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" In fact, at times during the testing period I found myself wondering if I'd finally reached the point in my life where I was standing at the abyss, staring into a downward spiral of physical degradation. I'd get to the bottom of a trail and I'd feel like I had been absolutely worked. On fast and rough trails, I'd start out with gusto, then have to back off a bit and it would feel like I was hitting every bump and finding every hole, and I couldn't ride slowly enough to make the pain go away. Under a younger, stronger, better specimen of a human being, this might not be a problem. This bike would be the perfect second bike to my 20-something self that rode a DH bike all the time. But my old self started looking for ways to take the edge off."

An easy fix. 

Mtb dryland with Bond training. http://www.bondtraining.ca/#train-smart

So the Optic is now a Sight.

The Sight will be come a Range? 

The Range will become a Truax? 

The Revolver will become the old Optic?

Came down to the comments to point that out.

I can close my eyes and picture that trail day on PS with the mini-donut machine, so wet. Karen either brought or found a way to send backed goods to every trail day for many years, this was outside of her time building on Boundary.

We all have weak moments in life that we regret.

In rust we trust. Don't go talking bad about rust, it's a beautiful creature.

"There was more stress than I like and I'll be happy to get back to Fiver racing and high fiving with beers at the end of those. That's more my speed these days."

We're here for you buddy. Fair warning you might get some ribbing but you'll still get your beer and high fives at the end of the Fiver World Champs.

So.eone didn't sweat the small stuff trimming that zip tie on ALN dropper lever. Why a zip tie on there in the first place?

Curious how just the two races is enough to qualify for Masters Worlds? Doesn't one need to be a national champ ie win the whole Canada Cup series to qualify for Worlds? 

Good read, but hopefully this silly Masters Worlds stuff doesn't affect the more important FWS racing.

It's not up to the doctors to know, this was the NZ Enduro and not an EWS event. If I get a doctor to provide medical for the Fivers I am not expecting them to know the WADA list as it's not a UCI sanctioned event. IF you're the doctor doing medical for a UCI sanctioned BC Cup or Canada Cup I'd say they should be a bit more familiar with the WADA list. 

Maes the the GT Team should have checked the list between the NZ Enduro and the first round of the EWS. My take is this is what the UCI is slapping them for.

FYI on the Cotic the rear triangle is aluminum and you'll have trouble repairing it. Like every other aluminium frame it would need heat treat after any welding.

Posted by: tashi

Posted by: Kenny

I hope it's a huge beast with doctahawk geometry, simply so I'm not tempted to buy it.

If they make something with around 110-120mm of super progressive rear suspension and reasonable head tube, like 65 or so, my wallet will be dead. Like basically a super hardtail. Ugh I hope that's not what it is. It's be like a $6000 tractor beam.. lol

Plus one to this.

Give me a bike with somewhere between 120-140mm travel, and a nice simple aesthetic in steel or aluminum and a “reasonable” price tag an I’m all in. Cdn made Starling or Cotic that costs $2500 please!

Is $2500 with shock and axle the sweet spot? Basically the price of a Transition alloy frame?

Posted by: jon

Chromag had a fully front triangle in view on their insta story today.

https://m.pinkbike.com/photo/18176743/

We'll looks like I am not the only one that noticed and screen captured that. hahahha

I'd bet that while PB say the axle was in tight and correct it wasn't.

Posted by: T-mack

I deleted mine off of my phone and haven't looked at it since. Whenever I do get an invite to something I always miss it and dont go which works out perfect for me as I generally want to be left alone.

You missed that invite I sent you for that all expenses paid heli biking trip. We took the private jet out to Retallak. Too bad you missed out, it was pretty fun.

hahaha nope. I think I've pieced together what it will look like from all the tiny bits that have been dropped in IG stories, but I have no insider knowledge.

Posted by: jon

Yeah this could be dangerous. If they take their Doctahawk geometry to a full suspension concept.... Consider me very interested.

I would bet on this over any other option.

Yes it's Chromag.

The all or nothing swings are bs. Combine what Syncro said with what T-mack has and you're along the right steps. Cut back on the red meats, enjoy a good steak once in a while.

The classic Canada Food Guide will keep you healthier than ANY fad diet. Actually read it and understand it.

Find a plane base model F-150 4x4 with an ecoboost then add the wheels and tires you want. The simple black grill looks way better than the chromed out garage queens.