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I'm a current SB130 owner and I was really hoping for a full update on the SB100. I love the geo and ride of the SB130 but honestly don't need that much bike most of the time. I'm getting into longer rides and want a lighter machine. This seems like a half measure in order to sell a bunch of the SB100 bones that Yeti couldn't move.

TIL about Loctite Stick! I must have some.

Nice work and thanks for sharing the frustrations. This could be me. I'm curious - Did you give any feedback to Yeti about the experience you had with their tool and if so, what was their response? SB130 owner here who will definitely not be tackling this job myself.

XT der, XTR shifter here.

Left side fixed cone. Thank you! No need for an axle vise clamp thingy.

I see battery technology changing, that could be one form of obsolescence. But the more likely scenario is that manufacturers will use this as an opportunity for planned obsolescence like they do with hub spacing, for example.

What I believe to be a legitimate critique of e-bikes is the issue of recycling/disposal. These things are being built fast and evolving fast. Will there be backwards compatible batteries? I kinda doubt it. I feel like the manufacturer should bear some responsibility when it comes to recycling or decommissioning the bike, when that time comes. As more and more battery powered convenience crap floods the market (Lime scooters for example) I see more and more batteries going to the landfill.

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.