that's because it's too dark to see where the welds are locatedI don't see no welds on the whole frame
and thru axle !
Hmmm, maybe because the "shock opening" is a one piece forging made out of ALUMINUM.Sure looks carbon to me. No sign of any welds in the shock opening which is the most clearly visible part of the picture.
Enlarge the picture a bit. No weld between the shock opening and downtube. No welds between the seat and top tubes either.Hmmm, maybe because the "shock opening" is a one piece forging made out of ALUMINUM.
You jokers think it is carbon just because it's black?
made of invisibileneum!!Surprised no one has mentioned the new air shock.
I agree, I enlarged it and saw welds. The dropouts and the big weld in the "glory hole" thing gave it away easily. Just a black paintjob to mekinda looks like a black vinyl on a silver frame; like the disguise wraps that are done on pre production cars. i'm seeing areas that could be weld beads as well...
you can see the edges of the vinyl wrap everywhere (which covers some of the welds & gives the blended corner look of carbon). alas.Looks 100% carbon to me. Check the BB shell and seatstay dropout.
i hear ya, i just miss the gold old days, where **** lasted forever, and the weight wasnt omfg 19.999 pounds. I have seen 40 lb demo 9s, its do-able, but i guess not profitablewhats not to fault they did the same last year with the demo 8 there pr and marketing is top job again they steal all the headline's, making you want something you dont need getting all the kids to guess what weight the bike rides in at , as for the demo 9 it was a great bike but was far to heavy for racing world cups on but theres no point moaning and having a 20 page topic about the weight of a bike if your not racing world cups ..