I’m 42 and learned downhill biking during the pandemic. This guy sounds like he didn’t have a clue how to ride technical steep terrain and he paid the price. Age has nothing to do with it. Proper descending technique and knowing the trail are how you remain uninjured.

Also he’s ok with throwing himself down a mountain on a bike but he hesitates on going down a zip line? Those aren’t really the same level of danger.

They aren’t super heavy. A few dozen grams tops.

They’re really great for preventing pinch flats when you’re riding lower pressure which is what gravel bikers ride.

Most downhill bikers use them to save on rims and inner tube costs.

Well I meant all competitors. And by cyclist I mean do you currently cycle on the regular. I don’t wear lycra either since I ride downhill.

Downhill and Enduro racers use wireless groupsets pretty much 100% of the time now. A few grams means a lot to guys where 1st and 2nd place are separated by a few hundredths of a second.

Since everyone uses it and it comes on higher end bikes it has and will start to filter down to the lower end bikes and eventually everything will be wireless. Same thing happened with disc brakes and single chainring groupsets.

Are you a current cyclist? Because quite a bit of modern bikes have electronic and wireless parts now.

If something is lighter in weight racers will use it. And since racers will use them then so will hobbyists because roadie dorks always follow the peloton.

Right? That’s not a threat. Lol

Tasmania sounds like an acceptable name.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Convention_of_1905

The movie about this is really good. Their case came before the supreme court.

Amistad is the movie for anyone wondering.

Me posting from a country with wild capybaras:

Ok, but what about subway lines?

From my experience I would say don’t wear warm clothes in your sleeping bag. Just wear a light pair of thermal underwear (top and bottom) and some socks. Put your clothes into the bag with you to keep them warm but don’t wear them. That way when you wake up and put on those clothes you actually feel warm. If you wear clothes in your sleeping bag you’ll feel cold after you get out of your sleeping bag.