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Hanging in Enduro territory is actually a pretty good compliment.

I dont know about Colby of course but i would say many/most racers run less sag in the search of speed.  More efficient pedaling, ride higher in travel, more trail feel (comfort is not important), better on the accidental huge hits/g-outs, more travel to work with, less pedal strikes...

Yes,  that biked changed the game in my opinion.  Since then it seems the engineering depts at many other bike companies have just referred to Enduro geo chart and successfully called it a day.

Veddy interesting.  Curious to see if he ends up running that much sag long term....

Yes, I need to completely deflate the shock to check something else so I will take some pics then.

I have a bit of a hard time with it too.  If it was mounted flush it would have beem much nicer.

One huge advantage of Shimano and Sram brakes IMO is the self centering.   Maguras are the most powerful brake I have used (haven’t tried Hopes) but they require regular manual centering.  It takes time and can be quite finicky if the pads are new and the rotor isn’t perfect.

Crankbrothers is a company I admire because of their commitment to World Cup DH racing.  Their pedals are absolutely everywhere in the pits and racers salivate over a fresh pair.  I doubt many of these thousands of pedals have been paid for in any conventional way.

Great read.   Nice work Karin.

I really don’t understand this logic and industry trend.  It seems like 80% marketing and 20% actual benefits for the rider.   The specialized gravity team often runs dt Swiss 471.   In fact Finn won St anne on 471’s.   471’s are 25mm internal.   Or am I totally missing something here.