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Maxxterra / new DH casing soon to come for the DHX. MaxxTerra has had a major durability upgrade earlier this without impacting grip compared to the previous version. Glad you like the tires!

lanky skinny dude so im hoping some fellow stick people hi there fellow ectomorph I've been searching for those kinds of elbow pads save for ce level 2 and found that ion arcon lt and tld stage pro elbow pads fit me really well, arent really noticeable, and provide lots of protection. I think I love ion stuff more than tld (blasphemy, but yeah). they just never slip.

You've probably got all the answers you need but yes buy the V10. It's such an evolved, purpose built machine and mine has truly always been a joy to ride. Every time I'm on it, it makes me just love riding. I've got a new Frameworks enduro rig and it's the best enduro bike I've had but even that pales in comparison to what the V10 is like to ride. V10.8 and Ochain is chefs kiss

I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time in Whistler for a over ten summers. I unfortunately haven’t been in ~12 years. Maybe next summer. I’m just happy to hear that Del Boca still rips and things generally sound like they’ve stayed the same. I miss Original Sin > Goat’s Gully > In Deep laps soooo bad.

great report! del boca vista for life. if there was a fitz top-to-bottom del boca vista, it may be the only trail i ever ride.

Thank you for the kind words! Glad to hear you enjoyed the podcast and the history bit in particular. Yes, I do think the DJI and Gobao motor gearbox units are going to shake things up, but the gallows humor joke I was making is that no technology change is ever truly complete in the bike world, where there are still new bikes being sold with straight 1 1/8" steerer tubes, friction shifters, 26" wheels, and freewheels. Which is why I predict there will always be derailleurs even on ebikes, either because the ecvt is too expensive for certain price...

I don't think you're going to get very many people with 148mm DH bikes making the switch, I think the bigger impact is that more companies will be inclined to make their DH bikes feature 148mm rear spacing.

I see your point, but with an electronic switch at the handlebars, you could be choosing between a lot more options than just on/off or even a three position soft/firm/locked out. You could use the electronic lever to choose between as few as two but as many as infinite modes that are configured by the user on the app. Those modes could include smarter LiveValve or FlightAttendant modes that use sensors, algorithms, and active electronics to open and close at a rate of 100hz to respond to terrain in real time. You can't do that without electronics. I'm pretty sure...

My experience with super softs is about somewhere 2x-3x longer lifespan than Schwalbe and Maxxis' stickiest tires. I really like how they ride, but the durability is what keeps them on my bikes.