I can mostly agree with this. I build bikes for my store when I'm not working on bikes, and the Avids that come on every single one of those bikes has been pre bled, and both sides had a consistent lever pull. However, they do need a lot of work to get them to line up most of the time.. I have Elixir 5's on my Remedy and I'm constantly having to mess with the rear caliper to stop that damn whining and squealing. My front however lined up perfectly on the first try. I still love the brakes though, they do feel very consistent and the pull doesn't feel squishy for either side, ever. I agree with saying that they aren't always consistent out of the box though, but is spending ten minutes every now and then realigning my caliper the end of the world? no it's not.

Nah dawg you cant mess with TWR.

That's kinda weird.. I just got on Pinkbike, just got on Facebook, and just got on Gmail to start off my morning like I do every day.

I've never been able to stand wearing any kind of padding, I wear knee/shins for DH but I ride AM/trail most of the time and I can't imagine a 3 hour ride with anything on my joints. Not to say I wouldn't try it and keep an open mind, I just don't think I could ever get used to having something around my knees or elbows all the time.

Hey Chris, you'd be even cooler if you wore a helmet all the time.

I work at a Trek store and own a Rumblefish pro, Remedy 9.7, and Session88, I can say from riding all 3 of my bikes equally that the 29er will never be as nimble as the 26 inch wheel. I do love my 29er, for trail and XC riding, but whenever I try to ride more technical trails that I would take my Remedy on, the 29er just doesn't want to move under me like the 9.7 does. I've ridden quite a few 29ers and they all just want to roll over everything in their path, not quickly move around obstacles. While a 29er DH bike would have a great rollover factor, it would be very difficult to maneuver with such a long wheelbase and your typical DH bike head tube angle. While you can obviously adjust geometry, the 29 inch wheels will never be nimble and quick like the 26 inch wheels. I believe that 29ers will dominate the XC world, but when it comes to full suspension, especially under 4 inches of travel, they'll be left in the dust.

I used to be a major carbon skeptic. Then I got my carbon Remedy and fell in love with it. I'm sure that Trek can make a carbon frame that's as strong as any aluminum frame. I've smashed my Remedy up like no other, pushing it down some of the most technical DH trails and the frame doesn't even have a scratch that goes through the clear coat yet. I'd love to see how the frame strength of this compares to my machine.

Public Enemy - Harder than you think

Hell yes Honda element :)