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Loved the article and the glimpse into your process. I think the Rim Saver is an interesting idea, and I think there's absolutely a place for inserts. I used to be a mega rim destroyer and flat-tire-er until I went to Cushcore pro in the back and DH tires front and rear. I think I've had one flat tire on that setup in five years now, and I've only destroyed maybe 2-3 rims in that time, whereas I used to build 3-5 wheels a year for a while there. Huge fan of Cushcore Pro, but I never use it in...

Wow, thanks for such an insightful and honest writeup the development of Rim Saver! I've been running foam inserts on the rear of my hardtail and enduro bikes and personally like the damped feel and protection. However, running front foams is really where the bike starts feeling sluggish. I only relegate it to really nasty lift accessed enduro races where it's impossible to avoid sharp edges at race speed. For me, Rim Saver appears to be a great solution for the front tire to add some protection without the ride feel and weight penalty as you claim. I run DT...

I dislike the feeling of inserts. Especially heavier ones like cushcore pro. But until I got some weareone Strifes, I had to run cushcore pro on the rear. I also needed a nuke proof ard on the front. I needed inserts otherwise I'd would just blow through rims at a completely unsustainable rate. Now I'm insert-less with strong carbon wheels with a warranty program and very happy. Sometimes a little bit of impact protection would be nice for harsh hits, but I'm not sure if that outweighs the convenience not have to deal with extra insert bs when changing a...

This was such a great read. Thanks for sharing, Ryan!

I'm at Leogang this weekend and wanted to get a sense of how widely pedal kickback devices have been adopted by World Cuppers, along with all the other wild accessories like TMD's/shakeweights, electronics, gearboxes, and more. So out of curiosity and as a service to my fellow nerds, I stood at the top of Q1 today and counted all the devices I could. Note that certain devices were almost certainly undercounted, like shakeweights, added mass, and fancy chainring devices like Ochain or Rimpact (drivetrains were facing away from me in the starting lineup). There were 20 bikes total where I...

Hey Vital, this is so good and I'm always looking forward to your coverage of the WC pits, thanks for delivering

So much custom stuff going down this year ! Awesome

Monika's chainstay and pivot bearings screaming in pain.

Couldn't that just be indications of tightening direction and torque spec? Fairly common on many linkage bolts across brands.

It's more like the Wild IMO with the way the frame brace is designed

Looking at the seat tube, frame storage and room for water bottle seems like it’s the new enduro bike (rallon) transformed to DH bike

Does nobody throw their bladders in the freezer between uses?

Few details about new Fox USD fork