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As someone with flat feet, I like these much better than any other shoe I've tried.  SPD shoes are usually shaped for narrow ballerina feet.  Flats tend to be a bit wider in the midfoot.  What sets the Impact Pros apart from Freeriders for me is the midsole.  It's much better at dissipating repeated impacts (no pun intended), so my feet are significantly less sore after sustained descent.

Vik, your local wheel build price is really good.  I was just talking to my local shop about lacing up my existing DT 350 hubs to either WeAreOnes or Reserves, and they quoted me $80/rim labor plus about $2/spoke for DT Comp spokes / DT brass nipples.  When I add in $450-600 per rim, it's nearly as much as if I bought a complete wheelset from WAO.

Great to know that you can swap the lower housing for a different diameter.  I've had a 31.6 unit for about a year and a half, and when I was new bike shopping recently, the thought of having to replace my treasured Revive (if I got a frame with 30.9) gave me a lot of anxiety.

No offense, but I'm a bit disappointed in this review, which I was looking forward to as I'm considering new bike options currently.  The review focuses a lot on the XL size choice, and not a lot on the details of the ride.  In particular, other than commenting that it negotiates switchbacks fine even in XL, it doesn't talk much about the details of how it feels pedaling.  For example, I would have liked to seen comments on the seat tube angle (at 75 degrees it's somewhat conservative compared to the latest wave of bikes from Transition, YT, Evil, Ibis, & others).  Or how the suspension reacted to brief out of the saddle sprints up short steep sections - the Nomad 3 is a total pig for that unless the shock is locked out.  A bit more on how the suspension handled different types of descending terrain would have been nice too (bomb craters, roots, and rock gardens).  I would have loved to see a brief head to head comparison of it against a similar bike, like how Pinkbike has been doing lately. 

I hope that doesn't come across as bitchy, but I just felt like as a review it was lacking depth in some areas that are more important to most people.

I'd check the rotor thickness.  Magura recommend replacing the rotors at 1.8mm (I think), which is basically the starting thickness of Shimano and Sram.  Your rotors may simply be too thin.  A quick Google search shows that they have a spec starting thickness of 1.85-2.05mm.

I'd like to know what their rationale was for designing the lower link in such a way that Fox X2 and Cane Creek DB shocks don't fit.  I get them not spec'ing Fox due to lack of OEM bearings (vs. bushings) from them, but it seems really shortsighted to design the linkage to only fit a shock from RockShox, given how many people replace the SuperDeluxe on their Nomads.

Hey 7iDP, when are these going to be available for sale in the US?  I'd love to give these a shot.  My upper shins thank you in advance!

I've been riding these pedals for a couple years now.  I've noticed the same thing that with size 10 FiveTens, my feet tend to end up a little off the side of the pedals.  I have the nylon OneUp pedals on my second bike, and their usable platform feels bigger in comparison.  I'd also add that the stock bearings (and those included in the service kit) are not very durable.  I was replacing them about twice a year, following very moderate use (couple rides per week) in generally dry conditions.  However, since I replaced the stock bearings with Enduro MAX bearings, the wear stopped, at a cost of a bit more bearing resistance (the pedals don't free spin).  Otherwise, they're good pedals:  lightweight, very durable, and good grip.

Thanks for this review.  I currently run M785 XTs, but have been really considering switching to another brake with better modulation.  My thought is if my brakes are less on/off, I might actually go a bit faster.  The MT Trails do look really appealing:  great price, good weight, good power, good modulation, and good lever shape.  My main concern is the mentioned wail when wet, but that would likely be an issue with my other main contender (SRAM Guide/Code).