🌳 Is wood the new carbon?

We take a look at a hardtail made from ash and a full suspension bike made from plywood... And carbon bikes from Norco, Propain and more! [View this email in your browser]( Is wood the new carbon? Unlikely. But we deviated from our usual carbon and aluminum fare this week and wrote up two bike checks on wooden bikes. Click on the links below to find out all about the plywood, linkage-driven, single-pivot bike from German builder Bene Mack and the 150mm travel hardtail made of ash wood made by Edouard Delbove. As @slimboyjim said in the comments, "All you need is a box of wood screws and you can have as many water bottle cages as you want!" Sounds like a dream! We've also got a first look on Propain's Rage CF downhill bike, reviews of Norco's new Sight C1 VLT and Fox's 34 fork, and footage from the horrendous crash that took Gee Atherton out last month. No doubt about it, Gee is tough as nails. Also, in case you missed the news last week, Pinkbike has been acquired by Outside. Full details in Brian Park's Letter from the Editor: Pinkbike's Next Chapter with Outside below. - Sarah Moore NORTH AMERICAN CONTENT MANAGER EDITORS' CHOICE Must reads from the past week Letter from the Editor: Pinkbike’s Next Chapter with Outside We’re excited to announce today that Pinkbike has been acquired by Outside—will we finally get a Kaz vs Palmer showdown? [Read More]( Bike Check: The Full Suspension Bike Made From Plywood "Ensuring the headtube didn't snap was one of the biggest challenges of the project for Bene." [Read More]( SPONSORED Dyedbro Announces Robert Rodriguez Redondo Artist Series Frame Protectors DYEDBRO teams up with the artist Roberto Rodriguez Redondo for some creative frame protectors. [Read more](. Review: 2022 Norco Sight C1 VLT - A Long Range eMTB The new Sight VLT can accept up to a 900 Wh battery for those big missions. [Read More]( Video: Gee Atherton Shares Footage of the Biggest Crash of his Career Gee broke his femur, radius, ulnar, 6 ribs, his nose and fractured his eye socket. [Read More]( Bike Check: The Atelier Suji Wooden Hardtail is Handmade from Ash The Trails 27.5 is made from locally sourced wood by hand in France. [Read More](. First Look: 2022 Propain Rage CF Downhill Bike Now in its sixth generation, the new Rage has more travel, greater adjustability, and a lighter weight. [Read More]( Review: 2022 Fox 34 Fork - A Short Travel Standout The new 34 delivers an impressive on-trail performance. [Read More]( Tested: 9 of the Best Tire Inserts vs an Impact Rig Inserts from six brands put to the test against a smashing machine. [Read More]( NOTICE: Please follow all local health authority directives during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Pinkbike.com]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2020 Pinkbike, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Pinkbike PO Box 610 (37749 2nd Ave) Squamish, BC V2P 4S3 Canada Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.