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Glad to hear the Rock Shox manuals are good and being used. There's a big team that puts a lot of effort into them.

@NoahColorado, Maybe we have different thoughts on what "laughable" means. According to the dictionary, it is defined as "so ludicrous as to be amusing". I think this conversation alone shows its not so ludicrous (but it might be amusing...in a certain weird way). In modern context, "laughable" seems like a way to write someone's ideas off without even addressing them. A synonym might be "delusional". As we are seeing now, there is certainly a logical back and forth to be had about this topic which in and of itself should suggest its not laughable nor delusional. If these types of...

Is Gwin implying it was nefarious? I heard it as it seemed as though his posts weren't getting engagement following some COVID/political related stuff. I'm illustrating how that might have happened with or without any bias in the algorithms. You suggested his claim was "laughable", which is a pretty lame thing to same IMO. You didn't say "I disagree with this", you cast his claim off as though he is a kook. That's not having a nuanced conversation where people disagree, at least to me its not. The fact is you nor me really knows how big tech's algorithms work...

Noah, Not to be a douche, but its not "laughable". Its probably spot on. There are a few factors at play here. Lets talk about two... 1) Most mountain bikers lean left. No, I don't have any statistics to back this up right here, but I don't think this is a far fetched assumption. If Gwin posts something that leans more right, and his followers don't engage with it guess what? The algorithm won't show it to as many people. Put another way, you run MRPs insgram. Post something political, post something right leaning, see what happens. It won't go...