the counter-clockwise lower link (the one that's more vertical), which is really sensitive to changes: As for the leverage curve, again this is without any published geometry figures and I'm going off of very rough estimates, but there are definitely some interesting changes in shape despite appearing linearly progressive at first glance. It seems pretty similar to the newest crop of Santa Cruz VPP models...

Polygon calls it a six-bar design, which is technically true from the point of the shock but not from the wheel. As Primoz said, it's a four-bar with an additional linkage to drive the shock (the two lower links alone control the wheel path and the shock linkage further controls the leverage rate).

EDIT: I had written it's a proper 6-bar. It's not. Remove the rocker and seatstays and the rear axle path stays the same and completely defined. It's a dual short link, counter rotating 4-bar. The seatstay and the rocker are there to drive the shock. It's actually in the same vein to what Specialized (and Canyon on the Sender) is doing where they have a 4-bar suspension plus a two-link setup to drive the shock a bit more indirectly. Looking at the video, I can't wait to see the antisquat characteristic. I'm guessing it drops off like a rock off...

I wonder if Cake might be releasing a mountain bike???

I believe that a 475mm reach is ideal, and every other reach is factually inferior. All bow before my infallible personal opinion.

Looking at the Commencal bikes, it seems like the FRS does have a 440mm reach in the small size. Which is maybe a bit odd considering it's their freeride bike and the current gen Supreme has a 425mm reach on the small frame.

YES PLEASE! DH Casing- Dual rubber anything would be a blessing.

Some new stuff coming later this summer you might like...

Yes Condro!! Always love to hear this man speak. Ryan and his older brother Matt Condrashoff are a wealth of knowledge, and more importantly there’s always an insane story behind how they gained this knowledge haha

Woo you guys that made my day hearing you choppin it up, droppin gems on em!! Some great American storytelling right thurr.

Different strokes for different folks. I won more than a few races on downhill tires at 28/29 psi. Like previously mentioned by others, there’s no universal tire pressure that works for everyone. For me, anything under 25 psi (maxxis, schwalbe, bontrager, specialized, or continental, those are the tires I’ve ran most) squirms around on me in corners and seems to not hold up to square edge hits as well for me. I also ride size medium bikes which is not on trend with todays “size up” mentality, and this allows me to really pin point where my weight is on...

Wish they'd make EXO+ in dual compound. 3C dies instantly on back tires in dry places.

Great catch, the new exo+ does not indicate 120TPI

I guess it's handy for dealers that they didn't change the branding or make the new ones identifiable in any way.

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