In the run up to Sea Otter we've seen a glut of new kit hit the market, from Fox's glittering new gold lowers, updated dampers, and reverse arch XC forks, to Rocky Mountain's new Altitude enduro bike and Norco's new high-pivot e-bikes. But lots of these 'new' products take ideas and inspiration from old kit. Yep, gold forks, reverse arches, BB-centric virtual pivot suspension designs and high-pivot e-bikes have all been done before. Many protected by patents that have expired recently. We dig into a few of these retro-tech designs in our latest show, along with first ride impressions on the new Mondraker Dune XR mid-power e-bike and Forbidden Dreadnought V2 enduro bike. For more info on the content covered, check out the following links:Mondraker Dune https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/electric-bikes/mondraker-dune-xr-e-bike-first-ride-reviewForbidden Druid https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/29er-full-sus/first-ride-review-forbidden-dreadnought-v2Fox forks: https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/special-podium-gold-fork-finish-celebrates-50-years-of-fox-suspension-437280https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/product_news/rearward-arch-saves-weight-adds-stiffness-and-gives-the-latest-fox-32-step-cast-xc-fork-a-retro-look-437282https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/fox-launches-new-generation-of-grip-dampers-boasting-more-support-without-the-harshness-437278Rocky Mountain Altitude: https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/rocky-mountains-latest-altitude-enduro-bike-gets-a-virtual-pivot-makeover-and-ends-up-looking-a-lot-like-an-intense-tracer-437407Norco Range and Sight VLT: https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/norcos-new-range-vlt-and-sight-vlt-e-bikes-use-a-high-pivot-idler-design-powered-by-the-bosch-cx-motor-437285
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