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I have participated in 2021. What an awesome week it was! Being a 25-rider "race" really transformed the event into one big adventure with like-minded riders, but without any race pressure and it was all the better for it. Highly recommend!

My next bike will be a Banshee!

Ben you are an absolut legend! This videos are pure gold. Thank you!

@Prh: Exactly! I am the same height as you, and ride the same bike and agree 100 %. Also specialized team rider Charles Murray is the same height and rides an S3

1257 mm wheelbase, 435 mm chainstay , sound like a balanced bike.... oh wait...

This 12 speed stuff is nothing but problems. Yeah it works awesome when its new, but hit a first small branch, rock... and the problems start, like skipping gears, impossible to adjust it correctly... It might be fine for flow trails or the riders who get the stuff or free, but for a regular, hard riding, rider it makes zero sense. And regarding gearing, on a 29er, there is no way you need more than 30/10 for the descents, I would argue that even 28/10 is more than enough. So, considering this, you get a 28/42 climbing gear with 11 speed SRAM casette. At least for me, it ticks all the boxes: DURABLE, light (260g casette!), enough gearing range. I just hope they keep on producing 11 speed SRAM stuff, because this 12 speed stuff is way to finicky for real mountain bike use on hmmm... real mountain trails.

Hi Steve, are there any general guidelines how to set up a HS/LS rebound damper? In general, faster HSR foe fast recovery ans slower LSR for chassis stability?