the music was epic and the narration almost made me cry. told the story of my introduction to mountain biking and relationship with my first bike. turning the sound off is a slap in the face to a beautiful piece of art

i understand that each person is different in the flats/clips topic but let me say this. in my experience, riding clipped in does not make you more likely to crash, nor does it make a crash any more gnarly if it does happen. if you need to take your foot off, it comes off just as fast. and i assure you if you do crash, its gonna unclip. i feel like i get more control from clips, and i understand that some may disagree. but i don't think fear is a valid reason to avoid clips. i actually feel way safer on clips whether its fr, dh, am, xc or what

160 front and rear

me too

porcupine rim is the most fun trail i have ever ridden. and it looks like thats where the downhill race takes place. needless to say i want to go

that bike is sick. no question about it, id probably spend most of my time staring at it too, and if i saw it in a lift line id definitely stop to say something. theres a picture of him looking at it, but that doesnt mean the 99% of the time he wasnt riding it. this guys living the dream

ive got the stumpjumper evo with 150mm 32 float and im thinking of doing the same thing. i really think itd be worth the weight penalty

ive been riding the 2011 evo since january and cannot say enough good things about it. even in aluminum it still climbs like a horse, only slightly worse than the 2010 carbon stumpy i had before it(mostly due to the brain valve) and more than makes up for it on the downhills. stock with the exception of carbon bars and candy 11 pedals mine comes in at a hair over 29 pounds. pretty good for something thats descends as well as it does. i work at a dealer and have been waiting for the 2012 catologs to come out(still no sign of them) to get a look at what theyve changed. amazed to see them making a carbon version. looks like an awesome bike but i cant see myself parting with my current stumpy. just the perfect bike. for me anyway, to each his own

'MERICA.