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Looking forward to the aerospace companies marketing the use of bicycle industry quality carbon. 

And I love clear coat over carbon weave as long as it’s done “classy”.

Looks like a good hub. I hope the new axle design is stronger than the old torch. I know of multiple axels, mine included, that has broken on the Torch hub without extreme use, which was annoying for such a high end hub. 

But the hydra looks promising.

Im sure the pricing is outrageous, but I noticed Gore just released some new gore tex pro fabrics, where one of the 3 options was actually elastic (20% I think). Given their track record for waterproofness I’m optimistic.

It would be lovely if someone could make some high performance riding trousers that are actually waterproof. The only days I want to have trousers is when it’s so wet you’ve got salmon climbing the trails, but as far as I can see no one actually makes that (Where you at 7 mesh?).

I’m kinda surprised that you don’t appreciate the sideways adjustability of the callipers.  Seems like a pretty nice functionality to me that would save some time when setting up.

Haha, I doubt an additional hour of gloom in the afternoon is going to make the metal go away.

God I wish we could do the same in Norway! I hate wintertime with all my heart.

I fully agree. I really think this is an area where the “premium brands” should step up and deliver. 

Although, will you ever get a bike to “feel the same” across the sizes? Even though it is proportionally the same, it IS going to be a longer bike, which has different properties from a shorter bike no matter how you twist it. I have no idea if a shorter rider perceives the small sized bike similar to a taller riders perception of a long bike (if the frame ratios are similar).

I have a 29” DHF EXO MG on my bike. It exists. Not exo+ though as far as I know.

My carbon Ripmo has a little hole as well under the BB. 

I think preventing water ingress is a big pro for having tubes in tubes internal cable routing. Won’t stop it all of course, but certainly better than having port based internal cable routing.

I think the gx Eagle crankset seems like a pretty nice deal. Cheap (includes a chain ring), multiple arm lengths and weighs pretty much exactly the same as the race face turbines.