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We talk about the tech and the rumors until there is new tech and rumors to talk about. I don’t understand what you haters are getting confused about. Thread derailleurs are part of the game, baby.

Oh no I forgot to charge my brakes

We’re not allowed to call them chainstays anymore . We must refer to them as (part of) the rear centre… or face forum judgement.

I’ve been disappointed with transmission AXS. Two GX derailleur warranties with the usual ‘we’ve never seen that but here’s a good faith replacement’ spiel, when I know from others the same issues are occurring. SRAM had a firmware update early on to give more range to adjust the centreline over the ref sprocket, but even then many of their derailleurs seem to be enough out of spec that it’s not enough - I’ve checked on hubs and dropouts that are bang on specifications. As you say, the shifting is slow, and the ability for the user or mechanic to make...

I catch a lot of crap because I’m one of the few in my group still on cables. I run XT/XTR combos on both my bikes. I won’t claim my setups are as consistent as an electronic drivetrain but I’m very good at tuning and maintaining my bikes. My bikes shift smoother and quieter than the AXS setups my friends run. I’ve owned many SRAM setups as well. I do think their parts are a bit more durable but I find the Shimano stuff a good value, they’re light and are pretty durable considering. All that being said, I would...

As in "I'd schnackseln them cheeks"?

My little experience with transmission and Eagle 90 is that I far and away prefer the way eagle 90 shifts, but I have a gripe with how they keep the derailleur from going into the spokes with no limit screws, that being that the cage contacts the largest cog on the cassette. It's a little thing, but why design it that way over just building a limiter into the parallelogram? Doest even need to be adjustable, just keep it from touching the cassette. I would still take SHIMANO mechanical over eagle 90 if I was custom building a bike, but...

Fastest shift in the west is still the ol' trusty 11 Speed XT. Double gear downshift, crispy leaver feel, textured lever and can bend it pretty hard before it starts to shift poorly (unlike eagle or shimano 12 speed, which does good but could be better). I find that Transmission is a 180 stright into oncoming traffic in terms of progress, between the narrow-wide cassette, ridiculously massive derailleur, absurd price tag, and last but not least... probably one of the worse mtb inventions of the past 20 years, the UDH. Before the invention of UDH's, hangers were a lot smaller...

Actually, it is most likely Frameworks paying Asa.. However, that money is coming from the team sponsors. Back it the day when I was working in the warehouse at Diamondback, I heard a story of one of the top team riders demanding that they change some of the team sponsors to products he wanted to ride.. The head of marketing told him, "Those team sponsors are responsible for 75% of your paycheck..."

Only J Melamed knows…