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Thanks for the tip on the lifestraw setup, i am going to look into this. It would save me some volume and maybe a bit of weight compared to the platypus backpacker filter system I take on long rides. Mainly volume will be the benefit as the platypus takes up  about my entire revelate top/seat tube bag space.

Yes in fact i just checked and a camel bak bladder hose does plug into the apidura bladder (I didn’t fill with water to check seals but felt a firm click. I will report back if I discover otherwise). 

I bought a cheap 4 pack of hydration pack hose clips to outfit a few bikes. Velcro strap  on the handlebar works great. Or for increased on bike storage antics, i attach the hose clip to a mounting strap on an oveja negra chuckbucket mounted in front of my stem.

I was a hardcore backpack/ camelbak fan for 20+ years but i run hot and sweat too much all year round (live front range CO) so ditching the backpack for on bike storage has been revolutionary for me.

I have been riding with an apidura bladder in a revelate hopper bag on my FS bikes for about 8 months now and it has been awesome. It can carry 1.5L and still have a little room for wallet and keys. Plus as i drink some water more room frees up to pack a layer after i warm up on the beginning of a ride. Previously i was only storing a fidlock bottle and maybe wrapping a windbreaker around the toptube in the same place.  I am surprised this setup isn’t being discussed more here or on other threads/ forums since I have found it to be so effective.

Another similar to skateboarding is whitewater kayaking, damn hard to learn to roll, read the river and it’s generally scary for many. Also maybe bike trials but that is a really small niche.

Although less versatile than the wolf tooth key chain, the (Surley) Jethro Tool deserves and honorable mention!

I heard this on a podcast but can’t remember which one. So admittedly I don’t have a solid source but I remember trusting when i heard it so i would guess it was The Path podcast. In conclusion, I’m not 100% but pretty sure this is the case. And i hear ya regarding personal swapability. I have a 30.9 to 31.6 shim for this purpose but of course it only solves in 1 direction.

Dude, with all due respect to NSMB & Andrew, nothing beats going to Sheldon Brown!

One guess is supply chain issues since I don’t know of any other recent frame updates. Frame tubing availability issue seems more likely than dropper post sizes as I’m guessing it would be a lot easier to change brand of dropper post than the 7075 tubing they use. 

Why you are disappointed with change from 31.6 to 30.9? Personal compatibility with other bikes? From what i have read, durability doesn’t improve until 34.9 allows for increased size of internals; 31.6 and 30.9 use same internals so durability is the same. But if this is not correct or universal for all options I would like to know more.

Healing vibes! I had my “worst” crash after 25 years of mtb just a few months ago. I got back on my bike in a very limited capacity in just a few weeks but still healing 4 months later. Was wearing knee pads but they were old, worn out, and slid down when i needed them most. Keep your gear fresh I learned (again).

Lezyne flow storage cage?

A few honest questions (not trying to bash) how much more torque can an average ebike put out? How much more likely are unskilled ebikers going to spin out and wash out steep tough climbs because they can just dump in bonus power instead of ride up with finesse? I am not worried about trail wear from more laps, just unchecked torque ripping up steep climbs. Any insights out there?

I have a 2018 mega trail, it has 2 rear shock mounting positions to switch travel between 165 and 150 mm along with a slight Geo change.

I got a second, shorter stroke shock with same eye to eye so Geo is the same but travel is reduced to 145 or 135 mm. This is basically the same as a shred Dogg but with my same longer travel fork. Although I air up the fork so effective travel matches the reduced rear.

I think the 29" smash could do the same thing but recommend just contacting guerrilla gravity they are super helpful folks.