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ah mate I feel you!

Your jackets sound exactly what the Fiveten sleuth dlx are for me. Look and feel like a samba. More than just ok on the pedal. /even often unclipped on nasty old plastic candy's.)

Have you guys seen the latest Live to Ride Episode (I think E8) witih Lewis Buchanan riding Innerleithen?

Looks really nice up there.

Canadian, somehow disturbing... Female vocalist. Somehow its metal, somehow its crazy... Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/cWE0sSZ9yLc

Double D is a must as soon as you enter a race, right?

I always had those on my motorcycling helmets (shoei mostly) and it was always easy to handle, especially open, even with thick wintergloves.

You never fully open it up anyway? I kept mine "wide" and pulled the helmet up and above my head, hoooking under the chinguard AND the straps with both thumbs... so closing was just pulling and done.

I'd like to know how these compare to the one up bar...

does it sit flush then, if you have a cut fork? I understand you're using this massive spacer to not have to cut your steerer?

How does it compare to the Encase Multitool? I understood that was your go-to-tool?

yes, to both of you. I think both have their advantages... a up to 5° trail I'll ride a LOT faster than a 10° and more trail. Just yesterday I rode one of my favorites that is below or max 5° in the upper part and I didn't brake much. It's just pedal in, and than pump, jump roots, pump some more, hit that corner right and than big smiles and highfives at the end. Later on there's some steeper stuff without proper runouts and you start to drag the brakes a lot more to stay in control and generally ride a lot slower. But it's still flowy. And fun. Big smiles and highfives again.

For entry level riders and beginners though it's perfect when it's around 5°.... with little scares in between :D (and nice runouts, so you can actually try to deathgrip down a bit of steep)

About that. Magura Shiftmix seems to work:

https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/hayes-dominion-bremse-im-test-massive-rueckkehr-mit-vier-kolben-update.874668/post-16762088

did never wanna quote a disney princess but: LET IT GO

yeah..that's what I'm focussing on. Letting go. Too afraid of jumps as soon as they are built somehow. wrong braking, too, I guess

I don't know about availability across the pond. Anyway. I've good experience with ion rascal shoes. There's two versions, I've the cheaper ones. 

The only thing bugging me is that the strap is starting to disintegrate at the tip after a good year, but nothing a good glue or some stitching can't control.

drop 15 kilos and work on my FTP --- up it to 270-300 Watts (3 Watts per kg bodyweight) (driven by numbers, I am :-D )

Climb my nearest mountain (1000m altitude change) in under 75 minutes (currently 100minutes)

be able to do 10 Pullups, 50 Pushups, run 10km under 50minutes