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I won't deny that the bad PR that the Big S got in the past year has really burned me on their offerings. But this does look like a pretty darn capable bike with some very well thought-out features like the toolkit and autosag. As a very long-time reader of NSMB it's posts like this that remind me how far we've come. I remember riding an Epic on the Shore about a decade ago (on a lark) and I about rattled the bike to bits. The fork locked out on me on the way down CBC and never worked right after that.

Roll up to the Fitzsimmons chair at end of day for a sweep pass only to find they're all gone.

10 for 10! Awesome! It was kinda biting my nails after #6, wondering if one of the items would be "Do a backflip in the Boneyard" or something similarly nuts.

Any time you get a sweeper lap while your mates are ordering you a sleeve at the Longhorn

I tried a pair of Havens on a 160mm travel bike and experienced a lot of broken spokes and a seized freehub, even after the bearings were replaced. I am going back to CrossMax wheels. I've never experienced a mechanical failure with any form of those wheels. Adios, Easton.

Damn, that looks awesome.

Awesome pics, as always. The RMB team always throws down on the best trips - I don't think anyone does it quite like that. Sure I may be robbing Norbs here, and the Coastal Crew, but the Rocky guys are riding the kinds of trails and the kinds of places I wanna go.

Why did Teva name that shoe "Chrome"? There are Chrome brand shoes. I don't think Nike would make an "Adidas" model. Dumb. Also, that looks like a shoe that's gonna get really sweaty inside. Dislike.

Thanks for spec'ing a double, Trek. This single-ring trend is overblown.

Hardtails really don't lift my luggage at all. Like boot above, I regard them as commuter bikes.

As for the nomenclature, it should have simply been called the "650BJ".

Despite being a non-hardtail guy, that was pretty damned awesome. The livery alone made it rad, then the riding made it even cooler.

We got skunked the last few weekends, but I plan to make amends with the mountain on Sunday.

i've been insta-stalking you for a while, nsmb. great pics!

Looks awesome!

I don't care much fer them two-niners, but this was a good read. Keep on shredding, Honey Badger!

It appears that the iPhone app will permit us to watch live. I've watched WC this way and the quality of the stream is quite good.

I'll stay tuned. This is a great story. Any chance the pics can be enlarged in future posts?

Great stuff at the show this year - nice work, Morgan. I do miss the Fergs' booth babes pics, though.

What the hell?
But that setup looks sick for sure. Those who didn't read the XX1 release article ought to - seeing a long-travel bike without a chainguide looks as odd as Hammerschmidts did a few years ago. (Me, I'd be running a bash guard given what that ring costs!)

Great read. Congrats on your victory - you earned it!