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Evil Following
29" wheels
120mm rear, 130mm front travel
Short rear end, slack HA, low BB...

$2600 for frame with Monarch RT3 Debonair:

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$4500 for complete with their base level X1 build, $6600 in their higher end X0 build, shown below in "Don't Shoot Me Orange":

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More pics found here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/ChirpChirp,33714/setup,27789" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Chirp ... etup,27789</a>

I plan on sticking to my Enduro 29, but it's good to finally see some more bikes like the E29, with a compact rear end hit the market, with this one targeting a popular trail bike segment. This actually takes it a bit further by keeping the weight low, for a lower center of gravity, which improves overall handling significantly. I do want to try one though, and if I come by an irresistible deal on this...

I will be checking their facebook page for updates, maybe for their product page to be updated with the rest of the info: <a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/EvilBikes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.facebook.com/EvilBikes</a>

Pinkbike also now has an article on it: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look-evil-bikes-the-following-2015.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look ... -2015.html</a>

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Quip from the pinkbike article:

I met up with Kevin Walsh, Evil's owner, to find out what inspired the creation of a new 29er. After all, Evil doesn't have a 27.5” bike in their lineup (at least not yet, but there are rumblings of more new bikes in the near future). As it turns out, the Following has been in the works since late 2012, when Dave Weagle, the brains behind the bike's DELTA suspension layout, told Walsh that he had ideas about how to create a big-wheeled bike that could corner like the Uprising, but with more stability. Skeptical but intrigued, Walsh agreed to move forward with the project, and before long the first prototypes were on their way.

When the prototypes arrived, Walsh fully expected to ride the bike a few times and then hand it over to someone more passionate about 29ers than himself. Team rider Luke Strobel had similar thoughts, but after spending time with the new bike both came away impressed, and surprised by its capabilities. According to Walsh, The Following is a bike that can accommodate a wide range of riding styles thanks to its adjustable geometry and the ability to build it up as light or as burly as a rider desires, while still retaining the fun factor that Evil touts as being part of their DNA.
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EDIT - their official product page was updated: <a class="postlink" href="http://evil-bikes.com/products/the-following/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://evil-bikes.com/products/the-following/</a>
 
Interesting, but it looks a little busy by the linkages. Is that a DW-virtual pivot-swing link-FSR combo? :?
 
Single pivot, with fully triangulated swingarm. Instead of a flex point by the dropout, it uses a 2nd link, like a Foes, Tomac, Santa Cruz APP, etc. design. One difference is how those bikes use that 2nd link, with most making it minimally affect the suspension characters, using it as a mere in-between push link with the swing link and shock mounting that they pay more attention tuning. DW seems to have took more consideration in using it, able to create a "dual progressive" leverage ratio curve that would work well with coils.

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There are dual link bikes that work very much like a single pivot, namely Yeti's Switch. On that topic, I see the Switch Infinity as also working like a single pivot, but one that has its height raised and lowered (higher pivot point = more anti-squat), depending on where it is in its travel, which I think is pretty clever. Anyone that believes single pivots are obsolete in any sense, are fooling themselves. I think Yeti's Switch was more of a way to revolutionize how people think about what they want in bike design, to get rid of the bottle mount inside, and instead allow designers to use that space to improve suspension.

Air shocks need different leverage ratio curves paired with them to create a nice feeling suspension, and I have my doubts about the dual progressive curve working well with one. I like the geo, how low and centrally located all the frame's mass is, and how stout the frame is designed (as beefy as a Foes, I'd imagine), more than the actual suspension design. It looks like they made some serious compromises to fit that FD mount in there though.

DW has very close relations to EVIL, yes. Looked it up and found this story about EVIL: <a class="postlink" href="http://nsmb.com/5211-the-untold-story-of-absolute-evil/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://nsmb.com/5211-the-untold-story-of-absolute-evil/</a>
 
Interesting. I'd like to ride one...and then give them a year or two to get their sh!t together. I don't want to be their testing department.

It does look a bit overcomplicated, but if it works, it works. At least all that weight is down low.
 
Is that a profile of the Mathis climb in Aliso?

I'll skip the Evil, thanks. You kids have fun with that - I'll keep lusting over the Yeti SB6c, and keep smiling on my tiny-wheeled aluminum fun-factory Knolly.
 
To be honest, I would never buy a bike from a company named Evil. It tis a silly name...
 
How about a bike named after a mythical creature Mikie?


Sasquatch Bikes .... What did you think I meant?
 
Bike Mag posted an article on it.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bikemag.com/news/evils-following-2015-bible-bike-tests-roundtable-reels/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bikemag.com/news/evils-follo ... ble-reels/</a>

Every tester agreed that with bikes like this available, there’s hardly a reason not to ride 29-inch wheels.
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"Evil invented a 62-millimeter I.D. headset standard " lol
At what point is something a "standard"?

"...there’s hardly a reason not to ride 29-inch wheels." Except for 650b wheels. And more travel.
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How many suspension designs does Dave Weagle have out there? Never heard of a Delta Link. I have a Split Pivot and of course the DW link. I will read up on it as soon as this posts.
 
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.pinkbike.com/news/luke-strobel-launches-the-following-video-2015.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.pinkbike.com/news/luke-strob ... -2015.html</a>

More short chainstay 29er goodness. Kind of reminds me of the Blur TRc's geo in a way.
 
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