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Big Bird 3/15/2015 6:35pm
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Primoz wrote:
I think the rear end might be a bit shorter. Otherwise the shape isn't that different to the current linkage (as far as triangulation of the...
I think the rear end might be a bit shorter. Otherwise the shape isn't that different to the current linkage (as far as triangulation of the pivots goes).

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb11289313/p5pb11289313.jpg

On the other hand, looking at the picture of the aluminium link, it might just be a machined out aluminium link for lightness (with the majority of the green parts of the link removed).

The Athertons for example had the rocker bridge removed on the Supreme V3. And there have been other similar mods done to the bikes before.

EDIT: yeah, the stock CS length is 430, you can hardly go shorter on a DH bike Smile
anotherbikerguy wrote:
Looks like whatever Brosnan's got going on back there, Gwin's got it too. I thought I was imagining it when I first looked at this shot...
Looks like whatever Brosnan's got going on back there, Gwin's got it too. I thought I was imagining it when I first looked at this shot but now I'm more convinced.
https://instagram.com/p/0LHTxMFSpm/
It's probably just a new lighter machined part. It might also give the shock a slightly different angle of attack leverage wise. And Primoz, mine are 412mm. With 9.5" travel. But that's custom made by me.
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Primoz 3/15/2015 10:42pm
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Custom made? Pics?
ardor 3/17/2015 10:38pm
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sspomer wrote:
new knee pads from specialized? long upper gasket. saw these in a video clip from a shoot with brosnan [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/03/12/2069/s1200_specdpad1.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/03/12/2070/s1200_specdpad2.jpg[/img]
new knee pads from specialized? long upper gasket. saw these in a video clip from a shoot with brosnan





More on the new Specialized knee pad. Seems the southern hemi got them already?



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Gweggy 3/18/2015 3:24pm
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Jackson Frew at the Australian nationals yesterday which looks carbon to me ? Theres a clip on Racheal Athertons Facebook to of her on the ski...
Jackson Frew at the Australian nationals yesterday which looks carbon to me ? Theres a clip on Racheal Athertons Facebook to of her on the ski lift and its definielty carbon also heard on another from from someone who is currently in NZ and saw it in the flesh


I don't know, it looks pretty standard to me. I can't see any welds, but they aren't that big on the stock bike and all the tubes look very similar:


The headtube/toptube junction in Rachel's clip definitely looks like carbon, but maybe they just took that out for a few secret runs, or the carbon model looks really really similar to the aluminum one.
Maverickdh005 3/18/2015 4:08pm
3/18/2015 4:08pm Edited Date/Time 3/18/2015 4:12pm
peecee wrote:
Jackson Frew at the Australian nationals yesterday which looks carbon to me ? Theres a clip on Racheal Athertons Facebook to of her on the ski...
Jackson Frew at the Australian nationals yesterday which looks carbon to me ? Theres a clip on Racheal Athertons Facebook to of her on the ski lift and its definielty carbon also heard on another from from someone who is currently in NZ and saw it in the flesh


Gweggy wrote:
I don't know, it looks pretty standard to me. I can't see any welds, but they aren't that big on the stock bike and all the...
I don't know, it looks pretty standard to me. I can't see any welds, but they aren't that big on the stock bike and all the tubes look very similar:


The headtube/toptube junction in Rachel's clip definitely looks like carbon, but maybe they just took that out for a few secret runs, or the carbon model looks really really similar to the aluminum one.
on the yellow one above, correct me if am wrong but u can clearly see welds at the seat tube junction underneath on the flat section and at the underneath of the headtube right where the lower crown intersects the downtube, enlarge pic.

To me the above black one looks the same esspecially at the underneath set tube junction the flared out flat part, carbon would not look like that.
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sspomer 3/18/2015 7:29pm
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loic bruni's bike w/ data acquisition goods.



and from his instagram


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can clearly see the weld's here
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tmano2 wrote:
[img]https://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AR_NZ_55a0460-780x520.jpg[/img] can clearly see the weld's here


can clearly see the weld's here
It's Rachel bike.
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Big Bird 3/19/2015 12:05pm
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That Hill helmet is rad. Is that meant to be little Bam?
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sspomer wrote:
loic bruni's bike w/ data acquisition goods. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/03/18/2099/s1200_loicsbike.jpg[/img] and from his instagram [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/03/18/2100/s1200_loicsbike1.jpg[/img]
loic bruni's bike w/ data acquisition goods.



and from his instagram


Bruni goes fast because that frame is so hideous.
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tmano2 3/23/2015 1:01pm
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Hyperpower! wrote:
New Commençal: [img]https://i.imgur.com/qaCZHwt.jpg[/img]
New Commençal:

was pardal riding that frame too? that looks like the system on the canefild jedi
anotherbikerguy 3/23/2015 2:18pm
3/23/2015 2:18pm Edited Date/Time 3/23/2015 2:19pm
Looks a lot more like the Sunn DH frame of a couple years ago, to me.

Obviously not an exact match, but the Canfield is a short dual-link design and this looks like a high single pivot with a pull-to-push linkage, a la the Sunn. (I know pull-to-push is not the technical term, but I'm not an engineer.)
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Primoz 3/23/2015 2:33pm
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Yeah, a high single pivot with a pulley more or less on the pivot axis with a classical pull-rod to a rocker design.

Apart from the split pivot element and quite likely a lower pivot design, the Wilson is quite similar.

It's a surprise to see Commencal go the pulley route though, i'd figure the more well known brands would stick to the direct chain layout. Though yeah, there is Ghost and to some extent Bulls (they are AFAIK quite well known when it comes to hardtails in Germany).
Hyperpower! 3/23/2015 2:35pm
3/23/2015 2:35pm
Don´t know about Pardal, I think it is Remi Thirion in this pic, although it is from Portugal National Cup this past weekend.
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tmano2 3/23/2015 2:46pm
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Hyperpower! wrote:
Don´t know about Pardal, I think it is Remi Thirion in this pic, although it is from Portugal National Cup this past weekend.
i know, i'm Portuguese,only spoke English so that other people understood

the question was because he rides with commecal support and also have been riding with them in lousa
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depeche4 3/23/2015 2:51pm
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Remi was in Portugal for a week or so. That is not his bike, his is black, could be Myriam's or one of the Ruffin brother's bikes.

Check out his facebook video of a nice crash. Slow mo of the new ride too!

https://www.facebook.com/remi.thirion.12
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tmano2 3/23/2015 3:03pm
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depeche4 wrote:
Remi was in Portugal for a week or so. That is not his bike, his is black, could be Myriam's or one of the Ruffin brother's...
Remi was in Portugal for a week or so. That is not his bike, his is black, could be Myriam's or one of the Ruffin brother's bikes.

Check out his facebook video of a nice crash. Slow mo of the new ride too!

https://www.facebook.com/remi.thirion.12
https://instagram.com/p/0gWWAyEoyE/?taken-by=twentyfourmedia

see here? different bike
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depeche4 3/23/2015 3:06pm
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Remi was in Portugal for a week or so. That is not his bike, his is black, could be Myriam's or one of the Ruffin brother's...
Remi was in Portugal for a week or so. That is not his bike, his is black, could be Myriam's or one of the Ruffin brother's bikes.

Check out his facebook video of a nice crash. Slow mo of the new ride too!

https://www.facebook.com/remi.thirion.12
tmano2 wrote:
https://instagram.com/p/0gWWAyEoyE/?taken-by=twentyfourmedia

see here? different bike
Interesting.

Nice catch!
Maverickdh005 3/23/2015 3:21pm
3/23/2015 3:21pm Edited Date/Time 3/23/2015 3:23pm
Looks good to me, be interesting to see more and or if its just a mule or will be raced in WCs as a potential production rig!

Would have loved to have seen Sunn continue its development and committment to DH, would have been interesting to see what the Sunn could have been now with development at WC level, not talking about that bike above (looked good a few years back on paper) , its pretty old now, design is still relevant, I believe but if evolved to 2015 demands, longer lower, shock etc, either BOS or Ohlins input, would have been cool.
Maverickdh005 3/23/2015 3:26pm
3/23/2015 3:26pm
Gawd that Lapierre is ugly, they seem to gojng the opposite way accross whole range, that ugly fuggly is better A Lambo Contag is ugly but thats in a good way, this is not, thank gawd Blienky not riding that thing this year haha, his Norco though oh!
fabricedemaere 3/23/2015 4:03pm
3/23/2015 4:03pm Edited Date/Time 3/23/2015 4:14pm
Minnaar's rear shock(s) for Crankworx
http://instagram.com/p/0llOOdvoY1/
Notice the 25lbs increments of the springs

Also, I've been told by an "industry insider" (who was in Queenstown a few weeks back) that the Polygon bike Remy Morton is currently riding is a near-production model.
http://instagram.com/p/0Rg7l5iBBC/
http://instagram.com/p/0UjT8VCBLU/
Looks like almost the same bike the team was riding last year, except the top tube doesn't look as ugly
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peecee 3/23/2015 5:18pm
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anotherbikerguy wrote:
Looks a lot more like the Sunn DH frame of a couple years ago, to me. [img]https://www.sicklines.com/gallery/data/506/sunn_radical.jpg[/img] Obviously not an exact match, but the Canfield is...
Looks a lot more like the Sunn DH frame of a couple years ago, to me.

Obviously not an exact match, but the Canfield is a short dual-link design and this looks like a high single pivot with a pull-to-push linkage, a la the Sunn. (I know pull-to-push is not the technical term, but I'm not an engineer.)
Think you'll find it look like Wyns bike more than anything

or one of the old VProcess bikes Nico rode in the early 00's
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Startgas 3/24/2015 12:29am
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fabricedemaere wrote:
Minnaar's rear shock(s) for Crankworx http://instagram.com/p/0llOOdvoY1/ Notice the 25lbs increments of the springs Also, I've been told by an "industry insider" (who was in Queenstown a...
Minnaar's rear shock(s) for Crankworx
http://instagram.com/p/0llOOdvoY1/
Notice the 25lbs increments of the springs

Also, I've been told by an "industry insider" (who was in Queenstown a few weeks back) that the Polygon bike Remy Morton is currently riding is a near-production model.
http://instagram.com/p/0Rg7l5iBBC/
http://instagram.com/p/0UjT8VCBLU/
Looks like almost the same bike the team was riding last year, except the top tube doesn't look as ugly
Have they got some inspiration from Öhlins maybe, color and increments.

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