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Short one, since I started racing XC in 2002: 2001 Scott Expert Racing L (still have it) 2005 Scott Scale 30 XL 2007 Scott Scale 20 XL 2008 Commencal Meta 5.5.3 L 2015 Giant Reign 1 L 2019 Bird Aeris AM9 XL The last three bikes compared:

"I hope there's no politics here, unless it's my politics".

Be nice to the frontline staff around town, they've been through a lot the last year. Understaffed and over worked is a theme right now

The good news for MTB is that lots of the big contact sports are ahead of us and we should be able to learn from them. I can’t believe the UCI and other regulators are not enforcing strict protocols, both the NFL and World Rugby are facing law suits from former players. The ‘pro’ pool at World Cup level is pretty small, surely baseline cognitive testing can be implemented pre season for the elite level as a start. I hope the people around these young riders are making informed decisions in the best interest of the riders. Steve Thompson won...

Some of us here in the alps do not use trains (or cable lifts) or shuttle services (for day to day riding), i.e. we pedal, have tried e-MTBs and see no reason at all to switch to them. The power is a quickly wearing off gimmick (it was meh after about 15 minutes of turbo mode), they are heavier, much more expensive, require more expensive maintenance and they ride down hill much worse than proper bikes do. If I'll ever want a motorcycle, I'll buy a proper motorcycle. As for e-bikes, given my limited testing, Specialized SL series is the...

Worried about range? Riding with non-ebikes? Take it out of turbo mode...

My buddy’s Kenevo was blinking red after 3200 ft of vert yesterday. He’s a big dude, but still. They’re getting there, but the range isn’t yet compelling. Once they can replace shutting, then game on!

Come join me on a ride with 5k of climbing. Oh wait, you cant. I'm not anti-ebike. I rode with an out of shape buddy who was on one this morning. But that's their biggest downside until batteries get a lot better.

I know this is tongue in cheek, but this actually is a pretty big downside: I mostly ride alone now as i get so much more done. My usual riding partner doesn't have an ebike, I feel bad but riding with him basically means getting only 50% of descents done. For a few months I was riding with 2 guys with similar ebikes to mine (500Wh), we got insane loops done. Both of them upgraded to 630 and 700Wh batteries which actually brings back the strain, now I can't go as far or as long wihout carrying a second battery...

Rock Shox Dynamic Seal Grease. The best kind of Schleiden this side of Weiner Schleiden.