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finn went 82kph / 51mph in q1. that's mental.

This is why I probably won't ever buy a complete e-bike - I want to slap on a bunch of CUES parts, coil suspension plus DH wheels and tires, so a bare/minimal frame makes much more sense. I see no reason to drop $15k on a carbon bike with XTR/XX/Factory/Ultimate when I'll be stripping those parts off for something more practical and less expensive.

I bet there's a link between the GoPro's decline and the soul crushing boredom of all the videos that our buddies made us watch.

Here's something neat, came on a DH Rallon. UDH direct mount Shimano saint derailleur. Not sure if orbea is the one making this or Shimano but interesting to see.

USDH: Mountain States Cup in Angel Fire is coming up in 14days! They will have live streaming from the top to bottom of the course (FREE). Check out how they are doing it! I'm surprised to not see more Pro's signed up yet with the purses that are being awarded. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY3VbOMt58N/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link…

The anticipated updates to the Manitou Mezzer are finally being uncovered. https://road.cc/offroad/tech-news/manitous-updated-mezzer-gen-2-suspens… Edit- PB also has their photo album up. https://www.pinkbike.com/u/HayesPerformanceSystems/album/Manitou-Mezzer…

Very true, however you can also consider the other end of that analogy. You may be the best musician in the world but alot of that goes out the window if your instrument is out of tune.

I think the issue is not being able to establish what the problem is because your riding isn’t consistent enough and therefore you don’t actually know what you are trying to fix. No one wants to try to problem solve a problem that they can’t even read. You shooting in the dark, unsure about the validity of potential solutions, and potentially don’t understand the complicated relationship between all the systems so you might actually end up fucking something up terribly. It’s not surprise many people don’t want to tinker.

Ion pathfinder 320 or similar spec party speaker. I get 20-30 hrs use out of a full charge. If I’m driving long distance I can charge it up. Plenty loud for a large group and pretty reasonable at bedroom volumes. Rollable mattress pillow tops. I keep one and a sleeping bag in the truck always and will use several on longer trips. Very comfortable for the space and much quieter than an air mattress. dc camping acs. Run em off a scooter battery. Light enough to carry in a large backpack for tents and can double for a vehicle.

Not strictly bike related but the front runner chairs are great: https://www.dometic.com/en-au/product/front-runner-expander-chair always good to have a chair in the car

Electric pump is good and small. I never even use my regular pump anymore.