Bikes for Enduro... The restart

[Eddy Gordo]

Was thinking that when I posted it. LAUGH OUT LOUD!!

[Odinson]

You'd think the designers at Pivot and Intense know about the science tests they have to do to create a decent suspension design. Tsk, tsk.

[Headshot]

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13836935/p5pb13836935.jpg

[Josh0]

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13836935/p5pb13836935.jpg

I like that Firebird very much.........I like bikes with the word "fire" in the name......don't know why.

[MrJacques]

http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/08/18/evil-the-wreckoning/

 

http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/evil-the-wreckoning-29er-enduro-mountain-bike-2-600x465.jpg

Edited August 19, 2016 by Jacquers

[Skott5]

About as bling as it gets. Hope's enduro prototype, apparently nearing production.

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13847536/p5pb13847536.jpg

[NicoBoshoff]

About as bling as it gets. Hope's enduro prototype, apparently nearing production.

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13847536/p5pb13847536.jpg

Admins please put a block on any "Hope" punnery.  It's Monday and I can't cope with that...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

About as bling as it gets. Hope's enduro prototype, apparently nearing production.

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13847536/p5pb13847536.jpg

Isn't this the one with the 135mm rear hubs, which HOPE's own engineers said were all that were necessary after a few tweaks, like wider flanges and less dishing to one side?

 

EDIT: Sorry - 17x130mm spacing. 

 

Standards Shmandards

 

The thought of yet another brake mounting "standard" or proposed hub spacing change is bound to send a lot of us into angry spasms, and rightfully so, but Hope has done exactly that with their HB.211. They are not intending to force any industry-wide changes, however, and the bike may or may not even reach production. All Hope wanted to do was to see what they could come up with if they built a frame the best way they saw fit while taking advantage of their brake, hub, crank and bottom bracket manufacturing abilities. 

 

''The bike uses very few current standards since it has been developed as a design concept rather than a product design exercise,'' Hope explained about the bike's ethos. ''Maybe not the best solution for compatibility, but when you make every part, it gives you the opportunity to manufacture a bike without compromise.'' To Hope, a bike without compromise features a zero-dish, 17 x 130mm rear hub spacing, a radial mount rear brake setup, a 30mm crank and bottom bracket interface, and a proprietary chain guide mounting pattern.

 

17 x 130mm Hub Spacing - A wheel with zero dish and equal spoke tension on either side should be stronger than what's currently the norm, so that's what Hope did. The CNC'd aluminum chain and seatstays are asymmetrical to provide the required clearance, and the 130mm wide rear hub sees the rotor and disc-side spoke flange moved closer together. Why 130mm and not 142, 148, or some other random number? Hope says that the slim rear end is less likely to catch on things that don't move, like rocks and trees, which should help to keep your derailleur safer, and 130mm is the space required for everything to fit in nicely. 

 

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/hope-hb211-enduro-bike-sea-otter-2016.html

Edited August 22, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[Eddy Gordo]

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13544840/p5pb13544840.jpg

[Eddy Gordo]

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13544855/p5pb13544855.jpg

 

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bergamont-encore-90-review-2016.html

 

cool slide as to how the rear suspension works

[NicoBoshoff]

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13544855/p5pb13544855.jpg

 

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bergamont-encore-90-review-2016.html

 

cool slide as to how the rear suspension works

Not exactly a glaring review though (very good review, and something the Hub reviewers can gladly emulate).

[Odinson]

Not exactly a glaring review though (very good review, and something the Hub reviewers can gladly emulate).

 

Yip.

 

Hub review: 80% spec sheet regurgitation and 20% riding impressions.

[Eddy Gordo]

Not exactly a glaring review though (very good review, and something the Hub reviewers can gladly emulate).

I actually liked the review. Kinda honest

[Headshot]

Paul Aston is a bit of a beast on a bike I recon - so if there is something dodge in the riding or design, he will find it. He seems less inclined try and gild the lily too, something his North American counter parts tend to do a lot...

[NicoBoshoff]

I actually liked the review. Kinda honest

Yeah, the review quality is great. The conclusion is not so great if you're Bergamont's PR team.  Which is what I meant.

[NicoBoshoff]

Yip.

 

Hub review: 80% spec sheet regurgitation and 20% riding impressions.

It's improving though.  To wit > https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/gear/reviews/review-yt-capra-cf-comp-r5093

Edited August 23, 2016 by NicoBoshoff