I think it's sad how much of the land around us is private. Land that should have never been sold. It's just sitting there. Occupier's liability laws need to change!

It blows my mind how rad people got back then on what were essentially today's cyclocross bikes (in terms of geometry, tires, bar setup, etc...). They were hitting stuff that pretty much everyone nowadays would go grab their 6"+ fully and some armour. I also think that today's trails have been tamed down for "sustainability". I think mountain biking is more fun now with the new gear, but I think the average rider was a lot better back then in terms of skill.

solid introduction, describes the purpose and need of dropper posts. personally, I have only ridden a couple of rolling super technical trails and don't race on anything super gnarly, so I will lets these dropper post companies beat the shit out of each other even more as the product improves. good to see a 400mm+ length. I mean, most people undersize their bikes a little in the 6"+ range (or at least I had to because the max size was only 19") for better handling and it's a shame there aren't more longer posts out there!

Romo: too cool for clown suits/pajamas

AM is XC for cool people

okay, I'm obviously exaggerating, but you haven't rode sulphur springs, tom snow, etc...

Moose is pretty fun, but it definitely is a cattle pasture. You don't have to crash to eat shit at Moose. I look forward to riding there more next summer!

Pumped to be hitting up that area next summer for sure!

Trails where it is annoying to ride without a dropper post are rare (trails that have super steep descents punctuated with lots of climbs). Either it is just one long descent, or not technical enough to warrant dropping the post. Point is, I'm not racing on super technical trails (I would consider a dropper post for something like BCBR though), so I don't really have an issue with stopping to drop or lift my seat. And sometimes I like taking descents with the seat up as that is how I have to do them when I race. Dropper posts are still getting better, so I don't mind waiting...