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If you are going to compare apples to apples then it would be mechanical systems. There is no way a GX mechanical system is anywhere close to the quality of XT. GX AXS derailleur is garbage, no clutch, poor durability, clunk and loud. XO transmission for the past two years of using has been problematic. Instead of having influencers standing derailleurs for marketing value shimano had riders hit derailleurs off rocks. More real world scenarios. When I did this with XO transmission the p-knuckle spring bent. Replacement of pknuckle and cage was $230 with an XX unit being the only...

UDH isn’t proprietary. SRAM doesn’t charge bike manufacturers to use it. Personally I think the UDH is a good thing AND I think the SRAM direct mount derailleur is a bad idea.

Yeah, can't agree with that at all. I work on these things all the time and GX quality is wayyyy lower than XT in my experience. I'll add that the new Shimano stuff is totally comparable to Transmission, which is just the latest iteration of SRAM's wireless drivetrain. Curious why you think it isn't. Because it doesn't require a proprietary frame standard to attach the derailleur?

I see Wyn’s reason for anger. Didn’t he fight as a privateer to move and up where he is now? He wants others to have the same opportunity not have mommy and daddy buy spots on teams. He IMO has done more good for the sport of late than anyone else. So yiu know Im going to continue to believe he if fighting a fight he feels is right and not just an old man yelling get off my lawn.

The enduro is on SUNDAY !!! And they're using the DH finish, right next to the XC course, so they should get the eyeballs they deserve.

You forgot that they dropped the elite women's field from 15 to 10 riders before putting it back up (and tried to spin it that they were doing something positive rather than just returning it to the RB numbers).

I think it’s time for more riders and teams to publicly air frustrations. Changes under redbull 80 to 60 (not sure Red Bull was even behind it) Protected riders after Aaron won dropping early. They simply wanted the best riders by standings on the broadcast. Changes under eso Paywall No protection Intro of semis live on YouTube Semis no longer broadcast Semis now a qualifying 2 replay. 60 to 30 men. Not sure we were even hitting the limits in the women’s field most races under redbull. 10 women to 15 women. Entirely new, complicated way of being able to...

I am glad improvements have been made to the broadcast and we are at the very least seeing things go in the RIGHT direction, coming from arguably quite a low point. But at the same time I forgive any rider for having outright ill intentions towards the new organization considering WHAT WE HAD... And what we have now. I'm not saying they should have had their shit together day one, but they really dropped the... BALL from the start. And have absolutely crawled their way towards what you may call an okay or acceptable production. All while making cuts/changes and...

Not the first comment like yours. Did people expect that top of the line wireless system will be around Sram GX? I don't get it...

Make tiers to how it functions. The NX Ochain has lead installed into it to make it a little heavier and 2° of disengagement. Then the GX is a smidge lighter but it contains more degrees of disengagement. The Eagle Pro Premium will give you 360° of disengagement as well a cool bird and the additional benefit of less mass moving on your body because you just emptied your wallet to buy it.

Put a SRAM logo on it and charge more? 🙃

Looks like the more prominent shape/indent is a second cap bolt but just to the right of it is the logo:

Yes but is most likely just the other torx bolt for the reservoir lid

I already heard it from a horse with a mouth inside specialized, but that looks an awful lot like a Brembo logo.

Chalk another one up for 11 speed XT. Been running it since late 2019, and I just have no complaints. The only drivetrain that seems attractive to would be link glide, but those cassettes are pretty damn heavy, and I often find myself only needed to replace one drivetrain part at a time so no need to spend more than I need to.

To answer Tech Rumors about Hope brakes I see nothing that implies the new model will be mineral, while the calipers appears to be narrower ( running 1.8 floating rotors and still have pistons in on what looks like a V4 caliper, piston size wise ) Same machining as the V4 caliper but instead of the V4 logo it spots: GR4 and on the top it’s got 3 arrows pointing in different directions. Not sure weather is a Team only spec V4 caliper with different laser etching or a full new caliper ( I think the last one ) What...

Kudos to Ohlins for simple no nonsense evolution of an already great suspension based on rider feedback. Tried and true TTX18 damper that just works and is easy to service. This is refreshing in a sea of flashy marketing crap we have been bombarded with all season. We don't need your butter cups and 17% stiffer generatively designed arches.

Great excuse to ride proper brakes, maven excluded you’re not missing out from either brand

Low viscosity? Finally some better oil from shimano that doesn’t require bleeding every other week?