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Whats the blurred out bike in the background?

https://youtu.be/zHt1TCFvMV4?t=629

You're absolutely right.

I should have been more specific, towards the "defeating" part of my original comment. He finds alternative means; double spanners, nut splitters, hydraulic cutters and Ramset gun, to break locks after his attempts at picking.

Remember guys, A chain is only as good as its lock, and a lock is only ever a deterrent.

https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer/videos

Now not everyone has this guys skill-set or tools, but it goes to show how quick a lock can be picked/defeated.

His Ramset videos show just how quick (and relatively quiet) most locks can be defeated with something available from the hardware store.

"SRAM has Shimano licked right now on the shifter (not "shifting") game"

Which I interpret as Dave likes the SRAM shifter better, because the XTR shifter feels vague. But like the overall shifting of XTR betterer.

We mountain bikers are a vain bunch. Lol. Too many people value form over function.

These (especially the high top) interest the hell out of me. I love when companies take a gamble and think outside the box. They could have played it safe and made something that is just like everything else, instead they've taken more of a performance orientated approach to the design.

I'm quite confident that a lot of people will turn their noses up at these though.

This article has a response from the emergency doctor in question.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/martin-maes-tests-positive-for-masking-agent-at-ews-rotorua-and-tasmania-receives-90-day-ban.html

In all reality I think the final onus falls on Martin and team to check, they had two weeks between the NZ Enduro and EWS Rotorua to check and apply for a TUE. If they had of, I feel that the TUE would have been granted and this whole thing avoided.

At the end of the day this is a hard lesson, and I do feel really bad for Maes in this instance.

Yoann is a first class human!

I have ridden mine through a wet winter here in New Zealand I can say I have never had wet feet at the end of a ride. They don't look it, the toe box is a appears to be plastic/rubber mesh, but they shed water VERY well. 

When they get muddy I hose them down and they will be dry the next morning. My old 5.10's would take days to dry, so this is a revelation for me.

Goes to show. Age is just a number.

What brand pads you running? My Guides screamed something awful with multiple sets of SRAM pads. Changed to Uberbike Race Matrix pads, no more howling.

Posted by: Brocklanders

Posted by: velocipedestrian

I bought some of those POC glasses (for $18nz and free shipping).

Never having used the real ones I can't compare, but they came with 4 lenses and I like using them. I was also considerably less nervous about heating and bending the arms to my head shape than if I'd paid more. 

However. 

Any high stress or high failure danger component would have me thinking harder about the decision.

How are the lenses? Any distortion? My next question is are they actually UV protective?

UV protection in glasses comes from the natural UV resistance of the polycarbonite used for the lens. Coatings added do not block UV.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Iron Horse Sam “Me roid me bak fawst down” Hill was running 3 per wheel.

Haha thats a great aussie accent.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Some Euro Trash EWS guys we’re running Aeserbis Hand guards a few seasons back. 

I think Sam might be the biggest troll in the Mtn bike industry. 3 brake rotor bolts

Looks like 6. Maybe trolling with the black and silver combo.

Posted by: Brocklanders

After plugging a puncture with the bacon strip, I know I have to pull the tire off and patch  the inside of the tire. How long will the bacon last? Tire tread is at 50%, don't feel like pulling it off and making a mess when tire replace is on the horizon.

How big was the hole? 

You may never need to patch it. 

I had about 700km on a plug in last tire. Which, in the end, died of natural causes.

See how long it lasts, you might be surprised.

Posted by: DemonMike

Posted by: kiwizak

SKS make a "strap on" (LOL) bottle mount kit.

https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/collections/water-bottle-cages/products/sks-anywhere-adapter-water-bottle-cage-mounting-adapter-black

This doesn't appear to be the SKS kit, but

The point of the comment , Huge space in the frame for the builder to fit a bottle and they don,t. Some designs force one to mount a bottle on the bottom of the frame . Been there done that , won,t be happening again LOL. With the amount of $$$ some of these frames cost . I want features like a bottle mount in the frame!!!.

There were a handful of others commenting on lack of water bottle mounts, not just you, to which I offered a solution.

I tend to agree though, there is no excuse for lack of bottle mounts, the latest Remedy even has bottle mounts under the top tube for mounting accessories.

SKS make a "strap on" (LOL) bottle mount kit.

https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/collections/water-bottle-cages/products/sks-anywhere-adapter-water-bottle-cage-mounting-adapter-black

This doesn't appear to be the SKS kit, but

I wonder if you could use something like this to mount a dropper leaver under the twinloc.

There is an older twinloc remote that mounts above the bar, for 2x bikes.

Its as easy as removing the cable that goes to the fork.

What about Giant Trance 29, 66.5* and 130mm fork.