if that's your son, congratulations. you did an amazing job - great rider and great kid.

he looks like the lost member of the funky bunch in that getup. expect him to break out the running man at a moment's notice. (some early-90s American cultural knowledge is required)

kintner's norco kit is badass. she is badass.

so many gorgeous bikes, and then thrown in for giggles: anodized thomson components... jee-ZUS

remove "-nky", add "-cked"

IMO boring color combinations, maybe it's just because the colossus is the entry level model

it's probably an "open-mold" frame from a TW manufacturer that they picked up and badged just to showcase their suspension

oof, i think it's time to update my frame

every year the photoset from this trip makes me more jealous than anything else posted on this site

i sold north face products on the retail level for about 5 years before entering the bike industry, and used their jackets for about 8 years prior to that. you are half right. TNF has a very broad spectrum of quality from very low (and moderately expensive) to very high (extremely expensive). in the recent years since TNF was bought by vanity fair, i've watched their quality get steadily worse and worse. it's nice that they're offering bike-specific designs to increase their market share, but i would much rather buy a high quality shell from a company that specializes in cycle clothing like Gore. the seam taping is common in almost all levels of 2-layer waterproof rain shell from the $80-level and on up. unfortunately 2-layer jackets have that nasty "rubbery" feeling on the inside that gets unbearable as soon as you start exerting yourself, so you are BLOODY RIGHT regarding the vents. it doesn't matter whose brand is on the jacket, just cover that m*therf*cker with vents.