Looks flexy and does it come in rootbeer or whitehmm. that dt has a nearly cubist aesthetic. not sure if that's a good thing.
RM proto
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so its a turner dhr with the chainstay/shock linkage mounted upside down and above the shock?from orme.tv, here's the other RM
yeah.....yawn
like a trek humped a turner.hmm. that dt has a nearly cubist aesthetic. not sure if that's a good thing.
The ones that Vanderham and Simmons where riding are not the same bike as that black one pictured. The pro's where much nicer. The machine work was insane. Definitley a bike a machinist would build. The pivot location looked spot on (ala a Turner). Low pivots rule.
The linkage looked very slayerish but bigger.
There where 2 different version, one with floater, one without. The floater stradled the dropout with a clevis like the older cannodales.
The bikes looked very heavy from afar. However, on closer inspection, they got very aggressive with the machining. I'm sure they are lighter than they look.
The DT looks goofy. Either they did some real FEA and figured out that bulging the DT would make it stronger, or they grabbed some random off the shelf hydroformed tube and slapped it on there.
Overall, very promising if they get the geo right. Much better than anything else they've attempted in the last 8 years.
The linkage looked very slayerish but bigger.
There where 2 different version, one with floater, one without. The floater stradled the dropout with a clevis like the older cannodales.
The bikes looked very heavy from afar. However, on closer inspection, they got very aggressive with the machining. I'm sure they are lighter than they look.
The DT looks goofy. Either they did some real FEA and figured out that bulging the DT would make it stronger, or they grabbed some random off the shelf hydroformed tube and slapped it on there.
Overall, very promising if they get the geo right. Much better than anything else they've attempted in the last 8 years.
actually it doesn't really look like all that much is machined out at all... besides the upper shock mount pieces and the links of course. why else would anyone besides Simmons or Vanderham be riding one of these bikes?
looks semi-worthy!
looks semi-worthy!
yerp saw it too. haha but we were up there together.
looks solid, kinda sesiion 10 ish with wierd linkage?
Saw it on NSMB, they said they'll have full shots in a couple weeks. one things for certain its going to be single pivot.
Why does Rocky have such a buttfetish for hotspots and short unsupported links? Low pivot works for Turners only because the Turner makes up for skittish suspension handling with amazing worksmanship and tuned Geo...Rocky?
But it's definitely way better than anything they've made in a long time.
But it's definitely way better than anything they've made in a long time.
I'd rather ride it and comment before judging it. Admittedly, I am not a big fan of rocky, but this doesn't look bad at all. Hopefully I can get my hands on one soon. 
Bollocks. You've just bought into the marketing hype perpetuated by the likes of DW, Santa Cruz and Giant. Turner's may not be the best suited bikes to ploughing through Rock Gardens, but they're still some of the best cornering bikes out there, precisely because of the suspension layout, and for some riders that's more important. Different bikes excel in different areas. You choose which is most important t you. The joys of being a consumer eh?
i personally think that it could be a nice bike, but it is ass ugly in those pictures. they're using so much material, why not make it a gearbox bike, they could find room in that massive shock area. the top tube looks pretty nice, but the down tube is so, so hideous. maybe their idea is that if it is wide enough it'll take the place of a fender? that said, i'll bet it corners on rails because of how low all that weight is. that's a lot of material and it's all over the bb.
dude, is that before or after the truck ran over it?
No way man, I love single pivots.
But there is no way you can tell me that a Turner DHR plows rock gardens as well as a high single pivot, or other designs with a more reward axle path...a 224 for example? Izumi? Even the Commencal is more reward. The design on the DHR is more conducive to ease of changing directions, playfulness, etc. Low single pivots make awesome freeride and jump bikes, just not WC DH bikes. It's the same reason why FSR bikes feel so harsh through the chatter. And that being said, there's a strong possibility my next frame will be a DHR, but it's not cause it's the fastest, it's because it's fun to ride...and I'm not racing at a high enough level to need anything super fast.
Regardless, if we look at the history in build quality, geo numbers, etc - Turner can make less than stellar suspension designs work amazingly well. Rocky on the other hand pays a lot of attention to their industrial design, but their technology has produced some problematic products. They are just one of those companies you want to like, but you gotta stay skeptical.
it's like two or three dhr's mushed together.
looks like it drove straight into a wall and folded the downtube.
bends need to be smooth not all kinky and stress-concentration-point-y
bends need to be smooth not all kinky and stress-concentration-point-y
maybe your right. i know for sure i saw vanderham and some other guy (which i assumed was richie) on them
What's wrong with cannondale ??? I think their new design is realy one of the best out there...
lets not assume too much...
I give them props for trying something different...
but that is just an engineering cluster-phuck.
but that is just an engineering cluster-phuck.
I would imagine the other guy to be Mr. Simmons..........
well, looks like most of the Lbs is low...
i like the helmet visor in the back, it looks like a rear fender!
Some even think the demo still looks like crap.
i actually prefer the proto. the current curvy pregnant guppy aesthetic does nothing for me.
because I only buy the bestonly because you just bought one
see ya at bike camp
