A new improved version of the Zeb already being tested, its only been out 5 minutes, wonder what a charger 2.2 could have up its sleeve.
It was filmed last year before the zeb was out. He's also running mavic wheels in that video and will be on nukeproof this year. This is all according to vital forum but they nerd out on this shit enough I'll take their word for it.
Doh, the frame colour threw me.
It was filmed last year before the zeb was out
Regardless of that, you’d be naive to think they weren’t testing the next one somewhere already.
Zeb has been out for nearly a year. Not saying that excuses it but 5 minutes it aint.
Development on the next version of a product often starts before the next one's even on sale, nothing unusual- though as pointed out above this is old footage. Not everything black box is for public consumption either
Not everything black box is for public consumption either
I imagine not everything tested goes into production either as it might be rubbish!
And not everything that goes into production seems to have been fully tested...
And not everything that goes into production seems to have been fully tested…
Haha, SRAM rear mechs spring to mind.
Guy behind me in the queue in Chatel last July had a Zeb.
Pinkbikes first ride article on July 7th
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-rockshox-zeb-2021-fork.html
How long they've been in existance for pro riders and testing is anybodies guess, but would have to say at some poont before that.
Only just releasing that video now seems odd, how long ago was the Zeb in its blackbox phase, surely releasing that video at the Giga's launch would have made more sense.
They had an Alps-filmed launch video with Elliot Heap, the Sam Hill vid was probably held back to a suitable time in NP's marketing calendar.
Don’t forget the stock shortage on Zeb’s too. These have likely been in Sam’s garage when the Giga frame arrived and he used them to build it up rather than strip a different bike to get forks.