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Gold spray paint and .32 safety wire holds Swayzes on the big bike, renthals on the small bike and wax's on the dj. I do however have a small hate for non-split clamp components..

Hey Cam, solid writeup but I'm hung up trying to figure out what tire is on the back of your bike in that video. Could you help me out?

Yep; sign me up. Toss a "steel is real" or "Truelove fan club" and I'll get a hat too. Just make sure Mike gets hooked up. My samurai has been relentlessly fun and recklessly complimented.

Alright so I gotta say, after a full bleed and bedding them in these brakes are ludicrous. It will take a legitimate readjustment period. Coming off rsc's and ridden saints these are a whole other class. 

There have been quite a few skeptics at the shop, myself included but actually riding them is eye opening. For the evos if the lack of contact point adjustment or not being able to get a replacement rotor at a destination shop it may be hayes despite the support.

It may come down to weight of rider, those 2.3mm are gonna manage the heat of my captain America looking colleague. Who cooks 200mm sram rotors; he will appreciate that 220 2.3 front. Those of us that more closely resemble E.T. may appreciate the lighter lever feel and not miss that extra mass in the rotor. 

Itll be a while till we get them on trail but this is what we've got so far.

Hey so mounting up the a4's today.. absolutely order their proprietary adapters! Shimano adapters don't work, sram and a few washers don't work, magura doesn't work, NSB works with a few washers.. most adapters hit the caliper. The angle on the nsb is all wrong and the rotor actually grinds on the caliper. 

Save yourself the headache. Secondly, make sure you're fully internally routed bike can accommodate the thicker hose! Also your fork cable guide will just suck a little to put on. Also their bleed kit comes totally disassembled and require pressing on all the hoses and olives. They are quite the hot topic around the shop as far as how they feel the action is insane and the bite point is crazy. 

I feel as though these brakes will perform great on trail but the lack of support and the overall amount of self service may not be for everyone. If you can identify what parts goes where without instruction and are confident in setup they'll be great.

We are talking over half a grand in brakes for those of us that don't write reviews. 

The lever feel is excellent but the headache makes it a hard upsell over some RSC's. Every shop has a bleed kit for sram, I had to build a bear my own hayes kit. 

I know I sound biased but I'm giving them a fair shake and I spent my own money not exactly upgrading to try them. Rides to come...

Oh thats a hard one! My mechanic colleague purchased dhr evos and I purchased dominions. We also conveniently ride the same size of same bike. So we're going to hot swap and test them out, with that said im 155 and this guy looks like a marvel superhero. So we task our brakes very differently. Remy Metallier rocks dominions but resembles my frame, Gwin rocks those evos.. We'll see whats better in season but I'd pick trps customer service every time in Canada and that's dealing with someone from the states.

I haven't had any and we've had a number of creaky csu's replaced under warranty. Admittedly not exactly related but it's the closest I've come.

Hey Travis! I heard rumblings in another article you have some cut to fit inseam wet weather pants. Any plans on bringing that to your regular pants? My 28w 34inseam makes everything that fits in the waist look like capris especially with knee pads and anything that fits in the legs like I'm bringing back lowriding.

JB weld has been my not so secret weapon for ages! Most recently a totally cracked chainstay, some JB weld steelstik and a finishing wrap of fiberfix has made a super bomber winter commuter.

Trek dealers bring them in at 68 per insert Canadian, no shipping or duty.