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all is not lost. you can still rep the GCN brand and former app with a jersey.

Neko is like the guy that had the vision quest, and the quest turned prophetic. Amazing that being open and honest, showing passion and hard work culminate in success. However this team turns out, how couldn't you root for frameworks? At a time when companies are closing doors and shutting down support, Frameworks is growing.

Sorry, it certainly wasn't my intention to ignore the second year juniors, that would have been plain rude. Still, I understand why US race fans are getting excited about Asa, it's going to be interesting that's for sure. Mylann Falquet and Lucas Lagneau alongside Hauser should still be figuring amongst the top finishers. They're only going to get faster and I'm sure sure that we'll be seeing a few vastly improve after having a first season of international racing under their belts. That first year can't be replicated as a learning experience.

I just won’t put carbon bars on a bike that I intend to ride. Period. Testing and results and compliance don’t work on my life experience. When a carbon bar breaks: it’s a season ender. Can’t risk it. they do look good from certain angles and really horrible from others. But looks sell and don’t sell everything. Lately I’m into my high ass bars too. So the combos available don’t even come close to aligning with my #stackgoals ……

I don't know about anyone else's feelings, but this kind of setup is a definite negative for my own bike search. I'd most likely (90%+) pass on any bike with an integrated bar/stem.

realized the derailment and i started a thread about it here instead - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/why-do-high-end-integrated-mtb-bars…

I think the biggest difference will be the machined aluminum lugs rather than the 3D printed titanium lugs. Both in terms of material costs and manufacturing times.