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What happened to the dorado review? I think Dan Roberts was testing it.

The EN300 looks to be 10 grams heavier than the EN305 even though it has a hollow beadwall. Does this mean the rim is something like 0.01 mm thicker everywhere? I just expect hollow things to be lighter than solid things so I was surprised the weight went up. Not complaining about the weight increase. I actually could care less about the weight increase and want wheels to keep getting stronger every year.

Just curious but it looks like the EN300 rim is 10 grams heavier than the EN305 but it has a hollow beadwall. Does this mean the rim is 0.01 mm thicker everywhere? I actually expected it would be a lighter wheel if the beadwall is hollow so you must have strengthened it elsewhere at the same time. This is not a complaint about the weight increase. I just expect hollow things to be lighter than solid things so I thought I'd ask because I was curious.

Does this replace EN305 or is it a just a different version next to it?

Cool article!

Should show it to Neko Mulally. He has lots of testing experience and is a really fast rider. His thoughts about it could probably be very valuable. He makes his own bikes too so he might be very interested.

Alicia posted an update a few weeks ago here. For those who don't know, she was in a big bike crash. This fundraiser was a very kind thing to support her. https://www.gofundme.com/f/alicia-and-her-family-with-medical-costs

Seconded. This is a great article

@mobiller: I don't doubt his skills in the slightest. @emptybe-er: I've ridden for years and I'd never heard of the push thing until I saw that video. If I had to guess (based on almost crashing multiple times), manualling at slower speed is more risky and push perhaps safer and simpler to do correctly. Suspect both are easier at speed. I don't have an opinion about which is ideal based on the grade of the landing. I'm only concerned which way is simpler to land reliably. A determined person would probably perfect both ways because they are interested.

Video was friendly and informative but I noticed it disagrees with the recommendations from the ben cathro drop tutorial: https://youtu.be/uJJAW0iNhUY The Wade Simmons video recommends a manual be used to handle drops. This requires highly tuned technique which is very reliable. If the technique is not reliable, a medium size drop can be very dangerous at slow speed. My experience with this is that it can be risky. I have multiple bikes and each requires different effort to manual. If I don't practice consistently with the bike prior to a drop, attempting a medium size drop slowly would be dangerous because I may short the manual and go OTB on impact. He wheelie dropped out of the truck. If he was on the trail and accidentally picked the wrong gear, that probably wouldn't have worked and he'd have crashed badly. Ben cathro recommended a *push* technique (interestingly, it seems related to absorbing bumps) instead of the previously mentioned manual. I have not tested this myself but it appears less risky in many situations. If it is indeed simpler to do properly, then it seems a better and safer recommendation. I do know other racers such as Neko Mulally use this *push* technique as well. All these techniques are very subtle and look similar if you don't watch carefully. Regardless of what technique you use though, be confident you can do it on que reliably.