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Good points Andrew.

Two things Dave doesn’t care about at all: clicks and revenue. He writes what he wants to write.

I didn't even look at that! I just trusted my bike and my wife's bike on top and drove like the roof was bare!

One of the cheapest guilty pleasures out there! Unless you pull the trigger of course.

There was previously a link to vehicle of some sort but it's no longer showing up.

Those are the holy grail! I'd like a manual touring as well but they are so scarce I've almost stopped searching. I may not have the patience.

While I love the cheap entry point, I'm terrified by motorbikes. Not terrified because they are fast or dangerous, rather terrified that I'll become hooked on something else that is fast and dangerous. With everything else that modern life throws my way, I barely have enough time to scratch my mountain bike itch. And if I'm not raw and bleeding I haven't scratched enough. So while I appreciate the wise suggestion, I'm not tapping a vein to inject that particular drug at the moment. Cheers!

Make sure to check out Cooper's review of the Spur here...

Downforce is essential if you are working on a tight disc bolt or if the access is compromised. In some situations its much less critical. The nice thing about Torx, unlike hex, is that more downforce means more secure engagement because of the tapered interface.

I like bits with a ratchet for some applications, and I've even got the nice Silca set, but in most situations, I prefer a solid handle - either T or driver. Obviously driver bits double to be used with a power tool FTW.

I'm late to this thread but this may not have been mentioned. Tips from pro rider etc. about how to deal with a slump. 

https://nsmb.com/articles/15-tips-dump-slump/

I just did a rebuild with Jeff at Bikeroom on a set of XTR 9100 hubs and before I publish my article I wanted to hear some opinions from the big brains in here. And the small ones actually. 

Do cup and cone hubs scare you? Do you love cartridge bearings? Do you run Chris King to get the best of both worlds? 

Personally I'm a bit of a traditionalist so I appreciate them from that perspective and I like the user serviceability without special tools, aside from 22mm cone wrenches. I also like never worrying about my hubs getting destroyed because of a lack of maintenance which tilts me toward cartridge bearings. 

I'll add a poll question.

I just wanted to say thanks to those of you on the Gear board for keeping things moving so nicely. I always learn new things when I'm lurking and I appreciate the excellent group think that goes on here.

About that request...

If those of you who haven't yet filled out our survey could please give it a look we'd be eternally grateful. This not only gives us valuable info, it helps keeps the lights on around here. It only takes a few minutes.

https://nsmb.com/articles/yftc-nsmb-reader-survey/

Hope to see some of you on the trails in 2020!

Cam

I finally had a response from DNV but it was not definitive. This completely contradicts what the District has told other stakeholders - and this is firsthand. We'll see if I get a reply after I pointed that out. I don't think District employees are authorized to lie to the public or 'journalists.'

I have heard from a firsthand source (no hearsay this time) that the DNV plans to decommission all teeter totters - which I suppose means all of them on land managed by DNV. I'm hoping to create a backlash against this silly proposal before it goes ahead.

I can think of only two on Fromme right now (Ladies and Pipeline) and one on Boogieman on Seymour.

Are there some I'm forgetting or unaware of?

Please feel free to start spreading the word about this right now though. Time may be short.

Thanks

Bumbag FTW!

Perfect use of raw dogged. Although I always wear gloves to put on reluctant rubbers.

I'm going to try the Crankbrothers Highline 170 on my next bike. It's absolutely not cheap but if Andrew likes it I'm intrigued.

I already sold my dh bike but...

This

is everything.

Nice one! I keep having epiphanies as well. I just had a few about flats vs. clipless, including how it affects suspension set up. 

My bar set up philosophy has always been to set the bars so the grip portion is parallel to the ground.  It sounds like you are close to that now.