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vesania
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Bellingham , Washington - 4 Followers
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vesania commencal-bikes-skis's article
Jun 10, 2026 at 11:41
Jun 10, 2026
Commencal Shares Details on the Updated Supreme DH V5.2 Downhill Frame
Interesting that they moved the chainstay pivot near the rear axle up to the seatstays.
vesania edspratt's article
May 28, 2026 at 14:59
May 28, 2026
Throwback Thursday: 16 Race Bikes from the 2016 EWS Opener in Chile
@CantClimb: No idea how many, but I think there are plenty of riders on pinkbike that do live in areas that have easy/frequent access to very steep and rough trails where long and slack is very nice to have.
vesania stephanepelletier's article
May 19, 2026 at 11:30
May 19, 2026
MUST WATCH: Brandon Semenuk Drops 'RGB' - A Masterpiece of Light & Freeride
That drop at the 4 min mark was huge. That might be the biggest Brandon has ever done.
vesania stephanepelletier's article
May 19, 2026 at 11:29
May 19, 2026
MUST WATCH: Brandon Semenuk Drops 'RGB' - A Masterpiece of Light & Freeride
That was nuts. I was wondering who recently cleaned up that landing the last time I rode by there
vesania Dario-DiGiulio's article
May 19, 2026 at 8:32
May 19, 2026
First Ride: The 2026 Santa Cruz Tallboy Has Been Fully Reinvented, But Remains a Joy
@NWintheUSA: Correct. I had one of the outland VPP bikes. Most of the Outland bikes actually were six bar bikes. The bikes were known for having great pedaling performance while handling bumps wel, but also had some durability issues with the linkage. There were a handful of pros who used outland frames but put their brand's logos on them. Outland had the patent on their VPP six-bar and four-bar linkage design. They sold the patents to Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz only used the 4 bar design.
vesania jessie-mmorgan's article
May 13, 2026 at 11:09
May 13, 2026
Interview: Hattie Harnden on That Wild Reversed Stem Setup and Her Best Downhill Result To Date
@giantwhip: No, he had a regular stem back then. But I believe the Kona he had when he won world champs had custom geo with longer reach and very slack head angle (compared to other bikes of that time at least)
vesania jessie-mmorgan's article
May 13, 2026 at 10:50
May 13, 2026
Interview: Hattie Harnden on That Wild Reversed Stem Setup and Her Best Downhill Result To Date
Who remembers Fabien Barel's Mondraker fast forward geometry with the zero-length stem from 2012?
vesania erhardtl96's article
Apr 27, 2026 at 14:29
Apr 27, 2026
Video: Leopold Erhardt Sends Huge Utah Freeride Lines in 'Is the Price Right?'
I see two reasons for the added artsy fartsy intros:
1) Mountain biking typically takes place in more beautiful nature areas compared to BMX which is just urban areas. So, you might as well make use of it.
2) In mtb, you might spend a week out in the forest/desert with the builders and film crew and only come away with a handful of shots (because there is so much time spent digging, hiking, waiting for wind/lighting, etc.), so you need to fill in the time on the video with artsy/nature shots, etc. For BMX, you can often go around town to different spots with your film team and get a bunch of shots in one day.
vesania TransitionBikeCompany's article
Mar 31, 2026 at 14:43
Mar 31, 2026
Transition Releases New TR11 DH Bike
@jpb1227: My guess is for the top pros, going much past 200 mm on the fork might have some drawbacks in stack height, flex, etc. While going a little more past 200 mm for rear travel doesn't have as many drawbacks.
I also think that there is a chance that some Enduro racers might actually prefer more travel in the rear, but are stuck with the frame they have. So they just increase travel in the front, which also slackens the head tube angle out, which might also be preferable for them. Then maybe the bike companies don't increase the rear travel because general riders don't want more travel? Just guessing here.
vesania TransitionBikeCompany's article
Mar 31, 2026 at 10:16
Mar 31, 2026
Transition Releases New TR11 DH Bike
@CobyCobie: Correct. The Transition Bottlerocket is their freeride bike with either 180 or 200 mm of rear travel and has 435 mm chainstays.
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