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Army surplus stores have great folding shovels, always useful - makes it easy to dig for the best sandcastles ever.

I just met Gunter on Fromme this morning and I can tell you, he is STOKED to be riding here

how about the Zerode for a complete departure from bicycle norms?

My 10 yr old is enjoying the Deity compounds - they happened to be in the shop when we were looking for pedals so I went for them without having wah wahs etc to compare but they were a good price for kids pedals. Not sure about rebuildablenessitude though. These look like a great deal for most riders.

Great to see. I always wore Dainese when motorcycling and their products and body armour were/are rock solid and led the pack - having Rossi as a sponsored rider helped as well. I was really hoping that they would be able to apply their years of R&D to bikes instead of just paying lip service. 

(Short of going through a motorcycle store, are there any Dainese suppliers around?)

Has anyone tried the scarabeo kids/youth armor? I'm intrigued by the extendability idea.

If you want to go the whole hog and have to pull and replace bearings, I ordered a custom set of bearing pullers/presses from here : https://www.bearingprotools.com/

Granted, it's a tool for a specific frame, but if you're finding you replace your bearings more often then it amortizes after one replacement cycle compared to LBS prices - I also don't have anything else I need a bearing tool for so a custom one suits me fine.

I used to dream about those Ohlin UD forks....and Eddie Lawson's up there? Amazing.

Thanks for throwing this article up here again.

That's uncannily similar to the Backcountry Research strap I have. The additional side pockets are a good move though.

Being daKine, I can expect them to be easier to get hold of though.

Great article/writing.

I enjoy facing down the mind games brought on by woodwork - the sudden horizon before a drop that in reality isn't too crazy and you feel a little silly about balking. Then again, some others are getting the combination of guts and technique working correctly - some of the natural ones on ladies for example - and then the payoff is huge for me.

I was discussing with a friend the way to stop the plateaus and going-through-the-motions feeling brought on by constant riding and how to make it always feel like the first time. There are many ways to approach trails and riding them, but it does take a little mindfulness to figure out why and what to do about it instead of just smashing down and feeling a little unfulfilled.

I got a fast, considered reply with a good price and a great timeframe for a raw stripdown. I would *love* a Toxik paint job but I generally klutz everything I own after a while so it would be depressing to see it scratch up.

I guess the only other question is possible resale - how many people would pass up because it's a raw frame?

It fell out of my helmet somewhere between parking lot and Ladies entrance..

thanks in advance

looks like Mr Harald would be just the ticket. Thanks for the insights everyone!

The paintwork on my bike is getting tatty so I want to knock it back to a raw aluminium and possibly add a clearcoat over new decals.

Can anyone recommend any outfits on the North Shore (or within 50km) that do media blasting  (and maybe a clearcoating service too) ?

Or I could use a paint stripper/wire wool/200 - 800 grit combo- in that case what would anyone recommend as I'm not familiar with North American chemicals.

I'll probably have to redo the crowns on my pike anyways, so chemical recommendations would be helpful

cheers in advance

shitty paint guy

Nice one!

I enjoy using this for Fromme - start at McNair, climb in through Mountain View Park to Griffin Ascent -> Lower Griffin->King of The Shore -> Roadside Attraction

Mix it up by either climbing onwards up Middle Griffin and back into Roadside or go full on and take Upper Griffin all the way to Cedar Trail exit

What I enjoy about these climbs is that they can be taken as slowly or as speedily as the rider wants. If I'm in a easy-spin-in-my-lowest-gear mood, it's all about body position to stop front end lifting or rear end slipping.

From then, if I really want to put the hate on my legs, Wardens is only 2 switchbacks away

Whoops, I thought this was 'other climbs you appreciate on Fromme' - needed more coffee.

Well, the climb from Perth all the way into Ed's Access to Mad Access into Top Mad Hatter made me wish for the sweet embrace of Dreamweaver uphill

That route would be an excellent addition to the existing networks. I’d like to see the weird janky ending on the Dempsey Connector rerouted to come out nearer the Fromme entrance gate, it would be a great green run for lower level traffic to link both sides of the mountain. 

Currently the DNV/parks generally considers this work to be within their wheelhouse but it’s obvious to see that the NSMBA can build and maintain these trails - Good Sir Martin is an example of how a premier trail can be constructed by dedicated builders and sustain massive amounts of traffic. This is where emailing dnv to get this going is paramount. Political movement/will comes from grass roots activism.

Extremely impressed with Jeff and co at WheelThing

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And now, where to get crush washers.....but I usually ask any of the shops that offer a lowers service like Steed, Dunbar, Cove etc

Crush washers dont have to be replaced each time you remove the footnuts.  Its probably a good idea if you have them, but I have never found mine to leak after several removals and re-assemblies.

Only if you're cack-handed like me.

And now, where to get crush washers.....but I usually ask any of the shops that offer a lowers service like Steed, Dunbar, Cove etc