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To jump on this having dealt with spec'ing and getting bars to market, the 35 is stiffer than you will get out of a 31.8. Strength, at max strength 35 may be stronger, but trust me, we aren't getting near failure for either, at the end of the day, weight and flex are bigger issues for the industry than brute strength. The combo does play in. but with the increased need for better ride quality across the industry, 31.8 is very much a viable standard and what most of my riders actually want out of a bar. This includes many...

If designed to the same max load, a 35 mm bar is approximately 10% stiffer. The required cross sectional area of the 35 mm bar is also smaller, so it would be lighter. Below is an example where the bar is evaluated as a basic cantilevered beam where the length is 400 mm and the load is 450 N. r1 and r2 correspond to the 35 mm bar and r3 and r4 correspond to the 31.8 mm bar.

Yikes: Canyon to lay off up to 20% of its HQ staff

Hope they do all of the track walks in full balkan style three stripes tracksuits! (we all know this is probably related to the Adidas owning 5.10 but there might be more to the story, anyways it is indeed great news to get such a big name as a sponsor)

Adidas still owns 5.10, right? There’s been rumours of them dropping the 5.10 branding and replacing it with Adidas for years, maybe this is the start? We’ve seen this before on collabs with Brendog where they remove 5.10 branding apart from a small detail on the heel pull.

Interesting team name for the Norco riders (no mention and adidas on the race division socials at the point of posting).

start a new freaking thread if you want to talk about that stuff.

Hey there Vital friend. Sorry for my bad tone last night. It’s cool of you to say that. I’m a dad, and Greenland’s story is close to my heart, so I overreacted when I wrote my post. This very good little film is why I know about Laurie’s struggles growing up. The Anthill guys made it, and it’s a great watch. ✌🏻

All good, mate. Thanks for the info about Laurie, i really didn`t know this point about him. Have a good day!

Reasons why I love the vital community. You guys would be having a straightener if this was pinkbike. Hope Laurie gets something decent he's a sick rider and good dude too.... (A)

The Forbidden Izzo spotted in the wild today…

I saw the wildest thing ever. I saw him testing the bike and there was a bald eagle following him the whole way each lap! It was incredible. Never seen anything like it. The American dream team growing

Apologies for the pedantry but you should use a micrometer, not a caliper as many worn rotors have a bit of lip above the brake track and caliper arms will rest on that giving an inaccurate reading. You can also use a dental tool called a Boley Gauge which are often cheaper than micrometers

Damn straight up fire and the music, probably one of the best edits i have seen and heard in some time

If this is true, e*thirteen had better be scrambling to make some stronger wheels to stand up to both his and Ronan's brutality