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Yeah. It was dumb for me to do. I was doing laps at Kicking Horse with them, so big, 1km vertical runs. Totally worth the money to swap them out for proper rotors. The anxiety I suffered checking that they weren't melted wasn't worth it.

I rode mine for a while with metal pads, even at the bike park. It was fine. They wore very quickly but otherwise no issues.

The modular shock mount is the biggest reason I regret getting an alloy Instinct (the modular mount is only on the carbon models). If I were buying again, I'd totally spend the extra $$$ to have the ability to play with the rear travel.

Woo hoo! Looking forward to that. 

Great article on the pads- I might try them out next, especially on my fat bike in the snow...

Is that the NF mid-weight jacket I spy? Any chance of a review on that coming up?

This one? 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/saddle-adjust-by-velobuddy-com/id1116071603

What's seat level app?

I agree wholeheartedly. I had the 45N Pogies and couldn’t stand them, for exactly the same reason. I now just use bulky mitts (Kinco’s). I’m in Alberta, though (or should I say… Albrrrrrta), so cold is the problem, not moisture.

I realize I'm two months late to the party here, but any comparison to the Chromag Dagga? These seem great given the low weight, but I'm just wondering how their grip compares to the good ol' Dagga.

I really like the ICR that Rocky does. My '21 Instinct is pretty good and easy to access, other than the dropper, and I don't know how much you can do to improve it. I absolutely love the routing on my Blizzard though... It's not as tidy, as the housing actually comes out of the frame at the bottom bracket, but it was much, much easier to install than with the Instinct.