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Cheers! 

I've really appreciated all the personal stories from folks with hand issues that these grips help to relieve.

Have you sent this feedback to Rev? 

I've talked to some riders who wish the small was smaller and I think they're SOL, but folks looking for thicker grips - and, anecdotally, there seems to be plenty of them - should be easy enough to accommodate if the demand is there.

"Expensive up front but a tiny price to pay for something that might keep me riding and working as I age into second tier masters class obscurity."

THIS!

I haven't seen the more ergonomic RG5 shape in person but it seems a lot of riders are really interested in it so it's only a matter of time.

Cheers!

Very surprising for anything other than a DH bike... even then wheel and frame stiffness aren’t issues carbon/carbon so why not get some extra clearance?!

Still, small batch v. big manufacturer.

Some predictions coming through early? Devinci makes the first step towards abandoning Super Boost?!?

Your preferred local shop can bring them in - Alba is the distributor. You can also order directly through Alba’s website or directly from Rev.

Cheers!

Totally. And hopefully our positive experiences, and talking about the product, helps folks who do need them, like Tim Williams or Dave Smith above, to hear about them. 

At least that was my experience with Fasst bars. For every couple or few unimaginative “that’s stupid because I don’t need it” comments out there I’d get a message or see a comment from someone for whom they were experience changing.

Cheers! You’re probably in the same category as me where you like them but don’t need them?

Very different value propositions.

Given it’s a passion of mine I’ve tried all those combos (run CushCore, plus tires, more sweep, push-on grips, Flexx bar) and the Rev grips are definitely doing something different than bar sweep.

As with the major underlying theme of the article - if you don’t need them great, but if you do need them they’re brilliant. I think there are some solid comments here (above) from people who do need/love them and as I noted in the article I know a few folks who work(ed) with their hands who basically can’t  ride without them. 

Keep an open mind. There may come a day that micro-suspension products keep you riding too.

Two things I’ve been reminding my friends & frenemies:

A friction shifter will allow you to combine almost any derailleur / cassette with the right chain and even some of the time with the almost-right chain. Having one around isn’t just a replacement for any shifter in your fleet it’s also the skeleton key of intercompatibility! Now you can run Eagle with that old 9-speed cassette in your bin.

You’re less than a dollar away - in the form of two bolts - from turning any derailleur into a tensioner and, by extension, any bike into a single speed. Replace those limit screws and answer the universe’s call for you to be in the wrong gear all the time! Any chain will do, it’s still easy to get an SS cog if you don’t want to just leave your cassette on, and away you go. Beautiful.

Posted by: Vikb

Posted by: thaaad

We do have the space for it and I do really love it. 

I'd keep it for this winter. Re-evaluate in the Spring. As long as the above is true and you ride it then keeping it makes sense. If you find you are not riding it sell it come Spring when bike fever is peaking.

Strongly disagree. If you have a Chromag (or any hardtail) with fixed dropouts flip it ASAP! Pretty strong rumour going around that Chromag is finally adding sliders to some of their frames!!! 

Now all you slow-to-conform single speeders will have the ‘option’ to ride bikes a better way!

Covid wants you to single speed! Why else would there be no Eagle chains until July!?!?!?!??!?!?!???

I think the big advantage of CC over other systems remains the run-flat ability.

It’s not that combinations of different tires/inserts can’t create a similar ride but rather the fact that you do in a tire and you’re still walking out or putting in a tube.

How much value that has (versus cost, weight, install) will depend on the tire but it’s really strange to me (not intended as a comment directly to you Ryan, but as a general observation) that the majority of “it’s like CushCore but... insert price, weight, install” comments don’t mention this fact.

Also, short of some awful experiences with true-2-ply “DH” tires, CC really isn’t that hard to install.

I stopped carrying a tube and honestly - as much of a ‘scout as I am - I only carry a pump/plugs because NSMB wheel testing policy is no inserts during test period.

Any other insert I’ve played with I’m back to carrying a tube/plugs/pump all the time.

I’m a well documented fan of Wolf Tooth’s CAMO system. The stainless N/W rings more than pay for themselves in terms of longevity and I’ve run the same rings on e13, RaceFace, SRAM, and FSA (Cannondale) cranks thanks to the swappable spiders.

Not cheap but very nicely made, high quality, and small batch USA manufacturing. And actually, compared to the price of SRAM Eagle rings even the initial purchase price doesn’t seem that crazy.

Anyways, early days but I’ve been liking their new bashguard version. It does look better with my 32t oval ring compared to this 30t. But it spreads the load out when I thump it with either size installed.

How about a 10mm long Mondraker DM stem from On/Off:

https://www.onoffcomponents.com/en/krypton-dh-cnc-integrated-10mm

Posted by: Kenny

After noticing a major difference in arm pump between my FS and HT and not having much luck improving it via setup related changes, I've ordered some revgrips to try. Bit of an expensive experiment, but conceptually I can really see how they'd help in a hardtail especially. 

Shipping from US to Canada is a disaster these days, I guess they all have covid? So who knows when they'll actually turn up, but I'll follow up after some testing.

Any local shop can bring them in. ALBA in Whistler is the distributor. I’ve been riding a pair for a few weeks.

Posted by: RAHrider

I've put in almost 400km on it and I like it 90% of the time but every time I take it on steep tech I wish I wasn't riding it.

Just out of curiosity, have you tried raising the bar 20mm (bar or headset spacers) for the steep tech? 

Or otherwise changing the weight balance - narrower bar, running the shock softer, or fork firmer, or dropping the seat more (mechanically after your dropper is bottomed)?

It just reads like you’re fighting your bike but there’s nothing in your build that stands out as an Achilles’ heel.

Posted by: velocipedestrian

Wow. Badarse.

Gonna read the piece, but first a guess about how many responses came through about the oval of the Thomson being 90° wrong?

It gives you more compliance that way! Hahahahaha.

I was digging through some old NSMB material tonight and came upon Perry's piece on his PDC circa 2013 and I thought we should all take a second to appreciate #HotSanta's OG commitment to steepening STAs. 2013!

Just think of the potential fore-aft adjustment (especially if the main post had M5 hardware). 

The article is here for more photos.

Posted by: RAHrider

Our day to day admissions for non-covid illness are way down. My hospital is under capacity for the first time since it was opened! 

This is awesome news; hopefully a B.C.-wide trend. 

Thank you for being there!