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Cool topic. But isn't there a thing about once you give something a name, it's not cool anymore? Core-est person I've seen in person? Myles Rockwell at Angel Fire. PUSH bro Darren. Hole-y gloves and old school TLD make it legit. This was before "core" was invented. Anyways...See you guys for dawnpatrol tomorrow am before the sup'ers take all the parking spots by the dirt jumps. Bring your green flats! So core! :D

I'm not sure anyone who's one PB or Vital forums can claim to be core. When I think of core, I think of dudes that ride and spend their free time riding and building in the woods without a second thought about what's happening on the internets. Two I can think of are: Honza in Squamish - rides a clapped out Guerilla Gravity frame, the same TLD kit and builds the most ridiculous features you can imagine (the Gender Bender drop, the canyon gap, the log ride over the waterfall, etc) Jasper Penton - no one has ever had more...

In the grand scheme I bet it wouldn’t be too hard for a company to produce done chineseium lowers compatible with RS or Fox stanchions/CSU. Almost feels like the early days on OneUp when they came out with add on gears, until the big guys get into 32 those who are committed to the new size will probably pay up

Inverted forks seem to be pretty easy to adapt to 32" anyway, if you're willing to give up a bit of travel. I suspect TeamRobot was thinking more about non-inverted forks for 32" wheels. Except for AI, the Fox is the first I've seen.

Oddly, list price on the top model is only $100 more for the lite. For weight-weenies, $100 for 1.1 lb is a bargain ($0.20/g). By the time you get to Dangerholm-level weight-weenyism, you're looking at more than $5/gram to shave weight. For the sort of person that spends $14k on a bike, the $100 is lost in the noise.

That's because no matter how they try to swing it, the Vala just hasn't been selling. No one asks about it or the bullit when talking ebikes in the shop I work at, most people ask about the Orbea Wild or Norco Sight and Range VLT, even the Aventon Current has more interest around it, but that's probably due to the price.

Yeah I think you're right about that lugged part. He ran a low profile tire since the bike is/was mullet only afaik. There are a few mullet bikes you can run as full 29'er with lower profile tires (ibis HD6 fits a dissector in 29 in the rear for example) but does seem like they've made a different "dropout" to accomodate a larger rear wheel now.

Thanks! We have not planned a DH-variant yet, but if demand is there we might do it in the future. But there is no time schedule for that.

7ANNA, mostly known here for NS Bikes, has a new owner: https://bikebiz.com/storm-riders-acquires-7anna/

Revel says new Rerun in 23 days - I assume an Avinox version judging from the pic Giese posted a while back that looked like it had their bar controls.

ReRun V2 set to release in 22 days according to their website

Yeah theres a difference in handling between a 30lb bike and a 50lb bike but the Vala vs Vala Lite is like, a 1.5lb difference lmao Most of that weight savings just comes from a lighter fork, tires, and wallet due to the XX drivetrain spec. They’ve simultaneously made the bike more expensive and less useable.

Vala Lite is in their line up already at least for the last 6 months. The email seems to be just about the video given the fact they run a lot of sales on their ebikes recently.

It doesn't matter as much on the way up, but it certainly does on the way down. Heavy bikes are less agile and take more effort to move around. When speeds are below a certain threshold, a heavy bike just won't handle that well. Changing direction on a 50lb bike vs. a 30lb bike is a noticeable difference in effort. When speeds go up, you're generally riding or looking the straighter open lines that don't require as much input.

Nice to see Kona putting out some new stuff - but it really does look like they've lost a sense of industrial design and branding. Im sure a lot of these bikes ride well, and are well priced, but they look like they could be chinese factory catalog bikes. I know, thats my opinion man, but I think Kona could really bring on a proper heritage rebrand with that crazy font and find a way to update their bikes design language. Still goes down as the biggest founder / owner short that I can think of, so good for them!

Revel teasing a new Rerun again on their instagram "Coming soon"

I’m over-rubbered on my pedal bike, definitely going double DH tires on an eeb.

I don’t understand the point of the gram counting e-bike specs. Like, you have a motor and all you’re doing is compromising the bike’s capability just to save a little weight.