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Newest Downtime Podcast confirms the new sender releasing later today https://open.spotify.com/episode/4snct7tlnGzJc1oZg1KAS8?si=9fd34834c09a…

Ugh... It's a whole thing. There is functionally no difference between those specs. The difference is that the E-50 rated tires were sent off for ECE-R75 validation and the molds and hot patch indicate that they meet this certification. Some markets (Europe in particular) want tires that are labeled for official e-bike use. The testing itself isn't that extreme, I believe (would have to confirm) that any of our EXO tires and up would pass certification. But getting all the tires validated and then going back to modify the molds to add the ECE-R75 mark would be a massive undertaking.

First round of the ewsdr or whatever they are callling it this year next weekend and the course map has been released. Around 100km and 3100m of climbing over 2 days so looks like they are going back to bigger days out again.

Last year I rode all season on a Mazza Race upfront which is probably around 1.4kg and while that looks like a beast, the amount of grip it offered, I never ever told myself at the end of the trail "I wish I had a lighter tires"... all I said was "damn, that was fast" while constantly beating my times and having more fun by simply going faster. Im all for nerding the things out, but sometimes those 200grams or so that might feel like a big difference are not what one should be focusing on.

This little guy does well. Lasts 2 or 3 seasons before it dies or gets lost. Little velcro on the bar and back of the strap helps retention.

On a large frame no less. You're welcome 🙂

Jessie can't hold back when there is a crowd. Full gas to flat on S5 and doing a years worth of pushups in single go. ALN also on the top spot, hope she has a great season back at the sharp end of the EWS.

I'm working on my own lap timer iOS app and handlebar mounted bluetooth button called Cyclaps. The bluetooth button mounts on your handlebars and communicates directly to the Cyclaps app to start/stop timing and mark segment times. Just hit the button on your bars next to your thumb. It can be MUCH more accurate than any GPS and you can time anything/anywhere you'd like. The Cyclaps app can be set to record simple times or segment times. All lap times are recorded to a file on your phone that can be filtered and shared. Cyclaps does not use any data...

In a lot of cases that would mean burning relationships with your supply chain which is not something I think a lot of companies would seriously consider doing voluntarily.

AKA the amazon method, or any large chain/retailer later referred to as a "monopoly" - they either succeed and take down a bunch of smaller companies (or buy them out), or they fail....and sometimes still take a bunch of smaller companies with them.

My homies daughter won the day in CAT 1 women U18! Congrats Alyana Van Horn!

I did try the Dissector and didn't get along with the side knobs. They start undercutting so quickly. For a similar weight and much better durability I just moved up to a DHF. Forekaster is surprisingly close to aggressor for rear grip. I found the Forekaster to bite better in mixed conditions while having very similar cornering traction. Climbing traction was better on Forekaster. They both roll fast. So I have the whole Conti gravity lineup in soft and SS compounds (Argo/Krypto/Xyno). Krypto F / Xynotol Enduro was a interesting combo. Krypto F bites so good that you start to...

The season just barely started so Revel was probably sitting on it's highest level of inventory for the year and it looks likes they assemble their bikes in Carbondale, Colorado in 20k ft square HQ. a move they made in 2023-2024. Couldn't find if they owned or leased their HQ but I would assume a decent chunk of their secured debt is their HQ. Let's say they had about 1000 bikes worth of frame and parts currently unpaid, that can easily be 1-3 millions of debt to various suppliers. https://www.postindependent.com/news/revel-bikes-makes-carbondale-its-h… https://www.aspentimes.com/news/revel-bikes-celebrates-new-carbondale-h… So i am not too surprised about the 8...

People will come on here debating f/r ratios and best cs lengths, reach etc without talking at all about cleat / foot position. The preference that a rider has for a particular foot position hugely affects f/r weighting. And two riders on the same bike with the same proportions will have very different experiences if they run 5mm different cleat positions.