JazyFyzle

I wish my experience had been as positive as the others here. I’ve broken four of these in 8 months. Every time the retailer has replaced no questions asked which has been great but it’s getting a bit frustrating. Especially because I have to pay for a rebuild every time one breaks. For reference I weigh under 150lbs, run Maxxis DD casings with 26-27psi in the back, I’ve tried with and with out inserts and broke the wheels regardless.

Sure you could say that. But I think it's fair to say that Sagan would regularly be doing maximum efforts in races and training never going above 190, if he then suddenly goes to 200 that would be concerning. The data seems to be confirmed that, it's not just that the HR is high it's also that he had an irregular heart beat.

@spicysparkes: That's a bit boring, so nothing fancy inside.

Maybe it's one of the Fast cartridges to match the shock? Just a guess its hard to see from the photos.

@WhateverBikes: good for you but many of us are very happy to have hydraulic disc brakes and suspension. It’s true that not every innovation is an improvement, but if you follow your logic to the extreme you may be riding a bike with wooden wheels and no drive train, or maybe no bicycle at all.

Not saying that you are wrong about the money, but I own V2.2 and have ridden my mate's Sight. They ride very differently in my opinion, some of this would be down to set up of course.

@JasperTS: Took the words right out of my mouth, but I guess the engineer who designed it might be wrong?

I was talking to a suspension tuner that has done testing and data acquisition with WC and EWS pros and swears that the inserts reduce suspension performance and grip (maybe because of more unsprung mass). He also said that when he was a WC mechanic and his riders stopped using inserts they had less rim damage. We Are One also does not recommend inserts that sit in the rim channel (most of them) because the insert loads the rim in ways it's not designed for. Interesting information. I had been running Cushcore in the rear until recently, I have been trying with out again with DD tires and am very happy with how the bike feels without the insert. Not sure if I am really good enough to really feel the difference though, maybe I'm just imagining.

Totally unrelated to the article but does anyone know what the deal is with the bolt pattern and plastic cover plate thing on the rear in the photo? Never seen that before.