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Surely it's not true that only a limited number of people want a full 27.5 bike? Anecdotally 0 people in my riding group are interested in full 29ers even after demoing, and have only a passing interest in mullets if they handle like 29ers.

This review doesn't help people like us decide if we'd like the bike as there's no comparison to the previous Bronson, which is fair if you've never ridden it, but it's disappointing regardless.

It certainly does. I was recommended it for my first time on the shore. I can ride everything on map in Whistler OK, so wasn't expecting to be humbled quite so badly. It's been a while since I walked and crashed my way down a trail quite so badly.

I'm bringing my bike - an actual pedal powered bike.

I'm bringing my ebike - Not a pedal powered bike. 

Pretty easy. If you told me you're bring your bike and you showed up on the ebike I'd be riding on my own.

I run cushcore and the SRAM folk reckoned you didn't need them with these wheels due to the design. I'd love to take their word on that, but it's a big ask when you're paying so much for the rims.

Ah, gotcha. Can't say too many of the trails I ride have corners like that on, so it's a bit of a muchness for me personally.

I gave these a go the same weekend, took them for a rip down Crazy Train and Hey Bud. I didn't notice the rear losing traction before the front, but I only weigh 140lbs. They felt nimble and tracked better than my current E13 TRS wheels. Comfy for sure. Hard for me to give any insight into how much better or worse they are than any other carbon wheels though I've not ridden any other.

Yeah, most people ride to the trail that's being worked on here, or at least to the trail head.

If people are going to get upset because an ebiker is getting in more laps and degrading the trails then they also have to dislike more people going riding on regular bikes cause that causes more wear on the trails too. It’s hypocritical to dislike increased wear from one group and not dislike it from another.

FWIW, I'm logically consistent and hate both. Everyone talks about the need to grow the sport, but it seems like this neck of the woods is already at saturation point. Bike companies make more money, but at what cost to trail systems and riders? Some companies are great at supporting the trail networks where their bikes are being ridden, helping raise money, donating tools etc others, apparently, couldn't care less. 

Anecdotally, I've never seen an ebike at a volunteer trail night, other than the ones being ridden by the trail crew leading the building.

Well said Andy

They'd announced an early start to the bike park season this year due to the lack of snow. Then April happened and it snowed more than February and March combined, blowing average April snowfall totals out the water.

You'd hope so, though it often doesnt feel that way when you're up there.

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On point three how does Sproatt area work with limiting ebikes?

Signage, other bike riders tell them and there are rangers posted up there from time to time.

And I've seen all 3 ignored by many groups. One group in particular couldnt even ride up Mystic without crashing so no idea how they managed on the way down.

Well said Syncro. 

The CBC article months later strikes me as nothing but an attempt to get some exposure and to push a narrative that isnt what the original article is about.

I assume the TrailsForks, Strava etc are all using the horizontal readings and mapping them to a known elevation map to generate the elevation data, or at least using that to 'correct' the figures. The more accurate the coordinates are then the more accurate the elevation data will be if using known elevation maps. Think about traversing a steep mountain side, 5m drift uphill then 5m downhill away from your true position could cause a huge difference in elevation recorded. This blog explains it quite well: http://regex.info/blog/2015-05-09/2568 

GPS is notoriously bad at tracking elevation changes, especially in steep terrain.

Once you're at the start of Into the Mystic it's not technical at all, but I'd say 1 or 2 degrees steeper than you'd really want it to be. It's a grind, but it does have a few flat or downhill spots where it's easy to catch your breath. Probably 7% grade on average?