RockShox’s New Flight Attendant Electronic Suspension (Ep.102)

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RockShox launched their long-awaited take on an electronically-controlled suspension system, Flight Attendant late last year. And so we brought RockShox’s Chris Mandell back on Bikes & Big Ideas to tell us all about it, including how it works, who it’s for, what the tradeoffs are, & more.
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RockShox announced their new Flight Attendant electronically-controlled suspension system a few months ago, so we brought Chris Mandell back on Bikes & Big Ideas to tell us all about what the system is and how it works; who it will benefit the most; what the tradeoffs are; and Chris wraps it all up with a really important Big Idea.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • What is Flight Attendant? (1:58)
  • How does Flight Attendant work? (4:40)
  • What forks, shocks, & bikes is it available on? (23:35)
  • Why no aftermarket sales? (25:09)
  • What are the tradeoffs? (32:49)
  • Who’s the target customer? (37:43)
  • Chris’ Big Idea (39:02)

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