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Holy chainstay length Batman

Kind of related question, but are the SDU air HBO assemblies ever going to be available for retailers and service shops? I've seen that basically every pro athlete running the SDU air is running the HBO version (can see the markings on stanchion). I love my SDU coil on one bike but the other one (Spec Levo) really should be running air. In the RS catalog, there's an OEM version that has the HBO and different damper tune. When I contacted SRAM support, and when my local shop contacted their B2B support, both said something to the effect of, "Yeah...

I was thinking, could it be some sort of dw6 as well? Didn't anyone mention they can change the axle path with different links? Can't do that with a regular horst, unless they are swapping the upper link or the stays.

Well everyone is out here speculating on the shock layout, have we talked about how it looks to use the seatstay from the enduro? Always been interested by specialized running the narrower hub standard on their downhill bikes (135mm back in the day, 148mm now).

Bikerumor got a bit of the scoop on the mondraker. one of the things is a modular BB shell to allow different BB locations:

So something like this?

when you zoom in, there's definitely pivots on the yoke above the BB, and the 3 bolts behind the BB lead me to believe there is a link concentric to the BB

Yeah, a piece of inner tube surely makes for a wunderbashguard!! Here is my Picasso approach on the system:

No need for a bash guard with these covers at least.

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another pit bits gallery in the works. some early highlights as i build it (demo and pivot close-ups)

Öhlins XC stuff released

The rear tire on Sam Hill's Nukeproof doesn't look like a production Michelin tire !

Gamux Enduro bike

It fits 19 and 21 inch wheels. Modern Mtb wheels are 23 and 24.5in. However, mtb tyres are smaller so the overall diameter of wheel plus tyre for 650b (23in rim) is around 28in which is the same a 21in MX rim with a 90/100. So I think if you run 650b front wheel it'll be fine. If you want to run bigger then you'd need a custom crown. I think most riders won't do it due to the 4.5kg weight. I looked at the spec and it's pretty much a Manitou Dorado copy and probably way more expensive. https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/maxxcross-desert-it/

What an honor to be able to speak to the people that create such amazing suspension (absolutely loving the new Zeb in comparison to the old one). Makes sense that low speed impacts don’t affect the HBO that much. Didn’t take that into consideration :D. I’m currently on a 450lb spring and sit at 30% sag with a few turns of pre load. I might turn in the high speed a bit more to create a smoother transition to the hbo/bumper. I can’t even get a hold of the normal bumpers in Germany let alone different sizes of bumpers and...

Maybe it could add harshness on huge square edge hits? But then you can just turn it wide open and the hbo basically does nothing. I’d do the bracketing to find your preferred setup. Lots of differences between frames riders terrain etc. just twiddle the knobs and take notes.

Obviously it works for some people, otherwise it wouldn’t exist. Although most that I‘ve heard from people is rather negative. I‘m interested in seeing if Troy actually keeps it, or if some other guys do the same.

So true. This is the bicycle industry after all. Those wheels are far too practical. 🤔