It's rather fun.

 I hope so too! Heard good things from testers so far.

 Thanks a lot! I'll definitely post up a review of the damper when I get it. I'm excited to give it a try!

 Yep, it was pretty awesome! Check out my blog for a race report! Annegalyean.wordpress.com

 Manitou put them on when they rebuilt it a few months ago.

 They are the 2012 decal kit.

 Yep

 Thanks! Me too.

 Hope so too! See you there!

 Thanks! All credit to the photog.

 Thanks! Where were you?!

 It is! I'm actually on my way there now. I got a decent Yakima trunk rack at Dick's Sporting Goods for $90ish and we've taken big bikes on it no problem.

 NIST, to finish my degree then hopefully for a post-doc.

 Yeah, me too! It was really fun though.

 Looking good is the most important thing!

 It made for an awesome picture, though!

 Thanks, but there is only one of me.

 Windham, NY Citizen's DH at the WC

 Actually it was quite smooth, thank you.

 They are completely amazing.

 It damn well better! I have far too many expensive hobbies.

 6 years of college down... just a couple more to go till I'm a real person and no longer a professional student!

 Hell yes! If only it would stop raining!

 I'll be getting some Profiles here soon

 Yep it's a fully capable shredding machine! Hitting the dh trails with the big bikes then pedaling out. It's uhhmazing.

 UV irradiation is becoming popular as a point disinfectant for drinking water, but it does not leave a residual in distribution systems so a secondary chemical disinfectant, like chlorine or chloramine, is used... or is that more than you wanted to know?

 Thanks! I usually have to explain this to people =(

 That it is. Please feel free to relieve me of it.