Spot’s Ryan Palmer on their New Lightweight Trail Bike

Spot’s Ryan Palmer and Simon Stewart have been talking about bikes for years, so when Spot dropped their new Diggity 125 Trail bike, Simon quickly wound him up for a chat. Ryan shares details about their design decisions, why Spot’s Living Link suspension layout gives them more kinematic control throughout the travel, their interesting take on size-specific chainstay length, the lightweight Trail bike trend, and a whole lot more.Note: We Want to Hear From You!Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.comRELATED LINKS:Spot BikesOuterbikeBlister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredTOPICS & TIMES:What’s With the Name Diggity? (2:40)What Were the Design Goals? (8:13)How Did You Land on 125 mm? (13:06)How Important was Weight? (14:35)Why it's More Than a Shorter Travel Mayhem 140 (23:17)Geometry (29:43)Spot’s Take on Size-Specific Chainstays (32:44)Where Can You Ride One (50:47) Spot’s 30 Day Return Guarantee (53:15)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.