Hey Levy, you should try to get on the Pyga Stage Max. "The rebound speed is faster at 25% stroke then if the leaf spring were just a simple pivot.". Im willing to spend up to 7-8k for the right rig. I haven't round the ryve to be too stiff, just not so squishy it'll erase the trail. If they're unlucky it will happen on camera. Lateral stiffness is excellent, and its a light bike also, just 24.5 poundsthe $1,000 more-expensive Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 I recently tested was three pounds heavier. Sounds like a fun bike, sitting just a bit on the racier side than my Top Fuel, although the Top Fuel's rear sus can be easily tuned from "almost-trail" with no VRs to FAF with an 0.4 or 0.6 VR. With different parts, the Ryve 115 will be able to get a bit rowdy. Good luck buying any of these bikes. The original version was one of the first bikes in this category to turn heads and make people rethink their life choices. This bike needs some salt and pepper to give it some taste. The 115 is capable heading downhill, but on the flipside, it isnt all that forgiving. Or, to shorten the review up just a bit "The Spot's Ryve, performs like the XC bike it is.". They could have just claimed fault but nope they basically attacked the guy saying it was his fault. This content is imported from youTube. This Spark drops the RC and adds a little attitude while staying more than capable as an XC racer. It was the zone for lightweight 5" travel stuff. Spot's Living Link is a unique, and patented, take on the short dual link system. Good times, and even better PR! OK, I found that graph on the Spot website. Dropped top tubes create low standovers. Which fits in the micro-niche between downcountry and XC. Purchase your next bike with the same confidence you would when buying new. Trek Top Fuel The VPP suspension is one of the better designs in this travel bracket for rough terrain. Then when its time to roost unlock one or both ends and let er eat. Theres even an XCO edition with a 100-millimeter fork and all the go-fast Gucci bits. Some of the smaller bikes shops dont even have a single new bike to sell. A very open front triangle offers lots of space for a waterbottle and repair kit. I had a few bikes that came with RRs. Either of the Yetis is a square deal too! Virtually every manufacturer will have failure at some point. Spot Mayhem 2017-2020 (inc. 509 and 130) 29 130mm Fork 51mm Offset: Spot Mayhem 2017-2020 (inc. 509 and 130) 27.5 140mm Fork 44mm Offset: Spot Mayhem 2017-2020 (inc. 509 and 130) 27.5 140mm Fork / 130mm Fork with Headset Spacer 51mm Offset: Spot Rollik 607: Spot Rollik 557: Spot Rocker 29 120mm Fork 51mm Offset: Spot Rocker 27.5 120mm Fork 51mm . You call the guy and say hey my porch broke. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. I am glad to see this class of bikes emerging, something that works and caters to the type of rolling terrain most of us have access too. Hover over the table below to highlight frame dimensions. Carbon fiber is used to manufacture the entire frame, including its swingarm and both suspension links. This is what makes the sprightly nature of the suspension platform, and why we pondered how it would be in a short-travel package. Singletracks Merch | Just saw this feed. Zeroing on either ripley or ripmo. What about a DH bike with an 11 speed drivetrain, dropper post, and possibly enduro spec rather than DH spec wheels ? 25% of rebound is close to bottom out not top out. Spot Ryve 115 5-Star A 29 full suspension crosscountry bike with ultra high-end components. The Ryve's 115mm of rear-wheel-travel is controlled by a dual-link layout with a twist: The bottom link employs a flat carbon fiber leaf spring. You might call them the downhillers XC bike, or the XC nerds downhill bike. Spot (and also Pole) not only made up BS excuses but also attacked the rider/reviewer. Im riding this out no pun intended. He doesnt race often, but hes game for anything; having entered road races, criteriums, trials competitions, dual slalom, downhill races, enduros, stage races, short track, time trials, and gran fondos. The way you describe this bike, it makes me think that a lockout is necessary. First it's slower rebound at deep compressions and faster near sag. With the change, Spot focused on belt drive bikes for a while at first, but seven years after the change of hands, Spot launched its first full suspension mountain bike, the Rollik, a 150mm 27.5-inch bike, in 2016. The Ryve has all the details you'd expect to find on modern, high-end, carbon full suspension bike. Insert a USB storage device into the USB port on Spot (Recommended USB size is 8GB or larger). Pretty shitty! We've seen plenty of burly trail bikes lately that seem to be born from an enduro rider's perspective; less travel, but relatively relaxed steering and a selection of beefy components, especially wheels and tires. I dunno man, choosing not to get a bike exclusive due to some youtuber drama is a pretty weird reaction. The Hei Hei comes in either alloy or carbon, and with either SRAM NX- or GX-level shifting. It's similar in appearance to the DW-Link design used by Pivot and Ibis, except Living Link replaces one of the lower link's cartridge bearing pivots with a composite leaf spring plate. The Ryves head angle, at 67.4 strikes a balance between aggressive and responsive. Even so, this is more of a relaxed XC bike than a short travel trail bike. The Reverend Likes Bikes and Dirt Jul 15, 2020 #9 I have a SB100 and Mayhem. Thats why the Ranger didnt make my top five. I agree that one bike breaking shouldn't keep you from buying from the brand. Did they comment on a high engagement hub without mentioning pedal kickback?!?! Once the gradient turns the other way though, the SB100 descends with the prowess of bikes much bigger. Available in either an alloy, alloy rear/carbon front, or full-carbon frame, the Element starts at a reasonable $2,500 and ends at a eye-watering $7,100. Others can get into terrain warranting a full-face. The Ryve is an absolute rocketship up the climbs, feeling every bit the sporty race bike that's hidden under the dropper post and 120mm-travel fork. Compare the full range View on spotbikes.com Add to Watch List Learn about Spot Report data problem Add to Comparison Where to Buy $6,799 Spot Ryve 115 5-Star Similar Bikes I wonder if half the reason it feels like you're getting knocked around on rocky trails is pedal kickback? While most of these bikes will be busy hammering out miles, the Trance 29 is more likely to be hammering out laps on the local gravity track. The Ryve 115 is more like the new Trek Top Fuel and Yetis SB100: trail bikes that are almost XC bikes. Mountain Bike Deals, Copyright 2023 Blue Spruce Ventures LLC | If you find a new bike you want, snap it up fast because it will sell quickly. That definitely helps put it on the nerdy XC end of the short-travel spectrum, but not so much that it comes with a strict spandex dress code. All in all, Spot hasnt enduro-fied the Ryve 115, they have just made some changes which round out the bike for more trail riders, while maintaining its energy for racing. Your hammering will be aided by Specialized's refined but still polarizing Brain suspension technology. Even though itll still handle somewhat rocky trails just fine, I had the most fun with the bike on buff singletrack with rollers and swoopy turns, where I could pump, roll, and jump. The Ryves 67.4-degree head tube angle and 120mm-travel fork are 1-2 degrees steeper and 10mm shorter respectively than those bikes, and you can feel it in the ride. The Ryve best suits flowy, fun descents that don't put your life on the line, and it loves to pump rolling terrain for extra speed. With an XC ish build it is 24 lbs. Based in Durango, Colorado, he enjoys riding and testing any and all kinds of bikes, so youre just as likely to see him on a road bike dressed in Lycra at a Tuesday night worlds ride as you are to find him dressed in a full face helmet and pads riding a bike park on an enduro bike. Not yet subscribing fully to the current industry manta, the Elements geometry is on the steeper side, built for aggressive pedal hammering, but with enough leeway to let the experienced rider open up the brakes on the descents. Provided that it really can be adapted to longer travel. The leaf spring's flexion offers an additional tuning element, which allows Spots engineers to do things with the bike's anti-squat/anti rise properties that a rigid link cannot. The suspension easily ramps up for takeoff, but again, with 115mm of travel, it doesnt feel like the most plush landing on jumps or drops. Price: $4,599 to $7,499 ($7,099 as tested)Weight: 24.5 lb. They are light-weight and climb like an XC bike but with the geometry of a modern Trail bike so that they also descend well. Page 19 To modify current screening criteria: 1. Yetis dont come cheap, but you do at least get great quality for your money. And they all have no idea when they will get more. But, its not just that the Ryves suspension is tight and efficient, it still feels like it keeps great traction in most places. Its like the regular Epic, but after its had a few vodka Red Bulls. Well it doesn't look like it's making love to itself, so that's a good thing. Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk moorey with a big stick Jul 15, 2020 #8 Orange Four. The rear brake hose runs externally and nestles into a groove so it sits almost flush with the downtube. Thanks. The Living Link suspension is truly unique from many other platforms. We scrutinize age, condition, and quality. At full suspension compression, the leaf spring relaxes again. 75 degree STA, 67.2degree HTA 120 or 130mm fork and 115mm rear travel. Santa Cruz is one of the brands that offering from small to XXL sizing, so you can expect to be able to really dial in your fit. Spot Ryve 115 Pivot Trail 429 (mention by dlawson above) Yeti SB100 and SB115 Mondraker F-podium DC Guerrilla Gravity Trail Pistol October 5, 2020 at 18:05 #507735 killer climb Plus tire modern hardtail, so many dont know where to begin but slacker is not better for climbing. Spot makes the mayhem (130mm) and the rollik (150mm 27.5). Dont think it cant hang in the rough either Spencer Paxson clocked over 32,000 feet of climbingand descending in one day on this bike, lapping one of the steeper and gnarlier trails in Bellingham, Washington. Just curious. Tallboy too burly, Kona too planted, Ryve too stiff. Now, the longer Ryve 115 gets a little more trail oriented, with revised kinematics and geometry, a stiffer frame, and a bump to 130mm forks.