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Be ready with an explanation when your spouse or partner sees “fatty strippers” show up on the credit card bill😬

As a long-time CB pedal user, my biggest complaint on the Eggbeater and Candys was that once you ground them down on enough rocks, the end cap basically became impossible to remove for servicing the internals. The Mallet Es solved that issue by insetting the end cap a bit from the outer edge of the pedal. It appears the Mallet Trail end caps actually protroude outward from the pedal body. I’m not sure what the function of that silver ring is; does it protect the end caps?

I thought about the mullet thing, but it already has a slack seat angle (72), which would be further slacked out with a higher front end. Also, this bike was upgraded at some point with some nice 30mm internal carbon wheels, so it would be a shame to toss the front wheel (and 34 fork). It comes with a 44mm head tube, so I think an angleset could be used to slack it out. It appears Turner still offers bushing kits and derailleur hangers, so there’s a reasonable chance of keeping it going for a while.

I’ve got my eye on a seemingly well-used 2013 Turner Burner in my size for sale locally. It’s got 27.5 wheels updated with wider rims, Fox Factory suspension with a 150mm travel 34 CTD, 2x XT drivetrain, and a non-working Reverb. I was thinking of picking up as a winter min-max project. I think it was in Turner’s DW suspension period. Any thoughts from the Turner experts here?

I’m the original owner of a 2015 Trek Farley 8, so not progressive geometry, but it’s pretty much a dedicated snow/ice bike for me, so It works fine for my purposes. I’m surprised by other comments about difficulties setting up grip shifters. My Farley still has the original GX derailleur on it, which looks like it’s had a few run-ins with a bench grinder, and it bangs off shifts perfectly. I swapped the cassette to a SunRace 11-46 and threw on an oval 28t Absolute Black chainring for lower gearing.

I love this series, especially the focus on obscure component options like the long Shimano levers and grip shifters. I’ve got a 1x11 grip shifter on my fat bike, works great and is much easier to locate than a trigger inside bar mitts.