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Oh boy. I feel I need to do a Twitter Spaces on this one or we're going to step all over ourselves with miscommunication through analogies. 1) Nuance is important here. There is a point of too much variance, and a point of not enough. There is just as much an art to this as there is a science. 2) Don't take my analogies too literally unless you are willing to really critically think about this. Apple does offer a number of models and variants, but relative to their TAM its not even close. To my point, Trek offers the...

Seconding this (and thanks for posting that Escape Collective podcast too, which is where I found the LinkedIn post).

Sometimes I yearn for the Specialized floor shock pump... Would make inflating shocks from zero much easier.

Paul Jackson and Stoked!?! Flashback to 2008! Good stuff!!!

So Much Poison Oak

Double confirming this. I've ran this combo (WRP Yoke+Cascade Link + 27.5" wheel) for over a year. Sucks that Specialized didn't make this more clear in their materials---or at least to their shops so the shops aren't in the dark when customers are complaining it doesn't ride the same.

Gwin news was definitely out of left field. That random guy hating cascade components from a few weeks ago is gonna be so pissed when he finds out lol.

Tin foil hat take - Selling bikes at Dicks as a means to offload old stock and generate cash????

I forgot to mention that Shimano's 2024 global forecast is actually not THAT bad as they are predicting global sales higher than 2019. This is actually much more optimistic than what most of the cycling industry were predicting towards the end of 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaWzSJRkJ1M

C'mon guys...weird discussion really If you use political correctness as a way of critique against someone, you're missing the point. If a rider gets a contract or not, is down to team owners. In times of Internet, there are many different reasons to hire a rider or not, and they're not always related to the rider him/herself. But that's not really up to you. That leaves the question: what do you gain from hating publicly on someone you don't even know. And even worse, hiding behind a username at the same time. Just try and find a better pasttime, it'll...

Privateer Gwin would be epic. Forget all the sponsor bs and just go buy the bike he's fastest on. I'm over seeing Gwin being held back by subpar prototypes.