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What stopped you running the Bikeyoke? Run a 185 on my size L with room to spare

You're not going to buy another press-fit frame and swap over the BB?

My Morewood Makulu was another bike with that 10.5x3.5 shock. They were proper monsters, just filled the front triangle. The water bottle crowd would never stand for it.

You had me at "Gore-Tex version of this shoe, rumoured to be landing this August."

The last non-Five Ten shoes I used were the Teva Links, which I loved (oh... and a short lived pair of the Vans bike shoes which separated from their soles almost immediately)

I loved the Tevas, and the Stamps are very similar in comfort and grip, but compared to the Freerider Pro, I'm definitely a bit less stuck to the pedals on them. Using Burgtec Mk5 and Mk4 pedals.

Not a major thing, and given the Stamps are better looking, more comfortable and more practical in the bad weather than the Five Tens, I'm happy with the tradeoff.

I foundd these noticeably less grippy that Freerider Pros, but nicer to wear and ride in just about every other way, comfort and weatherproofing being near top of the list. Plus a hideaway for laces - thin laces which don't soak up water and dirt, and an upper that dries quick and then brushes clean.

Shimano do a 10-45 12sp casssette in XT and XTR

They do exist - https://kingdombike.com/pages/the_void_mountain160

I'm inpressed by anyone who can pedal two Assegais up a hill - I find one on the front super draggy

Easy to love (and keep) a raw G1

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.