ticket to whistler bike park $50 hotel $ 300 downhill bike $ 4,000 having to drink bud light at crankworx.......tasteless

Ian has two badges beside his name, cool.

what's going on mofo?

how about pinkbike comes up with a rating system for the reviews.Maybe a 1-10 in a few key categories like QUALITY, VALUE, CUSTOMER SERVICE/WARRANTY, etc. it would make the reviews more comparable. these Renthall rings look good, solid review, but how do they compare to a race face, chromag or black sphire? btw great items this week, about time there were more affordable helmets in this genre, my old protec is heavy and the fit adjustment sucks.

fair enough, i ride a chili pepper with a domain short stem and easton havoc wide bars, mtx 29 rims for some trails on the shore but it is still a bit small (same 145 mm platform same geometry) but it doesn't cut it on some of the bigger stuff. a full on dh bike is a bit much. i have a frantik that doubles for whistler and bigger north shore days. the 8' wilson is a streach as an all mountain bike. 145mm is a trail bike. missing link still somewhere in between. maybe they can keep the dixon frame but spec one ready for grown up trails.

meaning why isn't there one anymore?

170mm Devinci?

take a closer look, to keep the cost the same they are using half of an x7 with the new lower half sporting the cam/lockout. now you will have to buy the xo to get a reliable unit. i hope that changes when they go into production or i'll be switching back to shimano. i'd rather buck up and spend a little more for the obvious improvements than skimp on the parallelogram.