Fat4242

These bikes, even though they are new, look like something from AliExpress and already look dated

With these internal routings through the steering box, MTB bikes are increasingly moving towards being specific parts that are not interchangeable for each frame/brand, just like what happened with road bikes.

They realized that the 1-spring system just didn't work out very well and, in order not to assume that, they introduced this system with more coupling points, but, in reality, they wanted to return with the second spring.

As to durability, I haven't had a single issue over the past 6 months, with some wear beginning to show in the bearings but nothing extraneous. Wow, is this considered durable? World of bikes increasingly disposable.

Scary to read that running perfectly for 6 weeks is a wonderful thing and not common.

I don't like built-in conduits. But, on these bikes that use this system, the front brake conduit should be passed through a perforated stem screw coming out from under the fork headtube, just like freestyle bikes with a rotor.

Is the headset oval?

Looking at these new XC, I see that Niner was ahead of its time with the Air 9 alloy

160mm XTR brakes with their small Dura Ace pads don't suit the bike.

No one even remembered that Fox still manufactured forks 32 other than Step Cast. The problem with the 34SC is that it only accepts rotors up to 180mm, whereas the 32SC accepts up to 203mm. In the end, Niner was ahead of its time with the Air 9 with 120mm fork. hahaha It's also interesting to see that after the launch of the Scalpel HT, the Trek HT and this bike, the brands kind of took a break from the weight fight. To this day, I think the Epic HT was a problem, as it disappeared from the market.