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Good to hear... I'll be keeping eyes open for that. Good luck with the bike until then

Not alone at all, I'm really drawn to this, and the design makes a lot of sense, which does offset the reluctance.

Bigger issue is that I'm not in the US, so it's harder to commit. Will be interested to see Mike's  promised  article on tearing down the shock.  If it looks like I can muddle through the service myself, I'll be seriously tempted.

Today I learned my Northwoods jacket had a side pocket.

Mine is an old one, still available in their sale,and if strapping it to the bike isn't a feature you're bothered about (I'm  not) then it's a bargain.

I don't see the point of Marzocchi stuff any more, supposedly a budget range, but in practice the identical (or slightly better in this case) Fox Performance stuff is the same price or cheaper. Just seems total waste of the brand.

Two simple rules - don`'t buy a  Raceface Product with a bearing in it, don't buy a RaceFace product made of carbon, follow those and you are mostly good apart from those Turbine stems that had the dodgy faceplate.

Landfarers are great - and I just ripped mine, and Patagonia repaired them free, including postage both ways.

I'd have ditched the Megatower name altogether and had a 29er Nomad, and a Nomad MX, agree the Nomad is remembered more fondly.

That's interesting - I'm now wondering if I was sent a V1 remote with my V2 210mm post.

I'm in Europe, so maybe the opposite end of that. 

As for feel, I'm just talking about the oneup being a flexy, plastic POS with really stiff action compared to the smooth, solid Triggy.

Cool, the post is great but the V2 lever was crap. Swapped mine for a BikeYoke lever, which is significantly cheaper than the V2 and much, much better - suspect it will be cheaper than this too.

Posted by: craw

Totally. My mountain bike rides require a drive and then tend to be super intense due to the nature of the shore. An instant steep long climb with no warmup then white hot intensity the whole way straight down. I prefer my mountain bike when I want to 100% clear my brain, replace it with 100% focus. My gravel bike is for the opposite experience. Ride straight out the door. Look at stuff, cruise, drift in and out or maintain tempo, explore new places, at intersections opt for the way I haven't been before, etc. I find if I need to clear my head I ride the mountain. If I need to think and work through stuff the gravel bike is a better choice for turning stuff over. Reconnecting with spaces is a nice change to riding defined trails. There are so many spots around Vancouver you would never bother to ride on an enduro bike.

Sums up my experience exactly, got into gravel riding as a side effect of lockdown, but it's a different experience to mountain bikes in exactly the way you describe. Can just roll out the gate and explore.

@bicycle_batman - what size is the Bardino? They normally have a seat tube brace, yours looks much cleaner without it.

Rode XO DH for years, sold the bike with them intact. Replacement bike had SixC - I sold the third warranty set of SixCs and replaced them with Hope. Weight penalty was worth it, the SixCs just couldn't be trusted. Friend had the same experience.