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@schu2470: It'd be helpful if every company listed frame weights so we could compare apples to apples. With every component creeping up in weight over the last few years (can we blame this on eebs please?), it really starts to add up and a company's choice in spec makes a massive difference. It's like to get a marginally more capable build you have to add 5-10lbs of additional bits. Personally, I already have a 40+lb enduro bike that prioritizes dependability at the cost of weight. I'd probably have different priorities with a smaller trail bike.

@bman33: On "another bike site's" review, they reference the new Fluid being lighter than the outgoing model. I assume they mean the frame as builds haven't gotten any lighter. They switched from 6061 to 6066 aluminum which should make a slightly stronger, lighter frame at the cost of more difficult construction. With a build prioritizing weight, it shouldn't been difficult to approach the 30lb mark - depending if that's worth it to people. Kinda wish they offered this as a frame only.

Do South Korean DH broadcasters track APM?

This is getting abvinoxious.

Is this what people are asking for? This focus on power beyond any usable, reasonable metric just feels like the priorities are all out of whack and it's just accelerated enshitification of what used to be thought of as "recreating in nature". I dunno. I try not to shit too hard on eebs but it's also no coincidence that the last volunteer-driven trail build we had at my old stomping grounds was before the mass proliferation of eebs on the network. And now, those of us who at one time would have picked up a shovel or a rake after a ride have moved on. Having any care or interest towards the quality and sustainability of the trails that we loved is futile. Give people some assistance, sure. People on bikes is a good thing. But further blurring the lines between an eeb and a motorbike isn't. I just can't see how anyone can be excited about the direction that bikes are going unless they either weren't on the trails prior to all of this nonsense, or they make money in some way from these things.

Do you have it at 29" or MX? I had the v2 at 440 and now the v3 at 445 and have been curious about going back to 440. Thanks!

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Loool reminds me of that "knife review" channel that reviewed his British Shorthair some years ago. Internet gold! https://youtu.be/ubp4lHOQNZ4?si=JxlPUiJwhF5JLxcM

@KalkhoffKiller: People need something equally atrocious to mount on the back of their cybertrucks.

Having various testers probably means pulling out the seatpost some for the taller guys. Gotta have some slack in the cable in this case, imo.