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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!!

I have owned the 1st gen Vyron and currently using the 2nd gen on one of my bikes... it is definitely faster than the previous generation but still not where it needs to be IMO.. I can still get along with it OK.    I have had reliability issues though...3 warranty posts, so.... if the new AXS Reverb does all its claimed, other than the too high MSRP it could be a real game changer... and its finally refreshing to see Rockshox add the air bleed feature to this post.   They have adamantly denied that this was an "issue" with their posts, but now at least they have a way to mitigate it without a full teardown...

That makes sense... where I ride in the interior, in the winter conditions are drier, but colder and probably less issues with cold hands... I think humidity and dampness play havoc with circulation.    Having lived in Victoria previously for 20 years I remember a lot of cold, damp winter rides.     And as for riding faster, sure thing, but you eventually gotta stop!!   ;-)

Good one Andrew... personally I avoid carbon on handlebars and cranks.. just because.. but frames and wheels for sure.   Brake levers?    Why not if it enhances comfort for your dainty digits... ;-)     I frequently ride down to -10ish temps and don't generally have issues with cold fingers...

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

Carbon cranks and bars are 2 components on my bikes that I only now trust to aluminum....