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You can get the OneUp with no remote too. I am thinking about writing up a little review of mine...good post, but far from great.

This looks amazing! The first wireless control I used was my buddies Veyron dropper and I was less than impressed, the time between pressing the button and the post getting the message to drop was way too delayed IMO. Is there a lag time with the AXS system?

My inner bike geek wants this so friggin much!

Thanks Rob...I just bought jgryfb.com...haha...who know's if I will even do anything with it but it's a great name...lol.

Yeah, SIMBS has way fewer members and a huge amount of riders in Vic. When I became a director and found out the membership numbers...it was shocking to me. Wherever you are...become a member of your local trail group!

Best list so far! I am a director for SIMBS and for a city the size of Victoria with the number of riders that ride the trails that we maintain our membership numbers are very low. We have a new very active board this year who are focused on getting those numbers up and offering more community events and involvement. All it takes is a few bucks for a membership to your local trail society and that will really help us all move the sport forward.

Hey Dave...try the Conti Trail Kings...Tons of grip, rolls great and I have never had sidewall issues with them. I have yet to try the new version though.

Agreed...but running 300mm+ of exposed post is ludicrous....lol.

No snapped posts, but I have broken every full suspension bike I have owned. You put together long limbs and heavy weight and I am a punisher of bikes...lol. My Thomson post was longest lasting..never had an issue with it, but it was a 125mm travel on a full 520mm seat tube. On my KS dropper before that...it rarely lasted a month or two before it would stop working. I am now running a OneUp 170mm dropper (on a 530mm seat tube and still have 3" of post showing) and it's having some issues...so I would say I have seen some shit...lol.

I have been running Shimano shoes for many years now Starting with the AM41's and they were great..lasted about 5 years. I replaced them with some AM7's and I wore through the sole in a year (Vibram outsole)...kinda shitty for shoes that cost over $200. I thought about going over to 5.10 but they just don't fit my feet...so I rolled the dice and picked up some GR7's and I really love them. It's been almost a year and they are still holding together well and the Michelin outsole has a good amount of grip, not super sticky but with my plastic Kona Wah Wah 2's I never feel like I need more grip.

Short seat tubes may work great for some, but those of us with long legs are putting a ton of strain on our frames which will cause frame/seatpost issues. Even with a 520mm seat tube and a 170mm post I still have 3" of post showing....and with being a bigger guy the extra leverage that this creates is huge. It may be great for those upsizing frames...but for those of us with long limbs...it is an issue.

That DocHawk is sexy...wonder if they will trade for my newish rootdown..haha...

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Here's my Chromag Rootdown. Every ride I am amazed at the capabilities of this bike....so much fun!

The Primer/Rootdown are so capable. It's actually why I sold mine and moving to something lighter duty this season after getting a Range 29... The Primer overlapped a lot of what I'd use the Range for.

Yeah. My other bike is a 2017 Bronson. So now my hard tail is longer, slacker, and has quite a bit more rubber under it than my "real" bike. 

My ankles notice the difference on some trails but otherwise with the big 29" rubber I spend less energy fighting it through most technical sections so it's basically a wash. 

I haven't quite decided what sort of bike complements these beasts...

Yeah, I think my next bike will be something like a Scott Ransom...big ass 29er for shuttle/park/Mt. Benson and maybe Cumberland...

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these bikes are on my radar, esp the new Meta TR. the fact that you can order a frame only and spec a high end shock is hugely appealing. looking at the Troy alloy frame option, you get a low end shock with no firm setting. stupid IMO. 

anyone have experience dealing with this company? any service or warranty issues?  i'm looking forward to paying their store a visit come spring.

Yeah, such a nice feature. I was looking at the Ransom Alloy and wanted the high end shock...but the dealer said they didn't think it was available...BS...

Love that green! Instead of going with Shimano...look at Magura's. I replaced my top of the line Saint 820's with Low end Magura's (M5/M3) and am way happier with the power and modulation!

Here's my Chromag Rootdown. Every ride I am amazed at the capabilities of this bike....so much fun!

Love just about everything except the shorter seat tube. I am running a 530mm seat tube right now and still have 280mm of seat post showing...so you take away 45mm from that, the seat post length starts getting ridiculous (325mm of seat post out of the frame). With the extreme dropped top tube of this frame that puts a TON of leverage on that seat mast...I see broken bikes in the future for the long-legged people out there like me.

Also, I hope they update the Alu version soon too...

Sage Flow Motion?

https://sagetitanium.com/products/flow-motion-hardtail/#

They are $3500 US.

Or you could get a Naked Ti, handbuilt in BC and fully custom for around $4300 CAN ($3760 US)...
http://nakedbicycles.com/the-bikes/mountain

Yeah, I really like the idea of the message, I just want a longer travel version!

We need a list of bikes I'd own if only the seat tube was longer...

Ibis Ripmo!

I also hear good things about the Stache 9.7, or get a Chromag Rootdown and put 27.5 wheels on it...fun bike!