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Features Needed: (I may re-sort into order of importance. These are listed as they occur to me, which is relevant in and of itself, but often not the same) pockets on the sides, for easy quick access. (very small) buckle / belt fastening off set to one side. internal hook for car keys Decent place for phone (harder than it looks) external straps or loops or both easy to pull zippers naturally curved shape some kind of internal sorting / storage / mini pockets (very flat if not used, nothing "heavy duty) some place to put your name across the...

I have never considered a hip pack, so I'm not really your customer. However, if I was looking at one, I'd be greatly swayed by innovative features that competitors may not offer. A quick-access phone sleeve would be cool. If you could make the tool pouch side divisible with partitions, that's interesting too: I don't know if I'd need a whole pouch just for tools, but a multitool and a GoPro would probably go in it. It would be nice to protect the camera in a different compartment. I would probably prefer a water bladder over none.

Gee off Atherton

I think it’s going to get interesting with team moves post Covid bike boom

may have to slap that new damper on mine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQO-sbIzyxU /lobster

I'm not at all an e-bike advocate but looking at what they did doesn't really bother me. It's basically a sentinel with a motor. I could be wrong but I'm assuming that there wasn't a huge amount of cost involved in the design. It seems like all these manufacturers are hopping on the ebb boat because it makes them a shit load of money. If they are able to make some cash off this thing and dump it into still making sweet bikes, and paying cool riders, and making cool videos, then it seems like some pretty sound logic.

Not trying defend Gwin, but if he is such a jerk or difficult to work with, why would Neko be ok with his good riding buddy, Dak joining a team where the owner and principal rider is onerous. Further, why would Whitely, who has extensive time working with Gwin, send one of his athletes to Gwin’s team. As for products, I recall Gwin wanted to carry Onza over to the new program, but, from the sounds of the interviews I heard, they were not able due to contractual obligations. I love how YT has skated on their second disbanding of...

Ratboys run in Haffjell world champs. I remember i was more devastated than him at that moment.

Volvo Thread is LIVE!!! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/Off-the-Bike,3/The-Volvo-Thread,11364

Come on man! Barelli is one of the coolest people in the sport. He is also a former racer. Perfectly appropriate to discuss him here.

Can someone just start a BICKERING ABOUT GEOMETRY thread so that we can get on with TECH RUMORS here?

Tannus tubeless is the best money to performance ratio. Cushcore is still marginally better than it in terms of outright protection and support. Tannus does a good job and provides a good on trail feel and at ~1/2 the cost of Cush it’s hard to beat.

you're over-thinking it, but the effort is applauded HAHA

Has anyone asked Mitch Ropelato how he feels about idlers after dropping a chain in a race run?