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I'm currently running unfashionably narrow rims on my chromag. 21mm internal I think? I should consider the cushcore gravel bike model yeah? There's got to be some weight savings there. Hmm.

Edit: nevermind, the gravel model fits the 21mm width but it's for tires under 50mm.  I should really get some new wheels anyway.

Anyone try those spank vibrocore wheels?  Do they have some of the dampening, comfort creating properties of inserts?

So glad to be a Canadian.  Mind you, there's still the freedom convoy wingnuts aplenty.  Makes me dislike our own flag now.  Couldn't they have come up with their own?

Sorry for the thread hijack!

Hey those Tannus Armour Tubeless inserts look reasonably easy to install.  And I like that they're half the weight of the cush.  Do they make tubeless installs easier than normal?  I'm putting an Ikon on the back of my 29er for the summer and maybe I stretched the bead or something but I can't seem to set the bloody thing up tubeless anymore.  Originally it was fairly easy as all of my Maxxis tires have been.  Doesn't look like the Tannus puts much additional pressure on the bead when there's no air in it so it probably won't help.

How hard are they to install?  I'll admit I've been tempted but they seem like just one more pita thing about tubeless.  Every time I go to a gas station and spill stans shit all over the air pump station I feel as if the attendant is going to run out and start yelling at me.  Throw a giant foam donut in the mix?  Will confusion reign?

Yeah my mechanical skills are weak.

Posted by: syncro

Posted by: BC_Nuggets

Also big props to you for not starting a GoFundMe on this. There's a lot of entitled oxygen thieves that would. I hope your son gets his bike back. Shitty lesson to learn for sure.

That's odd that you would label someone an entitled oxygen thief for starting a gofundme to replace a kid's stolen bike. Just as there are reasons why it may not be necessary there are probably equally as many reasons why it would be a good thing.  There is also the possibility to tie this into some sort of community service and turn the whole thing into a valuable life lesson or teachable moment. The cool thing about GFM is that people have a choice whether they want to participate, unlike not really having a choice about whether you want your bike to be stolen.

Yeah, good points.  I agree with you and I was being harsh.  That said there is a lot of stuff on GFM that really makes me shake my head.  But in this case it wouldn't be a bad idea and I agree with you.

Thanks tashi and RAHrider.  I've always been looking for an excuse to go to Kissing Crows. :)

Posted by: tashi

11 degree bar worked for me and my hand and wrist issues. Salsa makes a pretty cheap version of the Slat Flat, 11degrees and 800mm wide.

Thanks.  Will check out for sure.  That just might be what does the trick.  Any LBS that carry Salsa stuff?

I ride a 6 or 7 year old Chromag that has near perfect geometry for me (though I might get an angle-set to slacken hta by a degree.)  I'm almost scared to buy a new bike.  The latest Chromag geo is so different from my era.  If I do go for a new Chromag though it's the Surface bikepacking one.  That thing is freaking sick.

One issue I am having on longer rides or ones with a ton of descending is sore hands and wrists.  I definitely need to replace the 8 degree sweep bar with something with more backsweep.

I just lowered my bars by a 5mm spacer and even that makes a significant difference for me.  This time for the better it seems. 

I'd make a terrible F1 driver I think.  ;)

Is anyone else like "the Princess and the Pea" as far as bike set up goes?  5 psi too high in the fork?  I'm in pain and sketched out.  Rebound knob got knocked over a click one way or the other?  Ima gonna die.  10mm change in stem length = either I can't do anything technical uphill anymore or is this a road bike?

The tweeking is fun though.  It's all a part of the journey.  But cheese sauce crispy corn am I a total wuss if my equipment isn't in it's very narrow band of ideal set up.  Probably best I'm on a hardtail.  I can only imagine how much effort it would require me to set up a shock.  :\