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And if you buy a complete bike you won’t get the bb tool and are left scrambling.

Andrew - could you mod chainline with reduced spacers?

1) maddening they made another standard (at least two, right?) for the BB cups...

2) regarding chainline, do you have a spacer between the DS BB cup and frame? Could you shave a mm off that? I’m not sure I’ve seen BB spacers of varying width but it seems like there might be demand.

“Actually, I was JRA when my headtube separated from my top tube. I swear!”

I was quoted $270 CAD from a shop in the Okanagan in the fall. I’m trying to order now and will keep you posted if that price is still right. Curious how the bar experiment goes for you Burgess - I’ve been tempted to try them.

that's a great silver lining you've found there in regards to the hub! separate question: have you considered doing the upgrade to the linkage?  my buddy has this bike and loves it also as a kootenay all rounder.

Did the topic of Marzocchi’s overtly sexist advertising come up?

I own one and can say this bikes performance in rough choppy sections outperforms my prior Horst link bike that had 150mm of rear travel. What you say makes sense in my head but there’s clearly something to the rearward axle path. On a “traditional” axle path bike, the wheel still has to move forward to get over the bump so maybe it’s less about the initial impact and more about what the wheel does to move out of the way...? Side benefit of the rearward axle path is that it also increases the stability of the bike when you need it (ie deep in the travel, under stress).

They are indeed deceptive. Manana is also damn good.

Dave - have you had any of the Superflux beers?  They're the choice of Thomas Vanderham based on the recent photo essay/video thing he did, so they must be good (I kid).  It's darn fine beer, and they're delivering in concert with their friends at Strathcona.  Can't recommend it highly enough.  I'm keen to try the blood orange - thanks for the tip.

He glosses over the testing as if there's no one at fault. I realize it's not our doctors' fault, but the countries that have managed this well HAVE tested masses of people. Why can't we ramp up our testing resources? Why didn't we? It seems like an error worth examining, even if not by Dr. Clark. Our government should be held to account for this ongoing failure.

I tore mine badly (I forget the grade) in the WBP, but I lived in New York City at the time.  I went to visit a young hotshot orthopedic surgeon in Manhattan and I'll never forget what he said: I'm an othorpedic surgeon! I get paid to cut people open! I love doing it! ... But I can't recommend you get surgery for this. 

And I think he was right.  I did a ton of physio the first 10 weeks and went riding that fall.  Since then I ride semi-regularly and I rarely think about my shoulder. Only when I have to sleep on a hard mattress, and carrying a large pack when skiing.  No regrets on not having surgery. I think it could be better than it is, but I do almost nothing to take care of my body, other than ride and ski - no weights or other training, and I'm sure I would benefit from it if I did so...  Maybe when my kids are older.