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Absolutely agree Andrew. Love the photos too. Where is that rock-roll to wood ramp feature (if you are allowed to say)?

Great takeaway Cheap!  I think my space blanket is the most important thing in my pack. I have used it once when a buddy broke his back and was starting to go into shock. Luckily north shore fire department got to us quickly. Can't say enough good things about those guys and gals.

I carry a similar kit in my small evoc Fanny pack. It's not intrusive at all.  Rule number 1 is don't die, so I also pack a few essential first aid bits to fix broken humans (or at least keep them alive long enough for NSR to reach us). Triangle bandages, pocket mask, gauze pad, tape, and space blanket.

Sounds like good practice. What do you use to flush the bearings in-situ?

That's great. PNW also do a great job with their recyclable packaging.

Hey Cam, just wondering how often you pump a little grease through the zerk fittings? Seems like this should greatly increase the service life of the bearings.

I have 2 PNW droppers that I have been running for several seasons. No issues whatsoever.

I find running 4 clamps gives me the ability to put my controls exactly where I want them. The ability to run different brands and generations of components is nice too. Don't give a dam about 'clutter'.

I am just under 5'7", and I will take all the travel I can get. On my size medium Fugitive that is 170-180mm, depending on the post. The Knolly design allows me to fully insert the post into the frame in order to use the full range of the dropper. I would never buy a frame that restricted the size of dropper I could use.

Agreed. I bought a full 1/2 inch drive Hazet socket set when I was 14 (bought it piece by piece using my bike shop pay).  That was 46 years ago and they are still serving me well. You definitely get what you pay for.

NSR long-lined out an injured mountain biker today. Anyone know what happened?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLFECmDWxa/?utm_medium=copy_link

That's brutal. Hope you get your bike back.

Posted by: Bull_Dozer

Where is the best place for mountain bikers to park in the area as an alternative? Parkgate park? Would be good to have some sort of designated acceptable parking area for mountain bikers as parking seems to be a consistent issue in most areas as the mountain bike specific parking (for lack of a better term) is almost always way too small. Is this something that the NSBMA deals with? I always thought that the parking lots of local schools would be a good option as they are rarely used on the weekends, which is also when you get the most mountain biker traffic.

PG park has signage indicating that the parking lot closes at 8:00. I haven't noticed them closing the gates or enforcing this though. Has anyone else?

I recently bought a Chevy bolt EV and I have to say I am Impressed with it. I have always considered most North American vehicles to be crap, but this is changing my mind. It's a well designed platform, and the driving experience is great, especially the single pedal regen braking. If I only drove it to work and back (50 km/day) I could easily keep it charged with the 110V level 1 charger.

Posted by: XXX_er

So if you were riding a new bike and then a 15 -20 yr old bike you would totally notice the smooth crisp feel of a 20 mm axle ?

Is a 20mm axle big in the same way as  29" wheels, or a dropper seat post

I can't recall ever thinking "dam, I would be so much faster if only I had a 20mm axle" ;<)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPM7POspbNH/?utm_medium=copy_link

Still officially closed

Posted by: Ddean

Aggressive bears all over Cypress. Go to Seymour instead. 

safety first!

Yup. Saw a bunch of them on Cypress today.

Has anyone seen an update? I  am considering carrying bear spray.

Posted by: blackfly

I think to it depends on what you are trying to accomplish when riding.  Are you out for the ride or for deeper reasons?  I think for many it is simply about the fun of riding and that is it.  But to me riding has a much more significant impact to my fabric.  It is beyond passion.  If you simply ride to ride then Seymour gets you more "bang for the buck", but my best memories are of the ones that came the hard way. Or the rides that were pooched from the word go and nothing went right.  Sure wish the  Dump Trail was around today......

Well said!

I just had a discussion about this with an industry insider, and it sounds way worse than I thought it was. If you can find consumable parts now, buy them. Good luck finding a 12 speed SRAM chain.