Chromag Teases New Full Suspension Bike

 nah pb has it. It's behind the paywall

 It's just scratching the Surface. Give it time.

 You'd have to be a photographic Monk to get that shot.

 Looks like a session, but they just want to tease us a little first

 Maybe they want us to go”Outside” and ride instead of reading full articles

 But then you would have got Down to the Root of what the bike is.

 Pretty sure it is an e-bike.

 @tacklingdummy: could just be a storage compartment or wire compartment, ive seen that on non e-bikes before

 @evanmtbs: Just a sarcastic joke. Chromag would never make an e-bike.

 It's a primer for what's to come

 A Wideangle shot would work.. or a rethink of the chosen camera Aperture…

 @tacklingdummy: Neither was Santa Cruz......

 Your momma(‘s chromag bike) is so big when she goes on TV it takes two channels to fit her all in.

 Well disguised, I thought I was looking at a wheelbarrow until I read ‘bike’

 @tacklingdummy: I thought the same for YT.

 @tacklingdummy: You heard it here first....

 Last night I dreamt they've put the comments behind the paywall. It was a good dream.

 @brandaneisma: BOOM! Here we go, let the hate flow through. Love this!

 @Soni @Mecadav: True. Haha. I guess never say never.

 @tacklingdummy: never say never

 They gotta make sure the photos are really high quality too. Maybe do some photoshop touch-ups using some sort of stylus.

 @abzillah: looks like a $e$$ion?

 Not a bad price to see if it looks a like a Session

 @coadymacmillan: It's funnier how you think it's a joke.

 @coadymacmillan:

"Downvoted commentary is available for premium subscribers only."

 @William42: that's genius, upvotes are free but downvotes cost 10c... But the user getting downvoted gets 2c per downvote. Comment section becomes our troll fest, everyone calls themselves doublecrownaddict38574

 @Mugen: doubIecrownadd1ct

 @TheBlueBear: Doublecrownisadick?

 @fred0: yes!! You can recreate his actual username if you use a capital i for instead of a lowercase L too hahahah lolzer

 Randy, protour and waki would definitely subscribe…

 @TheBlueBear: I have always wondered how to make capital letter stick in a user name...mine never want to

 I also thought this was a April fool's joke!

 Perhaps they're SUPER early for next April Fools?

 @GTJosh:

 I love my Rootdown and my Contact pedals. Ian and the folks there have always been helpful and responsive. If this is indeed a kids susser and my 5 yr old can fit it in a year or two, she’ll be on it.

 I will flat out agree with their customer service. I had a monk frame and wanted to know the the paint code. It was same day response. Super helpful. Micheal! Thank you for your time and help!

 I’ve tried the same with the big S a month ago, asked politely the color code of my stumpy to make fork stickers. The answer was the color code is proprietary, pretty sure this is not a real color ahah

 Is this a poem?

 @redrook: Not a poem, but a cleverly hidden message to Pinkbike. Look at the first letter of each line...

 @Brodybro29: that's a garage response from Specialized. Take it to a paint shop and get them to match it.

 @cjonesmtb: *mindblown*

 www.pinkbike.com/photo/20960692

 @jaydawg69: and HERE comes the paywall...

 @jaydawg69: amazing

 @jaydawg69: Noooooooooooooooooooooo

 @jaydawg69: well that was fast

 It's like when your ex says 'yeah but we can be friends'

 @kfilenda: And your ex isn't hot.

 @kfilenda: or worse: we can still be a couple, for a small monthly payment.

 @andrewbmxmtb: sure you'll still get fresh nudes from me, here's my OF account

 Bottled Pacifism

 @suspended-flesh: Ahhhh...there's the dischord on the comments thread I was looking for. . . .

 @rodeostu: that's the inside line comment right there. Nicely done

 @ATXZJ: Hey, you're in Austin too.

 Ian MacKaye, Dischord, and associated acts (eg Fugazi, minor threat) have made a point of never selling out, staying DIY and true to their roots and community.

Just sayin’

 @rodeostu: Maybe I’m out of step, but I don’t wanna hear it.

 Salad days are gone.

 @leifgren: I'll be in the waiting room. Waiting for the paywall to crumble.

 So good. Never sell out, never fucking relent. Ian Mackaye and Richard Sachs need to do a collab.

 @jason475: You are a patient boy . . .

 Down already!

 @Glenngineer: Can I upsize the S1 Minor Threat by swapping out the 24” wheels for 26"?
The short answer is yes, you can do this, however it will not make any difference in the fit of the bike for the rider’s body height.

The key rider-fit figures do not change. The seattube length remains the same and the reach, (pedals-to-cockpit length) will not change (unless you increase the stem length). It will only raise the bike off the ground by the difference of the wheel size. For that reason, we offer the 24” and 26” configurations in two separate bike sizes, with different reach, stack and seattube lengths for each size, to optimize the fit.

 @Glenngineer: MINOR THREAT BUILDS
PARTS S1 S2
FORK Rock Shox Yari 150mm Boost 110x15mm Rock Shox Lyrik 150mm Boost 110x15mm
STEM Chromag HiFi 40mm Chromag HiFi 40mm
HANDLEBAR Chromag OSX 25mm Rise, 800mm Wide Chromag OSX 25mm Rise, 800mm Wide
HEADSET Cane Creek Forty ZS Cane Creek Forty ZS
CRANK SRAM NX SRAM GX
BRAKES SRAM G2 RSC SRAM G2 RSC
ROTORS 180mm 180mm
SHIFTERS SRAM NX Eagle SRAM GX Eagle
CASSETTE SRAM NX Eagle 10-50t SRAM GX Eagle 10-50t
REAR DERAILLEUR SRAM GX Eagle SRAM GX Eagle
WHEELSET Chromag 27.5" Ally Rims / Chromag R4 Hubs. (Magna40 Rims for 26+) Chromag 27.5" Phase30 Rims / Chromag R4 Hubs. (Magna40 Rims for 26+)
TIRES Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR
SEATPOST Chromag Dolomite Rock Shox Reverb
SADDLE Chromag Trailmaster DT Chromag Trailmaster DT
GRIPS Chromag Squarewave Chromag Squarewave
CHAIN SRAM GX Eagle SRAM GX Eagle
PEDALS - -
PRICE $3450 CAD
$3000 USD* $4450 CAD
$3850 USD*
FRAME ONLY $890 CAD
$770 USD*


RockShox Reverb dropper post optional ($350 CAD / $260 USD).

Build options are subject to availability.

*US pricing applies to all US and International purchases.

 @s1705: frame only price looks good

 @mtb-scotland: hopefully thats accurate since all of that is old versions of the site before they blocked it with the "you sneaky devil" page

 @s1705: webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_sVtidK3VbEJ:ca.chromagbikes.com/pages/minor-threat-builds+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

 @s1705: Those are Wideangle build specs. Notice the lack of a shock spec.
Chromag copies and pastes pages of other bikes to use as templates. I remember seeing Doctahawk geo numbers on a Wideangle when they launched their new site.

Theres another teaser pic on their Instagram with a large AL(?) headtube. Probably 29er =(

 Yeah. It's not often you see the derailleur almost touch the rim.

 Hard times are comin through!

 24" Atomlab's on a P2 was one of the best summers of my entire life at Whistler.

 Is he the one that rides for giant or the one that won Scotland’s freedom, I always forget

 @DizzyNinja: we are not free sadly

 24” and 26” kids bikes

 Chromag didn't do their homework?

 I'd hoped it was a full blown adult trail or enduro bike that someone had finally put a decently short head tube on. It would be a great antidote to the Santa Cruz range with their headtubes that are as long as seat tubes.

 @lukeb: it seems you're looking for an XC bike

 @lukeb: Check out Knolly bikes if you like reasonable sized head tubes. Allows for lots of customization or just that fully slammed position.

 That's 100% Privateer's dropout, tubing being different on chainstays.

 You can't believe your eyes at first

 @mikekazimer: I got a Kaz reply, day made.

 @Grimes1405:

Bruh - I got a Richard Cunningham one today.

 @suspended-flesh: Cloud 9 on a Thursday.

 No it doesn't. Go and get your prescription checked.

 Obviously no bottle – that thing will melt in commentator flames like a can of coke during recycling.

 I’ve got to stop giving my kid my credit card!

 There has been two locked up in the bike racks at my kid's school for the last year. They seem to be working ok.

 Wow! Didn't even notice it was gone.