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sspomer 6/15/2021 10:33am
6/15/2021 10:33am
if the commencal prototype hype train has left, ignore. non-driveside of myriam's bike via boris' lens this weekend.

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LookinForIt 6/15/2021 12:28pm
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It's nice to see a shot of it in compression, as all other pics have been stationary.

Excited to see adjustable dropouts,
Love the little details like the window at the bottom of the shock
Definitely feel like that rocker link has a lot of excess material around the shock bolt.
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jofish 6/15/2021 2:27pm
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sspomer wrote:
new intense 951 site is live here - https://intense951.com/ [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/06/15/10982/s1200_Screen_Shot_2021_06_15_at_10.21.14_AM.jpg[/img]
new intense 951 site is live here - https://intense951.com/


This site's "fun for the whole family" vibe seems very off brand for intense? Looks to me like a sub-brand to help them squeeze the last few pennies out of their tooling investments. Less low calorie carbon and more hot hot sriracha aluminium please Intense.
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Losifer 6/15/2021 3:01pm
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LookinForIt wrote:
It's nice to see a shot of it in compression, as all other pics have been stationary. Excited to see adjustable dropouts, Love the little details...
It's nice to see a shot of it in compression, as all other pics have been stationary.

Excited to see adjustable dropouts,
Love the little details like the window at the bottom of the shock
Definitely feel like that rocker link has a lot of excess material around the shock bolt.
Maybe that excess material makes room for different shock mounting options on production models? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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grambo 6/15/2021 6:28pm
6/15/2021 6:28pm
Closer shot of the new Tracer from Karver’s Instagram story:


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Big Bird 6/15/2021 11:20pm
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LookinForIt wrote:
It's nice to see a shot of it in compression, as all other pics have been stationary. Excited to see adjustable dropouts, Love the little details...
It's nice to see a shot of it in compression, as all other pics have been stationary.

Excited to see adjustable dropouts,
Love the little details like the window at the bottom of the shock
Definitely feel like that rocker link has a lot of excess material around the shock bolt.
Losifer wrote:
Maybe that excess material makes room for different shock mounting options on production models? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That was my thought. It's still a prototype. Perhaps in Les Jets there will be new mount holes in use.
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mitch160 6/16/2021 1:52am
6/16/2021 1:52am
anyone knows when rockshox are releasing the current blackbox shocks and forks?
SteveRumor 6/16/2021 5:39am
6/16/2021 5:39am
mitch160 wrote:
anyone knows when rockshox are releasing the current blackbox shocks and forks?
April 2022
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Aushred 6/16/2021 6:11pm
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RageingDH wrote:
Am I late to the party or early??? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/06/16/10986/s1200_AD0BC14F_628D_4767_A73C_FB9A4CEDF70E.jpg[/img]
Am I late to the party or early???

Saw that ad on PB too - Not listed on Norcos site just yet
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Uncle Cliffy 6/16/2021 7:25pm
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RageingDH wrote:
Am I late to the party or early??? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/06/16/10986/s1200_AD0BC14F_628D_4767_A73C_FB9A4CEDF70E.jpg[/img]
Am I late to the party or early???

Link? Nice to see a new catalog photo after staring at the embargoed one for a year…
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RageingDH 6/16/2021 8:20pm
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RageingDH wrote:
Am I late to the party or early??? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/06/16/10986/s1200_AD0BC14F_628D_4767_A73C_FB9A4CEDF70E.jpg[/img]
Am I late to the party or early???

Uncle Cliffy wrote:
Link? Nice to see a new catalog photo after staring at the embargoed one for a year…
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went to the main page to see the article about it and there wasn’t one. Now I can’t find those pics.
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RageingDH 6/16/2021 8:27pm
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RageingDH wrote:
Am I late to the party or early??? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/06/16/10986/s1200_AD0BC14F_628D_4767_A73C_FB9A4CEDF70E.jpg[/img]
Am I late to the party or early???

Uncle Cliffy wrote:
Link? Nice to see a new catalog photo after staring at the embargoed one for a year…
RageingDH wrote:
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went...
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went to the main page to see the article about it and there wasn’t one. Now I can’t find those pics.
When I clicked on the ad it said error 404. Makes me think something strange is a foot.
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mitch160 6/16/2021 8:31pm
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Uncle Cliffy wrote:
Link? Nice to see a new catalog photo after staring at the embargoed one for a year…
RageingDH wrote:
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went...
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went to the main page to see the article about it and there wasn’t one. Now I can’t find those pics.
RageingDH wrote:
When I clicked on the ad it said error 404. Makes me think something strange is a foot.
should be coming out sometime next week
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RageingDH 6/16/2021 8:42pm
6/16/2021 8:42pm
I wonder if pb will do an article about a spy photo being leaked from their website and then have a test ride the next day.
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Uncle Cliffy 6/16/2021 9:18pm
6/16/2021 9:18pm
RageingDH wrote:
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went...
It was just a pop up ad. There were 2 different ones. The other one showed the bike better but I didn’t screenshot it. I went to the main page to see the article about it and there wasn’t one. Now I can’t find those pics.
RageingDH wrote:
When I clicked on the ad it said error 404. Makes me think something strange is a foot.
mitch160 wrote:
should be coming out sometime next week
It’s definitely going to be nice to hear anything new. I’ve had mine on order for literally a year. I’m still hearing the model I ordered will be delayed, but like everything it’s just rumors at this point.
ORTOGONAL555 6/17/2021 6:18am
6/17/2021 6:18am
Thirion (and probably Dickson too) is not riding a production bike. Looks like the same prototype bike as 2019. It's clearly visible from the picture posted before.
Also, the ZK tires are heavier duty tires some riders get (40g more if I'm not mistaken).
bikeparkmemes 6/17/2021 9:49am
6/17/2021 9:49am
JohSch wrote:
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/attachments/9a462124-0d5f-4727-a213-5a2b3…

New Cube or Ghost
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/neuer-enduro-prototyp.943980/
bermslapper69 wrote:
Man, them shits is ugly
Philip_Rossetti wrote:
Looks like a modern version of the old Lapierre Dh bikes Bruni and Vergier ran before switching over to Specialized and SC
Yikes, hopefully they ride better than they look!
juliuskliemmtb 6/17/2021 11:25am
6/17/2021 11:25am
Sram testing something new, propably not a dual caliber brake, but two different calibers one some sort of testing rig

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Edthorne 6/17/2021 12:27pm
6/17/2021 12:27pm
I'm not sure if this has been covered on here yet, but there was a pretty clear picture of the new Range over on the other site from Leogang showing that it has modular drop outs.
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