No.QuarterI would buy the fuck out of a trailslopedurocountry bike. Joking aside, and not that the industry needs even more niches, I think that type of bike (or special edition build) would be perfect for the kind of rider who rides bike parks (not the downhill ski resort type, like Valmont in Boulder or Eagle in Boise) and dirt jumps a lot but doesn't want a DJ or slope bike that sucks to ride on longer trails.
I wish KS still made that dropper with the lever under the seat, would be so clean for that style of bike.
Yeah, it's been interesting to watch this emerging segment of folks who don't really want a DJ, but still want that trickability. I sort of dig it. Not everything has to be super steep dirt jump sets, town bike parks are getting really good, and more folks are moving toward playing around in the air. I'm trying to find a frame to make into a bike like that. Just need like an old Medium bronson or Roubion frame, and then I've got all the other parts I'd need waiting in the garage.
@CalumSKIImo it kinda seems like a santa cruz way of recreating the transition bottle rocket
Eh, IDK, I don't think anyone is anywhere close to "recreating" the bottle rocket, it was a more unique beast than folks give it credit for. I do think their marketing copy is aimed at a reborn version of that origional spirit though, even though the bike doesn't seem to really live up to that hype. If anything it seems like they're trying to evoke Blur 4X vibes.
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I mean, both are similar travel 27.5 bikes, but I don't think the timing of the release has anything to do with the Mojo, there's a whole bunch of other factors going into that. Like COVID. And development cycles. Lower link 5010 has been in the works for a long time. And the 5010 has been marketed as a jib bike for a long time.
I really do think that a segment of the industry is pivoting to marketing all mid-travel 27.5" bikes as "fun, playful, poppy, jibby" whatever, because that's the best way they've found to differentiate them from "faster" "racier" 29ers. Which is hilarious because most people I talk to who bought a 27.5 bike for the "playfulness" don't ever ride in a fashion that would lend itself to those smaller wheels.
