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A few years ago everyone was banging on about how the extra weight of ebikes made them more "planted". Now lighter bikes are showing up more and we read how they don't "annoyingly push into corners like heavier bikes". Now of course there's no reason why both of those things can't be true at the same time but I wish we could get a bit more balanced commentary? Does this bike feel insufficiently planted? Does a 10% difference in bike weight which is probably a 2-3% difference in system weight really make the heavier bikes push into corners? I don't recall reading that in reviews though I admit I don't read that many emtb reviews. Sorry for being the grumpy dude in the comments. Perhaps canyon really have made a very good bike here and I know you only had 2 days on it. But still it would be nice to see some evaluation of how this bike compares to others. It can't just be the perfect bike for everything.

@Nonsmoker: I don't mind Marc Beaumont but I don't think he's that great either. Over the last few years they had a few other racers commentating, some were pretty poor, some were great, personally I'd put Marc in the middle somewhere. Aaron Gwin was my favourite. If he ever quits racing I hope he gets into commentating properly.

@lepigpen: Is that actually true? One of the things that made Rob Warner good was that he actually went round the pits talking to the riders and team staff. He had real insights on stuff that the semi-casual viewer like me wouldn't know otherwise. It made it easier to be interested and feel connected to what was going on. I hope what you said Ric not being there isn't true; if it is it's basically a pisstake at this point. Might as well just train an AI model to commentate.

Just before Luca Shaw left the start hut Ric said Loudenvielle but DIDN'T SAY PEYRAGUDES - he will surely be fired for this (fwiw he brought it up as it was Luca's "DEBUT" win)

F*** me he finds an excuse to say it for every rider. Debut win, debut race, debut season, debuting new f***ing socks

Paging that guy who always complains about Ric misusing the word debut - he's still doing it

Slightly curious about the temperature thing - "The electronics and connectors are approved for operation over 10°C to +50°C" - it's quite common for people in countries with cold winters to ride in temperatures lower than 10°C

@daweil: I have a Xynotal on the rear, it's a decent tyre but not really in the same category as Minion SS or Rockrazor. Both of those were very noticeably faster and less grippy

Did anyone ever ride or even see one of those Redalps?

"11-speed XX1 drivetrain. If you know, you know." I don't, pls send help