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the most amazing thing is that pinkbike had the time to try 16 different shifter paddles, rule all of them out, and didn't even write about the process

somehow missing from this is mention of TRP's complete 12-speed drivetrain, with 327g (iirc) RD and their own shifter pod, cranks, etc. I'm here for the anti-electronic rebellion and hope we can always buy this stuff.

Most bike industry moment ever caught on film

@totaltoads: I'm glad your buckles are still good. One of the reasons Sidis get their longevity reputation is because they stock replacement parts for stuff 20 years later. I had to replace the buckle straps twice and a buckle once, as well as insoles. They still make them. Didn't know PI was built to last, reputational information hard to find.

@totaltoads: I have one of those $500 pair of sidis from 2005, price adjusted for inflation. It's currently sitting next to my indoor trainer where it's become my reliable trainer shoe after decades of MTB, road and gravel. I think of the price of those Sidis as $23 per year and dropping. YMMV. $300 for a pair of shoes that gets trashed in a season shouldn't be compared to the price of Sidis, which are 20 year shoes.

unless it's XC, then we're out right?

@RevedOut: The equation you want here is e=MV^2. Force is what you get at the beginning of the impact, but unless it's a glancing blow what you are about to experience is net energy transfer. That V squared is the key point here. There are posts on closed facebook groups in the Seattle area that I can't link that show the aftermath of this equation. It's not good.

@lyfcycles: The presence of ebikes on formerly pedal-power trails makes a huge difference, if you haven't been affected by it this says everything about where and what you ride. It affects the level of use and the trail damage and breaking bumps, it affects how you get passed, at what speed, how often and by whom, and on bi-directional trails when descending it affects the probability of and impact speed involved in head-to-head collisions. It's been a profound, overwhelming change for many of us. Just an example, I have really changed how I descend bidirectional blues now that we have uphill traffic Amflows doing 28 mph uphill. If you haven't seen what 28mph uphill on blind corners on singletrack looks like, you're in for a big surprise. 28+20 = 48 = lethal impact. MTB is basically like riding a road bike now, there are overwhelmingly fast motorized vehicles everywhere that can seriously injure or kill you. I'm happy for you that this hasn't affected you, but it affects a lot of us, and our experiences are real.

I already set up my epic to hot-swap drop and flat bars using wireless controls and hydraulic couplers. I'm not doing a third set of bars. I'm not doing a third set of bars. I'm... sigh

In defense of #3 as the sleeper pick, 20+ foot drop jaw first straight into a rock is what it looks like. Going frame by frame on the YT version, I counted four full rider body lengths (6'x4) of head drop from the top of the feature to the impact. Looks like the rider's jaw was the first and primary point of contact with the ground, rotating their head hard left after a major facial compression. I hope I'm wrong and they just shook it off.