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NF is fantastic with quick turnaround repairs. My Invader World Series shorts waist webbing came apart at the bond to the main fabric, and the repair was completed in one hour! Now that's service.

It's between two ferns.

A little birdie commenting below hints at the Instinct redesign. Word is, when Rocky released the current Slayer, their EWS athletes hopped on it because it's an absolute crush machine . More importantly, the Slayer suspension platform being very similar to the new Altitude, in a kinematic sense. 

35mm alloy bars are a personal preference thing. While I haven't spent much time on a OneUp carbon bar, I'm sure it offers compliance I'm looking for.  A Renthal 35mm carbon bar was far too stiff and jarring for my mitts. Raceface alloy seems to slightly deaden vibration.

That's fair. While I have bought bikes based on recommendations from friends, I'd be inclined to demo as well.

I'd hazard a guess that Covid has swatted down the regular schedule of YT's Rolling Circus demo days, but it's worth checking their site to see if that changes soon.

$7299 - certainly not chump change. I'd be surprised to learn of a bike with a comparable spec in the same price range.

I'd nominate the Smart Gauge D2 as the gold standard of digital pressure gauges. "The squeeze test just won't cut it" - do you hear that, Trevor Hansen?!

Right on, Rick. Final Larvicide is a big move, without a doubt! I dig your lines, and there are so many to choose from.

This is pretty sweet, but Gouranga main and Larvicide deserve some, for lack of better words, exposure.

The TectaI, I feel like it's one of the best on the market in terms for the quality of fit, ventilation, and impact protection. 

The yoke under your ears certainly helps with proper positioning, and I see more than a few folks who don't know how to properly adjust theirs on other helmets - so can everyone adopt a feature like this? 

I can't say the slippery strap is an issue with my buckle loosening off. I tighten it and make sure the rubber/plastic ring on the strap stays flush to the buckle - then it doesn't seem to migrate - minimally at most. 

Like a few others have mentioned, this is my second Tectal, and I went from the Race to the Race SPIN lid. One would not expect a difference between the two, but, sweat absorption is vastly reduced with the SPIN pads. As I'm likely one of the sweatiest dudes on the mountain, that visco-gel ends up being a barrier to the massive air vents, which regularly do a damn good job of keeping a cool head. I'd rather have a better engineered pad material made out of a sham-wow, or something that will take the sweat from your brow and funnel it to the temples. 

It'll be interesting to see the successor to the Tectal when MIPS is brought back in.  I'd much prefer the MIPS spherical introduced, but unlikely considering the licensing from Bell Sports. Can POC engineer something similar, without compromising the otherwise amazing vents?