XCO maybe, but any XCM or just training, 2 bottles really does make a world of difference. I’d say the vast majority of riders are NOT in a position where they have regular access to feed zones or race XCO. If anything, there are more riders by a huge margin racing longer events or riding race bikes just for fun.
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Took off about 500g off my bike by getting a set of Nextie Omega wheels trough my man @teddygram. Rear wheel is 556g and my dumbass forgot to weigh the frontwheel before mounting a tire. The whole set should come in at about 1000g maybe 1050g if I‘m being conservative.
Bike looks on point with these silver hubs - I‘m super happy with the purchase.
Frontwheel with tire, valve and a lot of sealant but without rotors was 1297g!!
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Got 500 miles on mine (on an Epic 8 Evo in fact). Nothing but great results so far. I’ve been racing some quite rocky courses. Stage 1 of the enduro was also on the XC course last weekend for reference.
They spin up incredibly fast, quality is great, the couple rim strikes I’ve had haven’t been issues at all.
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Bike is looking great! I really like the looks of the blue fork, first I was really wanting mine was Red but the Blue really looks great and I’m glad to have on mine as well!
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Anybody using the 5DEV Ti XC cranks? How’s your experience? They seem to be a bit heavier than t-type carbon and eewings, but eewings has a massive 176 q-factor. looking to add some bling to the bike 
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I originally wanted to go orange Fox 34 SC with Kashima stanchions but then Flight Attendant got announced. If I hadn’t had all those nice parts accumulated over the years I would’ve gone with this build:
Why not get the xtr pedals with shorter axles (-3mm). Doubt you can feel 168vs170mm q factor. I‘m looking at the new eewings too
Shimano doesn’t list on their website but I’m guessing it’s 55 or 52, I’m already on a narrow xxsl 168 and a 52 eggbeater. Jumping to a 176 would be a massive difference.
I believe 5dev is 166, also comes in a dub spindle somdon’t have to replace my expensive BB.
I have the 1st eewings on my trail bike and it’s bombproof! Never have a single problem, can’t remember how mich I paid but it came from R2 to me in the US at the time.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/unno-releases-new-horn-xc-bike.html
New Unno Horn. despite all the usual pinkbike complaints it seems pretty fairly priced. 3,200 handmade in Barcelona.
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Yeah I didn’t understand why people were talking about the price so much. Obviously the complete bike prices are going to be more expensive because a small brand like Unno pays more for their OE components than big brands, but the frameset is less than or equivalent to any mainstream brand.
I have an extra Blue Crush SID Ultimate SL, brand new in box, if anyone wants this same look.
XTR Di2 9200…
Install was super easy. Gotta say I was hesitant about not having the classic thumb and index triggers, but it’s a non-issue. It will take some time for 20+ years of muscle memory to adjust, but it’s just so smooth. Will test it under climbing load the middle of next week.
Hardest part of the install was removing the old XT shifter and housing.
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Can’t argue about design preferences - I think it looks great. I’m sure 8250 XT will be more black than silver and save for a non-carbon cage probably the same internals and functionality as XTR.
I just wish it would work with 12s Eagle so I can run it on my tacky rainbow cassette.
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I agree.
It’s not the most striking Groupset. It’s the crank for me.
However, new bike has been shipped with it on so I will report what it looks like in the flesh
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Curious why “refused to touch axs” but willing to go xtr di2? Most people saying this complain about having to charge a battery and sticking to mechanical
My main complaint with electronic shifting for MTB (transmission specifically) is the slow shifting. I have mentioned this before, but for me personally, it has been clunky and never worked well (others have had positive experiences, so there’s that). I do like the spindle power meter, no hanger and clean look. But set-up is so finicky and a headache. There’s an enormous thread on MTBR and numerous Facebook groups trying to troubleshoot problems. The old stuff just works and with no disadvantage.
The old AXS on mtb is basically mechanical with a battery. Nice for a clean look but that’s about it.
I do love axs on the road / gravel. One click up, one click down a gear. So nice! Just not on my MTB.
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Considering the impact that Transmission is having, together with the patents that Shimano filed and some brands hinting at some sort of additional mounting standard coming, I was a bit surprised to see only the regular mount system being released.
Nevertheless, and I don’t know if this was actual insider’s intelligence or pure speculation, the guys at Escape Collective suggested that “the best is yet to come” from Shimano. This came after interviewing people from Shimano for the XTR release.
Maybe that’s 13s with the same derailleur? Is the shimano HG+ chain narrow enough for 13s? Hard to imagine what „best“ is. It feels like we’ve already reached a plateau some years ago and improvements only marginally improve the experience.
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I think that’s just a Wolf Tooth chainring on the existing 12-speed GRX. 
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