I don’t know about the thieves but the midge there can be totally unbearable. So much so that I would never camp there. We arrived at a campsite there and watched with innocent amusement as a couple franticly broke camp just shoving their unpacked tent in the car and flooring it. 15 minutes later we did exactley the same

I wear last years trail walking trainers for riding this years flats flats. Normally Merrells but this year Keens. The Keens have mental grip on my DMRs (sometimes have to wiggle foot to disconnect) and on steep rough hike-ya-bike sections. Also the soles are relatively stiff. Yes they are a bit tatty but when they’re covered in mud does it really matter?

Could it have anything to do with the fact that Magura Wotan forks only accept 203mm rotors and the caliper is post mounted there.?
Possibly it’s their uk translator. The Wotan manual is most amusing in places.

Ha ha! The fastest he’d ever gone down hill was on a tandem!!
It is startling how quickly things have moved in the last decade