Hold the phone. Shimano makes a 11-36 nine speed cassette? I've been wanting this for years and waiting eagerly for Hope Tech to release their adapted version since I first read about it. Is this new, and where do I get one?

Rode a bike with a carbon rear triangle (admittedly not the newest carbon technology, or the beefiest design) through a steep rocky section and went over the bars. Bike had a low-medium speed impact with a rock and was toast...unsellable, unsafe, and worthless. Had that bike been all aluminum, I'd have a bike with a dent. Carbon fiber bikes? Not when I have to pay for them.

I've got a sweet adjustable height seatpost; it's super light, requires no servicing, doesn't have any lateral play like the crank brothers droppers do, has no cable routing issues, and doesn't tie up real estate on my handlebars. Oh and it's cheap and nobody's going to develop an "improved" version next month.....Thomson

Last song? The Damned....."love song"....classic

Avid wouldn't admit this, but most of the issues with the elixirs are in models that have contact point adjustment. The feel, power, and weight on this line is great (not to mention great customer support), but if you wan't reliability (at less cost) you have to go with the elixir R's, or the elixir 7's, or the "X-7's/5's", or the code R's. The extent of their product line is ridiculous, no doubt.

Woot woot. Yeah Bike Trip; only hands that touch my bike other than mine, and a way better use of funds than the Amgen Spandex Parade of CA.

Nice to see the older trails gettin some video love. When do I get to see you cats hit the 100 foot log ride to gap on World Cup?