For the value priced group, cutting was reasonably smooth, especially when we slowed down to let the motor and blade dance their most efficient tango. When applying some extra pressure though, they began to separate. Porter-Cable came out on top of this group with Ryobi just behind it, and a bit of a gap to Kobalt at the back.

Deep Cutting Ability: Very Good – consistently fast cuttingPower/Speed (fastest cut 2” deep across 4-feet of OSB): 10.23 secondsMax. Cut Speed (in 2” of OSB): 4.692 inches/second, 7th in speed

Our review bike weighed 21.3 pounds without pedals and 12.6 pounds with no wheels. That’s a bit heavy for a carbon bike, thanks in large part to the dropper post. The company said it is working on a lighter frame.

This vehicle will steal so much sales from the dated F-series and upcoming (whenever that might be) cookie cutter Ranger. People like newly designed , stylish and cool vehicles that GM, Ram and now jeep offer. Great job Jeep!

Now – to be really clear: These are *optional* modes. You can turn this all off and just shift like you always have. Simple as that.

The added weight, 250 additional grams up high from the seatpost is noticeable when you carry the bike and when you throw the bike around chicanes. The dropper post is certainly fun to have, especially handily paired to the left shift lever, and it makes the bike more capable.

The rack and pinion fence extension is a favorite among the team and earned the top ranking there. A dual riving knife system eliminates the need to frustrate yourself with complicated anti-kickback pawls and blade guard placement. Simply swap out the riving knife only for the knife with pre-installed safety attachments and you’re good to go.

Compared to standard 7.0cm BB drop of many modern cyclocross bikes, the lower BB drop was not even noticeable. If I was coming from a high BB bike like the Sage PDXCX or the Fuji Altamira CX 1.1, then it might be apparent.

To get the feel of the cut, we used a two man team to feed from one end of the saw and catch on the other. This helped us reduce the friction that comes from one person trying to hold a board flush against the fence while also keeping downward pressure to keep it level on the table. There was definitely some hesitation at the beginning of each cut that was alleviated once the board was received by the second man on the other side. It was during this middle section that the table/fence friction was at its lowest point and we made our determinations about each saw’s power and cutting speed.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on February 3, 2017, and updated on October 8, 2018.

In recent years, there has been a cloud of controversy surrounding the inherent safety issues surrounding the table saw. SawStop developed a flesh detection technology that pulls the blade below the table surface 3 milliseconds after coming into contact with skin. It really created a new class of table saw that, as of June 1st, finally has some competition in the form of Bosch’s REAXX.

That motor spins the blade at 4000 RPM. With worm drive gearing I expect to find some additional torque, but we’ll have to wait until we can make some cuts to know for sure.