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I've ridden many peoples' bikes with Saints and dislike the lever feel - it's almost too light and then completely stops. This might really appeal to some people, but I don't like it. They work exceptionally well - I can't argue with that - but no better than a well set up Hope/BB7. The best part about them seems to be their longevity. Where Hopes tend to need a bit of love and care after a while, several people I know haven't touched their Saints for years and they're still amazing (which is fortunate as you can't get spare parts).

My heart just broke Even ignoring the whole not-being-able-to-get-another-framekit issue - which takes this to a whole new level of shittiness - that's a fate I'd wish upon no-one.

You're not incorrect - but the ease of replacement isn't really the issue. If I went and stole £1,000,000 from Richard Branson, should he just shrug it off as irrelavant because he'll earn that back in about eight seconds? Granted, it's less abhorrent than stealing a paycheck from someone on the breadline, but people shouldn't have to live in the knowledge that their stuff can be taken from them by people too lazy to go to work. I understand some people HAVE to steal to stay alive, but I'm 99% confident this isn't one of those instances. Was said bike bag obviously a posh bike bag, or a relatively inconspicuous one? I'm intending a few trips where I will be using bike bags and would like to be reunited with my bike each time if possible

Very different design to the bearing clutch hubs, but I don't think they'll stand up to it either. I'd love to be proven wrong and will be keeping a close eye on them, but I'd wager they won't be able to hack it. Not too fussed about the immediacy of engagement - more interested in the lack of noise. Would be a dream come true if I could have a silent hub.

Both I and Jack have significantly improved in all areas of riding since taking brakes off. Before going brakeless, I couldn't hook at all. Gaps, sidehops, frenchies and everything else has improved since being brakeless, not just streety riding. Yes, you can progress, so just do whichever you find more fun at that point in time.

Lee Mill Quarry - and yes, it's absolutely awesome! Just try to avoid wet or windy days, it can get pretty bleak up there

Despite the title, this was filmed over a period much longer than one day. One of my favourite riders who also happens to be one of my favourite people - I don't quite feel that this does him justice, but it's not as bad as others I've made of him Hope you like!

I have no idea.

I went to Norway for a riding trip. Tweaked my back a week before going, and riding made it much, much worse - lots of pain-killers just about allowed me to walk. Superb week meeting the Norwegian gang, and Joachim put together the clips we filmed along the way into a most excellent memento of the trip!

TRA's weapon of choice, too.

No, I didn't.

What... You mean all two of the angle grinders? It was actually the router at fault, I was just unlucky enough to be the one using it at the time. The missing tooth isn't actually missing. It's there, but it's a dark greyish colour because some delightful speciment of humanity thought it'd be fun to smash me in the face with a skateboard for no reason about 7 years ago.

I had an SL for 3 years on my brakeless bike. It's now still running perfectly well on my Kloud, having switched to a Pro II on the brakeless.

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. Very excited to see more of you in the future!

I liked this.

It's perfectly possible. You just need to keep the rotors a bit straighter that with your Saints, which will make the brake work better too. If you ding rotors a lot and don't see it as a massive problem because of the extra space in Saints, get practising how to straighten rotors with a spanner

No. That's why there's been discussion about the various bolts, TPA systems and other features and what advantages or disadvantages they might provide. No-one's commented on reliability because they can't - no-one's used them. In fact there's only a couple of people that have mentioned the aesthetic.

Any of the many people who routinely hit legs on clamp bolts I've never had a problem with it, but lots of people do and closed-clamp levers (especially the Clean one) pretty much eliminate it.

They look nicer parallel with the headtube, but ride nicer perpendicular to the floor on my mod.

18 months of very abusive riding and still going strong for me!

Not certain, but I think they'll be Rockman Blues. Bike looks sweet! Just needs a matching purple rear hub

Tubes just get old, especially the cheaper ones. They seem to do this after a while with higher-than-trials pressures. I run about 40psi (2.75 bar, assuming that's what "atm" is) and this happens every so often. Do you have drilled rims? I wonder if it's the amount of extra stretch the tube goes through where it pokes through the rim a bit - it's never happened on my MTB. When the rubber degrades a bit maybe it just can't be bothered withholding all that pressure any more

Primary riding buddy Jack in this video Switched to a brakeless mod about six months ago and has been killing it ever since. Filming's been hard because his progression is so fast the more recent clips make the older ones look rubbish! Haha. (You can still see this a bit in the clips we settled on.)

Edit: That was cool!

Assuming you mean the tower, yes. If you have multiple externals, it can only be the tower or one of the drives.