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Your air shock testing was only with the STX22?   It would be nice to get a comparison to the latest TTX Air shock..... it might change the conclusion?    Might not.

Love the OneUps... Running 2 sets and yes, I have been bitten... ouch.   But that was user error.   They have great support as well.... so winners in my books.

Great article.. as someone past the half-century mark I share your sentiment... ride on!!

No more carbon cranks or bars for me... too many failures, and potential.    Just my philosophy.... I still rock carbon wheels...  I'm not a small lad BTW... and tend to generate a wee bit of torque....

So stoked the WC season is upon us... Go CANADA!!

Its good to see the integration of Fox Canada with RF, but compared to Suspensionwerx their current turnaround is not yet up to speed....  they need to fill those other tech service benches!!

Hmmm... Hope rotors are thinner?   You are referring to the floating ones?  I recall measuring mine against some Shimano Ice-tech ones and it was veritable wash...  we are talking hundredths of a millimetre here...   I could be mistaken.    We have a rating system at our shop for every service based on rotor wear.   Most peeps are totally in the dark that a rotor can even wear out.

Our shop is signing up as a stocking dealer moving forward... let's throw our support behind WAO and show the rest of the world that $3,000+ carbon wheels are unneccessary.   Not pointing fingers at anyone... but I don't envy the competition.... See what I did there?

Yeah.. totally agree with the context of this article... OLD and CRANKY be me....

Shimano spec.. definitely the"Resin Only" crap award is well earned... as are the lack of proper ratio cassettes for 11 speed (enter Sunrace)...  sigh Shimano...  and I won't mention anything about the inability to deploy a complete 12 speed drivetrain yet...

But overall the bike looks great!!

We are a stocking dealer of WAO wheels... we have a few sets out on the trails being abused.   I have seen one damaged rim from a really bad case, which would have ended poorly on any rim.    Replaced quickly by WAO under their warranty.    These guys are solid and stand behind their product.

Already got it... shifting is sublime... its just another battery to charge.   No big deal for me.   Yes, its expensive but its the future.   As for 1st gen. product issues, yes this is a consideration but SRAM has been in the wireless drivetrain game for several years now so AXS is hardly new technology...

One-Up is awesome... support the local guys...

The new Leatt DBX 4.0 pants are awesome!!   I've been using them all winter in the interior.. great pedalability, articulated knees... semi-waterproof as well.. I have the RF Agent pants as well and prefer the Leatts... both are good however.

Posted by: RAHrider

Sidi makes "mega" size shoes which is their wide version of their models. And sidi fits amazing!!!

This....

Leatt Airflex Pro?    Very low profile and comfortable.....

Hydrapak?   Used by Evoc and others... I have a few and they are pretty good..

Correct... with most brands/models.

Posted by: hongeorge

Rode XO DH for years, sold the bike with them intact. Replacement bike had SixC - I sold the third warranty set of SixCs and replaced them with Hope. Weight penalty was worth it, the SixCs just couldn't be trusted. Friend had the same experience.

Yep... my experience as well... went back to Atlas cranks... Hope are nice as well....

Posted by: nouseforaname

Sunrace 11spd 11-46 and a new freehub body.

Cheap cassettes forever. Minimal outlay and minimal drivetrain changes.

Actually a Sunrace 11-50 will also work with 11 speed SRAM... and 11 speed Shimano.. we've done a number of these conversions at my shop with good success.l