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@WaterBear: not what the meaning is there... he is talking about the supposed trade-off between suspension travel and efficiency for pedaling... with this design you have to change your idea about this because it is efficient regardless of the amount of travel... for example, say they made a version of this bike for XC... XC racers are not used to running a lot of travel because of the trade-off with other designs... but with this design an XC racer could run 140mm with no downside... so why not do it?.. this one here though is an enduro bike... mostly they are running in EWS 140-150 bikes for the efficiency, support, and out-of saddle performance yet hitting super gnarly shit... so with the polygon, you get more efficiency/support/performance... and 180mm of travel (more usable after sag than a 200mm DH bike)... there is no downside to the extra travel in this system.. thats what he is talking about... not that you should replace your Ripley with a slacked out enduro bike...

FYI: Santa Cruz company colors are teal and red since the 70's... its not "for girls" its for people who are awesome... know your brands people...

Those shorts are hella comfy and durable. I have a pair.

Here is the story: http://2014.handmadebicycleshow.com/uncategorized/2014/03/17/stolen-bike-found/

Yeah. That means that mongoose has the money to pay him. Ha. By the way. The new mongeese look awesome and they are using a horstlink for trail and DH bikes. A truly huge bang for the buck. Worth a look.

I am a lopes superfan. I have no professional relationship with him but he has always been nice to me. And FYI I am supporting his push bring skinsuits and cannonball helmets to #enduro just wait.

Back in those days that was your XC bike, DH bike, slalom bike AND trials bike. One weekend had all those events and you did it on one bike. So Enduro.