I love it when the shifter on the down tube comes up every so often. I speced that on the 2005 Mongoose Ritual. It came with a removable shifter mount on the down tube to mount a road bike old school down tube shifter. I didn't have a pic to share but found this....check out the bit that mounts on the down tube. http://www.hobidas.com/blog/special03/archives/ritual-thumb.jpg We didn't figure out the hydraulic gyro but we did get the first gyro built for the cable pull of a disc / v-brake (longer pull than BMX).

I worked with EC when we were both at Mongoose....I managed the product development. EC is regarded by many in the industry as one of the best athletes to develop product with. He is a freak show on attention to details in suspension, geometry, weight, etc. I'll bet that by the time these frames are ready to purchase they will be fully dialed in. Knowing that Cam has put the slopestyle and DH frames through the paces at Crankworx and Rampage respectively speaks well for the strength (remember the 360 to tank slap off of the Oakley sender before he went back up and nailed it??) Only thing tougher than that frame might be Cam. Now it looks like it will be with a financially stable company to actually bring the designs to market Pablo has to be stoked that what he has applied his brain power to will actually get a chance to get out in the wild. Also it looks like this crew has a real good fit together. Since EC is putting the team together I think it will be a bunch of riders that love to ride and have good attitudes. A big ingredient in success is the attitude that a group of people bring and this seems like everyone is pulling in the same direction. Good luck this season to Cam, EC and Waylon.

Yeah...EC is still diggin the view from the podium right behind Gwin!! Keep taking on the young pups mister, I like it. Everyone keep an eye on Waylon too. Fantastic all around athlete and can throw down at pro level in everything on dirt, DH, Enduro, and even XC. Gonna be fun to see what these guys do with Hyper. Also, stoked that Gwin is out mixing it up by doing the Super D. It is good for the sport when guys of his caliber show that they are all mountain bikers not just dedicated to DH. I've seen him at Ray's MTB Park ripping jumps and riding BMX too.