Welcome to the 2024 Downhill Field Test, Reviews of the Giant Trance X Advanced, Norco Fluid VLT, EXT Storia V4 Coil Shock & More

All the must-reads from the last week. [View this email in your browser]( EDITORS' CHOICE Should-probably-reads from the past week DH Field Test: Intense M1 - For Your Gnarliest Trails The long awaited bike is ridden by our lucky testers. [Read more]( Review: The Norco Fluid VLT 140 is a Modest Overachiever Norco has a reputation for producing bikes that out-perform their travel numbers, and the Fluid VLT is no different [Read more]( SPONSORED Video: Gates Wants To Change Downhill | The Belted Purse Tune in with the first episode of The Belted Purse, as riders try and win the huge bounty. [Read more]( Review: Giant Trance X Advanced - Not Your Parents' Volvo A versatile trail bike that comes in at a reasonable weight. [Read more]( Review: EXT's New Storia V4 Coil Shock The new Storia is much quieter than before, and it has a clever anti-topout feature. [Read more]( SPONSORED Interview: Orbea Bicycles on Hacking Shimano Motors, The Hardest Part About Making Bikes, Customization & More The company started out making handguns, before expanding into baby carriages, and bicycles. [Read more]( 5 Things We Learned from the Crans Montana XC World Cup 2024 Tom Pidcock's starts needs some work, the new course in Crans Montana was polarizing, and Germany really left Olympic selection to the last minute. [Read more]( First Ride: Magura Relaunch the Gustav Pro Brakes The Gustav Pros now use 2.5mm thick rotors and have a much larger fluid reservoir. [Read more]( SPONSORED Video: Get Back Up Again - Norco Race Division's Just Getting Started EP3 This is about the race season, but it’s also about building for the future. [Read more]( First Look: Starling Mini Murmur Starling's steel single pivot is now available as a short-travel trail bike. [Read more]( First Ride: Formula's New Josh Bryceland Edition Selva Fork Bryceland's pro model comes with a custom compression valve that was developed specifically for his riding style. [Read more]( SPONSORED Win It Wednesday: Enter to Win the OR Blaze Your Trail Sweepstakes, Featuring Limited Edition Bike by Pivot Enter to win a share of over $30,000 in prizes from Pivot Cycles, Dometic, Fox, Race Face, Alaska Airlines, and OR, including a grand prize trip to Whistler, B.C. [Read more]( Bike Check: Peter Kaiser's Trek Ticket S Inspired by the paint job on his Suzuki Samurai, Peter's Ticket S is one good-looking slopestyle bike. [Read more]( OneUp Announces New Hubs OneUp says that the simple design has minimal parts, which reduces weight and improves reliability. [Read more]( [Pinkbike.com]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this Pinkbike Newsletter email because you are subscribed to Pinkbike, which is a part of the Outside Network. [Pinkbike]( | [Outside+]( Outside Inc. | 1600 Pearl Street | Boulder | CO | 80302 | United States [U]( from this list