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It's been great with my Schwalbe G-ones. They don't have the most volume and are a pretty soft casing so they bottom out easily. The cush core inserts are great for that extra protection. Plus, cushcore was even nice enough to throw in a spare set of valves for me since my rims are too deep for the stock valves.

Last ride I did I was at 21/28 psi and I weigh 175 without any gear.

Related, while also slightly unrelated, but I've really loved cushcore CX on my gravel bike these past few months. I really can drop down the pressure and it allows for some extra confidence when it comes to protecting carbon rims from rocks when using smaller tires (40c). Maybe the smaller sizes are easier to install, but I've even swapped tires in 10-15 minutes a wheel.

Whoo! This makes me excited for rebuilding my 1994 Landcruiser. Got a few years before I'm ready to undertake the project, but I am already excited.

Really looking forward to getting a pair of these to test out F/R, just have to find them someplace

Thankfully the strap design is different on the Repack. It's absolutely a step up from the Palos.

I'm with Cam on the repack LR, when it isn't totally packed full, the pack does an excellent job of staying put. That said, I'm pretty thin and can really cinch the pack abound my hip bones to keep it in place.

At the end of the day, I still like storage bibs more than anything else.   Life is good with a bottle on my back and a bottle on my bike

Andrew, I wanted to say thank you, as I was the one that had asked for a Rose cleat review on a previous post. I really appreciate it. There is a reason NSMB is my favorite site despite living in Florida.

That makes sense, Cam. I noticed that yesterday when looking at my sb130. I've got a good bit of colored vinyl laying around, so maybe I'll give it a go for the bands

Cam, I really like the vinyl decals that wrap fully around on the part of the rear triangle that connects the seat and chainstay. Did you overlap it on the backside to make a loop?

Over the past few years, I've stepped up my wrapping game with each new bike. Because I'm spending more and more with every bike that I buy, I've felt the increased need to protect the frame from cosmetic blemishes, especially as I resell my bikes after a year or two of riding. 

I started with an unwrapped bike, then had a bike that I handcut 3m tape for (toptube, downtube, and stays), and on my newest bike, I ended up going for a professionally made kit. However, I've never had anyone else wrap my bike for me as I find the process to be cathartic.  

As Cam mentioned, it is also nice to not worry about little marks on an unwrapped frame from things like brush, pants/shoe rub, etc. I know it's a mtb, but I do want to maintain the resale value.