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Posted by: XXX_er

and BC is even way more fun becuz by the time they got to BC the brits just didn't wana pay off the FN so there are unsettled landclaims like Delgamuuk

but there are ways around that ^^ as Christy Clarke showed us, even if they have no authority just deal with the band council instead of the hereditary chiefs the whole CGL project is on Wetsueten lands they fought over in Delgamuuk and again with the Westsueten blockades on the CN main lines in Hazelton & the Mohawks back east

that was costing industry a LOT of money i think i heard 1 million per day

That was Tyendinaga just down the highway from me. What was interesting wasn't so much the blockade but how divided the Rez themselves where about it. While some supported the blockade others including chiefs wanted to have nothing to do with it.  There was apparently a few public spats between various groups on the Rez over leadership and such. And keep in mind it has been well over a decade since the Tyendinaga band who where notorious for blocking rail lines and the 401 did anything like this.

I know a couple of people from Tyendinaga and through them it has been interesting to learn how much of a divide even between First Nations groups over things there exists. For example one told me they view any first nations like those in BC who make agreements as sell outs and not native enough.

Posted by: AndrewMajor

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.

Exactly what was thinking.

Ok...is this caused by HAARP activating Chem Trail residue so that it interacts with vaccines?

Funny thing. About May last year some local rider suggested after getting left for dead in March 2019 by the hit and run driver I can now invest in a eMTB.  Can't recall exactly my response but he and I don't interact anymore. Riding well this year with a fucked up right knee and various other issues. Oh, and beat his ass on three sections on our local trails.

Posted by: Chris_Mitchell

About to purchase a Chromag Primer. I was sad to notice the press fit BB - but realized I don't really care as long as it is quiet! (A noisy bike drives me mental). Anyone have any experience/ issues with this on a Primer? Also, I'm a 5'11'' rider going for a size M/L, but was curious if I should size up. Any insights or advice would be appreciated!

The BB every Rootdown I have seen recently on Pinkbike has this as the BB from Wheels Manufacturing. Not a true press fit I don't think. 

https://wheelsmfg.com/bottom-brackets/bb86-92/bb86-92-outboard-abec-3-bb-for-24mm-shimano-cranks-black.html

Posted by: Vikb

I don't use a chain guide, but I do have a taco bash on all my bikes and it gets used every ride by slamming into rocks.

Chromag is discounting the few remaining 2019 Rootdowns they have so who knows maybe the 2020 model will come with a threaded BB?

Vik, not a threaded BB but they went with this style of BB.

https://wheelsmfg.com/bottom-brackets/bb86-92/bb86-92-outboard-abec-3-bb-for-24mm-shimano-cranks-black.html

Posted by: Mic

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Posted by: Mic

The wideangle looks beautiful. The doctohawk too slack for my terrain. And an annual trip to big mountains does not justify such a bike. Am still riding my 26" stylus, have I mentioned that? Any reason for getting a new one, 'cept more fun?  

Plan is to get a new HT in 2021...either a 27.5 or a 29. Stylus (again) or a Stanton Switch9er. Cannot really decide.

Mic, Wideangle is great. It is the made in Taiwan version of the Samurai made in Squamish and  after a year can't tell the difference between the Samurai and the Wideangle. Supposedly you can run it with 26" wheels if your a retro grouch but haven't yet myself. Can run it mini plus size which I did over the winter. My Wideangle is a prototype and takes a max 27.5x2.6 in the rear though. Don't know if the newer versions go bigger in 27.5. Wonder if you can get a 26+ to work? And you ask if your old Stylus is still fun? Well according to endless stalking over 5 years of Pinkbike buy and sell 2007 to say 2009/10 Stylus frames or bikes are rare. Seen exactly 4 in 5 years. All the Stylus one's I keep seeing used are in the last 5 years.

Thanks for the info. Guess I ride my 26" Stylus into the ground or until I have a hard time finding spare tires. Oh my....

At times I would love to ride a longer bike that is a bit more stable at speed. The 26" Stylus does ride like a big BMX bike, which i like...but....you know. 

Tungsten.....alu does feel like cast iron. Steel is a bit more subtle. There is in my opinion a very real difference between the two materials and how they ride. 

But....compared to a fully a hardtail is a different ride altogether. Especially on techgnar (only know the tastes of Finale Ligure and the Alps).

Okay Mic, there is a little known detail about the Chromags from 2007. My 2007 Samurai was built with enough clearance to fit big as 26' tires. Extra benefit? Found you could run 27.5 wheels mounting a roughly 27.5 by say 2.2-2.3  tire.  Not saying it can't be done with a Stylus from 2007 though I think I recall seeing it done somewhere. Can't recall. So if you have access to a qr rear in 27.5  put it in and see what happens.

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Posted by: Mic

And I honestly am fed up with streaming. I miss the good old days of renting a film or even buy one...unpacking....celebrating the movie. Not just clicking an icon and binge watchibg whatever whenever.

My favorite parts of watching a movie were the trip to the rental store and the hour spent picking out a movie.

And then returning it a week late.  $25.00 to watch Howard the Duck.

But...others were worth it. Definitely.

Are you saying you didn't love Howard the Duck?

well, sorr..but I have never seen Howard the Duck.....I was thinking along the lines of certain actresses. 

By the way, is Gooch still alive?

Someone bring the Gooch Signal out of deep storage.

Posted by: Mic

The wideangle looks beautiful. The doctohawk too slack for my terrain. And an annual trip to big mountains does not justify such a bike. Am still riding my 26" stylus, have I mentioned that? Any reason for getting a new one, 'cept more fun?  

Plan is to get a new HT in 2021...either a 27.5 or a 29. Stylus (again) or a Stanton Switch9er. Cannot really decide.

Mic, Wideangle is great. It is the made in Taiwan version of the Samurai made in Squamish and  after a year can't tell the difference between the Samurai and the Wideangle. Supposedly you can run it with 26" wheels if your a retro grouch but haven't yet myself. Can run it mini plus size which I did over the winter. My Wideangle is a prototype and takes a max 27.5x2.6 in the rear though. Don't know if the newer versions go bigger in 27.5. Wonder if you can get a 26+ to work? And you ask if your old Stylus is still fun? Well according to endless stalking over 5 years of Pinkbike buy and sell 2007 to say 2009/10 Stylus frames or bikes are rare. Seen exactly 4 in 5 years. All the Stylus one's I keep seeing used are in the last 5 years.

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Posted by: ken-leggatt

Not the best picture, but this is the original Wideangle.  Nothing but fun on this.

Hmm...that is? Made here or overseas?

The Wideangle of all vintages is a Taiwan made frame.

Thought so.  I have the predecessor to that in the work shop right now.