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Now that I have a bike with an interrupted seat tube this point doesn’t make as much sense. But a good alternative might be to use a label maker to produce a label with your details printed in a similar colour to your frame with a clear background then stick it someplace inconspicuous.

I for one am relieved that almost all brands are selling the same bike now.

It sucks that this is even necessary though I'm glad you have a reliable workaround.

Make it a ladder then :)

I'm with you. So far only Nicolai is making something with progressive geo, and theirs is 55lbs, which is just too heavy. I would way rather have reduced max power output and longer burn times at closer to 40lbs. Give it two years. There is so much work being done on improving battery size and performance thanks to electric cars that within a few years we will see some huge improvements.

Not the electric ones

As long as it's XT quality.

The next gen of electric MX and trials motos is upon us. TBH if I wanted a $13K motor that's the direction I would go.

Specialized should sue them for copyright infringement.

In Canada we call them bacon strips.

The big issue with keeping your bike behind two locked doors (and even locked individually within a locker or cage) is that if someone figures out you have a bike in there they have all the privacy in the world to sit down and go to work on extricating your bike. I've known two people to whom this happened. If you go this route definitely make sure your bike has the proverbial business card in the seat tube and is properly insured. I just saw this https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/register-your-bike-to-reduce-theft.aspx but I'm skeptical of an online database, more like tech-savvy bike thief menu.

If it's a bigger building and bikes are prohibited in hallways and elevators you should move someplace else. While many people can appreciate your need for an expensive bike and the risks of the bike room the risk of damage to common spaces are also real.

Posted by: JBV

met Sam at his Naked bikes shop this weekend. hard to believe but it looks like longer is coming. at least in the hardtail world. the powers that be in that realm have been testing longer and longer and loving it. and we'll be seeing this in production bikes as well. i've been advised to 'stay tuned'. at 6 5 he had interesting thoughts on geometry. i'm not sure how i would transport or store one of these new fangled beasts.

I have an XL Pole Evolink with a 1350mm wheelbase. At 6'6" it's the first bike I've ever had that fits right. But it presents some interesting logistical challenges. Transporting it using an NSR4 is only possible on the road and then not always. There is significantly reduced ground clearance - I've bumped the rear wheel on the ground and popped the head tube out of the cradle going up very steep driveway/curb transitions. That can be exciting when your bike smashes on the ground and is getting dragged while you decide when you should stop in traffic to remount your bike. Negotiating water bars off road is strictly forbidden now. If I set the rack to sit any higher the front wheel won't clear my parkade gate. I'm fine with this as I don't shuttle much anyway. 

A horizontal tray rack might be an option but I wonder just how much bike can safely protrude on either side of your vehicle?

It's official. Sensus is making a 35.5mm grip for Kyle Strait that will be out in the next few months. Amen.

Wow, great resolution and stabilization.

What the hell is going on over at the UCI? E-Bikes and the Olympics? I must be going crazy.

Oh wow I totally forgot about those Roach skirts!

So sad!

Back in the late 90s she made me a bunch of custom arm and leg pads. I went to pick up the arms from the Roach shop on Powell and the girl at the desk was like, 'here are your girlfriend's custom leg pads'. Lol.

Before Roach there were no baggies, no overshorts, no armour. Roach ushered in modern riding gear as we know it. For sure it was a bit coarse and sure wasn't stretchy or very breathable. But it was amazing stuff, visionary for the time, so durable and dignified compared to lycra. It epitomized riding at the time: it's scary out there so toughen up and try to make it home in one piece.

I saw Ingrid regularly in those days, from around 1998 to 2006. Think about the times you fell off the gerbil cage on CBC into that standing water, or sliding down that trough at the beginning of Firehose. For a solid decade Roach gear got me home a little less broken.

RIP.

Posted by: DemonMike

Posted by: craw

Does anyone on this thread know of a grip thicker than 33mm which isn't ESI/Wolftooth? I found those silicone grips to be too soft - despite the large OD they squeeze to absolutely nothing and don't work well when wet. I find it little surprising that I haven't been able to find just one company offering a thicker grip.

check PB or Vital I just seen a video on some bigger OD grips that where a single lock-on

VitalMTBLink (around 1:30)

Looks like it might be a new Kyle Strait signature grip. It's not on the Sensus site yet but the fact there is a display at Interbike means it's probably in the works. He's been known to run grips over grips.

Posted by: JBV

revgrips large are 34mm

At that price I'd need to experience them first hand.