2011 Kit

Andy

What do you guys reckon will be in store from the big boys next year?

Do you think Shimano will follow suit with a 10 speed MTB groupset?
What will SRAM's next step be? 10 Speed further down the scale perhaps?

What do you guys think?

Andy B

I reckon that 2011 will be the year of 10speed right down to SLX level, with some uber bling from XTR & some function over form from Sram.

Beardface

Andy

I also think Shimano will bring out a dual ring crank aimed at racers to compete with the SRAM XX groupset.

lawman

lol somethin tells me shimano aint happy with us mtber's

i reckon loads of people will start running single front chainrings and wide ratio 11-36 casettes 8) and xtr and xt will look the bomb

Dick Scruttock

I think X0 will have a 10 speed rear block with a alloy large ring.

lawman

a black large ring

Dick Scruttock

I also think XTR will be available with 10x2 and 10x3 options and the shifters and mechs might still be cable pull.

lawman

hmmmm havent see any shifters so we might see some di2 style shifters i reckon. i think xt will get a carbon rear mech cage too. i reckon they might have some awesome new brake technology to shop off too, i was never a fan of servo wave tbh

Dick Scruttock

My bad, thought i had seen shifters.

lawman

i can see a few manufacturers being brave and producing light weight, slack angled shortish travel bikes. loads of people seem to want one me included. something like a zesty or meta but slacker

The Northern Monkey

I think there will be bikes. With kit on. That do/does exactly the same as what we have now only it will be more expensive.

biff55

bigbenj_08 wrote:

I think there will be bikes. With kit on. That do/does exactly the same as what we have now only it will be more expensive.

if its more expensive then it has to better , right ?
so long as it keeps the marketing men in jobs , its worth the extra.

scale20

Flippin eck, I'm still trying to get to grips with the 2010 kit

Andy

scale20 wrote:

Flippin eck, I'm still trying to get to grips with the 2010 kit

Sorry its a joke based on something earlier!

lawman

in all seriousness, bikes may come down in price, i say may, but it could happen

scale20

I doubt it!

I Don't really keep on top of bike prices if I'm not out to buy however the other day i noticed a pricetag on a 2010 EX8, 2K. I remember when I was looking in 2008 they were £1600, £200 a year increase. Will next years be £2,200??

Mancunianfightingcat

I think Fox will tweek their forks again, the magazines will say the new damper is sooo much better than the 2010 model and award it 10/10, just like they did last year and the year before and the year before and th........

bigmart

I'm sure Fox and SRAM will be working on electronic damping systems for focks in a similar vain to the cannondale SIMON system, it will be a race to be first to the market with a viable, reliable system on that

clarkson

bigmart wrote:

I'm sure Fox and SRAM will be working on electronic damping systems for focks in a similar vain to the cannondale SIMON system, it will be a race to be first to the market with a viable, reliable system on that

so will follow years of crap, notchy, heavy, unreliable forks and shocks until in 10 years time someone makes a break through. i hope not!

Dick Scruttock

clarkson wrote:

bigmart wrote:

I'm sure Fox and SRAM will be working on electronic damping systems for focks in a similar vain to the cannondale SIMON system, it will be a race to be first to the market with a viable, reliable system on that

so will follow years of crap, notchy, heavy, unreliable forks and shocks until in 10 years time someone makes a break through. i hope not!

And that break through will be..... ELASTOMERS

pmac1893

It is a fact that there wil be an xtr 20 or 30 speed option. Carbon xc rims from stans perhaps. i agree that there may be an electronic shifting option soon for xtr.

ride_whenever

lawman wrote:

i can see a few manufacturers being brave and producing light weight, slack angled shortish travel bikes. loads of people seem to want one me included. something like a zesty or meta but slacker

or the 456 summer season?

stunter ant

In 2011 bikes will have air bags!! Its the future anything could happen

joshtp

Rick Draper wrote:

clarkson wrote:

bigmart wrote:

I'm sure Fox and SRAM will be working on electronic damping systems for focks in a similar vain to the cannondale SIMON system, it will be a race to be first to the market with a viable, reliable system on that

so will follow years of crap, notchy, heavy, unreliable forks and shocks until in 10 years time someone makes a break through. i hope not!

And that break through will be..... ELASTOMERS

i can see it know....
"the bigest breakthrough in suspention technology in 10 years!!!!"
forget fox FIT and Black box, a piece of rubber is where its at...