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Keep your eye out for deals on the higher priced Gore-Tex offerings.  My wife just picked up a 7Mesh Revelation jacket for $212 CDN on one of the Canadian clearance sites.

Grrr.  Sorry. Cant upload an image for some reason.  Its hosted in google photos, but copying the link is a no go. Any ideas?

I still ride the current generation RFX.  It is 2016/2017 design, so the geometry is not up to todays current trend. Still a blast to ride and dont feel like I am missing out on anything.

Still have my Moots YBB (1994 rainbow anodized).  Ride it to work everyday. It is by far my most cherished ride.  It has become the recipient of many of my older parts so that I didnt have to regret getting rid of them!  Pace RC31 fork, Magura HS-33 rear brake, 27.2 Thomson seatpost and 90mm (gasp) stem!  White Industries ENO hub, cranks and ring.  Puts a smile on my face every time I throw a leg over it.

I just installed ProCore in the front of my 27.5 MagicMary (2.35) on Stans Flow MK3.  Install was pretty straight forward, and everything seems solid.  As a reference, im coming from using tubes and figured Id try the ProCore when I got a deal on a new set for $40.  No rides yet, but starting off with 80psi in the ProCore tube, and 20psi in the tire.  Looking forward to see how it goes.  Before and after weights were about 100g more for the ProCore setup over traditional tube.  If it goes well, Ill convert the rear tire/tube in the future.

"There is always a way little boy"  Great line from Remy.  Those are 3 trails I will never consider riding, but very cool to see those who can.

How would said mechanic re-tension the cable if it was cut flush?

Exactly, where are all those BigHits now?  It seems to be back in fashion :)

Are you able to run the volume spacer setup?  Do you have it on minimum or maximum? Im just interested to see how much others are able to run.  I weigh 180 and I wouldnt consider myself an aggressive rider.  Even with 35% sag and zero 'spacers' I couldnt get anywhere near full travel.  Im rolling the dice on a Lyrik Ultimate and so far it is much better for me.

On a somewhat related note, how do you like your Helm?  I rode one last season, but ended up selling it as I found it far too progressive even with the entire 'volume spacer' setup removed. I did think that it would be a great fork for the heavier and more aggressive rider.

Kassian was told by McDavid to keep his head up after the first hit.  He should probably also learn how to put his helmet on. If you are going to skate around with the puck with your head down, you are going to get hit. In my opinion there's a right time and place to drop the gloves and fight as an agitator,  turns out this wasnt the time as it was the turning point for the team to get the win.

I dont get what all the hate for Tkachuk is.  He put a legitimate hit on a guy that he knew would likely retaliate. He drew a penalty, his team scored the winning goal on the power play.  Sure, you can see him as a 'coward' cuz he didnt fight, or as a smart player that helped his team win the game. Seems to me Kassian is too slow/inept to deal with the pace of play and is more of a liability than an asset.

There are several companies I can think of that weren't able to keep up with the ridiculous marketing hype machine that the MTB industry has become in the last few years. As a company, you would have needed some pretty deep pockets and very loyal user base to stay viable over the past 5 or so years with all of the changes taking place.  I know that my wife and I would get a new bike or often just a new frame every 2-3 seasons, and the cost to do that wasn't even close to as prohibitive as it is now.  Now we are lucky to be able to experience something new every 5 years or so, and the cost has become unrealistic for most.

New Process?  Nice!  I will be interested to hear what riding a bike with 510mm reach is like?  That STA makes it look even longer. I’m not sure how they call that 76.2 degrees, looks slacker to me.

All the 2020 Pike lineup goes to 160mm.

If you get a sidewall slice, the plugs wont help you as was mentioned. They really only work when you get a roundish puncture.  Get yourself a couple of tire boots and a tube for backup.  If you want to keep the weight down, get one of those fancy Tubolito tubes as a backup.

Get a CK PF30.  Sure it costs more, but has a 5 year warranty. It will likely outlast your ownership of the bike, and the next owner as well.

I have a Chris King PF30 on my current ride. I dont see any reason why you would get anything else. It will certainly outlast the frame and I havent heard a peep from it in 2 years of use.  The Wheels Mfg one is also quite good from what I have heard.

The police would be having a really bad/slow day to give someone a ticket who went through the effort to make their plate visible, but had no light for it.  1UP does offer a light to go along with the plate holder, but I think it is a brake/indicator light, not a white light?

https://www.1up-usa.com/product/led-light-bar-plate-holder-2/

Yet another reason why I love my 1UP rack.

https://www.1up-usa.com/product/license-plate-holder-2/