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Dont know if this has been posted yet, but the Demo page on specalized.com has been down for a few days.

And the crab keeps on crabbin’

DH AXS on Vali Holls Bike

:-) Well, has a French, I can only say that the best cheese is French and near my hometown. Budget wise, full focus on material, components. I mean, we will not have a mega hospitality in Season 1 or the most beautiful set up of the paddock. We want to do things in the good way but it's performance/sporting first. Again like we do in motorsport : we are not the biggest team, but last year we fought with Corvette factory team, beat Porsche, BMW factory teams etc. Dont get me wrong, I am not saying we will bit the...

Yep. Exactly this (like I mentioned in my marketing spiel above). Sam Hill is no more or less valid of a brand ambassador than a German Youtuber who puts out a high volume of stuff. They speak to different audiences and carry different intentions. Both have their places and can be utilized by brands to speak to specific sorts of audiences. Matt Jones isn't selling many Marin Quakes to 55-year-old gravel guys just like Christopher Blevins isn't going to sell Tailwind high carb fuel to 17-year-olds riding Whistler on clapped out downhill bikes. Know your audience. Figure out how to...

dear american, not every discussion is a culture fight where you either are for or against something...

Its micro marketing and not meant to be a global marketing campaign i would guess. Clearly doesnt move the needle as much as lets say sponsoring an athlete like vali, but will probably also just cost a fraction. I have no clue, but could be that trp doesnt sell as good in germany, hence give a guy from germany a couple of the brakes and he might help sales there. This guy is well known around here, but not only because he does youtube. I have seen him doing comunity stuff like shaping dirtjumps in free acces areas with local...

i rather have such a person present products than someone who never was fast but knows how to produce click bait as most youtubers do these days. also that guy was one of the fastest germans in that era. hill can’t speak german

Blasphemy!😁 I want to disagree, but... you're actually right. Sort of. I am just offended that the hero of my youth isn't full factory anymore.

New brand ambassador announcement from Tektro/TRP: Haßloch / Changhua - February 1, 2026 - 2026 is a very special year for Tektro / TRP, and we’re excited to start it with great news: Jasper Jauch joins the Tektro / TRP family as our new brand ambassador. This partnership comes at the perfect moment. Tektro celebrates its 40th anniversary, while TRP marks 20 years of performance-driven innovation. Two milestones, one shared vision - and a strong reason to look ahead together. Founded in 1986, Tektro has always stood for reliable, innovative braking systems and drivetrain components. What started as a specialist...

Toe overlap.

VPP is 4 bar Lets be frank here one of the biggest reasons they (and Intense) bought VPP was because Specialized had the Horst patent.

Don't know if this was mentioned. New tallboy is no longer VPP, 140 130mm

New Boxxer on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/257257043602?_skw=rock+shox+boxxer+29&itmmeta=…

so, after CS length war this turned into 31,8 vs 35 bars discussions… can we please keep it tech RUMORS/INNOVATION in here?! maybe open up a new 31,8 vs 35 thread if such doesn‘t already exist.

Chainstay talk again... This is why we can't have nice things

I'm recalling some article somewhere that someone talked with the owner or someone high up at Phoenix and it was confirmed that some folks ride prototype mules that never go to production but are still worth riding because they're sick bikes. I find it crazy that they'd already be proto-ing a new firebird after they just released an updated version (that had updates to the frame, so new carbon moulds I'm assuming), just doesn't seem likely or feasible. My money's on this is either a firebird prototype they built to test the principles from the phoenix that didn't end up...

Ladies and gents i give you....the NEW Pivot Firebird spotted on the north shore today