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Eddy Masters, I know you are reading this. Head to the Fish Market right now!

I'll bite. I don't feel we're really seeing bikes eek up in travel but we are sometimes seeing more product offerings and certain models gain more travel which may make it feel this way. Put another way, I'm not riding a longer travel bike now than I was 6-7 (10?) years ago as my daily driver, and I bet if we dug into the Vital Rider Survey data or similar we'd find the mix of what people ride hasn't changed much either. A bike models name is just the name. That's it. You buy the bike based of what it...

Fuck all these corporate apologist telling riders they should be greatful for what they get. That they arent irreplacable. That they arent worth more. Fuck all that noise. Get paid lads. Godspeed.

And if we loop in 50 posts about how much strain our fingers will endure with Lewis' brake levers, we'll have come full circle. My damper is dampening with excitement.

I've had the old Code RSC's and the new Stealth Code brakes, and Stealths are way stronger. Apparently the swinglink is different from what I was told. I have the Mavens as well but haven't tried them on a trail yet but any arm fatigue I get is on steep trails. People must have super weak arms if they get tired on flow trails. You'll get stronger arms if you youtubers pick up a shovel once in awhile as well. #nodigjustride

Heard the main reason Dak signed with mondraker is cause they are making him a signature handlebar, with 65mm rise and a crossbar.

Hah. I love looking at downvotes, but only to spot when the lemmings are fully onboard the KoolAid bus. The MTB fan boi's voted you down so hard for that one. Never gets old when you spot where mountain bikers think a fast DH guy can qualify for Anaheim 1. It's a shame that all these younger people fall for that nonsense. Palmer was one of a kind & we've not seen someone like him since. I love BK, but that he didn't go back & try again the right way tells me all I need to know. If he...

Haha been reading this forum for years, never thought I’d get a post! I’m excited to continue working with Vital and focusing my energy full time to give everyone honest and hopefully valuable feedback.