Also, "...we were originally aiming for one BILLION dollars but that doesn't even buy you one unprofitable tech company anymore so the new target price is one... TRILLION... dollars...
In all seriousness, it'll be expensive compared to mass produced units because we are working to create the best performing suspension rather than the cheapest."

 

Considering Vorsprung is in Canada, that would be about $20 USD.

 

That means north of $1k but if it's closer to $1k instead of $2k this could be interesting.

 

I also hope it’s closer to 1k, at least cheaper than an 11.6. Vorsprung doesn’t have that elitist vibe and price/performance is often really good.

 

My issue with expensive shocks is they usually don't transfer from frame to frame, so a lot of that investment is lost.

I don't mind putting money into a fork to make it as good as possible, because it can move from frame to frame.

Now, if Vorsprung allowed me to convert between trunnion and eyelet, and between different sizes for a nominal amount of money, that would definitely be worth the money. The Push ElevenSix was originally promised to do that, but the ability never materialized.

 

My issue with expensive shocks is they usually don't transfer from frame to frame, so a lot of that investment is lost.

I don't mind putting money into a fork to make it as good as possible, but it can move from frame to frame.

Now, if Vorsprung allowed me to convert between trunnion and eyelet, and between different sizes for a nominal amount of money, that would definitely be worth the money. The Push ElevenSix was originally promised to do that, but the ability never materialized.

210x55 EXT has moved across three bikes.

 

Looks like a possibly a bladder shock with that cute little reservoir. 👶

 

Aren't bladder reservoirs bigger? My woodie is twice the size of chubbie.

My bet is on an IFP.

 

Looking forward to more options. I've been very disappointed in the new fox rear shocks.
All of these yoke bikes need a strong shock with lots of internal overlap.

 

This is cool but I’d rather have a smashpot for my 40

 

Reservoir correlates to shaft size. So likely an 8mm or 8.5mm steel shaft shock.

 

No way it looks that small. It will be bigger for reliability reasons.

 

Have a Truactive tune on my Super Deluxe and added a Luftkappe on my Fox 36, if those two products provide any indication on how good this shock might be, it will be well worth the $$

 

Good points and do appreciate what you’re doing. The s tune does sound interesting. I’m guessing that’s the progressive compression curve you reference, so it must have next to no low speed compression and still resist bottoming. I’m guessing this would be done through port size restrictions. I do try to consciously choose what companies I buy from when I can with considerations on where it’s made, what the company structure is (like a co op) and lately environmental (something that seems lacking in the bike industry compared to the ski/snowboard which is using a lot more environmentally friendly or recycled materials etc). It was nice to see Steve uses (or did not sure if still does) WPL fluids for some of the stuff they’ve been doing admittedly I still use the Fox 5wt Teflon fluid which is probably the worst possible so maybe I’ll switch once I run out.

 

Seen on Facebook yesterday, the Proto V48 shock:

"Proto V48 getting some trail time under our engineer Dan, who might not actually be an engineer because he never starts sentences with "As an engineer....".
Standard eyelet and trunnion mount on the same reservoir bridge for testing. This is one part that will change significantly for production, to remove the redundant mounts, save weight, improve clearance and make it more aesthetically pleasing.
We haven't gone that route yet because the machining setup required is significantly more complicated and not something we want to have to revise while we're still testing function and locking down the damping geometry & configurations. This fairly blocky layout lets us make revisions much more easily for the sake of testing, but the production unit will not look anything like this.
Meanwhile, the stuff we can't show you is"


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HI MAN . CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY BRAND THAT DID BUILD THIS REAR COIL SHOCK ? I KNOW THE LOWER COMPONENT IS MADE BY THE Vorsprung COMPANY . WHAT BRAND MANUFACTURER FOR THE ABSOLUTE TOTAL REAR COIL SHOCK IN THIS PHOTO ?

 

Not a huge amount of info about the shock but interesting none the less.

 

I bet it will be class leading

 

The one thing we know is it’ll have linear damping

 

Vorsprung has been sharing pictures of their shocks installed on some bikes recently. Is that a launch or embargo date?

 

Maybe it’s the shock name, like “11.6?” 😜

 

It's gotta be before 4/20, because they'll be occupied that day.

 

I think they're calling it "Telum" with stroke adjustment via eyelets and spec'd with sprindex. The shopify app notified me of these...

 

Interesting, I wasn’t expecting anything less than Latin from Vorsprung. Certainly not a two or three digit name!
Looked it up and Telum means weapon/missile, I’d say the name fits the application. Eager to find about pricing, tuning options and features!

 

Shot of the damper body from their site

 

I thought is was Tel'um - Tell'em - Tell them - Let's tell them how it's done!

 

What happened to Shocky McShockface?

 

Is today the day or is it going to be sea otter?

 

Tomorrow as they are a day behind. Well that’s how I understood the social media post.

 

Nothing today?

 

The only sea-otter news I've seen anywhere is Kona folding up their tent and going home.

 

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look-vorsprungs-new-tellum-coil-shock.html

 

Interesting that the shock can be revalved without removing it from the bike or having to rebleed the damper. I'm curious to learn how that works along with all the other technical details. Based on all the other Vorsprung products I've used over the years, I'm sure this shock is going to be squared away. I really have no need for a new shock but I really want one.

 

+1
Ext Storia v3 on my Kavenz but I'm still intrigued!

 

Hopefully the shock service won't be exclusive to Vorsprung. I hate having to mail a shock to get it serviced. That's one of the biggest annoyances with some other brands.

 

I think the bleed ports may be a clue that it's meant to be user servicable.

I mean, there are shocks that are technically user serviceable, if you have single-use needle adapters, vacuum bleeders, crazy imperial bleed fittings, special tools, etc...and then there are shocks that are meant to be user serviceable. The RS SD with bleed ports on both ends was a revelation to me, as far as ease of servicing, not even close to anything else I've worked on. I like all the DVO hype about this and then you go and see all the steps and bladder BS and it's like, "are you kidding me?". Sure, I can do it, but it's usually a far cry from simple for 99% of home-mechanics.

So if this has some features to make it really easy...that's a huge plus IMO.

 

Vorsprung is taking pre-orders with shocks expected to ship in June - Telum Preorders

 

Vorsprung is taking pre-orders with shocks expected to ship in June - Telum Preorders

Thanks for the heads-up, I just got in line for one