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1. Riding bikes with @Evwan 2. Riding bikes without @Evwan 3. Tall rise bars 4. Mavens 5. Schwalbe MM Radial Ultra Soft

Thank you for the tip. Is HOOKIT2025 the code that you used? $80 sounds like a great deal for these.

I don't have anywhere else to post this pain so I shall do so here. I've been thinking back on the year, and as time went on I really wanted a Zink Vacay more and more. But I had just purchased a YT Jeffsy and couldn't afford to invest in not only another bike but an even more expensive bike/build of course... But I was thinking to myself "why did I get the Jeffsy and not the Zink? maybe the Zink wasn't released yet so I wasn't even aware of what I was missing? how long after buying the Jeffsy...

Once you find the winning combo I am curious what the durability of that system looks like. For example I had some Shiguras that felt great but in every instance I ended up with weepy banjos or weepy piston seals. Is there some mix and match combo of levers-hoses-calipers-fluid that feels good but is unreliable? Really enjoying the experimentation.

1-10 - how great the Vital MTB community is these days.

1: Falling back in love with biking and actively doing it every week. I used to ride a lot in the late 90s early 2000s but stopped riding mostly for about 12/13 years. I rode bike parks a few times a year in between but didn't have any sort of trail bike and never rode my locals. 2020 I got the itch right as bike boom started undenounced to me, bought a low end polygon and went out with my uncles riding group and knew it was part of my life again. Rode probably 25 rides before preordering a Tempo...

Me: 1) watching the DH racing this year 2) riding some fun trails with mates that weren’t euro bike park rubbish, shout out Sgreben! 3) riding some nice DH tracks 4) not buying any “upgrades” for my MTB and just maintaining what I got 5) riding my rubbish commuter bike on silly rides <3 And the Lady (almost the opposite of me): 1) riding a BIG euro bike park jump line 2) installing a Noken on my Lyrik 3) riding the local trails 4) gravel bike climbs

Zerode Katipo: Belt driven 12s Pinion Gearbox with 600% range and mechanical grip shifter, coil shock'd. Dead silent and compliant suspension while still having playful pop when needed. Drivetrain maintenance has literally been just washing the belt off. Never misshifts or acts unpredicably, never have to charge a battery, never have to check the rear shock pressure, never have to lube the chain, just air up the tires and go. Technically gas poor gearbox pedal pawl engagement angle but that just decouples the rear suspension from the pedals and makes it descend even better. I have to warn people following...

1. Raaw Madonna V3 — A bike about which I think, every time I get on it, "This bike is perfect." 2. Sram Maven Ultimates — I don't mind the progressive lever feel and the bases aren't silver. 3. Randolph, VT — shh. 4. Building wheels — Found my groove this year. At about an hour from pile of parts to finished wheel and haven't had to true one yet. 5. Cable-actuated drivetrains — Call me a retro grouch, but pushing a button does nothing for the soul compared to actuating a lever.

The Rotwild bike with Avinox has a swappable side load battery. It's their own design and not the battery from Avinox. 864wh battery in the latest Gen 4 version of their battery.