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when will americans finally learn that euro prices ARE ALWAYS WITH FUCKING VAT!?

cough cough, brake discussion thread - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/nerding-out-brakes-shall-we-not-ano…

It’s almost like people prefer different things out of their brakes and that it would be beneficial to the company to provide as many different lever feels out of a brake as possible. What a novel concept! The fact that they can provide as many different options with the same general architecture is a sign of some pretty damn good engineering, and I want to highlight when things are done well in the bike industry. I like the feel of Mavens as is, so does everyone I talk to. Some people might not and guess what? All those opinions are...

Yeah I'm pretty sure thats it - I think it's part of those psychological tactics companies play to drive sales, where if they introduce the cheapest possible build they can do (especially if it "looks" cheap....) then its easier to upsell people in to the next model up, where they probably have more profit and definitely carry more stock (if you have ever tried to order an entry level model from a high end brand, you'll know this). But if the base model is the absolute most someone can already afford then they can still satisfy that customer. So they...

I dunno, 2.5 lbs between Stumpjumper Carbon an alloy is pretty damn noticeable. If I’m the average stumpy buyer I’d much rather have nx on a carbon frame than gx on a alloy frame. Especially since derailleurs wear out/break and I can just get a GX at that point.

I mean, would you prefer manufactures only offered premium builds and left nothing for entry level consumer? Manufactures understandably don't want to offer two material options for all the frames they produce. RS Select/Fox Performance level suspension and GX/SLX is fine for a massive amount of the market and people can upgrade the base level kit as they go along.

It's the "we don't do a frame only option so here's the bare minimum" build imo

Oh god, the amount of Ibis Mojos with Xfusion suspension in the wild in 2013-2016 was wild. The amount of people with carbon bikes and non functional forks I saw was a sight to behold.

I also remember Gee Atherton using an ultra short stem years ago, only to crash a lot and go back to normal stems short after.

My money is on a something like a built in Secus. Hump back at the bottom.

Holy kamokas that KS fork could be a real winner if it works well

I am more shocked that it looks nothing like an ebike.

Surely the as-yet-unnamed Prime bike should be called “Optimus”?

The tech they're hiding on the lower leg of the Zeb could be related to the ShockWiz being built into the Ultimate version of the fork. That said, it could also be something like the Vorsprung Seccus, as someone said earlier.

it was also in the article you can read

Did anyone have Bilstein entering mtb suspension on their Bingo card?

Here's how roller wear manifests as elongation. Though it's perhaps inaccurate this elongation is colloquially referred to as 'stretch'.