Purple Haze Dominion brakes in the pits at Atherton
Let's take another look at Amaury Pierron's Commencal. In their quest to find the optimal level of stiffness, the team has been experimenting with different chainstay thicknesses and even features a removable bridge.
Connor Fearon's Forbidden Supernaut
Fearon's is running a new Pademelon steering damper. Pademelon, located in Tasmania, is a project of Jeremiah Buber. It is based on the Hopey steering damper design, but there are some changes that will be revealed when the system is officially launched.
Pivot's rugged carbon prototype awaits its wheels.
Two chains, many pivots.
Yeti's special project DH bike. There don't seem to be any plans to release it to the public anytime soon, but it sure looks good…
Mick Hanna is playing in his first World Cup since retiring in 2021.
We Are One's Canadian DH prototype.
Fox is spending a lot of money celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Reece Wilson's Scottish Blue Boxer – The axle is also anodized blue.
Giant Glory custom painted for Remi Tyrion.
Remy Tyrion's steering damper also uses pademelon.
Dakota Norton is running prototype clipless pedals made by Yoshimura. He has been deeply involved in the development process and has experimented with different designs to find one that suits his tastes.
Vali Holl's white and gold Boxxer is getting a lot of attention. Here, the RockShox flight attendant system is waiting for a battery.
The Shock also has flight attendant features. The system automatically adjusts the compression damping level of the fork and shock, making it stiffer on smooth areas and softer on rougher areas.
