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We should probably ride sometime...

It seems we also have brake setup persnicketinesd in common.

It makes a noticeable difference in the longevity of Shimano bleed screws. Maybe I bleed my brakes to much, but that was my thesis for buying them and it paid off.

Never too late when folks like me come back to reread Andrew's articles. 

Not sure if you still need to know, but NX is probably not compatible with this bike due to the freehub standard. You'd need a different rear hub. That said, don't let the drivetrain dictate your bike! Geometry is what matters!

The only reason I'm getting a fully is that I have trouble teeing up new big (for me) moves with imperfect landings or runouts on my hardtail. Even familiar moves with blown out landings have caused me some grief this year. Otherwise... 3 years of had tail life after 10 on squishy and I am happy. Even have many PBs on my hardtail.

Nevegal.

Nevegal.

I'm pretty sure it's steel tubing that's cast with carbon fibre in it. 

Trust me, I'm an * * * * !

Wait, is carbon steel lighter because it has carbon in it?

Interesting... 

Unfortunately litigating something like this is probably expensive and hard... And, probably to a fault, I'm not a litigious person.

I know Australia intervened when Samsung used the beach in adds for waterproof phones expressly not rated for salt water. I guess it's all about scale.

I'm curious to know what exactly the cause of creak is. So far as I understand, it's corrosion. It's an interference fit between similar metals, so how are things getting in there? Flex? Poor tolerances? Some combination? I'm really interested in what EXT has to say (and to see if their fork performance matches theory).

Forks are probably the 2nd most expensive components on bikes to the frame and a csu with service on its own is probably the 3rd (unless you have carbon wheels or king hubs). On my bike the fork is the most expensive part. Agreed that brands have maybe gone too far.

Edit: it's incredible what a difference "blueprinting" can do for performance. Matching individual parts to optimize limits and fits of the assembly. (I.e. if a pivot bore is on the wide end of the tolerance, mating it to similarly wide links and hardware reduces friction and wear). It sounds like this is what ohlins does, which I imagine is part of their success. Too bad it's so labour intensive. Some companies have automated qa/QC to automate this process as you can widen tolerance windows to reduce scrap rates, often providing net cost savings.

Costco wool shirts is back!