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Thanks for chiming in. Momentum came highly recommended by Flagstaff's top local riders, which is why we chose them.

1. Riding on a regular basis again. My first few years with Vital I didn't have the best work-life balance. Managed to log the most time in the saddle I ever have this year (based on strava, which is lyf3) 2. Mechanical Transmission. It's what I would buy and ride if I wasn't so fortunate to be in the industry 3. Trying to optimize my recovery after getting a Garmin watch. It's pushed me to create better sleep habits, drink less, and be more in tune with how my body is chugging along week to week. Highly recommend if you...

1-10 - how great the Vital MTB community is these days.

I disagree. I don't think after months and months of testing we would have uncovered more about the bikes that would offset the extra time/cost we'd have put in. To be clear, this was not a scientific test. Also, I'm not sure what kinda budget you think we got over here but it does not include months of testing in a bike park. The goal was to put down a timed run on a familiar track after we had each bike setup and feeling comfortable to see how times compared against how we felt on the bikes. And to help...

Sure, because owning one means dealing with the crappy headset once in a year, vs how it rides on every ride brings clarity on what is actually important.

I think there are a lot of mountain bikers who ride for an hour, maybe an hour and a half, for about 80 percent of their rides. These riders would benefit a lot from having a lighter bike as their primary option, in my opinion at least.