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Rider #76 - Adam Duell: No gloves, no knee pads, XC shoes, riding a Revolver? (SID Flight Attendant fork) but because it is enduro he has to wear a full face!! And a pretty respectable time to boot. Nice work!!!!

@gmiller720: Because they have enough money that buying this bike doesn't stop them doing anything else that they need to / want to do hence they don't have to justify it to anyone.

@dthomp325: I must attest to the contrary. On my 26 lb XL Revolver Gen 4 (120 m Flight Attendant) I am, on average, 3 kmph faster than my 31 lbs XL Arrival (140-150 (A130 links) also Flight Attendant); 750 gram 'XC race' tyres versus 890 gram 'trail' tyres, at comparable power outputs on the same 'course'. I also manage a 32T chain ring versus a 30T chain ring and I am consistently using one harder gear on the same sections of trail. Weight definitely makes a difference.

@Ttimer: WTB

@chrismac70: piss poor planning - I have a 'warranty issue' the same day a new set of BOA shoes enters my house. One week later I have a replacement set, free from BOA, which goes in my spares bag (for car or travel). That said I have not had to replace a BOA on the last three sets of shoes that run them (will no doubt smash all four of my new shoes on tomorrow's ride now that I have written that!!). Ref Fox Union - fit issues for me too. The upper BOA lace anchor on the medial side of the shoe presses right on the Navicular bone regardless of loose one has the lace tension. Also the heel cup was too low and cut into my heels when hike-a-biking or walking around as a medical volunteer at races. I am not sure how they passed Fox's internal development process.

"Certainly, it seems deeply reckless to me that folk used to go riding without a helmet. " And some provinces and countries still allow this to happen. The Hovding (air bag collar) has been around for at least ten years and is meant to be for urban cycling. My wife had one (and never had to use it). It was designed by two Swedish ladies taking account of the resistance to wearing helmets, by women (generally), during commuting, due to helmet hair. The issue was (and is) getting it licensed in North America. I am guessing that no distributor wanted to deal with potential liability suits or the insurance industry failed to understand and support its availability. A problem I found when I was the first skier in Canada to have a Sweet Carbon Rooster Helmet (private import, no guarantee as not supported in North America at the time).

@xvrpzt: The PB writers thank you for doing their work for them.

It is more about the speed he rides at rather than his weight. But he's a pretty solid lad and he is 6'1" tall.

Because no one else bothered I'll translate those tyre pressures into the units that mean something for the majority of PB readers: Front: 17.40 psi Rear: 18.12 psi Rider height and weight and frame size would be useful for comparison too.

"They buy spandex with pockets. they can carry their phone, gps, smart watch, starlink dish, and mustache oil in little bags. The industry loves them." And I just laugh-spat my coffee onto the table. Thanks for that awesomely accurate comment.