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Respectfully, I disagree with your characterization of the Base brake's lever feel. I don't think there has ever been a brake in the history of the universe with a more on/off lever feel than the Maven Ultimate, and the thing I like most about the Base is that it keeps 90% of the power but makes the lever feel mushier in a good way. Lots more room to fine tune brake power using your finger on the Base, whereas the window to do that with the Ultimate feels like it occurs in roughly 0.04mm of lever movement.

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I always found the stock smooth levers on Codes and Mavens to be too smooth, with a lack of feedback/grip. My work-around for a long time was putting a tiny strip of grip tape there, then splurged on some nice CNC'd Oak Components levers. I'm good now, but hopefully for others the new "speed holes" and carbon levers will have some sort of dimples or texture where the finger rests.

Just saw this from Jakob Jewett https://www.instagram.com/jakobjewett/p/DUoJT1GAQop/?hl=en I saw this guy win 1199 at Whistler a couple years back beating out both Dak and Luca Shaw but didn't see much of him last season, I guess this explains why. When this guy is on he's up there with the best. Some of the best style out there as well. I hope he can come back from this.

Half tech rumor half team rumors. I’ve seen quite a bit of free ride athletes now wrapping fox instead of marzocchi. Reed Boggs, Johnny salido Jaxson riddle with no suspension sponser (semi not surprised and all he does is 10 mins of video a year plus rampage at this point). I can’t think of them all but is something going on with marzocchi? There were massive sales recently too. Like almost 50% off

Because he's a good dude and people like to see nice things happening to good people.

The seeding is showing on Red Bull YouTube now!

Dude: maybe that's just not practical? Every video I've seen from Dyfi shows a fuck-ton of shale. Which is great for rain. Maydena looked like all clay. During the early practice, the upper, tree-covered surfaces stayed dry, but by the time Troy came down, even much of that was slippy. After a short period of rain, the berms and jumps at the bottom were already slippery and clogging-up tires. Then there was several hours of rain. How exactly are you going to fix that? Gravel under every single surface? Even if you did that, it takes hours / a day...

I wonder (and I'm just thinking out loud) if there is a chance that two wildly different places in the world might have different soil conditions that are affected by weather differently?

luke meier-smith pov with quali crash - if he's healthy, he's a sleeper pick for sure. the speed they're carrying with the forest so close is mental. totally different "gnar" factor than the UK with consequences and reaction times. so glad he threaded the needle of those trees! wishing everyone a safe race today.

2026 Tr11 framesets source: reddit

Since you guys are talking about Sam Hill, this is pretty timely - a brand new mini documentary on the man himself!

DragonSpeed is doing sportscar/endurance racing since about 15 years. 24 Hours of Mans (1 class win), 24 Hours of Daytona (3 class wins) and other major races (+ 3 participations at Indy 500). European Champion in Prototype, doint World Endurance Championship, last year runner-up in GT Pro (USA) with a Ferrari, this year with a new Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Why MTB DH. The team principal (former pro driver) and myself, we are passionnate about MTB DH first (I did at low level when I was younger). Then, of course, all the technical aspects - suspension, brakes, tires... - and all...

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No problem, I didn't take your message as aggressive. I have to say I was expecting more "sporting" questions, like who is DragonSpeed, why a sportscars racing team is coming to DH, what are our goals etc. Regarding Thibaut, we discussed about this with him and the partners. You can imagine I am not the only one to be convinced and to decide. We chose the riders together, and the partners are happy with all of our 4 riders, including Thibaut. We had no potential sponsor that said "no" because he is on. Thibaut brings performance, I think we all...

Yep. Exactly this (like I mentioned in my marketing spiel above). Sam Hill is no more or less valid of a brand ambassador than a German Youtuber who puts out a high volume of stuff. They speak to different audiences and carry different intentions. Both have their places and can be utilized by brands to speak to specific sorts of audiences. Matt Jones isn't selling many Marin Quakes to 55-year-old gravel guys just like Christopher Blevins isn't going to sell Tailwind high carb fuel to 17-year-olds riding Whistler on clapped out downhill bikes. Know your audience. Figure out how to...

Barney now with canyon wrenching for luca

That guy continues to strive for the asshole of the year award. Any validity of his opinion has been removed by that kneepad/short gap and that’s even before we talk about his “low IQ” dismissal of everyone who dares to disagree with him 😂