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Minus the seat angle, chainstay length, reach, wheelbase, stack and suspension. But yeah other than those things it’s virtually the same.

Once she has some basic skills a weekend course in the bike park where she can ride the same features over and over again on a big forgiving bike does wonders for skill and confidence progression.

And enrol one of her friends to be a partner in noobdom. Or take a course to try and find her some new riding buddies at the same skill level.

In addition to this great advice: go for a proper ride before you go for a ride with her. You'll already have gotten your fill of riding alone or with buddies at your desired intensity/duration. Then you can enjoy your ride with her without resenting her for diverting you.

I see that and think damn they need more significant grade reversals. That's going to turn into a river once it rains.

Feels a bit weird to comment on an old article.

I like Upper Dale's. The original line was unsustainable and the new line is really nicely done - the berm arcs are perfect. I think it's a nice addition. The rest of the trail is still as it was. I don't see why this would bother anyone.

I machine wash mine in cold and hang them to dry. A little more often in the winter. In the summer I tend to leave them to dry out in the sun but still wash them occasionally. So far so good. They're still comfortable and still seem to offer good protection. In fact, they still look pretty much new after many really hard tumbles.

I have some earlier POC pads from maybe 3 years ago. Also expensive but I've worn them without a second thought for every second of every ride since. I put them on before I leave the house and wear them on the drive, the climb and the descent. They're that comfortable and effortless. And offered great protection when I've crashed. I would definitely buy again.

Sorry Jeff.

I've had a 185 for a month or so and it's been great to use. Can't really comment on durability or serviceability at this point but the action and ergonomics are superior to anything else I've used.

Posted by: RAHrider

Gears are overrated. You can climb a single speed up just about everything if you want (I cleaned good sir martin once:) ). As for superiority in one gearing system over another Mountain bikers should take their cues from road cycling at some point. Road cassettes aren't about range, they value having just the right gear for every grade of road. On a 1x11 cassette one often finds the gaps between gears too large with one being a bit too big and the other a bit too small. This is probably the best thing about 2x10 setups as the jumps between cogs are smaller. This being said, I will never use a front derailleur again as the best thing about the 1x11 set ups are many: no chain suck, no dropped chains, lighter, no shitty shifting and best of all the clutch - I love a quiet drivetrain.

Totally. I've been running a 32x 11-42 and it's great. Relatively tight distribution even if it's a touch tall in places. No mega cassette required. On my last bike I ran a 28x 11-36, which was even tidier - impossible on the road but for pure dirt riding on the shore it was awesome.

It gives me a headache. Gonna lay low for a bit. Start rallying some shuttles.

Posted by: syncro

carve is evrac here on the boards and yes he's local.

I'm guessing I probably ordered it directly from him off his website. Point him to this thread. I loved that stem. I don't currently need its rise but I love having it around.

I found this is one of my bins. I'm guessing circa 2001. Carve. Pretty sure it was machined in BC. 31.8 clamp, which is all we had back then. Maybe 20' of rise, 55mm extension. Huge hardware. A lovely piece of  metal.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4377939/horseshoe-bay-fire/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/horseshoe-bay-fire-1.4778756

Posted by: RAHrider

I looked at Naked a while ago. They have this upward curved top tube thing going on. My favorite thing about my bikes is the excellent stand over. It makes cornering and maneuvering so much sweeter. I never really liked the up curve on a MTB. A guy I worked with had a Merlin Paperboy that I never "got" either. Nice looking ride to pick up milk at the corner store though.

I never understood this design. Go to all that trouble and then not fully brace the head tube.

Posted by: Ddean

Posted by: Kenny

Back on topic: rootdown is so hard to beat in terms of bang for the buck versus versatility.

So it seems.

And I guess if you wanted the rolling diameter of a 29r with the width of the plus, you ride a 27.5+. My son rides 3s - great for confidence.

Or you could go bigger on 29 to 2.6 or bigger, depending on your available clearance.

Posted by: rnayel

Hi Andy, 

I was thinking something along the lines of a small dry bag that can be used along with a Race Face Strap or similar. It would keep your tools & tube dry/muck free. 

This might be a non-existent problem that nobody needs to solve.

https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/soft-goods/products/b-rad-roll-top-bag

Posted by: sunnrider

Thanks for the replies, I´ll check out EndlessBiking and save Oil Can/Ladies Only for day 2 or 3.

I´ve been watching tons of vids from there, it looks like another planet. So happy I get to go and ride some of it finally.

We will get your immigration paperwork started.

Posted by: shoreboy

What happened to the Sentinel?  Did it not work out for you, or is this an addition to the fleet?  That is a LOOOOONG bike!

Too small. The reach numbers seemed big on paper but in practice it was so small, like knees-hitting my bars-small even with a 50mm stem. I'm another ride in on the Pole and I like it more and more. I am getting tired of the double entrendres though.