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@TStruckMTB: The phrase is "dollar store _____". The second part is the key. You say one thing is the dollar store version of the second thing. Dude was saying Kazimir's tastes don't run to the same extremes as Levy's. I'm not a car guy, so forgive the crappy analogy, but saying a BMW is a dollar store Benz doesn't mean you think BMWs are cheap, just not as baller (wait, do people still say "baller"? Did they ever? I'm old) as a Mercedes.

You kids and your adds. 🙄 Grownups have YouTube Premium.

I freaking love my D1X system. Oh well, dammit.

Why would larger diameter stanchions make it harder to engineer a less progressive air spring? I thought increased volume served to limit progressivity? I'm dumb.

@Moonie2123: Now nobody read my other post too carefully lest you notice I made that shit up and have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm guessing I tricked at least a couple people into thinking I'm not an idiot. hehehehe

@Moonie2123: Yeah, I think those studies are a bit flawed. I mean, on a level road without any obstacles that cause the torque required to turn over the pedals to vary within the same pedal stroke they are correct to a certain extent. However, human beings are a weird power source. Our ability to push with force varies a ton over the range of a pedaling motion. Anybody who has ever lifted weights or played an actual sport knows that, yo. In other words, for roadies and the like, crank length is likely more about personal preference and gear choice. With technical climbing and bursts of needing maximum torque, within a certain range of motion, you are better off with fewer, deeper knee bends than more and shallower pushes.

Nobody thinks it's weird that someone can find enough to say about flat pedals to write entire reviews?

@Haydenbro: I hear you, but it's really hard to change your entire production system to a new technology. Why risk the health of the business and the jobs of everybody involved by 100% embracing the new thing the engineers came up with, while you still have old stock, or manufacturing blanks or useful machine tooling, or whatever before you know for sure the people won't reject what you're offering? Trickling down the tech is a thing because you get those with more money to be your guinea pigs, and if they hate the product (RapidRise?) you still have time to abandon it before you end up sitting on a billion gallons of New Coke. Now I feel silly because I'm pretty sure you and everybody else know all that, and I'm just being a dork. I mean, I have zero engineering, design, or production knowledge or experience. If it cost even 1 cent to post my drivel in the comments section, nobody would ever hear from me again. Not even I would pay for this shit. hehehe Oh well. It's hard to guess the intended tone from comments online. If I'm being a jerk or if I'm missing the joke, forgive me, I'm old and not very bright.

@R-M-R: I had no idea you ever worked with them. In fact, after I posted that comment I worried a little bit that you worked for a competitor and I was being more of a jerk than even I intended. I guess not I know why your comments seemed backed by actual knowledge.