Corinthian

“Irrelevant boomers” might not be particularly interesting to you, but they are extremely interesting & relevant to bike brands as a whole - that’s the biggest buying group within the cycling customer base. There’s a lot more 40/50/60 somethings out there actually buying product each year (and hence funding the entire industry) then there are Shredtastic 15/25 Yr olds doing so. Probably partly why Foes are still cranking out quality frames without overly wild geo (and selling what they require each year to stay turning over comfortably in the bike sphere), while some other similar heritage brands have either bitten the dust or become barely recognizable over time (cough, Intense, cough)

This makes me happy

Lapierre once again knowing exactly which little details customers like to see......

@vitaflo: ..Always believing....

Marin have put out some really solid offerings over the last few years, this looks like a good follow on. Extra props to them for using the headtube for something useful & sensible, like offset cups, rather than a place to shove cables - other brands should take note

@gabiusmaximus: Yup, I know. And sometimes those high pressure IFP's have issues with leakage, before a service might be expected or due. I've still got an Avalanche coil on one of my bikes, runs a relatively low (can't recall exactly what right now) IFP PSI, never given me an issue. A sample size of one, I know, but just a random example. I wasn't really thinking IFP pressure though; I was more thinking of the Scott Equalizer shock or Fox Dyad (which used to run circa 350-400 psi in the air chamber, and weren't renown for durability.)

That Woznot is very cool, lot of sweet little details on there. An excellent listen from Paul B

I'm not convinced that circa 400 psi & MTB suspension belong together....

Oh yeah!!

@AddictiveAdventure: I’m genuinely toying with sticking a Paradox onto a slightly older Fr or DH bike for exactly this reason. Easy ups, and self shuttle. I feel like it would be a decent application - over all it would be cheaper than a full Bosch option, likely more serviceable, you can pick whatever base bike you’d like to add it to and that Paradox will fling you up a hillside with a relatively low (weight and motor location) penalty. Battery weight isn’t terrible and it’ll drop into a hip or back pack. Might be an option to consider for now? We have a former Intense racer here in south Tx that reps for Structure Cycleworks (the linkage FS bike brand). He’s a very handy rider, with lots of bike experience. He also has a paradox motor on it (a necessity, due to injury) and talking to him (and his positivity about it) is what first put me onto the idea. https://paradoxkinetics.com/en-us