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@gabiusmaximus: Yup, I know. And sometimes those high pressure IFP's have issues with leakage, before a service might be expected or due. I've still got an Avalanche coil on one of my bikes, runs a relatively low (can't recall exactly what right now) IFP PSI, never given me an issue. A sample size of one, I know, but just a random example. I wasn't really thinking IFP pressure though; I was more thinking of the Scott Equalizer shock or Fox Dyad (which used to run circa 350-400 psi in the air chamber, and weren't renown for durability.)

That Woznot is very cool, lot of sweet little details on there. An excellent listen from Paul B

I'm not convinced that circa 400 psi & MTB suspension belong together....

Oh yeah!!

@AddictiveAdventure: I’m genuinely toying with sticking a Paradox onto a slightly older Fr or DH bike for exactly this reason. Easy ups, and self shuttle. I feel like it would be a decent application - over all it would be cheaper than a full Bosch option, likely more serviceable, you can pick whatever base bike you’d like to add it to and that Paradox will fling you up a hillside with a relatively low (weight and motor location) penalty. Battery weight isn’t terrible and it’ll drop into a hip or back pack. Might be an option to consider for now? We have a former Intense racer here in south Tx that reps for Structure Cycleworks (the linkage FS bike brand). He’s a very handy rider, with lots of bike experience. He also has a paradox motor on it (a necessity, due to injury) and talking to him (and his positivity about it) is what first put me onto the idea. https://paradoxkinetics.com/en-us

@thekaiser: “Hi, welcome to my clinically minimalist, Scandinavian-wannabe, stadium flood lit kitchen. Can I offer you a cold beverage while you desperately shield your eyes from the glare coming off my polished stainless fittings?” We went to a friend’s new place the other day, he’s happy with it & all but I think I’ve still got retinal burn from his bathroom lights.

@ajaxwalker: Trek & Tracey Moseley were properly wind tunnel testing Sessions years ago. Bike mods included HED deep rims, a small nose cone and a few other bits, then they studied the impact rider position & clothing had. Unsurprisingly on faster courses, the effects would be tangible. Mojo used to have some of their riders in skinsuits, Cedric Gracia famously wore a “skin & muscle” skin suit (probably for media as much as anything) If you’re out on your own on a road bike, doing 20mph on a flat surface & zero wind, it takes a fair chunk of extra effort to get up to something like 25-26 (and hold it). The aerodynamic effects matter more as speeds go up. With DH riders spending a fair bit of time anywhere from 20-40 mph, I’ve always been a little bit surprised that “aero” hasn’t been more of a thing, at least at the pointy end of racing. I presume it’s partly imaged based, and from a strong desire not to return to lycra clad roots? https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/dirt-exclusive-trek-wind-tunnel-testing-in-san-diego

@mikekazimer: I hope they do; there’s plenty of folks (like me) who’d prefer cables on their otherwise top tier groups. In an industry were I can buy about a million different-but-no-so-different 50mm stems, or sub $100 pedals, it would be nice to have a reasonable selection of choices of high-end mechanical groupset (well, not even ‘groupset’ - shifter & mech, since the rest can be the same as it’s electrical counterpart)

'The Want' is strong with this one.. Cables are awesome, and this mech looks like pure artwork. XTR has been fantastic for me, but if it's as durable & rebuildable as it sounds, I'd very much be in the queue to purchase once it comes out. #smitten

Loving the color on that GT. From riding in the late 90’s/early 00’s, I also have fond associations for yellow DH frames of that era with red fork lowers (off the top of my head, something like a yellow Santa Cruz Super 8 or Intense, with red Boxxers / X-Vert Carbons up front) Anyway, chapeaux to the paint department.