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Less money than many premium aluminum pedals, but the most expensive composite pedals?

The tradition is to hide Loonies at sporting events, easier to do that than a maple leaf.

"Sharp eyes will notice that chain stay length is tailored to each frame size."

I applaud any manufacturer who is adopting rear centres for each size. What I don't really understand is how 7mm over the entire size range is going to make any difference at all? Granted these are shorter wheelbase bikes as they are XC oriented and I am by no means a geometry expert. Just an armchair observation.

My bike has T30 and T40 pivot hard wear. So I guess not so entirely useless.

You missed the other important drawback. $450?

I'm a fan of high engagement hubs so this 'chainring damper' seems like a solution to a problem I've never noticed.

Ill take 4 clamps all day, everyday. I like to run my levers fairly flat, and could never find a good position for the shifter.  Having them independently adjustable is much better in my opinion. Also, not having to hunt for the right adapter all of the time when a new set of brakes/shifter/dropper comes along.

Recently picked up the Wera T-Handle set for my workshop. It is replacing an aging set of blue handled Park T wrenches. So far very impressed, and they are cheaper than the Park set as well!

What is The Hunt for Red October?

From the Tile page:

"Our new Sticker has a 150 ft or 46m range. Slim and Mate each have a range of 200 ft or 61m. Pro features our longest range, coming in at twice the range of Mate and Slim, measuring 400 ft or 122 m. However, as with all wireless technologies, different environments impact the effective range of Bluetooth signals. If your Tile is out of Bluetooth range, you can check its last known location on the app. This information is automatically updated whenever anyone in the Tile community comes within Bluetooth range of your Tile. All location and user information is secure and used exclusively for finding accuracy. Tile does not sell any user data."

Bit of a nitpick, but you have it listed at 157mm rear travel when I believe it is 154mm?

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Posted by: gdharries

Great backstory and bike. The green of that versatile Surly is also magnificent.

thanks, building it in the middle of a pandemic was kinda fun, like a three week long Easter egg hunt. I ordered spokes to build the wheels from Germany of all places. Highlights were finding a "factory second" brand new in the box (still can't find the flaw) Chromag seatpost on eBay for $7. Lowlights was paying astronomical shipping and duty on some parts from Universal cycles in the states. I figure one day I'll probably buy a 100mm suspension fork for this bike to ride more XC and light trail when life gives me a little more time for such things. All in all I'm really impressed with the versatility of the frame so far

Edited to add: whoa, as someone who has only made a post or two on the "new" forum in the last 4 years or so, there's some funky stuff going on. How the heck do you quote a post properly?

Just hit the 'Quote' button on the bottom right, and then begin typing where the cursor shows up below the quoted text.

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Posted by: kavurider

Posted by: shoreboy

Posted by: bux-bux

Posted by: kavurider

The implosion in the comment section is something to behold right now.

At least here in the US it is definitely not a fringe sport. Mountain biking has been assimilated into the group of "lifestyle" sports.

I lost interest in PB's articles a while ago, I just hope their buy/sell doesn't go away, although I am pretty sure it can't keep existing in it's current form after this acquisition.

What do you mean by implosion?

im·plo·sion

/imˈplōZHən/

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noun

an instance of something collapsing violently inward.

"the PB comments section undergoes a violent implosion caused by fear of the Outside paywall"

a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

"the free content found on PB may soon undergo an implosion"

Thank you! Perfect.

Super cute lame response but it was a legit question. You didn't communicate that there was going to be a user pay system possibly on the horizon for pink bike and those of us that don't  visit the site would never know that.

So shoreboy has to come in and be dick.

Nice, fuck you guys.

Have a great weekend

If my response came across as being a dick, that was not the intention. I was merely playing with the dictionary definition of implosion to try and convey what was happening over on the PB comments section.

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Posted by: kavurider

The implosion in the comment section is something to behold right now.

At least here in the US it is definitely not a fringe sport. Mountain biking has been assimilated into the group of "lifestyle" sports.

I lost interest in PB's articles a while ago, I just hope their buy/sell doesn't go away, although I am pretty sure it can't keep existing in it's current form after this acquisition.

What do you mean by implosion?

im·plo·sion

/imˈplōZHən/

Learn to pronounce

noun

an instance of something collapsing violently inward.

"the PB comments section undergoes a violent implosion caused by fear of the Outside paywall"

a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

"the free content found on PB may soon undergo an implosion"

Reductimat, I'm assuming you order the 1" or 2" rolls of 4288 from Uline? Then double wrap (for 1") or cut the roll to size first (for 2")? If it works out, it would definitely be the bulk way to go.

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Posted by: shoreboy

Not sure if it was in this thread or not that Shimano mineral oil was being discussed/hard to find. Bicicletta in Vancouver has the 1L jugs available again if anyone is on the hunt. Not cheap ($42), but should last you a few years.

Those jugs are the only way to go. I've got 4 mtb's in my household that use it, and my jug is only half empty after 3 or 4 years.

Agreed. Ive had one for the past 5 years or so, and its almost empty. Ive done all my bikes, the wife's bikes and many others for friends. I ordered one yesterday, and it showed up today on my doorstep using the 'local delivery' option on their website ($5).  Thats impressive given how long most things seem to take right now.

Not sure if it was in this thread or not that Shimano mineral oil was being discussed/hard to find. Bicicletta in Vancouver has the 1L jugs available again if anyone is on the hunt. Not cheap ($42), but should last you a few years.

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Posted by: switch

Ford Maverick. $20K (USD) base price. 40 mpg (US gallons).

Priced one out how I'd have it, just shy of $40k for an XLT. Not a good deal for me when it compromises on everything I want in a truck.

The base model FWD hybrid version is a hell of a deal though, pretty sure it's cheaper than a Corolla hybrid.

People who are actually looking for pickup trucks (to be used AS pickup trucks), wont be looking at this. Its a city truck, that gets great mileage and has the ability to go to Home Depot on the weekend and pick up a few bags of mulch in the bed without soiling what would otherwise be their small SUV.

Id assume that you'd also find too many compromises in the 'pickups' from Honda (Ridgeline) and the new Santa Cruz from Hyundai. They are targeting a different market.

Yeah they will sell tons of them. City pickup trucks. Its basically a Bronco Sport with a bed, hybrid engine and FWD (base).

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Posted by: Jenkins5

Grab an e13 TRS+ 9-46 11 speed cassette, and when the 46 wears out you can replace it no problem....They also make a 9-42...

This likely will be the option I'm going to go with.  Looking at the X.01 jockey wheels need to be replaced as well so I doubt I'll be getting parts for it this season

There is also the SunRace option if you can find one.

https://www.sunrace.com/en/products/detail/csmx9x

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Whatever happened to the press in replacement cogs for X.01 Cassettes? Did SRAM 86 them all?

WTC and maybe Blackspire among others used to sell them.  Used to see 42 and 44t options.

I haven't seen them in ages. OneUp used to have 42T and then 47T cogs, but they no longer sell them either. I guess they take more of your money when they sell you a full cassette rather than just the cog.