Daledenton

I have the fox boas and love them but I can get the cleat so far back for lift/shuttle riding that pedalling feels weird. Ended up buying a second pair for cheap when the second gen came out and put cleat a bit further forward for more pedally days and I am happy as can be.

@cyclotoine: From what I know Rocky is cutting down SKUs for next year. In 2024 they had 63 different bikes for sale and most came in multiple colours so there were over 100 skus which is entirely too many for how many they sell. I think next year is take it back to a leaner better run company and then get new bikes released which makes sense. Also Hayden has been on an Altitude with a dual crown since the new one dropped. Ive never seen him ride a Slayer even last summer when they they were desperate to move Slayers.

@gnarnaimo: Hes been riding a dual crown Altitude since the new Altitude came out. Nothing to do with Slayer availability the current gen Slayer is just mid.

Only actual local as far as I’m aware is Hugo Langevin who unfortunately didn’t get past semis.

@yoimaninja: who is using a custom built frame? As far as I am aware no one in ews, xc or dh is using a custom frame except for the one guy who builds his own frame for himself. Some riders use prototypes but not many and they come out a year or two later. Most pros do not use electronically adjustable suspension but you can certainly buy a bike with it. The carbon parts pros use are widely available and on most top end builds. Very few pros are on prototype black box suspension and it usually gets released soon. So basically the only thing you said that is actually relevant is custom linkages and again not many riders are on custom linkages. Ricky carmichaels mx bike was rumoured to be 125kish no pedal bike will ever cost that much. As I said previously a giant trance with deore and marzocchi suspension is 2600. It is an excellent bike for the price and more than the majority of people really need in terms of performance. It’s not the industries fault that people want boutique brands and high end parts that they don’t really need.