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A crank is the only thing compatible between brands as is, so that isn't really any different. To use a Shimano drivetrain you can just put a UDH on the frame and mount up whatever other drivetrain you like.

I abhor the helmet visor. So useless here in the sun-free environment of BC. All it does is block my view while riding.

The shift feel from interrupted shift housing is unbelievably good compared to a fully housed shift cable. Great on a road bike where the cables don't get dirty fast. Anyway, that is all long gone on modern MTB and road bikes.

This car looks awesome with the style 270s! I tried to buy this car last summer (or was that 2020?), but I was in Victoria for the weekend and that fated young fellow got to it first. I saw it pop up again but I guess you beat me too it that time haha. It is such a shame BMW didn't sell the RWD E91s in Canada.

Have you ever owned a bike with a Pinion gearbox?

A lot of MTB is about projecting. If the top DH world cup guys were all used winged grips then we wouldn't be caught dead without them. All of us regular ol' slow guys want to look like the top dogs and to be part of the "in" group. We are social apes afterall.

Wow $1800. It does look nice though. A friend recently bought a 1up rack and I wasn't super impressed with the loading action, but it is well built and people claim it lasts. I have been through a few racks now (most of the Yakima catalogue) and I still haven't found one that really satisfies what I want. Add to that the fact that a 29er with a 1300mm+ wheelbase is so long with both wheels on that it barely fits down a lane and I'm tempted to just built my own dang rear rack. 

Did you just recently buy this car Cam? Looks familiar to me.

I wonder what route this is. I wouldn't mind recreating this! There are quite a few different FSRs around Mahony. I've never been out there though, so I wonder what a good camp spot would be?

Google maps gives very strange travel times for forest service roads. Generally, actual travel time by truck is much shorter.

As far as I can tell a center lock rotor would work just fine with no lock ring at all. There is no way for for it to come off as long as the axle remains in place and the caliper is still on the bike. Obviously with no lock ring it would be making all kinds of noise rattling around, but the chances of it not stopping you are pretty much nil.