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Wacky idea: As we all know, shimano brakes get more snappy and powerful the further you adjust the lever away from the bars. I guess the lever adjust changes the leverage ratio as well. It would be sweet if you could have the feeling you get with the levers far from the bars but actually have the lever nice and close to the bars. Maybe via a different pivot in the lever or by doing a really silly mod and filing down the bracing post and somehow changing the clamp angle to allow the lever to be angled in.

Yeah I would love to service my calipers but the space and tools and time are just not there. I can't really afford to screw up, either. I cracked a piston just trying to push it back into the caliper and that was a whole ordeal. Also, off-hand mention of air compressors as though every rider has one... another thing I am sad to not own but would have nowhere to store. I don't have a bench mount vise or even a bench. Myself and others would love to work on all of the parts on our bikes but its...

In my experience with other brands of brakes (Magura & Hayes), lubing pistons did nothing to resolve sticky pistons long term, and if anything seemed to necessitate doing it more often. The only thing that really resolved sticky pistons on the Hayes was replacing the piston seals. For Maguras, since they don't sell seals & pistons to service them, I had to replace the whole bloody caliper under warranty. My philosophy is: there's no point in lubing them from the outside because the caliper is such a dusty environment, all you'll do is attract more dust to the pistons. Instead...

For me, Tahnee is one of the more interesting characters on the curcuit, on one side she is the morst girly with all the screaming pink kits and and then she is probably the most vocal about being a rider, and female one that is, with public topics about having problems focusing on the grind required to be WC athlete, how does having period affects her training and mood, which are topics nobody really talks about. Last weekend my gf had bad period cramps and she had to take 2 pills and spent whole day pretty much sleeping, now imagine...

Both Pivot and Evil frames are, or were as of 2020, made in Myanmar at a place called Very Impressive Prospect Co., Ltd (VIP). Allegedly the factory workers tried to unionize and the labor leader was stabbed by goons. https://globalmayday.net/2020/10/18/myanmar-union-busting-at-sporting-g…

they really dig that ebike look

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The more I read about this Bosch update the more I appreciate the Shimano EP801 with the current firmware. Easily adjustable for all this stuff. Underrated.

I wonder what's causing that chaotic variable pricing? 🤔 Perhaps a certain yam-tittied, geriatic orange ghoul at head of a certain government?

Yep 🖐️

Nerds only 🙋‍♂️.

Ease of travel adjustability should be on the Strength list.

PSA about the dust wiper issue: SKF makes a green (low-friction) wiper that takes care of that issue and reduces stiction. Ride it with the stock wipers until you're at 50 hours, then swap out the wiper when you're doing the first service. Le boom

You don't have to apologize to anyone - this is how ya figure out what you like. I have Fox, RS and Manitou - like them all though I'm super careful w/ Fox and its near impossible to fully service at home w/o weird tools while RS & Mani aren't. Anyway - ya like what ya like and if people don't like that... who cares. I'm not looking for a fleet of back-patting comments here so be honest, that's all this is - talk.

I'm 160 (72kg). I run a soft setup, both tires and suspension. Haven't had a whole lot of squirming or rolling of the tire but sometimes do get some cross hatching marks on the rear sidewall suggesting I am flexing the tire quite a bit. We do not have a lot of high G force berms or jumps with high G takeoffs here in SW CO though, especially this year with Purgatory bike park closed. The trails are mostly natural single track with some roots and rocks. If I was riding park or somewhere with high G scenarios, I'm sure...