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@betsie: yeah, you are not gonna sell me on tubes :D and changing DD or DH tires is doable, but not something I wanna do as a hobby, especially when the tires are muddy. If I want to purposefully ride easy trails I will take XC or gravel bike. If I’m planning on slaying gnar (or just bumble down in the eyes of pros) I will have my enduro with meaty tires. But there is overlap in both, meaty tires on blues and gravel bike on loamy enduro ofcambers. I don’t disagree that there are better tires for riding easy trails, and they would be better even on enduro sleds, but it’s just not realistic for most people to have multiple wheelsets or to change tires every couple of days.

Not sure what you meant to say, but surely not that people should use light xc tires on their enduro rigs? Or do you expect them to change tires/wheels when they want to warm up on some blue and reds? I have assguy and DHR2 for the toughest conditions, but I use them for easy trails too since they are mounted on the bike.

@farkinoath: I meant that the topout issue was most likely caused by too much preload on the spring, there’s not many things that can cause it.

Yeah, with coil it’s just too much preload.

You guys have Avalanche

Sorry, fat fingers, should’ve been +. 429mm chainstay lenght is crazy!

Well it depends on the impact, I’m sure there could’ve been even worse outcome.

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@tom666: same boat with you, my hands are massive, but I like thin grips so I can warm my hand around them more easily. They feel more secure and less fatiguing to hold on. But yeah, personal preference.

@FatTonyNJ: not in my leg. Zero grip rotation. These look less secure.. and less piercy.