The Ultimate Guide - Interbike 2016

 Glad you said it, i thought i was just being old and cynical

 @pigman65: Yeah, this year was boring. Eurobike & SeaOtter just have them beat with timing.

 Unfortunately, now the next year's bikes are released in the spring of the year before.

 I feel the same, nothing new released that excited me at all. Everything is being released at either Sea Otter, Eurobike, Crankworx or at the brands own media release. It will be interesting to see if Interbike can change with the new world...or just die.

 @pedalhound: Just seems a bit irrelevant if all the new stuff is coming out earlier a la automotive world. The big guys are pulling out, so what's the point, just to high light smaller brands who's stuff we've already seen? Costs those companies a lot to rent a booth.

 @bobshort rip???? PB readers dont seem to share your opinion
take a look at the 'must read this week' section, just above your comment

 giant's contact switch dropper is already great. it's built on a gas strut instead of having to fiddle with bleeding hydraulic lines. there's a reason all the new droppers out this year are copying that design

 @xeren: Very true. I ride Giant's Contact dropper and it works flawlessly. No complaints at all. I route it inside of the frame and its so easy to cut and maneuver because its a cable- highly recommend.

 @xeren: problem is it looks clunky as f*ck and doesn't feel good at the lever

 KS E-ten dropper post... flawless for 2 years

 @poozank: got it, you care more about how something looks than reliability. You could probably get a fake carbon fiber wrapped seatpost that lights up in cool colors when you are riding if that's your priority.

Also, the lever works great imo, but since it is cable actuated, you can replace it with a half dozen other options. Some of them are prettier, too!

 @unrooted
Spot on...I wouldn't go near MTB for decades as the bikes were shocking....now I'm a convert and can't get enough...my road bike hasn't been out for 2 years....

 @xeren: I care about well machines functional goods. For example fox etc you can have your clunky post that looks like a high school shop project

 @poozank: "well machines functional goods" what?

either way, i guess Fox makes sense for you. gotta get that kashima! need it to be extra smooth in case you ever convert your dropper into a fork stanchion

 I was over at the Maxxis booth every few hours checking out their stuff. They had all kinds of new tires with a big emphasis on 27.5 x 2.6. I snapped some photos, along with some other crazy plus crap. I was most interested in seeing how wide these tires really were, and how much bike frames are trying to accommodate them.

www.pinkbike.com/u/todd/album/Interbike-2016

 @todd: thanks for the pictures!

 Monthly service plans/memberships are gna be the only way to go/survive. Prepay for service which also gets u xyz% off parts.

 De pana mamawebo!

 @downhiller900sl: I don't know what you said, but after pronouncing it aloud... I sounds AWSOME! Hence the up vote!

 I saw it in a catalog a few months ago...really surprised I did not see much about it during the show circuit.