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If I'm riding Squamish slabs with an almost infinite amount of grip? Sure, I'll take a front brake only. On every other steep trail in the world where there's a premium of grip, I'll take a rear brake only. Having ridden bikes with rear brakes that failed and bikes with front brake that failed, it's not even a question for me. Sure, the front brake is great on sections where there's grip, and I would miss not having it in those sections, but on the sections with sketchy and inconsistent grip, especially if it's dusty, loose, or features wet roots...

No, Rocky Mountain was(is) Dyname.

My two cents on anti-rise... First and foremost, it depends on the trails you are riding. There isn't a universal value that's best on everything. Low angle trails, especially one's where you're trailing the brakes to maintain speed, favor low anti-rise. On the other hand, steep trails and/or trails where you're hard on the brakes favor higher anti-rise. Sure low anti-rise can make for more active suspension, but it's impossible for your suspension to be active at all when it's fully extended. Having the rear go to full extension also really messes up geo usually when you're in a scenario...

Crestline uses prototype molds. So he literally can’t make more than like 200 before they wear out IIRC

Even more reason that motor mounts should be standardized and allow the consumer a motor only option for upgrading. Less waste more customization. Frame only and motor should be way more common. But I get it, that eats into companies profits.

When tape comes back 😂

I'm riding one of these bikes now, fantastic until the battery shits itself 40km from home lol I figured out a reset of the battery fixes it, the arm of my riding glasses is the perfect tool to slide between my frame and battery and get the button. Been in the middle of nowhere makes you do Macguyver type shit.

You're probably right, but there's no way the parts for a full build cost 800 fun tokens, so there's a disparity one way or another.

I've had 2 bikes with the di2 and They were noisey asf. lots of chain smack. I thought hey lets try the updated springs in the latest mechanical XT - Yeah still ass. Someone put me onto the new advent mx Pro, Not looking back now, its fantastic & cheap.

The only guy in my area that I know riding the new Di2 has it because it came spec'd on his bike, and had to put on STFU hoops because the chainslap was so bad. I have the exact same bike with Transmission and get no chainslap. Deleting the clutch is such a headscratcher considering how quiet bikes have gotten these days, and how much we care about bikes that don't sound like a shopping cart going down the hill.