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Pricing on that bike is pretty gnarly but I get it. People in the PB comments are big mad about it, but it will sell. They complained about demo prices and I saw dozens of them in Whistler when I went last month. Norco has been spending money on development and roster like it’s going out of fashion ever since they started with the new range. I’d be happy to pick up a torrent when they are available to support them. (Too slow to justify the team DH lol) Side note: Wasn’t norco one of the teams that announced they...

Linkglide is the only e-bike appropriate drivetrain at this time. Which is sort of amazing to think that SRAM currently has nothing to truly compete. Linkglide/ Di2 is also the only e-bike appropriate drivetrain that can be hardwired to an e-bike motor, the Bosch. Still, what exactly did you think would happen running a 2.7 hp motor, on pavement with such high traction, in top gear on a bicycle cassette, and probably at speeds well below 20 mph so likely at a low cadence? Shit's going to break!

I'm going to take a stab in the dark and guess that cassette was loose

After. It was one of the more comical experiences I’ve had with bike links. I don’t weigh a lot and I kept having to add more and more air to get sag (near max pressure and I’m only 150 lbs). So it was obvious something wasn’t right. Went to check the machining and the simulated machined part didn’t match the modeled part despite all the tool paths being up to date. Strangely the thing cleared full travel. Bounced on it a little for the fun of it… 170 mm of travel with a 45 mm shock stroke is probably one...

Live update from Midway. Also, excellent choice of words from my boots on the ground.

I installed hardwired Di2 on to my Bosch Wild with 11 speed Linkglide. I removed a SRAM 11 speed so the weight gain was significant which in my head bummed me out, although it's the exact same weight as GX T-Type. Imagine my surprise when not only was the gear spread much nicer, not only did I gain a lot of functionality, not only does the Linkglide shift positively and amazing (95% as smooth as T-type, but faster), not only did my running cost go way down and my relaibility went way up, but shockingly my rear suspension instantly got...

All the bike nerds here pay no attention to the girl in the background, they go straight to the linkage

US Open tracks have always been designed to be ridden by anyone that wants to enter so it caters to the masses just not the pros. A 13 year old kid can take a shot at beating AG if he wants. Killington was this way as well, it’s why it’s an Open race