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Picking up a bike at the HQ is actually pretty cool. Most legit mountain bike manufacturers are very close to some really good trails and I think a vacation with a new bike is a really nice touch.

@justanotherusername: stumpjumper is mechanical.

You ripped Americans for thinking they are 25 lbs (which we don't) but didn't read that bike is a stumpjumper.

@rideyobike86: that's a different drive ring tool. Original dt hubs (350 style/old 240) still have to have the drive rings removed to service the bearings but used a different tool than the exp drive ring did.

Instead of "Service is still as easy as can be" the photo caption should say "service is again as easy as can be." This is about as close to admitting exp was a mistake as dt will give us. Owning two sets of exp (one that was part of the recall) and one newer, I say good riddance.

Don't forget to buy the new drive ring tool.

This. Instead of reworking the bushings for better oil flow and less harshness just put the proper amount of grease and oil in them at the factory. It's like a whole different fork when you adjust the amount from "what fox puts in it" to "what fox says is supposed to be in it." My 2010 Fox RLC had too much grease from the factory so I'm guessing that issue will never be fixed.

Same thoughts I had. Why not go R2C2 as a throwback to the RC2 which everybody loved or call it X4 for 4 way adjustable?

I get what people are saying on both sides. As far as the "prototypes break" that's very true. But in 2024 the fatigue/failure points of carbon and aluminum are pretty well known. In years past it was "hey the frame failed but we learned something and are adjusting our layup." Those failures make the finished product stronger or even carry over into early generations of the finished product (v1 Yeti Sb6). This failure isn't like that. It's a defect that will not help or hurt the finished product. It's embarrassing for Pivot and could have been catastrophic for Kerr. At the same time people saying well Yeti's prototype didn't break. Yeti's prototype is way more finished than this one. Living in Arizona and seeing prototypes around this is a very early version. I think both sides of the argument are looking way too much into this. It's a big deal for Pivot and Kerr and hopefully he is okay. But it doesn't really have an affect on the product we will be offered as the consumer.

The days of Push doing custom damper tunes are behind us. Push tunes are great but even the 11.6 is tuned to the bike frame, not the rider (they set the dials for the rider). Most modern dampers have a pretty large sweet spot though.