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I just heard that Nissan will finally be redesigning the Frontier for US and probably Canada too. I expect it'll look something like this and I highly doubt that they'll offer a diesel.

I devoured this article and comments section! Great stuff. It seems like this gear is still available, though still not very cheaply. I'd hoped that more stuff like this would catch on by now. Of course there is the new Box Components stuff. I've always been a Shimano guy but always like to see a different approach. 

Does anyone out there have any time on this SRAM EX1 stuff?

Keeping track of psi, compression and rebound settings before disassembly? Unheard of! The last few places I've taken my forks to don't do this, so when you get it out to the parking lot for the old bounce test, it feels like garbage.

They must put nuclear dust on the roads in the Sea to Sky. I saw this thing in person and it was definitely a "40 footer". That is, it looked boss from about 40' away and when you get closer you see all the rust. 

I also wouldn't consider a Tacoma like this to be easy on fuel. Probably getting 15 mpg (yes, I'm a Yank and yes I'll stop griping now)

Very cool series, looking forward to more!

Did Shimano finally solve the crank finish issue? That is, several iterations of Shimano cranks throughout the years look very worn after only a few pedal strokes. This is of course due to shoes rubbing grit into them. Are those pix of the XTR cranks after they've been used? If so, they look like they are really standing up to abrasion, or you don't rub them at all. 

Thanks,

I need new pedals and have been on the fence about these exact two pairs. Well timed article! OneUp ftw! Thanks!

"We for sure have heard that and we went back and we asked their shop to look at bikes in their shop and see if it's specific to this model and across the board once they looked they saw that they had tire rub so it isn't an issue for us. It isn't an issue for our consumers."

They had tire rub but it isn't an issue for Yeti? It isn't an issue for consumers, yet they had tire rub? I have an SB130 and I'm currently running a 2.3 Maxxis Aggressor that came with the bike, it doesn't rub but many people are reporting rubbing with a 2.5, which Yeti says is ok to run.  Yeti admits rubbing but says it's not an issue?

My bike had the bushing knock issue which I fought with Yeti about for over a week before I even rode the bike. They finally agreed to send me the pennies worth of new bushings and no more knock. I like the bike but I don't like The Tribe culture and mentality. I was consistently made to feel like an idiot by everyone at Yeti I spoke with about the bushing issue. I've owned dozens of suspension bikes throughout the ages and the only time I experienced such pronounced bushing play was when they were completely knackered.