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I started out on 2.8 Nobby Nics but they were impossibly fragile, regardless of pressure, and suffered from the same issues as regular Nobby Nics in that they were not very good off road.

I was happy with my DHF/DHR setup until I sold the bike, and a friend is still loving them. That said, I still have a 2.5 DHF on my trail bike, and I get along fine with that too.  Your "largely stepped aside for the Assegai" comment has me wondering though, I have an Assegai that I took off, just felt it added drag without a massive benefit. Maybe it needs another go.

Surprised at the hate for the 2.8 DHF - maybe because it's a dual compound up front? I found the 3c 2.8s on my old plus hard tail a joy on wet roots. Yes, there was a narrow sweet spot between puncture and  bounce, but they worked really well for me.

This has been ideal for me for home use - 20 euro, and neatly shaped for a bunch of headset and frame sizes, obviously not as quick as a proper press that quick releases,, but equally a step up from threaded bar and washers.

https://www.bike-discount.de/en/acros-do-it-yourself-headsat-tool

As someone who has never pressed in an angle adjust headset - are you manually trying to line up the headset so it's centred in the headtube? What kind of tolerance is there for less than perfect centring?

They're not alone - Nukeproof, who are based on the northern end of this cold, wet and permanently mud covered island in the North Atlantic, have done this too.

It just screams "we don't give a shit about our customers"

The need to remove my bars to put the bike in a bag is why I've always avoided one piece stems, so it's a smart idea to offer the Aimy.

If they hadn't gone 35mm only, I'd be in.

And those Five Tens you have - are they the new, smaller Adidas sizing, or the older sizing?

(Never simple, is it?)

Impressed by that very German response, it's a million miles away from the "it was a pre-production version" schtick you normally get when something fails for a reviewer - granted it was a pretty minor fail compared to some.

Lol. Over this side of the pond, Cotic launched the Soul in 2003, and I doubt they'd claim to be the first hardcore hardtail.

Really? It costs near enough what a GX AXS kit costs,.

As a converted AXS sceptic, it really is very good, while being totally unecessary

As for this, I look at it and wonder f they could flatten it out and rubberise it, so it became a shifting unit and chainstay protector all in one.

Posted by: craw

Totally. My mountain bike rides require a drive and then tend to be super intense due to the nature of the shore. An instant steep long climb with no warmup then white hot intensity the whole way straight down. I prefer my mountain bike when I want to 100% clear my brain, replace it with 100% focus. My gravel bike is for the opposite experience. Ride straight out the door. Look at stuff, cruise, drift in and out or maintain tempo, explore new places, at intersections opt for the way I haven't been before, etc. I find if I need to clear my head I ride the mountain. If I need to think and work through stuff the gravel bike is a better choice for turning stuff over. Reconnecting with spaces is a nice change to riding defined trails. There are so many spots around Vancouver you would never bother to ride on an enduro bike.

Sums up my experience exactly, got into gravel riding as a side effect of lockdown, but it's a different experience to mountain bikes in exactly the way you describe. Can just roll out the gate and explore.

@bicycle_batman - what size is the Bardino? They normally have a seat tube brace, yours looks much cleaner without it.

Rode XO DH for years, sold the bike with them intact. Replacement bike had SixC - I sold the third warranty set of SixCs and replaced them with Hope. Weight penalty was worth it, the SixCs just couldn't be trusted. Friend had the same experience.