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Have you looked into Box Components Box One Prime ($$$) or Box Two Prime ( $) 9 speed 11-50 groupsets? I got the Box 4 8 speed for my 10 year old daughter, and while being 'entry level' shifted nicely.

i meant the 'needing' the 50/51/52t.

i ride in areas where i'm not in my 46t on the 11 speed hardtail. but on the heavy ass enduro bike and the bigger climbs i was always in the GX 50t, but not always in the XT 51.

THIS!
i've recently switched from GX to 12 speed XT. I had 11 speed XT, but went with aftermarket cassettes ( sunrace ) to get rid of the massive step in the bail out gear. Same with GX to XT, i'm in the 2nd or 3rd rear cog quite often, where i would be up in the 50t on the sram. 

top 3, shimano 10-51: 39, 45, 51

top 3 sram 10-50/52: 36,42,50/52

It's not so much of the 52t top end, i'd use it, it's the screwed up gearing range. Maybe it's just  BC thing, steep logging road climbs, steep single track climbs to enduro stuff ...

i wrap my spare tube around the Perdos one and strap it to my frame. they are big levers, but i only need the 1.

i've done it on a Sram hub. Broke the hub axle, frame 12mm thru axle was fine. couldnt figure our where the weird rubbing noise was coming from as the wheel was on tight. But i also killed the freehub on the same hub at a different time .. i chalked it up to a shite hub.

on a hope pro 2 i broke everything but the hub axle... bearings, 2 of the 6 disc bolt holes, cracked freehubs, broken pawls....

well, since it's an Accessory building it is deemed 'less dangerous' i assume, IE, not continuously occupied, people don't sleep in it, ect.

Good building practice is always encouraged, to prevent settlement, frost heaves, ect. a small strip footing isn't hard to make, and it's nive to have the 200mm concrete upstand to prevent rot of the wood framing, ect. Coupled with the info above, it isn't that hard to get the permits and build a shed / garage

I took a quick look at the RMOW website and i couldn't see a dedicated accessory building permit link / checklist, however i'm sure a quick email / call will get you the links. sadly, every city has a different website layout and none are easy.

An FYI for permitting, ect, I'm not sure about the RMOWs requirements, but the City of Nanaimo has a nice little sample accessory building drawing package that is easy to follow. while the BCBC is a pain in the ass to read, it has everything in it to follow for building.

accessory buildings are quite simple and i have helped neighbours prepare plans that are slight modifications to the attached.

https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/property-development/building-permits/accessorybuildingrequirements.pdf

i've run the 210mm version all summer and its been bombproof. i'm not the lightest, and i'm a seated climber.  it has less stack than the fox transfer it replaced ( wanted more drop ) so i can get lower. i run it with a PNW loam lever, great dropper remote.

FTR - Zipper - Gravitron - Rollercoaster is one of my favorite Nanaimo runs. so smooth, so fast. less tech than Flanders - hutz. Or you can go up the road higher for Meatdraw - Rolelrcoaster. 

Next time go further up to Uter for a long upper and lower Uter - Flanders - max power - hutz lap and enjoy the burning forearms.

there are a few good trails above westwood - Panaramo - pink unicorn  - back up CTS to Shenanigans is fun times as well!

i bought the same plastic bar from the same people who pointed out the head angle issue. once 'fast' run down the full duff and it was feeling good. coming from an alloy RF turbine.

i had a set on my hardtail. great cranks, replaced a set of XTs. rode them for a year, no creaks or groans with a XT bb.

they are currently on my wifes bike running well.

I don't see those in TDI engine - only the TSI - which is a gas.

where did you get the TDI option?

So no more Shimano to north america via the evil Chain Reaction Cycles...

Thoughts

CRC no longer selling Shimano to north america

I just went through the process of teaching both kids to ski. Mine are now 6 and 8. my kids were late starters, i think i tried at 3, then 4. my kids were smaller than average and didn't have the strength to ski well. Both are also timid kids so we had that to deal with.

my only advise, start with low expectations. 1 or 2 bunny hill runs, a hot chocolate and a cookie ... that's a good day of toddler skiing.

i too switched over to skis from snowboarding, party for touring, partly cause it's easier to ski down with a kid between your legs. Oh, and lots of skiing backwards holding ski tips together at the start too!

but, now kids are in lessons, wife and i get to ski together, and the kids are getting good so skiing as a family is fun. they aren't better than us .. yet!