Things you would like to see from bicycle manufacturers

[saruti]

What do you want to see in bicycle manufacturers web sites?

Me:

Videos of rear suspension working under the rider in the terrain where the bike is meant to be ridden,
This video from GIANT is an example for something like that:
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/218823/

a video where you can see the frame from the side, front, and back.
Where you can see how the rear suspension works on square edge hits, small bumps, and so on...
Where you can see the stiffness of the rear, if it flex when you corner and how much.

Well you probably understand what I mean

What do you think?
Do you want to add to the list?

[daisycutter]

Price reductions

[dilzy]

You can't really tell dick all looking at a video of the shock hitting bumbs. You need the displacement/time record (provided by a datalogger and linear displacement probe/laser/whathaveyou) and you pair that with a shock dyno graph and you get your forces.

What you can tell from a video sometimes is lack of rebound damping (only apparent with a nice side view in slow motion and good quality) and bottomout, not much else.

Also, gearboxes, grease nipples everyfrackingwhere (mainly pivots and one between oil and dust seal on fork and shock) more carbonz. A Pinion carbon Nomad....just ****ing do it Santacruz!

[HardtailHack]

Why didn't they wait for DW to do it and steal his video?

I don't really see any positive points of the video, everything is smooth in super slow-mo.

I did like the suspension movement animation on the old Corsair website, you could click the rear axle point and move the suspension through it's travel.

[iRider]

Delivery in 2 weeks.

[slimshady]

Price reductions

This.

[Pslide]

How about building some bikes back here in the states? You know, build a factory, hire some skilled workers, build some beautiful frames, keep sharp tabs on QA, learn more from having manufacturing on site, apply knowledge... Kind of like that Chris King guy.

[Kntr]

Carbon AM Zerode with 170mm of travel.



And prices of bike parts to go down!! $10k bikes is getting out of hand.

[supercow]

How about building some bikes back here in the states? You know, build a factory, hire some skilled workers, build some beautiful frames, keep sharp tabs on QA, learn more from having manufacturing on site, apply knowledge... Kind of like that Chris King guy.

And end up with bikes that look like they have been welded by drunken paraplegics ala Intense?

[Pslide]

And end up with bikes that look like they have been welded by drunken paraplegics ala Intense?

You'll notice I didn't mention Intense...

[ALEXIS_DH]

consolidation of brands, and industry-wide standards.

4 o 5 big brands (at most), selling reliable bikes for decent prices.

[iRider]

And end up with bikes that look like they have been welded by drunken paraplegics ala Intense?

Tell that to this guy:

[manhattanprjkt83]

- More Carbon 150mm Bikes with adaptable dropouts to accomodate 650b OR 26" Wheels
- Cheaper Wide Carbon Rims to accomodate above
- Better dropper post internal cable routing
- Space Magnets

[boogenman]

Moar rootbeer colors

[manhattanprjkt83]

And prices of bike parts to go down!! $10k bikes is getting out of hand.

this.