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I noticed that the tube, pump and levers I strap in my bike weigh the same as cushcore pro. I am on wild enduros right now and run them in the mid and upper 20s. Im curious if you have tried the cush in the wilds? I really like them but I miss the maxx grip rubber of a dd assegai up front on wet stuff. Im hoping the lower pressure with the cush will help.

Try the shimano gr7! I have a similar foot and I love em. They last 4 ever too.

You forgot to mention tools! Gotta ride with tools. Lots of these "trailbuilders" seem to get lazy and leave tons of roots in the trail. NOT GOOD! Roots are impossible to roost on and for sure kill the flow in between sick sick features. Yeah boi!

I had completely absorbed Pineapple bob into my subconscious! My current rig is covered in pineapple stickers and now I know why.

Dishes are a crutch. Hand to mouth friend.

I drank the mtb kool aid direct from the 1993 Bridgestone catalogue. Moustache bars, friction shifting, and flexy forks. They also hated the idea of suspension and built their nicer stuff using steel and lugs. Ive gone through a lot if therapy and had to challenge many of my conspiratorial beliefs concerning big alloy and the global elite controlling our shifting through indexing (what about the shifts between the clicks man?). 

I want to believe.

Thanks for the reply! Ive been trying to stand tall heels down for the last few rides and its working. Cheers from one Joel to another.

These articles are great I loved the first and have felt some improvements in cornering. I love corners its my favorite part of riding. One question. 

Does anyone else try and alternate which foot is forward when cornering. I try for inside foot to be the forward foot. Am I barking up the wrong tree? Ive been doing for years but Im wondering if its needed. One benefit is that I am much less reliant on my chocolate foot being forward and can jump/bunny hop either way (humblebrag alert!). 

Love this stuff now just gotta get some cones.

Pretty funny and for sure concerns about "street cred" is why I asked. Gotta keep it real I will go with the paint and zip ties and see who gets huffy about it.

Thin zip ties instead of wires? I mostly just don't want to go to the hardware store. Gotta try some of these. I tried out the semenuks but they were too thick. I have been using the raceface love handles lock on(they were on blowout and are yellow!) and I love how small in diameter they are but the double clamp leaves more grip outside of my hand than I would like. I might try those renthals.

Those will not work or they might. No tubeless bead on the tire. Its not worth the hearing loss...or worse.

I live in Oregon were mtn biking is still a fringe sport and much of our "good" trails (especially near portland) are less than legal and secret within the small group who built and maintain them. Strava ruins these trails by bringing out the crowds. Especially now with travel restrictions and people looking for close to home shreds. I build and ride in a little secret spot near my house and lo and behold there are lots of new faces over the past few months. I politely ask any new folks to turn off strava. The best part is 80% of riders say " whats strava?".

92 Brigestone mb-3 that I bought a size too big because I might "grow into it". I never did. My next bike was GT Avalance LE and it fit great!

Find a shop with some non-alcoholic people with gray hairs that still ride. I know that is a high bar in the bike industry. Also a shop that has been around for a long time in a market with competition. 

And once you do find it dont go in and complain about the price because "we are building a vacation home" or "our kids are in college".  The list goes on of insulting rich guy excuses I have heard for paying the pittance we charge for primo work on the $10000 toys these guys can barely ride. Also a big fat $$ tip goes way farther than the sixer if PBR some people think is a good tip. 

"If money talks then I'm the ventriloquist" -lil Wayne

Ps I work at a shop if you did not guess already.

Now imagine those idiots armed to the teeth. Thats amerika my Canadian friends. 

Displaying a gun or threatening to get yr gun is playing the facist rednecks favorite game here in the states. 

I ride all over rural Oregon (aka Trumpistan) and have never felt a gun would make me safer in fact probs would be the opposite. A big smile a a "howdy yall" does wonders.

Its all about maintenance and massage in my opinion. Most of the surgeries limit your range of motion so I quickly ruled those out. Find a really good massage therapist and get a massage ball and foam roller to hit the hot spots. My experience is that the structure around the injury is causing the pain due to guarding. Strength and range of motion are your best bets imho. The first 2 years suck but them its manageable.    Good luck!