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Is it? It looks like a Marin Mount Vision.

@KalkhoffKiller: I do not know. I have an iPhone X and will until it completely breaks apart. New ones are just too large now and offer me nothing in exchange that I need. iPhone has the share location thing so maybe that will work? I am not sure. The messenger for me was as a back up. It is a security blanket in case shit happens.

@BenLow2019: Hey, I use a Zoleo but there is also a Garmin version. Both use the Iridium system, which you want. Zoleo gives you a stand alone phone number that you can use to send texts from. The unit also functions on its own, without the phone. I cannot send messages from the unit (it has no screen) but it does have the SOS feature and automatically sends signals as programmed. If my phone is dead, I still have a check in button that allows me to let people know I am still moving, so to speak. I am out hiking/ biking/ fishing in areas without signal often. It is also nice to have on road trips. Before I leave, I double check the contact info of the people I want to be able to see the trail and then head out. Again, I have the Zoleo but there is a Garmin version that, I believe, does the same thing. https://support.zoleo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405310726679-Location-Share-Overview

This is why I always have a sat transponder with me when I am in the woods. Sends bread crumb updates regularly to a list of contacts and since it is independent of my phone, the battery lasts for an extremely long time.

Awesome! Yet another adjustment no one will know how to use or when to use it!

@boozed: So, perhaps I should have said deflection. The farther a thin piece of metal, or carbon, is from its attachment points, the more it will deflect. All spokes do this but the distances are relatively short.

I found out, today, that 32" wheels were a thing. Why? Also, with a diameter that large, what are they doing to prevent spoke flex?

Yup, riding my Devinci with 27.5x2.8's. It is fantastic.

My Devinci has been in high mode since I got it. I will never drop it down. I ride where roots and rocks are the norm, not the exception.

I like this. EVERY OTHER SPORT has lower levels where you must succeed in order to make the highest league. Then, you must continue to produce results to stay in that upper echelon. They seem to be moving towards that. Juniors is not enough. There should be a relegation. Without it, you have an insane amount of riders every event that, let us be honest, many do not care about. The only problem with this is that in order to make this work, you must actually have a Pro DH2 to put people in and that does not exist. Lastly, in order for this to work, you need to get the races in front of people. No answers for that one.