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Nice. now make them with some insulation (warmer than just fleece - like Primaloft or something) and then we're off to the races.

YES!!! I'm sick and tired of the fuckin bermkakke the trail builders put in on every goddam trail here. Where I ride, there is a large park (325km2) owned and managed by a Federal agency. For about 25 years, the old guard tried banning mountain bikers from most of it (essentially all but 6km of single track). But renegade trails kept popping up, and with the popularity of the sport, they had to relent. Now they are "officializing" all the old trails, and putting berms EVERY-FRIKKIN-Where... it's killed the old flow. It used to require skill to ride, now any muppet on an e-fatbike or cyclocross bike can ride the "black diamond" trails... Also, this notion that a trail "should" go somewhere... wth?! "should" is subjective. It belies values and the underlying skill a rider/builder has or doesn't have. IMO, a trail has a natural flow. Where the builder originally put it is merely a suggestion. Over time, the trail evolves and the natural flow comes out. Stop fighting it, and embrace it. And sometimes, it's ok to have an A and a B line. It allows rider preference and expression to come out. Obviously, there are limits, braided trails to go around perennially wet spots are a problem that need to be addressed lest a trail become 18m wide.

Now imagine 12,000 lumens on your helmet. Your beam will be pointing in the right direction, so you'd be able to spot your cone sooner. Another point that I've noticed over the years, and rant abut over and over, is that if you have a lot of light in close (i.e. a strong flood on the bar), your eyes grow accustomed to that level of light. Because of that, you need your helmet light to be much more powerful, to provide the same level of illumination at a greater distance as what's up close. Personally, I run my bar light on low and aim it to the middle of where I'm looking, or slightly higher. It's there mostly to provide contrast for the helmet light, and a little peripheral information. I run my helmet light on medium most of the time, aimed at the top half of where I'm looking. I prefer a good strong spot with good throw. I kick it up to high for the descents. This approach has served me well over the last 15 years...

Super cool video. I'm guessing this only tickles the surface of the riding available in Chile... Hopefully we will see more of these in the future!

Yeah, not interested in a crash reel. Is there a season summary?

Daprela has posted that he broke his scaphoid, and that his season is mostly likely over. big bummer. hope he heals up well...