@TEAMROBOT -Fair enough. I did my best to push them, and destroyed a rear tire in the process. My experience building hundreds of wheels for customers (and myself) combined with the fact that I'm not exactly svelte, rode these on a hardtail, and didn't pick smooth lines might...more

If I say it’s so. It is so. Trust Mongopedia not Wiki or Warnerpedia.

Disagree on all points. 38's still creak, and nothing compares to the stiffness of a dual crown fork for big holes, steep terrain, and heavy braking. If you're in a bike park there's no need for 12 speeds, and the longer chain and derailleur cage are much more likely to make...more

Now that the usual pearl-clutchers have weighed in about crush washers and the dangers of lubricating with lubricants how about give it a go and report back how it went (crazy idea, I know). Let Spomer and I know if we get to stay off the kill list for another year.

How do you get a tan from straightening your bars?

There is a dumb conversation happening here. You can build light easy-to-break frames out of carbon, aluminum, or steel, and you can overbuild bikes so they hold up to years of abuse using carbon, aluminum, or steel. The better question: Is there a big performance benefit to buying carbon...more

Thanks! The reporting “journalism” is why we really do it. Sharing the stories and moments behind the moments with our chats is what keeps me doing this. The photos and captions are secondary. So thanks for listening (and looking)

can't believe i just thumbs-upped a bizutch comment.

You're pretty much wrong, yeah. https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/JUMPING-86-FEET-Vital-RAW-2019-Les-Gets-France-World-Cup-Downhill,36843/sspomer,2

Kiran MacKinnon (works for SC) using the same idea: shorter reach, backwards buzzworks and longer stays. He and I talked about it at Tamarack and he thinks it's all relation of body weight/position to BB. he also thinks longer reach is yanking riders too far forward these...more

477mm rear end, and interestingly they got rid of the Buzzworks headset to make the front end 8mm shorter. All my life I've heard how short chainstays corner better, but Greg seems to be doing fine on the limousine. I hope all the engineers at SC talk to each other, because...more

Looks RAD!! Great looking finals track. Will we see a brand new rainbow jersey being worn here????

Holy moly! This is going to be a Slaughter if there’s any rain that weekend.