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Whats cooking at Airdrop. No full suspension bikes listed on website. will they finally release a V3 with boost spacing?
I asked about a shorter travel edit, they said watch this space?
I was also told watch this space about a longer travel edit! Something is coming but not sure when!
There are frame only fs options on there - just no full bikes. Maybe they’ll release a boost spaced v3?
Their Instagram has had a couple cryptic posts lately. I’m guessing a slightly different bike. One of them said never rode a bike like this before..
Also they have 160mm lyriks reduced on their site. That would suggest a different travel bike to me!
I heard plans were being hatched but no idea what the plan is or if they are coming to fruition soon.
But then what do I know, this was me with a plan earlier!!
Or a different wheelsize.
Asked about that as well! Last thing I need is another bike to add to my growing list of bikes I want to buy!
I'd definitely be interested in trying a v3 and 29er.
I like the look of their bikes, be interested in seeing a 29r Edit.
Be nice to see a single track review of the edit, seem to see a lot about the birds but no edit reviews.
I'd guess it will be a 29r.
They have:
27.5 FS
27.5 HT
26 HT
Love my Edit.
I think i might invest in the 26 HT unless they bring out a 26 Slope frame.
I reckon 130mm-150 29er FS bike, which I'd be very interested in.
Question is, will he stick to the same suspension platform?
The Edits were based on a china magazine frame with tweaks, but not really aware of a good 29er FS platform available from a magazine as a base? Maybe he's got enough capital built up to go his own route.
Yea, would love to add a shorter travel 29er. My Edit v2 is a fantastic bike.
Edit v3 then by the look of it
I do love the look of the bitmap. Anyone got one?
If someone buys my edit I will buy a bitmap and tell you about it!
Short travel (sub-130mm) burly 650B FS with ISCG tabs please. Not too long either, ta. Oh, and space for a bottle cage in the front triangle on all the sizes.
edit- the fastest time overall at the Eastgate DH last year was set by a fella on a Bitmap, he was bloody fast-
I asked for a gravel bike he said "**** off". How rude these young whipper snappers are!
A short travel bike and a longer travel bike would be good! Probably a lot to get two bikes out though!
Reading between the lines it's a new Edit V3 frame with the same travel and same wheel size. I can't see them reducing the travel or going 29 given the riding ethos in the Pennines which is their core local market. I suspect a geometry tweak, boost spacing and removal of the mud shelf. I love my V2 and they're the only changes I can think to improve it.
Latest is a tape measure showing 29inches!
Short travel (sub-130mm) burly 650B FS with ISCG tabs please. Not too long either, ta. Oh, and space for a bottle cage in the front triangle on all the sizes.
yes please!! i`d buy one for definite.
Well a short travel burly 650b Edit is essentially going to be a Scout.
If you wanted a bit of length then an Aeris 120 would fit the bill, except maybe for bottle cage on smaller sizes.
After a lovely chat with the chaps at Airdrop, whatever comes next will def have boost spacing but apart from that they were very quiet! The excitement builds...
Latest is a tape measure showing 29inches!
Not that revealing I'm afraid; the same picture also shows 27.5".
At least we know it won't be 26"
If you wanted a bit of length then an Aeris 120 would fit the bill, except maybe for bottle cage on smaller sizes.
You can get a bottle cage on any size with a little bit of fiddling and a cage mover mount, even more so if its a non piggy back shock where pretty much all sizes will work no messing.
New FS frame out in a couple of weeks apparently.
That's all I know, sorry.
AIRDROPBIKES.COM Anyone speak Latin? Google translate is struggling...
The geometry and specification pages all seem to be English!
Picture is a carbon fibre e-bike?
Looks interesting...
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Ran an xml-sitemap analyser but can't find any of the pages above.
Guess Ed took it down once someone leaked it.
That image above is a Trek Powerfly with Airdop written on it.
The link i posted above took to you to the edit v3 details that looked like they were left on the site by accident.
The ebike appearing is clearly a red herring to cover up their mistake.
In summary the v3 is boost, metric shock 205x60 trunnion (155mm travel) with the refined geometry as above.
edit: and an XL added to the range
Daaaamn 78.7 SA... now that is steep! But the downside is the really short ETT length. My current M sized bike with 440 Reach has longer ETT than L v3.
Nicolai/Pole compensate for the steep SA and slack HA with quite long ETT, so you don't feel cramped.
They are up on the website now. That Matt black looks tasty!