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It depends on the system you’re riding. Some range extenders only trickle-charge the main battery, but others can run the bike by themselves. On our setup, the range extender can act as a standalone power source, so riding with just the extender is no problem. It’s a nice option if you want a lighter bike for a quick lunch ride.

Warranty % wise Deluxe R and super deluxe R are the most durable shocks in the RS lineup. Less parts, less seals and the designs haven’t changed much in probably 6-8 years at this point. The inline air shocks are great to have as a backup especially because they usually cost less than $100 used.

lol. That was a fun bike to build but was def not the favorite of those three prototypes for anyone. Def know the crew learned a bunch from that. I really enjoyed that toolbox too….

A water bottle *is* a range extender. And it gives you more range than any battery 😜

As I get older, I'm trying to do stuff the "right" way instead of just making it up as I go. One of my main issues is that I'm a chronic over-tightener. It turns out that my hands are not calibrated to the torque spec. So I got a fancy torque wrench for working on my bike. The other day, it came time to replace my threaded bottom bracket. I was stoked because this was a chance to do stuff right! I can justify my purchase and utilize my new, flashy tool. I get the old BB out, clean out...

Capable =/= fun (depending on the rider) Not much of a compelling argument to be made of would you rather bunnyhop/scrub/etc a 35 pound mountain bike or a 45-55 pound ebike. Not sure I'll ever have the privilege, but I do want to try an 'SL' ebike one day to see if it feels like a 'normal mountain bike with some climbing assistance' or just 'a slightly lighter ebike with worse range'. Canyon Spectral Onfly looks fun to ride. But considering how easy it is to drain a 540wh battery on a Decoy and how unfun it is to ride...

I often try to put myself in a VC’s shoes to understand whatever the thesis may be, but boy...we are really reaching here. Am I missing something? As others have pointed out, the model isn’t fundamentally different from The Pro’s Closet, which just narrowly thwarted bankruptcy. What’s even stranger is looking at the cap table, Galvanize is a credible firm, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more respected VC than Sequoia (though I'm guessing they invested during the COVID "everyone gets VC money" boom). AP Moller is European, and I don't mean this disparagingly, but euro vc is its...

Try some rubberized heat shrink on the levers. It might give enough grip without destroying gloves.

Check out Lizard Skins DSP brake lever grips. It's a super thin bar tape cut specifically for brake levers. I use it on my Dominion A4 and Maximas. It is nice and grippy and as a bonus it helps with cold metal levers during winter.

believe or not the vast majority of mountain bikers simply do not follow racing, it's not even on their radar

No, they couldn't. They have none of the design or product staff, they own none of the existing designs, carbon moulds, alloy tooling, or physical assets. They don't even own the trademarks or anything to rightfully carry on the business. They can't simply go and order more Jeffsy's from their asian manufacturing partners, without first paying off the (presumably) millions owed to them. So yeah, there was never any realistic shot for them to carry on as a standalone business. I laughed when they said YT USA will carry on, business as usual. Yeah, sure, for how long? And now...

Are you training (focused training time not just ride time) 8-11 hrs per week (5-6 sessions) with specific goals? If yes then do an 80/20 plan of polarization with that 80% being Z2 and the 20% being a combo of threshold and high intensity. Due to the total volume of training the body can't recover from higher amounts of high intensity, so it's Z2 working at a level that has adaptations but doesn't prevent recovery from those very key high intensity sessions. These athletes will also shift that 80/20 (70/30 or 60/40) to lower Z2 and more focused intensity in...

I just swapped out gx axs for eagle 90 and the improvement is shocking. The feel of the axs pod vs a real mechanical shifter is night and day for me. I was charmed by how genuinely impressive the new axs stuff is as a complete package but the shifters really let it down. Going back to mechanical highlights how important good ergonomics and sensory feedback are at shifter end.

You know something's really overcomplicated when even the Germans are trying to quietly forget about it

If this is the plan. I'm not mad. At. All.