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So you loved the med and bought a large? Now you sold the large and have a medium? How tall are you?

That seems kind of counter to the current trend of bikes getting more progressive. I just moved from a 2018 Range C7.2 I belive it was 18% progressive. To a 2020 Scout that is 25% progressive. Same rock shox super deluxe. Man what a difference. The bottom out feel was way nicer. I have now switch to a Super Deluxe coil, my first coil bike. The ramp is perfect. I have no idea how people ride Patrols "on coil" with only 11% progression. It would just bottom out like crazy.

Any idea how progressive the rear travel is? Sounds like they may have gone less progressive.

Needs some retro Totem stickers.

I absolutely love this feature. Keep them coming

I love Sram GXP cranks for BB92 carbon frames. But with the Sram switching to DUB GXP is dead. These will be my next cranks. Now to get my Next G4 warrantied for the second time....

I can confirm the Code R develop the same lever flop.

I test fit DHR ll 27.5x2.8 on i40 rims and it did not provide adequate clearance imo. I am running Sun Duroc rims with i36 and Eliminator Black Diamond 2.6. Grip is ok but I am not a fan or how the casing sticks out past the knobs.

Great write up Andrew.

Any thoughts on the 27.5x2.6 High Grip.

I am looking at them for my Chromag Wideangle. I have read that they are a bit wider 69mm at the knobs and 63 at the casing. That really appeals to me as I find the Minion 2.5 a little harsh with the lack of volume.

I was under the impression it was the seat stay that changed.  I would love to know what they actually change.

Posted by: XXX_er

Simple green purple, Isnt that an oxymoran ?

Its real I promise. 

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/simple-green-pro-heavy-duty-cleaner-4l-0532460p.html#srp

Posted by: XXX_er

you gotta remove every speck of accumulated grease & dirt, brush & simple green degreaser seemed pretty good on the pulleys and sprockets

I thot the white gas was quite amazing on the chain it got right down to completely grease free

I am king of clean drivetrains as I like to get the most KM out of them. I use Simple Green Purple as it is non corrosive.

Posted by: PaulB

I like how you've min-maxed your setup by putting money into the trainer, not the bike.

Mega min-maxing. Most of the parts are recycled from my parts bin. Only new parts are the trainer, SX 12psd drivetrain and 165mm cranks to help with knee pain.  No need for a fancy bike when it is just strapped to a trainer. Emily and I have separate seat posts with height marks on them. So we just swap seats in and out.

The squirt lube sounds interesting. I will try it out next time I clean my drivetrain 

https://youtu.be/8stjAmmV0kg

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Posted by: heathen

I reached out PNW and received a reply back from Nathan. Speaking with Nathan he mentioned that they have Loam levers that are going on 4 years of constant use with no signs of wear on the rubber pad. He also said they totally hear my concerns about the mount and will be incorporating those ideas into a future design. We talk about other stuff not pertaining to the lever but PNW as a company and I am really stoked on what they try to do as a company. All their packaging uses as little plastic as possible and is recyclable cardboard. We didn't talk about the life time warranty but I just read that they launched that. So as a whole they have a great vision. Nathan was awesome and a true professional. 

While I am not a huge fan of the Loam levers current mounting configurations, I am a fan of the Loam lever itself. It has a smooth feel and the pad is nice as I don't wear gloves. I have mounted the lever with the 22.2mm bar mount on the outside of my brake mount. The lever feels great and looks awesome. With all the rain I only have one ride on the lever. I will post again when I have more time with the lever. 

The Loam grips that I got with the lever have been awesome. I have a few more rides with them as I mounted them right away. I have ridden them in dry weather with no gloves, misty foggy weather with no gloves and they have been awesome. All the sipes in the gripmake them work awesome with no gloves. The grips have been awesome so far. I have yet to do any long rough lift days to see how good they dampen high frequency vibration.

did the Loam lever remove any of the stiffness of the O/U dropper lever? or has that remained the same?

It is a tiny bit smoother. But I am religious about maintenance. I keep my posts and cables lubed

My wife and I Zwift a lot in the winter and chain lube is becoming an problem. I started off with regular dry lube but it doesn't seem to last long with the constant heat, pressure and house dust. It doesn't last too long and becomes noisy pretty fast. I have switched to Muc-Off C3 Ceramic wet and it is long lasting and super quite but it does collect house dust. Its nice to have a quite chain as the noise really travels inside a house. Its crazy how loud they can be.

My question is what are you using and why? Do waxes work?

I reached out PNW and received a reply back from Nathan. Speaking with Nathan he mentioned that they have Loam levers that are going on 4 years of constant use with no signs of wear on the rubber pad. He also said they totally hear my concerns about the mount and will be incorporating those ideas into a future design. We talk about other stuff not pertaining to the lever but PNW as a company and I am really stoked on what they try to do as a company. All their packaging uses as little plastic as possible and is recyclable cardboard. We didn't talk about the life time warranty but I just read that they launched that. So as a whole they have a great vision. Nathan was awesome and a true professional. 

While I am not a huge fan of the Loam levers current mounting configurations, I am a fan of the Loam lever itself. It has a smooth feel and the pad is nice as I don't wear gloves. I have mounted the lever with the 22.2mm bar mount on the outside of my brake mount. The lever feels great and looks awesome. With all the rain I only have one ride on the lever. I will post again when I have more time with the lever. 

The Loam grips that I got with the lever have been awesome. I have a few more rides with them as I mounted them right away. I have ridden them in dry weather with no gloves, misty foggy weather with no gloves and they have been awesome. All the sipes in the gripmake them work awesome with no gloves. The grips have been awesome so far. I have yet to do any long rough lift days to see how good they dampen high frequency vibration.

Wandering bite point is in the lever according to what people said in the Xmas thread about the Shimgura set up.

Posted by: Poz

Posted by: heathen

Posted by: Poz

No lube included but I did think about adding some.

I’m not too concerned it looks to be easy to work on and it still goes up and down. And after riding a reverb for the last 6 years I’m looking forward to not spending on service nearly the cost of a new post.

I would take RAHrider advice and open it open and lube it. Better safe then sorry.

Ya I think it makes sense.

Edited: I took it apart (super easy) and added some triflow and it’s much smoother.

Was it dry inside?

Posted by: JBV

Posted by: FLATCH

Sounds like quit a stable, how do keep up with all that rubber?

no doubt!  just mounted a WTB Verdict high grip tough with a Tannus tubeless and i can't wait to ride, but feel like i should maybe be thinking about an ark instead.

Please post back with thoughts. I switched to a Verdict judge combo and I am really impressed with the traction in soft soil and wet conditions.  I find the Verdict has a bit less grip on rock then my previous combo but a bit more grip in the conditions above.