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Flex stay can't rebound undamped. It doesn't move without the shock moving.

The ride characteristics flex stay bikes give is subjective. Not everyone likes them which is clearly your point of view, but you don’t speak for everyone. I have the flex stay Stumpjumper and an Evo. They both have their pros and cons. If I am riding a flow trail or something that’s not too rowdy, the flex stay feels awesome as you get so much energy back for what you put in. On the other hand it gets overwhelmed quickly in chunk and that’s where the Evo does better and if I had one, an Enduro would do better again...

One of the local XC racers who I worked with races U23 WC went to a training camp last year in europe with a flex stay bike and i started getting messages about how she should set up the suspension as her and her coach couldn't figure it out. She was racing on a medium frame, but she was over all just too light for the way the flex stay was tuned and she just could not get along with the bike. Allegedly, that bikes frame flex was tuned for 140-190ish expected rider weight for best results. So that bike...

I just received my 2nd order of Pendulums. Outlier updated them a bit since the first batch - they have new sealed bearings that spin better and should require less frequent maintenance, and the body has been reshaped a little for better self-leveling. Pins are now M4 with smooth tip. I never had problems with stepping on the wrong side in my hundreds miles on them, but these updates may be very welcome by some. They sent me replacement bearings not only for the new order but also for the original 1st set, free of charge. Bottom line - they...

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BREAKING NEWS: Maxxis MTB Division releases 10,000th tread pattern, earns commemorative wrist watch from corporate headquarters in Cheng Shin to mark event:

Or DNF?

Not sure if links to the other site are frowned upon here, but new Maxxis tread pattern. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/spotted-new-maxxis-tire-on-jackson-goldst… Looks like it could be a DHF 2 and maybe bridge the gap between Asagai and HR3.

picture of the tread pattern for anyone who is too lazy to click the link.

from val di sole pits, spotted on jackson's bike

Maybe they'll call it the DTF?

I'm here for it. I still am a huge DHF fan and an updated version would be big!

So a kilo of unsprung weight with the XT groupset, oof.

Put together an overview article covering new Di2 Deore, XT and XTR groupsets that I figured I'd share here. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/wireless-shifting-masses-shimano-intr…

Looks like Jessie-May Morgan from PB has dinner plans – from her Liv Pique review the other day:

After 20+ years, will we see a Minion DHF 2?

Specialized Gravity put up some Insta posts showing more details of the Brembo's