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Oct 8, 2019 at 8:29

Oct 8, 2019

Review: 6 Months With RockShox's Wireless Reverb AXS Dropper Post

No, more than six months ago.

Added 19 photos to SRAM-Eagle-AXS-XX1

Oct 3, 2019 at 10:28

Oct 3, 2019

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Oct 3, 2019 at 10:27

Oct 3, 2019

RockShox Reverb AXS Remote

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Oct 2, 2019 at 18:26

Oct 2, 2019

Good Month / Bad Month: Exciting Racing, a Standard Derailleur Hanger & Rainbow Stripes for Exercising - September 2019

https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/17820699/

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Sep 30, 2019 at 13:02

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

Yup, sure did. I forgot to mention it in the video, but it was in the full review: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/trek-fuel-ex-review-trail-bike-2020.html :)

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Sep 30, 2019 at 11:37

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

Aggressive with the all-caps eh. I get that you don't like it, but lowercase would have been fine, I think.

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Sep 30, 2019 at 11:35

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

I have at least three different bikes in my shop that have Shimano brakes with wandering bite points. I think I have one set of SRAM brakes doing the same thing right now. Bottom line: mountain bike brakes have been horribly inconsistent for many, many years now. You might get a four in a row of the same model that works well, then two that don't. Or vice versa, and from all the brake companies. Everyone is trying to make them too light and too complicated.

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Sep 30, 2019 at 11:31

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

Of course we tried some things :) Even in the middle setting, the shock doesn't offer the support that we'd like to see.

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Sep 30, 2019 at 11:30

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

Honestly, the Tallboy is quite capable on the climbs regardless of its angles. The Blur is a ton of fun, but I'd go w/ a light-ish Tallboy if I wasn't going to race.

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Sep 30, 2019 at 11:28

Sep 30, 2019

Video: 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy VS Trek Fuel EX - Cage Match

@brappjuice: Neither of us liked the stock 2.6" tires that come on the Fuel EX. Not terrible, but they feel a bit vague compared to something with a bit less volume and stiffer casing.