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needs a Trust linkage fork

only helmet I have wrecked (needed to replace because of a crash) was cracked at the forehead.

the other crashes I've had, have not cracked/dented/visually impacted my helmet (my nose on the other hand...;-)  )

since the vast majority of impacts are to the front rim of the helmet, why not use more foam/plastic to extend the body of the helmet visor-like above the forehead?  I've only seen this done on one type of kids helmet. 

When I buy a helmet, I always choose the one with the most foam in front of my forehead

how much chain do you need to wrap?  should  not be more than 2 links

how about an old Huret Jubilee or Campy Record using just one pulley?

"you wouldn't get a lot of use out of 'em."

^Santa Claus?

for your nietzsche quotes

try here

http://www.nietzschefamilycircus.com/

as in 3x3=9 or

Tringle 3+3=3?

for straight chainline

Shimano's front pull side swing front derailleur also shifts instantly and is pretty bomb proof

when I now look at my sarcasm meter, it's like someone slipped acid into my coffee

Uncle Dave!

You broke my sarcasm detector with your music choices

^thanks,

I have reached my lifetime quota for memorizing acronyms, and honestly couldn't figure it out

S2oS

Shore to overnight Sensation

or

S2S

Shore to Skelu'la7 (but I don't think many know that trail)

or Shore to Squirrels

what is s2s?

Seattle to Squamish?

Posted by: grambo

... Some fit looking mid 40's dude on an S-Works Turbo Levo ($14,400CAD) comes flying up the last pitch of the climb, rides right through the middle of all the acoustic riders and immediately down the road toward Severed. Did not slow down, lift his head, make eye contact, or even say a friendly hello... No one even had time to say anything or react as the guy was moving too quickly. We all had a good laugh about this, was the guy afraid of being shit talked? Embarrassed? Feeling shame? ...

Over the past few years on Mtn Hwy, trails and bike paths, I have had the experience of e-bikers (e-tards) flying through groups of bikers, pedestrians, strollers dogs etc. with out slowing down, or even making the appearance of trying to slalom or stand in ready position for emergency braking.  I thought it was because the motor is activated to full throttle by very little pedal input, and there is a delay between stopping pedaling and slowing of the motorbike; whereas, for human powered bikes there is 100% feedback in human input to the speed of the bike

yesterday, above St. Marys was good

portions of No 1/4 and Executioner seemed easier than normal (although, slower because you have to follow the packed line precisely)

If it was white it was good

Old Buck is 80% bare and dry

Severed still has snow, but is not ice, so rideable

what ever you do, AVOID HYANNIS area, it's a skating rink (probably Fishermens too)

Posted by: SixZeroSixOne

Posted by: Ddean

If it means anything I gave lower Seymour a try yesterday afternoon and it was a slushy mess. Little traction. Hard to climb and descending was slow. It was a beautiful day to be out, but I’d rather have been doing trail recon or clearing downed trees or something other than being on a bike.

I hiked up the Fromme climbing trail and down Executioner yesterday and wished Id taken the bike!!

thanks for packing the route and making it rideable

Early bird gets to ride

Did No Quarter to where Executioner crosses this morning and it was great, only 2 dabs

came down Executioner and the compact snow was good, but by the time we got to the bottom, things had warmed up and it wasn't so good

So it you are going, go early while it is still crusty

I like Neds as it is (and has been the last 20 years).  And that is on an XC bike too.  I find it really rewarding to relax get up to speed and everything begins to flow. Although I can see if you are trying to go World Cup DH speed, you could easily exceed the sweet spot for speed. 

Plus I like jank and chunder because it works as natural speed bumps to reduce the potential for problems on multi-use trails and make e-bikes less of a problem

The 29 Element is the first bike I have been able to clean Sphincter Rock plus the following uphill at Nimby with no breaks