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Between her and Asa that is a good investment in the future..

No no no, don't go there. We've been over this. Just let it go. We've had pages of trying to explain things back and forth with no success.

The Enduro = WRC racing is spot on. Both are awesome forms of racing that are held back by how difficult it is to do good coverage.

I agree 100%. Those guys looked like they were racing but having such a great fun time. And the scenery. OMG. How to not be distracted by the mountains and crash. Concentration 😀

Were you screaming from the rafters for the juniors to be the last one down on the hill last year or have you always been a hypocrite? I, for one, like watching bikes going down hill. I'm not particularly picky about much else.

I’ve been enjoying the coverage of EDR that we’ve had for Loudenvielle. Elliot Heap is really good, especially at the rider interviews and the highlights are a decent mix of raw videos and head cams. Very enjoyable.

You are correct, thanks for making mention before I could catch up in this thread. On longer climbs I would take the chain off but most times I just wouldn't care to. The bigger problem was the chain length in my largest rear cog when using the lower guide, only a problem during climbing though. The system was great while descending. But I just run the ochain now instead of the lower guide because it's manages the chain whipping and is less faff.

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...

Jonesing for more long-form DH content from Loudenvielle? FOX has you covered!

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...