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Joey, I say this because he looks more planted on the pulse than when he was back on the demo. Simple as that. im not saying the demo is a shit bike because its not its just no longer the pinnacle of race design IMHO. Lets just look at the new fury, same riders, new bike they all look way more planted on that new frame than the old one. you can tweak and tweak and tweak but if it aint right it aint right simple as and personally i think the demo has had its day. And at the end of the day this is all opinion. but speshs big bikes have always seemed more FR than DH to me.

For me i have nothing against Gwin, i dont think he has the character of some of the other racers like Peaty or Gracia which is why some people may be a bit off with him, hes just very professional/straight up with interviews etc. In terms of performance, 1 race proves nothing but IMHO (and i know i'll probably get flamed for this) the Demo just aint the right bike, its just doesnt cut the mustard as everyones stepped up there game and changed geometry etc, for me the demo always seemed more of a hucking machine than a race bike. but im no frame designer. It just seems odd to me that Hill goes from a demo to a pulse and starts performing (theres the factors of new team and a new drive to win off the back of that i know, but to me it points more toward the bike) I think spesh need to stop flogging the horse and redesign (they probably are doing this as we speak although when it will arrive who knows). If it really is that dialled then fair does but i just dont see it. And just before anyone says "if it aint broke dont fix it" im an advocate of that theory i love orange bikes which is a prime example of that but the demo just seems dated.

This is one of the main reasons i love this sport. Peaty is just an absolute legend. should be bloody knighted! :D

Nice! the amount of side ways action going on there i think a simpsons quote is appropriate. Bart - "lil more, lil mooore, lil mooooooree.... Too much, take it back" :D

the sektor is a good fork without a shadow of a doubt but due to the changes between it and the original pike its just not as stiff, thats where something like this new pike really does make sense. IF you can actually fit one to your bike.

dude, greatest of respect and all but theyre not 44mm HT. NS Surge 2: headset: standard press-fit 1.125” (1-1/8” A-head) Stanton slackline 853: Head tube 1 1/8" and the 456 steel definatly has 1 1/8th as the guy i ride with regularly has one that i built.

Yes, scrap the huge list of dampers with minute incremental improvements and focus on the chassis, they can do it for rear shocks why not for forks ? the problem is that they have too many different lines, reduce the number of fork "models" and provide a smaller range with more options. do they really need sectors and revs and now this all in virtually the same market? why not scrap the rev 32 mm chassis and make it this with all the offerings? i suspect that will be the long term outcome is that one line will bite the dust and this line is expanded with more options to accomodate

have to back these guys up here, nowt wrong with a 2007/8 patriot, perfect candidate for such a fork too.

Well all i can say to that is lets look at the original pike. i dont know about you but when people say pike to me first thing i think is DJ and DH hardtail, maybe thats just because when i got into MTB the pike was the one to get as you could do it all with it. in regards to high end, £500 for a hardtail frame id say thats pretty high end without going carbon or ti both of which if your gonna splash that kinda cash your more than likely gonna stump up for a full sus. and yes i have met people with on-ones with 36s and the like on, just because its £200 frame means jack, if it rides sweet why not put good components on it ? so what do RS offer for the hardtail lover ? sektors, revs and the argyll RCT which in my experience isnt tuned for trails really. i have a recon gold 120 and the stiffness compare to the pike it replaced is just not there, the sectors are the same. so what ive gotta go fettling about with an argyll then ? i know that the hardtail market isnt the biggest out there but its still a pretty big market especially here in the UK. theyve done a lot of things right with this fork but limiting the target market by forcing 15mm and tapered on people is a bad move, the steerer options is a bigger deal than the axle but still.

that should read rev RLT damper btw my apologies