What Bike Are You Most Excited About Spring 16?

[ScrewYou]

The new commencal DH V4 looks pretty suave.

[east or bust]

^The chain setup looks awesome for ripping up pants.

[dfinn]

have no fear, these will come to rescue of your tld pajamas

[HankScorpio]

YT bikes has a new long travel 29ner in works. That could be the bargain of year considering the factory direct prices and wide variety of build kits they have on their other bikes.

[kevin267]

I saw one of those Zerod DH bikes over the weekend. It was probably close to 50lbs. Interesting idea, but a million miles away from my 37lb Podium which rides like a friggin dream.

All that shit you guys strap to your bikes? Does it make the bike feel like a brick? Dose it rattle around like a Huffy? Would love to have a way of carrying a multitool and a couple bars on my DH bike, but I can't imagine tolerating that on anything other than flow trails.

For bike park riding I have my multi tool in my pocket, too easy.

[drlutton]

Fuckin stoked just picked this beauty up!

[xyz]

I'm pretty excited about this loam sword I just brought home...


Transition smuggler

[WaistDeepGroomers]

I'm pretty excited about this loam sword I just brought home...


Transition smuggler

"Loam sword." Love it! Haha

[Dantheman]

http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/featu...ow,0/sspomer,2

It would take a lot to give up my Scout but I'll be following this pretty closely. I really, really liked the DH bike I had but their geometry was pretty out of date. Hopefully they get it dialed on this and can keep the weight reasonable.

Pinion had a new version of their gearbox at Interbike. Smaller, lighter and cheaper than the previous model. Do want.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/pinions...bike-2016.html

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

I have been excited for this one since the spring. After a looong wait it's finally here! Maiden voyage tomorrow.

[Dantheman]

Yo dfinn,

It lives: http://www.therodfather.co.nz/news/2...zerode-taniwha

Hopefully they'll make a small frame eventually, or other manufacturers will make frames that use the Pinion gearbox because it sounds like everything it's hyped up to be.

[The Suit]

I have been excited for this one since the spring. After a looong wait it's finally here! Maiden voyage tomorrow.

Maybe I'm just being anal, but I'd add a chain to that bike before I rode it anywhere.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Nah man. Chains and rear brakes are for pussies. #gwinning

[dfinn]

Yo dfinn,

It lives: http://www.therodfather.co.nz/news/2...zerode-taniwha

Hopefully they'll make a small frame eventually, or other manufacturers will make frames that use the Pinion gearbox because it sounds like everything it's hyped up to be.

A month late but I would definitely give that thing a shot. I was for sure thinking about it after destroying a rear derailleur in whistler and having to spend +100 for a new one. Unfortunately they still went on the short side with reach for the L size. This was the reason I had to sell the G1 that I had too. I'm not sure what they have against modern bike geo.