But the company is not as open to licensing deals as it once was. Scott USA sells Genius bikes in 60 other countries around the world including Canada, something unaffected by the settlement.
But the company wanted to sell the bike in the U. Rather than continue investing more money in the issue Scott settled with Specialized, agreeing not to sell Genius bikes in the U. Specialized is not currently pursuing any suspension patent infringement suits with any other companies. However, Sinyard said Specialized is serious about protecting its intellectual property and he does not rule out future suits.
Many of these companies no longer license the technology and Specialized is not disclosing what manufacturers currently pay royalties for the design. Intellectual property battles over suspension designs are common. RockShox was almost driven to bankruptcy by two patent battles in before SRAM took the company over.
And Pacific recently settled a long dispute with Trek and Maverick over suspension patent infringement issues. Now that the matter between the two companies is settled, will Scott and Specialized embrace each other in a big hug?
It is unlikely as the number of retailers is predicted to continue to fall and competition over the remaining dealers will remain fierce. For its part, Scott is looking forward to when it will release a full line of suspension bikes. Incidentally, I've been poking around looking for the differences between ICT and Horst links, and there's just an absolutely shocking amount of misinformation out there Question What does FSR stand for?
Sep 21, 56, 6, In a van SkaredShtles said:. That's why it's best to ignore all that crap. Ugh, it's all I can do not to sign up for forum accounts at all of these places and bring all of these threads back from the dead correcting people.
It's not so much that a few people have it wrong, since hey, I've had plenty of misinformation in my life, it just frustrates me when I see someone post something, "FSRs have a perfectly vertical axle path" and defend it to the death when someone corrects them.
Learn from those who know more than you! It's actually a word that is pronounced "Ick. Aug 25, 29, 6, The old timey times.
It used to say it on the damn bikes. They know it sounds retarded and that's why they quit. There is no answer. There are diehard fans of each wheel size. They each have their own strengths. Being on the best bike for you is way more important than being on the wheel size that your peers think is the coolest. This advice goes for dyed-in-the-wool 29er fans trying Plus bikes as it does for b and 26in wheel zealots trying 29in wheels. Out of the ten Stumpjumper models, seven of them have carbon frames the other three being aluminium.
Despite our love of the SWAT system, is it worth nigh-on a thousand pounds more? The specs are the same. The upgraded rear mech on the Expert is also not much of swayer in our opinion. Rear mechs bend, break, wear out and get replaced at some point. Forks first. Both mm travel. As per the Specialized web site Future-Shock-Rear. Take your pick: acronyms. I'm kinda suspicious of this, since it contradicts the other two answers, one of which is sourced to Specialized's own website.
Unfortunately, that link is now dead and I've not been able to find where it's gone. DavidRicherby FWIW, the weblink is live again and the quote in the answer accurately reflects the article. The accuracy of the article's assertion is another matter of which I'm also suspicious.
Tj Patterson Tj Patterson 1. Hi, welcome to bicycles. Please note that this answer has already been given, and in that case it was supported by a reference. You should only add a new answer if you have something substantive to add that hasn't already been covered. Please read How to Answer. Forest Service Road aka an active or old logging road. When it was first produced in , the Stumpjumper was the first mass-production mountain bike. Stumpjumpers have been raced professionally by riders including Christoph Sauser and Ned Overend.
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