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I can't believe he's still getting better. Some of those moves... like the blind backwards drop at the entrance to the parking garage? Beyond insane.

Not the most elegant frame element to be sure!

Missed this. Sorry. I didn't notice any downside to the 170mm fork actually. All positives.

“we have approximately 1 atom in our body from every breath that every human has ever taken.”

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/how-many-atoms-do-we-have-in-common-with-one-another-f20bcac794f1

I know Mike (Hey Mike!) so I can help with this if needed.

The length is great. Nice and long to keep crap out. Even for me wearing a size medium. Not stylishly short like ilabb.

It does look weird. If you’d like to get intimate, I think it’s just chest hair poking through. I’m not sure why it looks like geometrical crop circles. Or maybe I’m wearing an under layer with some pattern? I don’t think so though because it was a warm day.

I know Andrew likes the previous version as well. I wish I'd tried them to be able to compare but I suspect my knee cap requirement, combined with my long and lean legs, may have disqualified them for me as well.

I’m quite sure the problem I have with the rocker in the forefoot would be less apparent in the low cut version since it seems the rocker issue appears mostly related to the upper preventing the toe from dipping down. It’s also possible I’d find the grip adequate - at least in the dry - after some more use. Glad they are working out for you!

We're too close to Russia. He'd probably just surrender us to Putin, and pocket a few trillion for himself.

Any updates? I’ve been out of commish for awhile.

Whoa. I've missed you guys. 

I'm on day 14 of quarantine but as of midnight tonight I can get poked. I just need to find a poker.

Insurance for a kid as primary driver is fucking absurd.

LOL. Nothing too dramatic POZ but a couple of scrapes for sure. We might have hit a stone wall with me riding shotgun. Luckily the sidewalk wasn't littered with babies and we didn't hit too hard. 

Thanks Andy. Mike is a friend of a friend so I'll get in touch with him. A good start.

Just bolted a 170 mm Fox 36 to the front of the Honzo ESD for the final chapter of the test. Looking forward to trying it but I wish more of my buddies rode hard tails. That would make it more fun, and less punishing trying to keep up. It’s pretty rewarding when I do though.

Does anybody know a keen mountain biker who owns or works at an auto body shop and is interested in contra? I currently have a lot of great stuff to trade, and a daughter who is learning to drive!

I cut grooves in a couple of regular valves and they worked just fine. But if you buy a set of Cushcore valves are included.

If you look at how easy trials motos are on trails the answer may be no Mark. Improved grip means less sliding as well.

Had my second ride on these yesterday and I’ve been blown away. I think there is a lot more going on than the Tannus PR indicates. It seems the insert acts like suspension and when there is an impact to the tire it increases pressure so air that is within the insert stays put until it is slowly released by the 4 slits. It acts a little like Procore st first and it allows outrageously low pressures to provide ample support.

I’ll have to check but I think I was under 14 psi front and rear on a top to bottom that included TNT and Cambodia yesterday. Sidewall support and grip are ridiculous. And this was with DHR2s with exo casings.

All this for 160 grams. I was on Rimpacts before this and they are very good aside from the sidewall support, but they don’t come close to the new Tannus.

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.