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Man are you riding on sand paper? Mine is like day one after 150km In Rototorua which is pretty easy on tyres but still

Throwing this out here on the dedicated ebike thread, Jeff and I go deep on Avinox and Amflow on the Vital BS Podcast: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/b-s-podcast-rise-dji-drones-e-bikes

I'll be dead before new saint drops.

I could give this a go, would back to back race sim laps be enough to provide accurate results? At least in a way that it is consistently one way or the other?

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they are about to, but Conti will call it xyzzy or some shit

Shut the fuck up about drivetrain efficiency. Holy shit. Go find a different thread.

v2 Dissector rolls way faster than DHR2.

I think they look goofy and would rather split the rise between steerer tube spacers and bar height but that's just me.

Thanks for all the feedback, y'all! Sounds like the Dissector 29x2.4" MaxxTerra DD casing is going to be my guy. Thank you!

I also read 52 books last year! Well, I didn't exactly read each book all the way through. But I read the title on the spine, and if it sounded promising, I looked at the pictures on the cover and read the rest of the book jacket.

Curious what the tire nerds would recommend as the fastest rolling tire that Maxxis offers in a 29" double down casing. Looking for a durable rear tire for a trail bike and I ride like a hack so I am not a great candidate for an EXO+ rear tire.

@Jason_Schroeder gets a gold metal for calling out no cable routing on the Stumpy. Chef’s kiss

For those who wonder if the cheese roll stayed on the mountain. Go figure.

The original post feels like a prank because there is no front tire with more consistent grip than the Assegai because it was specifically designed to eliminate the dead zone between the center grip and the side knobs. Before the Assegai, the primary Maxxis DH front tires were either the DHF, DHR2, or the High Roller 2, each of which featured a large gap between the side knobs and center knobs. As others have mentioned, it's that gap that creates the "dead zone" between hooking and sliding on the DHR2 and High Roller 2, and especially on the DHF. In...

I used to not like DHF style tires but then I got better and prefer them now. The Assegai's problem isn't a no grip zone, it's that it doesn't communicate to you where you are on the side knobs, and it also has too many knobs leading it to float over loose rather than dig in. That float is probably what you're feeling as a "no grip zone." Same thing with a Kryptotal Front for me. They're great for hardpack and rocks, but really struggle in loose over hard, especially if there's small bits of gravel. I am a much...

Absolutely stoked for Dak. He sounded so down recently. Hopefully this will give him that confidence back.