Video: SR Suntour Welcomes Tayte Proulx Royds to the Team

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pixelguru (Oct 15, 2021 at 8:32)

As a dad, I can't imagine how proud I'd be if she were my daughter. I can't get my kids to do anything that doesn't involve a touch screen.

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Bushmaster123 (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:15)

Ha, my kids want nothing to do with bikes. It's not from a lack of trying on my part. I blame their mother.

Confluence-Outdoors (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:26)

@Bushmaster123:

Understand. Neither of my own ride. That’s why I started working with other kids.

chillaxin (Oct 15, 2021 at 13:42)

As a father of a 14yr old daughter that rides (only child) it is a amazing time to share this passion. On top of it, she is a ripper that can hold her own among the adults. She started around 5yrs old riding/racing BMX, which has given her a well rounded set of skills to handle the mountain.

As for the Suntour products, they actually make really good suspension especially in the higher-end side of their lineup. I would say that X-Fusion and Suntour are similar in that their top-end products are really good bang for your buck...

jomacba (Oct 15, 2021 at 16:46)

Get your kids one of those stem mounted computers... pretty such there is a touch screen on there!

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jostaudt (Oct 15, 2021 at 8:45)

Why are there never any SR Suntour products reviewed on PB, or most of the MTB media for that matter?

Bike078 (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:11)

Not much out there. From what I remember it's NSMB mostly (including teardowns of forks and shocks), sometimes in Vital and Loam Wolf and other smaller outlets.

wilsonians (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:16)

They are tiny on the OEM market and just as small on the aftermarket. Less demand=less coverage. People want to hear about the stuff they ride which for the vast majority is 2 companies with a few others sprinkled in.

jostaudt (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:28)

@wilsonians: They do review some of the other small manufacturers like Öhlins and Manitou, even EXT and Formula, etc. SR Suntour is one of the largest manufacturers for other brands. Under the SR Suntour label they are indeed not very common. I see them more and more on pro's bikes (RB Rampage, DH WC, XC WC, Olympics etc.) and they do make very good product. Would be interesting to see how they would fare in a comparison against the big 2.

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jomacba (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:30)

Probably because they don’t pay for it!

BenTheSwabian (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:44)

Great question actually. They are seriously underrated. I've been using the Axon fork and Edge rear shock on my Scott Spark RC race bike and it's been a great experience. Specifically liking the user serviceability aspect of their products.

BenTheSwabian (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:46)

@jostaudt: Öhlins is not a minor brand though. They are huge in motorsports.

jomacba (Oct 15, 2021 at 10:13)

@BenTheSwabian: They are also owned by tenneco, which if you do a little homework, is likely larger than all of the other companies combined.

jostaudt (Oct 15, 2021 at 10:23)

@BenTheSwabian: Pretty minor in MTB OEM though, no?

jostaudt (Oct 15, 2021 at 10:29)

@BenTheSwabian: Runing Suntour Aion fork and Triair in the rear. Big upgrade from low/mid range RS!

danstonQ (Oct 15, 2021 at 10:52)

@BenTheSwabian: Using the Auron R2C2 fork and the Triair shock completely conviced me how good their products are, and my wallet is kind of happy too.
Their products are super easy to service and to dial (the Suntour support is super responsive as well), they're solid, reliable, subtle, and not ugly at all......... and I don't work for Suntour, I'm just loving it

NotNamed (Oct 15, 2021 at 13:02)

@danstonQ: +1 for the Auron fork.
I love mine and it keeps up with EXT+ cascade rear really good.
Cheap to run and easy to repair and good Performance.

mior Mod (Oct 15, 2021 at 16:02)

@jostaudt: nope. Every cheap bike has a suntour fork

jostaudt (Oct 16, 2021 at 4:14)

@mior: Right, meant the higher quality stuff: Aion, Auron, Durolux, Rux, Triair, etc.

mior Mod (Oct 16, 2021 at 6:03)

@jostaudt: polygon seems to have some decent parts form them

juicebanger FL (Oct 15, 2021 at 14:12)

You can't not be a sports phenom with a name like Tayte Royds

MOBrules FL (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:45)

So impressive watching her getting towed in and sending huge gaps!! Way to go Tayte, send it into the future!

Sirflyingv (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:49)

Congrats! I ride Suntour Aion on my trail hardtail and it's amazing value for proper sale price.

bretttippie (Oct 16, 2021 at 2:29)

Tayte is awesome! One happy talented ripper.

camo00 (Oct 17, 2021 at 9:49)

Love seeing the trails I built get shredded! Good job Tayte !

notoutsideceo (Oct 15, 2021 at 9:33)

Congrats! I just love mountain biking so much. Be safe be well, Robin

roberm (Oct 15, 2021 at 12:40)

Yeah Tayte! Congrats, can't wait to watch you fly by me on the trails!

pablo-b (Oct 16, 2021 at 8:01)

Can you release the rux 29er already??????

odbrider (Oct 17, 2021 at 12:36)

Worthy prospect from a worthy sponsor..good luck kid!

silverstanktions (Oct 16, 2021 at 19:22)

Keep on rippin' Tayte!

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