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I feel like I can hear the derailleur just by looking at it 🙊

I’m actually pretty pumped on a short travel bike that’s NOT flex stay. Add that the reach is over 510 (finally!) And it’s CBF? And carbon and red? Damn that’s a nice bike

Just had my first ride on a sidekick hub. Pending any big differences in reliability, I think the answer basically comes down to your feelings on high engagement hubs. I’ve never really liked or sought out high engagement hubs (broke boy symptom?), so I don’t care about the lack of 0deg setting, nor was I bothered by the low engagement while riding. However, the low drag of the sidekick was super noticeable and very welcome. I would take low drag over high engagement in a heartbeat. But for high engagement enjoyers, the dt deg df system wins hands down. Up...

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From what's being said in french, it is a torch and he's reshaping the saddle

When everyone knows new bikes are to be tested in Transition's parking lot

I listened to the episode and found it interesting. I have to wonder if some of it is that taller riders are just historically used to bikes with shorter RCs so that’s what test riders end up preferring. Santa Cruz also talked about changes they make when making a bike for taller or shorter riders on their Tallboy episode of The Roller Door and while they didn’t go into detail as much as the Spot discussion, the takeaway was kinda the same that shorter riders preferred longer RCs and taller riders preferred shorter RCs

Regarding Oneup wheels, there's a design engineer job opening with them that mentions designing wheels specifically...

I'm really enjoying the Instinct to be honest, I wanted something lighter and more efficient uphill than the Altitude, but that can still handle some proper rougher stuff. It's setup 150/160, and I've swapped out the rear shock for a Float X2 since day one. I'm also debating on swapping out the 36 for a 160mm 38 to fully go into mini-enduro territory. As for the Element, I've ridden the latest one a handful of times and it's really a fun bike. Definitely on the lighter side of trail, but way more capable than a race-oriented XC bike. It's punching...

Am I too late to complain about chainstays (why would you want long ones on a short travel bike?) My apologies, I spent time with my family over rhe holiday weekend instead of being chronically online

I thought the Spot interview was interesting. What he said made sense--it's a choice. It doesn't cost more to manufacture. It does change how the bike rides, which is something to consider. Some builders, Spot and Pivot for example, still believe in designs that incorporate a short CS.

It's interesting to hear the differences in peoples' experiences. I would love to take a spin on a long CS, moderate reach, high stack setup to feel the differences in handling. I tackle almost every climb standing up. I'd rather mash a higher gear than spin a lower one seated. Honestly, I just stand almost all of the time when I'm riding my bike; it just feels better to me. Plus, I'm a low-proficiency, high-power guy. I started mountain biking three years ago in my forties, but I'm quite strong, so I just hammer through terrain with power rather than...

I think the issue is not being able to establish what the problem is because your riding isn’t consistent enough and therefore you don’t actually know what you are trying to fix. No one wants to try to problem solve a problem that they can’t even read. You shooting in the dark, unsure about the validity of potential solutions, and potentially don’t understand the complicated relationship between all the systems so you might actually end up fucking something up terribly. It’s not surprise many people don’t want to tinker.