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it couldn't have. was happening too fast for anyone too react. From the time of Jed's crash to Troy hitting is bike was around 3 secs.

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...

'Member when people said RSC is better than Saint? I 'member. Guess SRAM had to make an actually good brake for code users to come to terms with the fact they aren't very good brakes 🤔

just like half the DH teams on intense M1s back in 1999 : )

I was listening to a road biking podcast recently. One of the guests on the podcast is currently a DS for a bigger team and used to be a world tour rider. One of the things that came up in discussion is how absolutely insane the new generation of riders are. They are SO fast. They are SO good in their training. They are SO dialed in their nutrition and recovery. The guest made a point to bring up an interesting-to-me factoid: They can't let the younger riders anywhere near the big-name riders during team training rides. None of them...