pink poodle
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What were people saying about silly changes to reduce micro grams? Abandoning the way fsr smooths out chunks of trail to save grams (or as I see it for the sake of presenting something new and saving a few $$$ at the factory) on a short travel bike seems a strange idea to me.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
TBH I'd be sceptical as to how much it is a purely gram chasing exercise vs trying to take advantage of the leaf spring effect to create something a bit more poppy and lively.
pink poodle
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If that was the case they would be raving about the improved liveliness of the rear end.
For the last couple of seasons this seems to have been the big selling model (locally). Lots of peeps using them like a mini free ride bike. Shit the big local dealer even tried to convince me to buy one to replace my stolen pivot m4x! So will be interesting to see if this ends up as an ongoing warranty issue through a bit of poorly pitched sales.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
pink poodle
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I stand ready to be wrong.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Ahah, I'm sure it's both - if they only saved 100g by taking out both the Horst pivot and a bunch of "lazy carbon" (
) and didn't get a (perceived) net benefit in trail character then it would be a pointless exercise. Anyway, I will never find out first hand so ¯\(ツ)/¯
pink poodle
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I'm going to have to buy one just so I know.Ahah, I'm sure it's both - if they only saved 100g by taking out both the Horst pivot and a bunch of "lazy carbon" (
I'd actually like to see a few more options in that sort of travel for mini freeride play bikes. It's a fun space for aggressive berm railing days of hucking. I'm very pleased with the Scout and the spitfire looks good.
PJO
in me vL comy
Yeah, but they totally stuffed up the paint job, that band around the downtube needs to be parallel to the ground not perpendicular to the tube. What were they thinking on a $12k bike!?!?
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Same here, I just don't want a 15kg 125mm bike that's a pig to ride uphills (e.g. Optic)
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Behold the $12k Single Pivot.
With no rear pivot on the one-piece carbon swingarm, the Stumpjumper instead relies on in-built flex through the carbon fibre seatstays. This sees it effectively morphing into a single-pivot suspension layout, with a rocker link connecting the top of the seatstays to the mainframe, while an extension link drives the rear shock.
With S-Sizing. Here we go, S3 = Medium with some other faff to make it sound innovative.
Sigh.......... Can't we just have a new wheel and hub standard like any other year?
mike14
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$900 more than an aluminum Slash 8 with GX. Seems like a really good price compared to usual Big-S offerings (either that or Trek are just getting too expensive)
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
12SP SLX is also quietly a bit of a game changer in that respect - would buy SLX over GX any day and you come away with $$$ left in pocket to upgrade the suspension if you so desire.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Anyone want to buy my whole GX/Guide RS group with an XO1 shifter? To fund an SLX with XT shifter group purchase....
blacksp20
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The Yeti 575 had that style of rear end. It was far from lively.
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
You obviously never had one of those rear ends let go on you.
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blacksp20
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I did not. 2011 model which was the last of the 26” wheeled variants. I bought it used and “punished” it with my 120kg girth for several years with no issues. We’re they known for issues in the swing arm?
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
There were a lot of snapped alloy flex stays from that last run of 575s that’s for sure. The carbon rear ASR5 was a zingy little thing though.
pink poodle
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Yeti are also known for their strength...
blacksp20
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In my sample size of 3 (575, SB66 and SB66C) none have had any faults over numerous years of riding. Maybe the pilots don’t ride hard enough. Maybe only the bad ones get talked about. Who knows.