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I just rode with my old Camelbak for a ride build and for the first 5 minutes I was carping about paks (I dropped the c like the Camel promo team) but after that I didn't even notice it. That said, I will always try for no pak, then the Versa and if building something that carries my needs.

Well that's in the top ten replies this year - why the crickets Coop?

It might be time to wrestle the S Works off Roggey for a day or two of Enduro riding.

Reed I like that insight and how you wrote that way better than I did - I expect help on my next review, no pressure.

It's true I had one and it sucked. Changed it back to 26 and liked it way better. These mullets are a whole new ride - just like 27.5's and 29's.

Fooling around on your partner only to run into them again and reunite?

I try to ride 4.9 times as much as you per week.

The photographer used a special geriatric lens for that one.

I couldn't find any tests but I'm not sure how you would control for that unless you had a 27.5 and 29 with the exact same specs. The collective wisdom seems to be to put a 29" fork on a 27.5 bike and lower the fork travel instead of using a 27.5 wheel on a 29r.  I have 5 rides with a 27.5" wheel on the back of my Enduro using the Williams Racing mullet link and after a few adjustments to the shock I am loving it. If you can find an after market link for your Hightower I would recommend it. If not, try the stuff I did before swapping for the Williams link: seat forward, stem stack lower, BB in high. A Hightower with a mullet and 160 fork and that link that puts it to 148 would be a super fun bike.

I did notice that you had some weeping when we left you in the dust on the last ride.

I am doing walk throughs with the DNV ranger tomorrow - I will let him know about the sign but where exactly is the uphill sign you are referring to?

Whenever I talk to rangers I introduce myself as one of three names: Cooper, Jerry or Eamonn.

I am guessing it fell off a truck while shuttling. Lemme know if it's yours.

March 23-snow starts at Grannies, hard to ride after Air Supply. Expresso and Grannies all dirt all good.

March 20-Road is clear to Ladies (which is dry and great), top 100ish m of Expresso snow then clear from there.

No Quarter climber is clear to final switchbacks before road - a few hikes on corners but mostly rideable. Nothing to ride above though still a lot of snow on Executioner. Oil Can down is good to go

I rode from Hyannis on Mar 13. All clear of snow for Bridle up climbers to power lines down Severed- Cbuster and John Deer. Wet, slippery and great.

Fire road clear to fourth switch - not sure about higher we ducked in there and rode Ladies which was all clear except a tree down before concreted roller near the teeter.

Fire road slushy but mostly rideable to third.
Kirkford sucked- boot holes and snow pack from before gets punctured too easily. Bobsled super fun but it might ice up at night

I rode up mtn. view from Hoskins, KOS both super icy but no problem on the fat Wozo- regular bikes would def. be a problem. Fire road is an easy climb but the one foot trench will be a problem when it thaws. So cold I rode down 38DD picking any line that worked as the bike stayed on top of the hard snow - super fun and a lot like tree boarding. Bobsled was great as I did the same thing choosing any line through the woods. The actual trail was icy and a bit sketch.