Not the prettiest of bikes but really like the implementation of geometry adjustment of both seat tube angle and shock eye. Lot's of range for adjustment...
I still remember like a half-dozen guys or more in Florida on Karpiels who loved dropping loading docks on 3-inch Gazzalodies that were completely bald showing up at Western North Carolina DH prices on those bikes
Bulls apparently has some fresh prototypes being spotted in the wild... #spyshots
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Bulls apparently has some fresh prototypes being spotted in the wild... #spyshots
Even more impressive is that they've caught someone wearing the dirtlej dirtsuit in public.
don't tell colin bailey about this yet : ) he doesn't know i started it. i joked w/ him about it though. we'll take it public with his Inside Line on wednesday. so stoked! if you've ridden a DHF, kick in a buck or a hundred. https://www.gofundme.com/colin-bailey-maxxis-minion-dhf-design-apprecia…
don't tell colin bailey about this yet : ) he doesn't know i started it. i joked w/ him about it though. we'll take it public...
don't tell colin bailey about this yet : ) he doesn't know i started it. i joked w/ him about it though. we'll take it public with his Inside Line on wednesday. so stoked! if you've ridden a DHF, kick in a buck or a hundred. https://www.gofundme.com/colin-bailey-maxxis-minion-dhf-design-apprecia…
How about we skip the DHF and get started on making the Michelin Comp 16, 24 and 32 again!
A while back there was some discussion on self-adjusting suspension, and I thought ya'll might like to see what it looks like now that it exists. This is the first hardware iteration for my system, which was built from spare parts and a lot of electrical tape. The control architecture relies on a number of supervised statistical learners which make informed guesses about the sections of trail ahead of the bike.
nice work peteB but isn't that basically the same as fox live valve?
I have not ridden live valve, but the goal of my system seems to be different. From what I can gather through reading is Fox uses a few fixed values (angle of the bike relative to gravity, etc..), and looks for recognizable events like drops or pedal input to determine adjustments. This implies that Fox uses a generic control structure that can be tuned from sensor input and rider feedback.
Conversely, my system will learn a control structure specific to each rider. I'll spare the details, but the short version is as follows: Rather than fitting rider data to an existing control structure, create a control structure that adjusts itself based on rider data and prioritized behaviors (like momentum conservation, traction, chassis stability).
TLDR; Live valve adjusts suspension to meet pre-determined goals, whereas my system will learn rider preferences, techniques, and tendencies to determine suspension adjustments.
don't tell colin bailey about this yet : ) he doesn't know i started it. i joked w/ him about it though. we'll take it public...
don't tell colin bailey about this yet : ) he doesn't know i started it. i joked w/ him about it though. we'll take it public with his Inside Line on wednesday. so stoked! if you've ridden a DHF, kick in a buck or a hundred. https://www.gofundme.com/colin-bailey-maxxis-minion-dhf-design-apprecia…
I felt a little weird about it but Spomer is right to have started a gofundme. I love that tire and have counted on it more times then I know. I have sold a lot of them over the years and use it as a gateway for people to stop counting grams to see they think a tire is good or not. I kicked in some money thanks Colin!
amaury's commencal from fort bill last year and this year compared in his winning bike check
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/WINNING-BIKE-Amaury-Pierrons-Commencal-Supreme,2704
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Looks a bit steeper, shorter and the bb is a little higher. #antitrend
Edit: Did not see this under the photo: "Looks shorter, steeper, and a higher bb."
I wonder what greg has going on with his fork ? looks like a different adjuster than everyone else and to his previous forks
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I wonder what greg has going on with his fork ? looks like a different adjuster than everyone else and to his previous forks
Jordi held what looked very much like a fork spring in a recent Dialed episode, said it was something special for someone special IIRC.
I'd like to see the numbers on that frame. Looks Pole long.
That said, i´d rock the thing on a rainy park day, as long as it keeps my ass dry.
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/PIT-BITS-iXS-Downhill-Cup-2,2674
Yo what is ohlins up to?
https://www.gofundme.com/colin-bailey-maxxis-minion-dhf-design-apprecia…
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Colin-Bailey-The-Inside-Line-Podcast,…
https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/member/Suspension-Adjustment-System-Ver…
https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/member/Suspension-Adjustment-System-Ver…
Conversely, my system will learn a control structure specific to each rider. I'll spare the details, but the short version is as follows: Rather than fitting rider data to an existing control structure, create a control structure that adjusts itself based on rider data and prioritized behaviors (like momentum conservation, traction, chassis stability).
TLDR; Live valve adjusts suspension to meet pre-determined goals, whereas my system will learn rider preferences, techniques, and tendencies to determine suspension adjustments.
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/WINNING-BIKE-Amaury-Pierrons-Commenca…
Edit: Did not see this under the photo: "Looks shorter, steeper, and a higher bb."
New top cap here on the spring side...
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