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Next thing you know people will jump out of airplanes and trust their lives to some strings

Friend of mine has been beating the crap out of them ever since they were available. A lot tougher than I expected. The argument that it would be hard to source one on a trip is kind of silly. You can literally just put a couple in your pocket…

I hope Bilstein puts a better lock on there before somebody carrying a Leatherman walks away with all the prototypes. (Seriously, those cable locks are astonishingly easy to cut.)

I've been riding them for a few seasons. Pretty great. I treat them like garbage and have not had any problems.

Headlines...and Olympic gold medals, and World Championships.

Spoken like a boomer core lord. That’s what the viral forums seem to have become though. Dario is actually a breath of fresh air in mountain bike media, same as Jason. His perspective is a welcome change from the usual safe, generic industry takes the rest of the media recycles time and time again.

So this is kind of hilarious to me because forbidden just ships a pile of parts along with a frame that isn't even put together. Having built/QC checked a lot of bikes from Transition, Ibis, Cannondale, Orbea, and Forbidden I can honestly say that the QC on the Forbidden frames are absolutely stellar, on par with Ibis carbon (Ibis alloy leaves a lot to be desired). Unfortunately, with bike brands that ship just frame and parts end up leaving a lot of their bikes "QC" impression on the skills of the builder building the bike. If your headset creeks, or...

Get ready to have your mind blown: German speakers “drive” skis (and bikes).

At this rate is he going to sign with a middle grip sponsor?

The thing is, I'm not sure they are releasing "duds" per say. In my main riding group, about 1/3rd of people are on current gen Epics. I also see a large number of SJ15s around the trails, too. And then when I start counting e-bikes, Specialized is the brand I see the most of at my local trails. Even when I traveled to bike recently, saw some more SJ15s and a Levo. Edit: when I was back visiting my parents last month, I saw a group ride with 8 people and to my recollection, all but 2 were on Epics...

Looks like the new Forbidden downcountry bike?

RAAW addressed this issue by using modular dropouts. They first did it with their Yalla DH bike which has now trickled down to their Madonna v3.2. This is what the DH industry might head towards to accommodate UDH. Also can we take a moment to drool over how the black and silver SRAM design works with the RAAW frames 🤤

your currency is not much worth anymore, it lost like 25% in just 4 years against the swiss franc, what do you people expect things to cost when you import everything and the fascist king wants his cut on top?

Well spotted. There's nothing on Norco's website so here it is on a Scott.

Looks like the Bosch ABS system I think

New Maven B1 variants are listed now too: https://www.sram.com/en/sram/mountain/collections/brakes/brake-collecti… Re-designed SwingLink architecture for smooth power delivery and lighter engagement for a broader range of ergonomic preferences 18-millimeter pistons for best-in-class power (instead of 18 + 19.5 on the A1 versions)

Look at the Yoke and the Seat Tube: That’s got more travel than regular Stumpy

Woooo! I've always wanted Maven power with the lever ambiguity of Shimano's wandering bite point! Count me in!