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Love it! I've only ever once ridden a 153, and was pretty thrown off by how flexy the rear end felt coming off of my Banshee. But its sick to see that despite that they last forever! It is pretty funny to me that 2 brands keep coming up, kudos to them!

wipe the pads and rotors down with white gas on a rag, then put the pads on a rag face up, pour a bit of white gas onto the pads, evaporate, and you're back in business.

It's my hope that the loss of support in those areas of human representation will be borne at a community level instead (where in some cases this could even be a good thing!). There are lots of people in the sport outside of ambassadors who deeply believe everyone should get to experience the same thing that they do, be it bike clubs, or initiatives like colour the trails, so we've got to keep some momentum going!

If only we could influence transit companies (and the nimbys who think better transit will lower their property value) to create more express lines to trailheads... but seriously space for only 2 bikes per bus?!

I really like the idea that we claim this identity for ourselves! And I think that's one of the great things about unorganized sports, you are because you say you are, there's no try-outs or not making the cut. I guess in a way its a piece of inclusivity that we do have, even though classically lacking otherwise.

Great article, sent out to many friends!

Right! Life is an experiment, bikes are a part of it. I think you're onto something with that setup... But that could also almost sell someone on an 11 or 12spd haha! I've been small chainring curious for my main rig, would be super slick to run 11-36 and the zee derailleur instead of the longer cage XT. Never really use the highest gears day-to-day... Next year!

Late to the party here, but a buddy of mine came to visit BC, immediately realized that 11-36 with 36T up front was a no-go outside of the park, so we got him rolling on a spare XT 11-42, 30T up front.

and he left me with his Zee!!!

Just put the EXACT setup you mention on my rigid winterbike, thumb shifter and all, but with a 28 tooth instead of 24 (no chainstay clearance with 24)

As a pedal and plunge rider who still uses their QR seatpost clamp a few times each ride, the idea of a tool-free angle adjust is incredible! I'd consider one of these before a dropper. My seat angle is in a compromise of a position unless I'm going to be in the bike park or riding XC for an extended period. So cool!

It's a 2018 Yari Debonair! Classic Yari in that there's a bit much compression damping. I think next lowers service we may try a lighter wt oil and see if that helps a bit, and with the 2023 Rockshox lineup out, we are keeping a keen eye for older damper upgrades. Regardless, a massive improvement!

That, combined with a lighter wheel that we found, and that front end is in the air more than ever!

I'm really happy that the riser bars are back. I always loved the oldschool look, but there was a period where I was stuck using a 20mm rise bar and a few spacers to get the height I wanted. Not exactly the coolest look!

My partner's bike recently received a nice min-maxed fork upgrade, but the steerer was just a bit too short to run the same bar height, so I think we will be experimenting with some riser bars :)

Anyone seen what the snow level is like on Fromme this week?

Posted by: syncro

For people running clipless/spd's you can get neoprene booties on amazon for like $20-$30 that work wonders keeping your feet warm in cold/wet conditions. Endura makes an overboot for people running flats.

MEC (regardless what you think of the company lately) sells neoprene socks for i think 15$, same sort of deal. I use them over my drysuit under my booties for kayaking and they're great!

All of the Zee derailleur love I've read in the article comments has inspired me to share my latest parts bin frankenbike. This time, with the QR levers on the wrong side hahahahaha. Meant to be a winter beater, but I love it so far. Picked up the NOS bushpilot frame locally. Never used a thumbie before and its pretty neat, driving 8/10ths of a 11-36. Mind the XXXL b-screw, it came off a bike that was desperate for 11-42 without a goat link. Thought you MEAT Engine lovers would enjoy.

Also considering trying an alt bar, something with pretty high rise, and a bit more backsweep. Was looking at a bar WZRD had recently but with the cross-bar I couldn't get it on my stem.

Sorry to hear Andrew, hope you're getting better.

Your blog posts are the reason our household takes cycling safety seriously. Coming from an even more car-centric province, this is the first place we could even consider commuting by bike. Your death is not a crime!

I had this community on Reddit suggested to me when talking with someone about my franken-commuter-bin-bike I posted a while ago. It is very MEAT-esque and maybe some of you will enjoy. Less capable than a mountainbike, slower than a road bike, they call it Xbiking.

https://www.reddit.com/r/xbiking/

Posted by: Blofeld

I think it’s awesome that Banshee made the running change to the Titan. A much better response than ‘shovel and shut-up’. Nicolai uses smaller diameter posts on some of their bigger sizes as well, which seems sensible.

Failure thread from MTBR.

I was trying to figure out if the thickness of the canoe makes it hard to weld or age the 7005 properly. All the failures look the same so I guess it could be process.

Nice, i hadn't seen the failure thread. Could be a failure in the weld heat affected zone, maybe the heat treatment didn't fully take care of this, or maybe its as simple as too small of a tube to be welding to the non-compliant forged member. Either way, theyre great for the re-design and the crash replacements :)

Found Bike Photos

Thanks for the reinforcement on the V3 banshee. I recently received one as a crash replacement for my V2, and the trunnion shock rumours had me worried. Seems like there is no side-loading in that member though, so that is good stuff. Thankfully, the new frame is still "silver"!

TT.5

"bel-ray in the basement" had me howling! Admittedly felt like turning my water bottle away, hiding my Bel-Ray sticker... This past year for me has also seen "super lube in the side yard shed" and the shameful "castrol on the kitchen countertop". Some justification for having suspension serviced by the pros!

Andrew, I saw mention in another article of yours of some mental barriers to overcome when getting back on the bike. Think we'll see a meatengines story about these / ways to get over them?

Posted by: RAHrider

I'm not sure this is serious or sarcastic. If serious, my response is - its not a dog park. It's a human park where dogs are allowed, and allowed to be off leash. All off leash parks allow dogs off leash as long as their owners can control them, something a minority of dog owners can do...."Casey get off that man, Casey stop growling, Casey stop biting him, Casey! Casey!" 

Heaven forbid, I should "disturb" them. For the record, that last part was sarcastic. While I'm on it, why do dog owners think their dogs have rights? They don't. They are not people. They do not have more right to pacific spirit park than humans. And dog owners don't have more right to pacific spirit than other users. 

Just thought I'd clarify that.

Haha, don't worry, it's sarcastic.