Good to know, I wondered about that.

I have the beam Fly one, and it is downright violating. You need to use puppets to admit what it does to you. Padded shorts make it tolerable for DH.

It is to me! I normally ride Mt Washington, which I love, but smooth it ain't.

Which BC bike park is it that's famous for being really buff and smooth? (Besides Whistler).

I was going to say the exact same thing. I met that Eric guy from Turner Bikes about a year ago on the chairlift in Whistler and he told me Fox was going to add the 34 forks. I've been looking forward to it ever since, but they missed the best application! My 140mm 32 flexes like crazy! And another thing, Fox needs to get someone to help them with their bar-mounted levers. They look bulky and vulnberable.

Yes, I pictured germans in lederhosen weaving the sidewall fabric and pouring molten rubber with a juice jug. So I am quite disappointed by this video.

Also, I have 2.5" Rain Kings and they are the best DH tire I've ever tried. And coincidentally, the 2.2" Trail Kings are the best trail bike tires I've ever tried. Conti is doin' work.

My conti's say "handmade in germany". I'm curious to know how that's different than other manufacturers, because it looks like it's mostly machines in the videos, while the materials are placed by hand. I guess that's what they mean?

When the BC Bike Race came through our town last year, it was entertaining to see all the pseudo-roadie XC bikes with their semi-slick tires, long-ass stems, little-to-no travel. I won't lie, the bikes were mostly brand-new, top of the line, and beautiful. But the track was tech and ate those bikes alive, so I have a feeling the bikes will be much different this year. But that's what mountain biking should be like I think!

Those ENVE wheels with Chris King hubs = schwing

Because the frame components of the bike need to be rigid to prevent lateral movements and/or twisting. If the bike has stays that are designed to flex vertically (they don't design them to flex laterally), then it's automatically going to get some degree of twisting. One side goes up, the other side goes down, and it twists. Plus there is undampened elasticity in the material, which will change over time due to fatigue. This is all just philosophy in my head by the way! It's just my opinion.