[scottishmark]

well they will be in November (apparently) anyway!

info from http://www.gateeight.com/news.html

mmmmmmm look at that sweet ass shifter!

 

[kidwoo]

Mmmmm

comfort bike shifting...........

 

[mindlessfr]

any guesses on what its gonna cost?

 

[scottishmark]

think thats the only thing that hasn't been released yet. no reason to think it'd be above the price of most dh bikes though.

might even be less because of the shifter

 

[stiksandstones]

Supposed to be $3400 complete

 

[scottishmark]

how does that compare to other rrp's in the US? sadly i know that we'll get ripped off over here as sadly there's not a hope in hell of it selling for £1800

 

[BKQuill]

oh yeah

 

[Lefty]

hmm nice that shifter is indeed sweet. It's streamlined to match the grip.

 

[Sherpa]

Supposed to be $3400 complete

With that build?

 

[MMike]

Did they buy balfa's "excessive use of chain" patent or something?

 

[heikkihall]

I want to know if Bryn was on that thing this past weekend for the world cup. And if he was not then will he be on one by the time the season ends?

 

[kidwoo]

Did they buy balfa's "excessive use of chain" patent or something?

Seriously.

Bring on the belt drive!!

 

[blue]

Supposed to be $3400 complete

GT's product director said somewhere in the range of $5000 with the full build at the Sea Otter display (Fox 40...saint...MTX...etc.).

They won't offer it as a frame alone, supposedly. I'm guessing because GT usually doesn't do that now, and the proprietary nature of a lot of the parts.

 

[stiksandstones]

Bryn was NOT on that bike in spain, he rode a DHi for his 10th place, probably will not race it this year.
It is being touted as a Freeride bike, not a race bike...but ya never know.

 

[zedro]

its the bike that keeps getting hotter.....

looks like they really did their homework, all the metal work looks great. Hopefully the Nexus wont be the achilles heal...

 

[Jayridesacove]

Seriously.

Bring on the belt drive!!

Jericho cycles had a ss bike with a belt drive back in 2001.

 

[blue]

Bryn was NOT on that bike in spain, he rode a DHi for his 10th place, probably will not race it this year.
It is being touted as a Freeride bike, not a race bike...but ya never know.

Yep, supposedly it weighs in at around 42lbs.

They're going to be offering a superlight race model later on this year...prolly unveil it sometime in the summer.

 

[buildyourown]

Jericho cycles had a ss bike with a belt drive back in 2001.

lots of companies have tried it. we made one when i worked for ti cycles. the dont work great in the mud. in fact, they dont work at all in heavy mud. for urban or track apps, they are ideal.

 

[heikkihall]

Bryn was NOT on that bike in spain, he rode a DHi for his 10th place, probably will not race it this year.
It is being touted as a Freeride bike, not a race bike...but ya never know.

Thats what I thought but I was told differently by a few people.

 

[ncrider]

That thing needs to come with some sort of a rear fender/guard or you can say goodby to the rear shock.

 

[zedro]

That thing needs to come with some sort of a rear fender/guard or you can say goodby to the rear shock.

why? expecting to be feeding bricks into the backside of the tire?

 

[skeletor]

that thing is sweeeeet lookin. the saints look badass on it

 

[ncrider]

why? expecting to be feeding bricks into the backside of the tire?

not likely, but an odd rock or two would not be out of the question. Not to mention a constant on slaught of sand/mud/pebbles/sticks... depending on what you ride. Surely the life span of a shock (especially the seals) in direct path of constant debris will become compromised.

 

[yonton228]

yepa yepa

 

[yonton228]

if im gonna spend that much on bike it better cum with a rear fender

 

[Sherpa]

if im gonna spend that much on bike it better cum with a rear fender

Wait, there better be cum on the rear fender, or come with a rear fender?

 

[OGRipper]

looks like they really did their homework, all the metal work looks great.

I agree but jeez it should look great, they've been working on it for like 10 years or more!

 

[zedro]

Wait, there better be cum on the rear fender, or come with a rear fender?

either way ( ) i dont see how the lack of a fender could dissuade, considering the uniqueness of the design. If your putting down that much cash, whats a few extra bucks to install one yourself?

But then again, people buy stuff on the basis of a paint job....

 

[ThePriceSeliger]

In another forum on here someone something similar to the fender comment and I remember someone saying that the model being sold to public will come with a fender built on.

 

[BuddhaRoadkill]

Did they buy balfa's "excessive use of chain" patent or something?

This double chain idea that keeps popping up ... is it about chain stretch/slack from compression, or is their some other reason for it?

 

[zedro]

This double chain idea that keeps popping up ... is it about chain stretch/slack from compression, or is their some other reason for it?

it has a gearbox mounted in the frame, it needs a secondary drive to work.

 

[ChrisRobin]

not likely, but an odd rock or two would not be out of the question. Not to mention a constant on slaught of sand/mud/pebbles/sticks... depending on what you ride. Surely the life span of a shock (especially the seals) in direct path of constant debris will become compromised.

Lots of bikes out there have exposed shocks.

 

[mandown]

looks like the new davinci 8flat8 mated with a bmw.

what is up with the linkage. is that a VP type linkage or a mutation of a horst. the pivot near the transmision doesn't look like it "floats" like the VP's do, despite the fact that the bottom bracket link looks like it does.

 

[zedro]

looks like the new davinci 8flat8 mated with a bmw.

what is up with the linkage. is that a VP type linkage or a mutation of a horst. the pivot near the transmision doesn't look like it "floats" like the VP's do, despite the fact that the bottom bracket link looks like it does.

its a single pivot, the bottom linkage only drives the shock, and gives it super-stiff action oooo......

 

[mandown]

its a single pivot, the bottom linkage only drives the shock, and gives it super-stiff action oooo......

i contemplated the single pivot idea, but the pivot on the chainstay made me think it was a horst-like creature. but i guess the chainstay is the only pivot location option. if it was on the seatstay the linkage would not move.

what kind of pedal/brake implications are in that design. will it brake jack like a high-single-pivot (balfa) design without the use of a floater?

 

[zedro]

what kind of pedal/brake implications are in that design. will it brake jack like a high-single-pivot (balfa) design without the use of a floater?

single pivots dont jack, they 'squat and release' lol. But yeah, similar to a BB7 but the pivot is more BMW-ish. The GT site mentioned something about the braking system and they never show pics of the caliper side, so i'm wondering if maybe theres a link going to the chainstay or something to change the braking behavior.

high pivots pedal really well, i'm guessing it might pedal a bit firmer than a BMW as well (due to the non-concentric pivot)

 

[Ian Collins]

high pivots pedal really well

HAHHAHA...that's a good one....you never cease to amaze me...

 

[zedro]

HAHHAHA...that's a good one....you never cease to amaze me...

hmm, dont you ride a BMW? i shoulda said 'high pivots with modified chain lines pedal really well', seeing as this is what we are talking about (i know its hard to follow)...they actually emulate what alot of 4 bar designs do, but with a rearward axle path (yeah, i know your confused now...)

but seeing how amazing you are...

 

[WheelieMan]

I can't believe what a sweet design that is. Definately not a design I would expect from a mass production company like GT.

 

[buildyourown]

HAHHAHA...that's a good one....you never cease to amaze me...

zeds right. my bb7 was the best pedaling bike i've ever ridden. thats why i bought one after a parking lot test ride. the bike was not without issues, but it pedaled great