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I guess the question is how picky are you? No disrespect intended, but I think this forum is an assembly of the nitpickiest nitpickers in the world when it comes to brake lever feel and power. The new XT and XTR brakes are totally adequate for mountain biking and ebikes, and if you need more power, you can pair them with a big thick rotor (like a 220mm/2.0mm SRAM HS2). However, they are less powerful than some of their newest competitors* (Maven Ultimates, TRP DHR EVO, Hope Tech4 V4, etc), and the lever feel is less crisp than the classic...

I have an Orbea Wild with the Bosch Gen 5 motor. Pretty impressed with it even with “only” a 600wh battery. I can get 5200’ of climbing with almost all of that climbing in tour+ at the default settings. Lots of room for tunability in the app too. I find the + modes to deliver power in a more natural way than the non + modes. For DH I run it in the highest power mode which is emtb+ goosed up to 100nm and the sliders all maxed out. The amount of power in emtb+ is ridiculous. The E bike...

in the podcast we had w/ him a month ago, IIRC he said he had like 4 or 5 different site visit trips to lake placid last year to get the track in shape.

I like seeing Rufus pop up unexpectedly. The frames he rides are MASSIVE. Looks like he's finally found a wheel size that is nicely proportioned hah. He's a pretty talented mtber and knows how to make a bike handle well, and the layout/design of his frames is pretty well suited for stuffing huge wheels into without compromising geo/clearance, so he's probably one to follow if you're interested in taking big wheels on big rides.

GET OUT

This guy is so far up his own ass that he prob used his bush resizing tool to make stools slide out without any friction

That guy continues to strive for the asshole of the year award. Any validity of his opinion has been removed by that kneepad/short gap and that’s even before we talk about his “low IQ” dismissal of everyone who dares to disagree with him 😂

The only people who maybe care about your chainstay length are on this thread https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/modern-geo-talk-chainstays-stack-re…

Chainstay talk again... This is why we can't have nice things

ENHANCE!

Comparison of bars with rise modeled in. Both have a similar max load. 35 mm bar is on top and 31.8 mm bar is on bottom. Bending moment is at its maximum on the inboard end and zero at the free end so I think it makes sense that the stiffness of the innermost section of bar is quite influential in terms of deflection. It's worth noting that, while the approximate 0.05" difference in deflection is a little more than 10%, we're still only talking about 0.05" difference. Thin vs. thick grips would easily take up that difference. Ultimately you...

Hi, long time WC media guy here (14 years long).. I'm also very curious to hear some names and facts about this from you But in the meantime let me share some of my own. Each team is allowed to register photographers and videographers (each team then receives a set number of photo and video bibs for the season). if someone doesnt work for a team they can register as independent media once they have letters of assignment from a verified media outlet. there are little to no restrictions as to what can be shot/posted. This hasnt changed since the...

Scrap all the rest of the team rumours, this is the only one that matters. Need to get Gofundme together to buy the rights and launch the team.

Maxxis Digestor Maxxis Denominator Maxxis Minotaur Maxxis Mennonite Maxxis Legal Retainer Maxxis Domesticator And my personal vote: the Maxxis HRDHRMX3 Classic I also hope the sidewall tech on the new batch of Maxxis tires in 2026 brings with them an exciting new three letter acronym too, like SDC (Super Defense Casing), so I can run the Maxxis HRDHRMX3 Classic SDC 29x2.5 3C MaxxGrip as a front tire and save the Maxxis DHR2 DH 29x2.4 3C MaxxTerra as a rear tire. But that's just me.

I think Adidas being a title sponsor of the Norco team is pretty big news. They are a huge and well recognised brand, so it's a great thing for mountain biking.

It's B BTW 😂