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I would like to see Brage on the Raaw Yalla. Raaw got way to anonymous riders.

Yup I agree with all of this - when setting up suspension that hasn't been serviced you run in to a wall quite quickly where its not possible to have decent comfort/grip as well as support/lively feel. Something freshly serviced has much less compromise I also made this graphic about how I picture suspension performance over time - I work on forks that I've serviced regularly for over 5 years and pretty much as good as new - its only once the service interval gets dragged out that they start to wear really badly. The effect is probably more noticeable...

schroeder and i had a good hour-long podcast with gwin this morning. it'll be up tomorrow morning. he speaks pretty freely about everything and how it all works.

Brian Cahal released a video about Shavens. Sounds like he liked the setup as much as I do.

Anyone see the Crestline in the background of Daks story?

I am not one to dis someone but that guy is sooooo annoying announcing DH. He seems perfect for the pits and maybe in corral post race but commentating he is super in accurate with what he is saying - ____ ALMOST OUT THE FRONT DOOR every 3rd rider. The nonsense that dribbles out of him is just an embarrassment. It's gotta be crazy hard but they need to replace him. Rewatching all the races from 2025 and if my wife is the room I have to put headphones so she doesnt have listen to him!

Severe lack of team announcements... what the hell they waiting for?

I hope he wins a World Cup DH

what was the rumor about jess? yeti would be a nice fit since they‘ve a spot to fill after cami.

In my experience when I had an issue on an original Turbine set I broke a sh1t load of spokes and they just sent a complete new turbine wheel out. no issues with that wheelset Since that one odd moment

I had a good day out on the XT/Maven's with redline likewater. No issues. No wandering bite. Just light level pull and absurdly strong brakes. I'll be sticking with this setup for the foreseeable future. Will be interesting to see how the long term reliability is, and how the bleed holds up.

Had the same problem with 4(!) Magura calipers, I emailed them and they sent me new calipers with pads and a small bottle of their brake fluid. My plan is to use them until they start weeping again and then try trp calipers with Shimano levers.

I just wrap the screw with some Plummers tape and it keeps them from leaking. Never had a problem after I started doing that. I do take extra care on making sure its just on the threads.

Next up on shaven brake test: Saint / Maven I used Saint brakes for two months in Whistler last summer and never noticed any bite point wandering like the XT’s. The Saint lever is a slightly different design from the XT. The servowave is a metal cutout from the lever body rather than a plastic guide piece. Does this change the pumping up wander action? I have no idea. The relative steepness of most trails in Whistler bike park is not very extreme, so that may play a role in not having the wandering issue. Santa Cruz steep trails are...

TRP / Maven update. I rode Santa Cruz with the Travens today. The total power on tap with the TRP lever is similar to with the XT lever. The bite point feel with both is relatively solid. The TRP does have more modulation though. It’s easier to lock up a wheel with the XT lever - very little force needed. The TRP lever has exceptionally light pull, but it does have a longer lever throw compared to the XT (or maven lever). The best feature of the TRP is that there is no brake pump / wandering out bite point...

Blown away when the Method Man dropped. Like the actual visceral feeling you get when you see a rider you like with a proper run time video from a brand that does good work and the music is fire and the filming and editing is good and the track/zone is SICK... It's ALL coming together. Gave me the feeling I got as a kid popping in DVDs of the best skate/BMX videos. You KNEW it was going to be good. They couldn't afford for it to be bad. Despite saturation, kinda hard to get that feeling these days. The only...