Brian Fantana

It works great. I still have my first one, it is three years old now and still works fine. I have two, which works great when you want to make 2 cups. The vital key with Aeropress as with any method of coffee making is fresh beans (less than two weeks from roast date), grinding beans and using the ground coffee within minutes after grinding. There are very good posts by GBguy and V12man earlier in this thread, and it basically indicates the following order of importance: Beans (use fresh beans) Grinder (use a good quality grinder) Use ground coffee within minutes Water (use good quality water) Machine/Method If you take care of steps 1-4, there is a very good chance that the coffee will be great irrespective of the preparation method.

From what I have read, the needle bearing wear out quite quickly, so although the suspension will be very smooth, running cost and maintenance will increase. I believe that the latest Fox mounting hardware manufactured from lubricant free polymers by IGUS, is the best compromise between smooth oscillation and durability.

Cedric's move on the Nomad from another angle:

Hy was op patroll.

If you are using 3 piece mounting hardware on you shock, stiction will remain constant irrespective of how tight you tighten the shock eye bolt.

Well at least the trail will be open again which is good for local mountain biking.

Cedric Gracia letting it all hang out on the new SC Nomad at EWS #1 in Chile:

OK, the Cavelerie bike I have posted was the Squirrel which is a 180mm freeride bike. Here is their 160mm 650b Enduro Bike:

You have to remember that in order to run a belt drive on a full suspension you need to run your main pivot in the centre of the driving sprocket. You are also limited in suspension design, and you can only use suspension deigns where the rear axle moves in a circular path around the driving sprocket/pulley. Nicolai runs a chain drivetrain from gearbox and they keep chain tension with a tensioner, which means that they can use suspension designs that have a bit of chain growth, as the tensioner will take up the slack. But I do agree that certain in certain aspects the Cavelerie frame looks pre 2000.

Belt drive full suspension. This one might be a bit burly for Enduro, looks more like a Freeride bike. But it looks good:

The hip flexor stretch:

Have you tried Highland Coffee Roasters? Last time I was there, their coffee was good.

One thing I don't like about a Rohloff is the massive unpsrung weight you add to the bike (if you have a full suspension). Most rear suspension designs weren't developed with a 5kg (all in) rear wheel weight. The heavy rear wheel will also affect how the bike handles in the air. Rohloff also does not offer through axle options, so you become very limited in terms of frame selection. Most All Mountain frames come with 12mm thru-axles. The same goes for #endurospecific frames . Personally I think that the Pinion gearbox is the way to go in terms of internally geared systems. Nicolai and Alutech who build Pinion compatible frames can do custom geometry as well. Don't get me wrong. The Rohloff is great for touring, long races and rides such as freedome challenge etc, but I definitely think that a deraileur system is more suited for All Mountain riding.

In my travels I have found two amazing fat loss agents: My left running shoe My right running shoe At the moment both are from the New Balance Minimus range.

This Evil is a bit more suited to Enduro riding:

Just to add to Mayhem's reply: In Enduro only parts of the route are timed. These timed sections ( Special Stages) are mainly downhill and flat singletrack. The uphills between the special stages ( called liaison stages) are not timed. On these hills the riders will usually share war stories about their timed runs. An Enduro rider requires a combination of skills and fitness. In a Marathon, the entire route is timed, and in SA marathons the emphasis is more on endurance and fitness than skill.

In the article he refers to his Santa Cruz as a "Big Boy"... He might have a slight problem reading labels and logos.

Splitting hairs would be arguing over the use of terms like dual suspension vs full suspension. Full suspension vs softail? There are distinct differences as pointed out in this thread, which means it's not splitting hairs. Fact is that the "we" you refer to have been wrong for the last 10 odd years.

If you are referring to Kulharvey, he wasn't on a softail.

I personally think that Jared Graves is the ultimate mountain biker. In 2013: 3rd Downhill World Champs 2nd Enduro World Series In 2014: 2nd Australian XCO Champs (Dan Mcconnell who came 9th yesterday won by 1:20) In addition to the above he is a former 4X world champion, 4X world cup winner and he came 6th in BMX at the Olympics. Pretty much an ultimate mountain biker if you ask me. I am pretty sure he will rock a marathon or stage race, should he decide to ride one.

It looks like the majority of riders were on hardtails yesterday. There were a few full suspensions, and the best placed one was Ondrej Cink in 5th, if I remember correctly. There weren't any softails though... And I doubt that you will see a soft tail at any modern XCO world cup race.

He fell a few times. Wasn't his day. He ended up in 26th place.

I really wish that more people will summon a bit of guts and give XCO a go. It is sooo much fun. And if more people did XCO you will get way less riders complaining about a little 30cm drop on the trail. XCO also learns you to pass slower riders efficiently or allow faster riders to pass you in a quick and efficient way. A big problem in XCM is gravel road riders complaining about very average obstacles and also beginners who are not able to allow faster riders to pass them after the routes have joined. A bit of XCO riding will prevent this. XCO races last 1:30 to 2:00, so you can get away with less quantity training but rather high quality and intensity training. Perfect discipline for a time crunched and technical proficient rider.