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Glad you dig Jonny's work. This is his 4th (5th?) review for us and we have plenty more in the hopper. Don Burl is quite the asset! We're sure your dig isn't at any testing going on at Vital.

Seconded

More with this tester please!! Too many reviews from middle-of-the-bellcurve peeps.

Everything on the one I saw at a shop recently. Which is also what is listed on the Status website.

So 33lbs and a beer for those technical nerds like me..

How is it 33 pounds in XL, with NX boat anchors, and still $3000 in 2022? Insane. Stock/inventory issues aside, its a hard argument to buy anything else at this point.

Could be an interesting 3000k comparison with Commencal 3000k meta sx. Which i think has better specs than this or the Spez evo alloy comp.

Sounds like a rad bike. Compared to pretty much anything else out there the price is amazing (over at sc this build would be a min of $4500). Well done specialized

SunRace sells a 50/51 Cassette for 80/90€ which wheigts about 480-500g

I was able to buy a XD driver for my 2021 Enduro Comp this past summer, in stock at a Specialized shop. I’m assuming it’s the same hub.

There really isn't anything that touches this bike (or the 140 version) for the price. As for any drivetrain/future proof concerns I would have like to have seen Speshy use a Microshift 10 speed 1x, but you can always do that later. The Microshift stuff is lighter than any of the base level stuff from big red or blue, works great and is a screaming deal. Juan Velez who took 2nd and 5th at Red Bull Monserrate and Val Pairaiso respectively rode this bike smoking riders who were on bikes that cost thousands more.

Grade A B practice! Can’t wait for the next one

Please let these be the only 3 April fools related posts in this thread. I believe in you, Vital user group.

Thank you for your feedback and I totally agree - we need to clean up our coverage of junior/women categories. Was/is on my radar going into our next show!

So did Dak drop down to a mullet Intense from full 29 on Devinci & YT?

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2022/03/25/discovery-launches-home-of-c…. Seems to be a lot of emphasis on "storytelling".

just put up The B Practice Podcast - Dak joins our crew to talk about the Lourdes race and more https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-B-Practice-Podcast-Lourdes-World-…

Just here to say I miss the post-race slideshow 😭

You could also say it was the move to Specialized during his prime that stopped him being GOAT. He was untouchable on Trek, then jumped on a bike that didn't suit him, and spent a 1-2 seasons developing prototype links, front triangles, then a whole new bike that finally got him back to winning ways. His move to YT was a much more successful change. He immediately felt at home on that bike and the Gwinner was back to dominating ways. He was also a clear #1 at that team and built the team around him. Don't be too quick...