I’ve swapped between 44 and 51 on 100mm xc bikes and could not tell a difference. I’m not sure if a shorter travel fork would increase or decrease the feeling.
First few episodes were kind of a drag to get through, but once I got past them I burned through the rest and then googled when season 2 was coming out.
Maybe I didn’t follow your point, but I’ve heard this before and never understood. If you are training to race…why wouldn’t you train the zones that you actually use when racing?
PVP won all three. (MTB, Road, and CX). I think pidcock or MVDP have a chance of doing that which would be cool to see.
I like the new style of racing. It’s almost like half the stages are classics style.