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The LT looks pretty rad. I actually think lower stack is the move, I got an XL Hightower 4 recently with a 658 stack and I had to lower the stem pretty far to get it to corner how I prefer. would rather have a 640ish stack and run a big riser bar. I'll look forwards to getting one on a 40% sale from Backcountry in 4 years... $8400 for a complete or $5k frame is indefensible for a non ebike IMO.

Definitely very very pricey! And not excusing the cost, but I'm glad to see so many features incorporated all over the frame, and a nice Airtag/Tile integration feature to help you recover your $5000 frameset 😅

On the Downtime Podcast, Chris Hall, Neko Mulally, and Olly Morris were speculating that Specialized can give just that little extra support. They only have so much budget to allocate, and when Loic is on the box every week, it makes sense to try and keep him there. Also, Jordan and Finn have both independently said that their mentality just sort of clicked this year. Finn finally got a strong training offseason this year after chronic pain in years previous. He then got the confidence to know he could do it. Jordan said he had some mental struggles previously, even...

F1 AND aerospace technology on a same product, that's one fast shock!

I could give this a go, would back to back race sim laps be enough to provide accurate results? At least in a way that it is consistently one way or the other?

We all think radials roll slower because that's what Schawbe told us

But, but, but... To do that you have to stand up to climb, which apparently is too hard for people to do nowadays.

Unfortunately, it seems like new Saint isn't close to releasing yet, at least as far as my Shimano Tech Rep knows. It's funny because that derailleur Goldstones on looks really close to being production ready and the cranks have been around forever. The brakes (I'm assuming they're new saint, the ones with the caliper that looks a bit like a maven caliper) definitely don't look production ready so they'll probably wait to drop the whole thing as a set. I would think a year out at least.

One of my Local bikeshops posted a blacked out silhouette asking what bike we think it is on Instagram. This should be coming out anytime now since shops have it in hand

People have been saying gearboxes are the future for what, a decade now or more? I think they are really cool and innovative, but they aren't going to see widespread adoption or replacement of current drivetrains. They are heavier and less efficient, the frame also has to be built around it, which means if you don't want it for some reason, that frame is out for you. They are more complicated to maintain, shops don't have the expertise to deal with them widely across regions, and do the smaller brands like Pinion have the facility to deal with large scale...

All the reviewers who rode that bike (Priority) said it was a slog to ride, but got slightly better over time with miles put on so the gears break in. I wonder if there's a reason that Pinion doesn't pre break-in their gearboxes before shipping them out. It would likely make the consumer experience much better.

my attempt at a palete cleanser to get this forum back on track. Scott XC team is wearing some new interesting looking helmets. Caught my eye is this weekend. Is the black piece another attempt at the canyon breakaway helmet, is it just a fancy sunglass holder, maybe aero? Couldn't find a great photo but its odd looking.

Probably just means they haven’t spent much time dialing them in and maybe only recently got to ride production frames.

very weird indeed, shame there's no more bike checks and stuff like that from the enduro