Mega bump
Phil has passed away. Many people on here probably knew him or knew of him.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/kind-generous-liverpool-man-40-31518508?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6lLyHkMSpsMZp8QbXIxNkbOxcs-MadVAum0cCTf_0SVKowrCMhi3cA7aqCkQ_aem_AM9z6jaQrEtymbPJsQmyRA#lqc5s7d90clkmf73hxh6tr593uuzkzf
I think they are so hard to get hold of that no one bothers with them outside of china. If I remember correctly, someone had to wait 6 months for a simple reply during a warranty claim.
You're being far too logical for the bike market. It obviously makes more sense to have as many proprietary components as possible so the consumer has a larger selection to choose from.
Hadley are a good one to look at, but they are "only" 72 POE. Most things I've read about them suggest they are indestructible, but the one thing that puts me off is the circular spring they use rather than the conventional pawl spring.
Trials is a little sport that no one else outside it could care less about. The media company probably thought why are we filming these guys jumping over logs on these stupid bikes.