^^^ This! All I want is a rear rim that won't crack when I land on a rock. I just want to be able to run whatever psi makes the most sense for traction and flats on my trail/enduro/xc onebike. Single wall and I'd think you could also make them cheaper. Also rim companies, please don't make rims wider than 30mm. Tried it, don't like it.

I had Stealth S1 rubber come ungled totally unglued from the sole like floppy clown shoes on Impacts after I let them dry in the sun. Seattle sun, not Phoenix sun, so shouldn't have come undone. It's not just MI6 rubber that was the problem.

Yup, and I appreciated the review. It's an xc thing for now, that's for sure. They can benefit from it, and xc racers are weird so they'll happily pay. They're already paying some shady doctor more than this for their EPO, so it's a good value.

For aggressive recreational riders, meaning most of us, this is a no-go for now even if you're loaded enough to drive a 4x4 Sprinter conversion van. Anything that makes jumping more dicey that it already is get's a big "hell no!". I'm sure they'll get it dialed in time. That will really suck because I won't have a good reason to rail against it, other than it's electronics and I want to be away from all that crap when I'm riding my bike in the mountains.

Did you get any months of wet and sloppy riding on these? In my experience, any old pedal holds up pretty well in dry conditions, it's the slop where poorly sealed bearing seals can seize up a pedal in a handful of rides. I've gone away from thin for this reason.

Trying the Vaults now, won't know how they fare until November - though I trust a long-running UK brand to deal well with crap weather. Friends also having good luck with Deity in the wet, but T-macs are pretty well sold out.

Rode the old Sparty for 2 years. I disagree with this: "The previous bike required large amounts of sag in the 35% plus range to utilize all of the available travel"

At 33% sag it was perfect with the stock air shock. Used all your travel when you really needed it, and felt bottomless and supportive. I wish more bikes were as progressive as the Spartan.

I had the older model Spartan (fantastic bike, just too short), with the same BB height as the current one. It was a little too low. Had to leave it in low because the old Sparty had a steeper head angle than I prefer. My current bike (last year's Patrol) is a wee bit higher, and I like it better.

I'm all for the real world vs. lab testing reviews. Lab tests are junk, they don't mean squat. The real world is far more variable, far more demanding, and takes into account abuse - and abuse is the name of the game for how we actually ride.