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Full season on mine, absolutely no issues.  I havent even had to 'revive' it as of yet!

Refuge pants are an awesome commuter pant.  They are very thin material, but completely waterproof in the year that I have ridden in them to and from work.  Id be very scared of trail riding in them, as they are so think I fear they would rip easily.

Hadnt seen that one before.  Interesting.  They better up that range from their estimate if they want to be competitive.  Any idea on pricing?

I find that people who are skeptical of bushings in mtb suspension havent experienced it when it is done properly.  I rode bikes with full bushings at all pivots (up until my most recent one) and couldnt have been happier with them.  They are easy to maintain and last way beyond any bearing seems to.

The local indoor pumptrack/jump park already exists.  Not technically in the S2S corridor, but pretty close.

https://www.airreccenter.com/

I installed a -1 WC headset on my Turner this summer.  Pressed in fairly easily, but keeping it lined up is a bit tricky as has been noted by others.  I measured my reach and TT both before and after installation (keeping my stem at the same height), and the change was about 1mm (so basically no change).  A -2 headset would have slightly more of an effect im guessing, but Im not sure it is really perceptible unless you are very sensitive to your reach number.

I also got a bit of cup creaking after an extremely dusty summer roadtrip, but greasing and pressing the cups back in seems to have fixed the problem.

I have the Lezyne Laser Drive rear light.  Sounds similar to Andrews in that it has the laser-bike-lane feature (that you can turn off) and 250 lumens.  I agree a rear light can never be bright enough, and have often been told its TOO bright.  My usual response is 'Thank you!  Thats what I was going for'  As for it 'blinding' other drivers, who stares directly into the bright lights of oncoming vehicles?  First thing you are taught when driving is NOT to do that....

Back in the day when I was fishing cables on my Kleins, we used to use the string and vaccuum trick with some success.  If you can tie a piece of string (or strong thread) around the end of the cable, and get it close enough to the exit port, a vaccuum (now you know why you bought that super powerful Dyson!) will suck the string out and you can then pull the line through.  What Cam said works best if it isnt a fresh install.

Buying a longer dropper post doesn't necessarily fix the issue Cr4w is talking about.  If the bike has a slack ST and short CS, the further you extend your seat, the more your weight is shifted back over the rear wheel.

Might also want to credit The Tragically Hip's song Wheat Kings....

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Posted by: syncro

here's a thought, what about an NSMB parts sale, with monies raised going to a trail project or????

Tell you what, I’ll drop them off and you can sell them.

I'd be game, but timing sucks right now as I have too much on plate, which I guess is your situation too. My thinking was that if everyone who had parts to get rid of sent them all to one place it could be a great little community service type dealio. If you're not in a rush let me sit on it for a couple weeks to think about it?

NSMBA used to have the gear swap, but they havent organized it in the past couple of years.  Was a great place to get rid of older parts and pick up some new ones.  I used to volunteer every year and kind of miss the atmosphere it had with all the happy people and bikes and parts!

Just remember that the more sweep you have, the shorter the cockpit is going to feel.  You might have to increase stem length again to compensate.

SQLab has a  12 and 16 degree sweep I think.  Andrew has either reviewed or mentioned them a few times in his posts.

New RAV4 is supposed to have some pretty up to date features.  Not sure if im sold on the looks of it.  If you cant decide between them in the end, I say you just go crazy and convince her she needs a Raptor :)

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OP are you Canadian? If so sign up for the Evo car share (www.evo.ca) it's pay per minute/hour use of a Prius that has bike racks on the roof. It is $15/hour... more expensive than the bus but very convenient and cheaper than owning a car even if you did 1-2 rides a week.

You can find the cars spread around downtown pretty easily and can leave them in any non-meter parking area.

EVO will not get him to the North Shore trailheads as they are outside the 'home' zone.  They could get him closer than DT, but he'd still likely need transit to make it close enough to avoid a long pedal.

54% of the 'masses' didnt vote for Trump.  Using your logic, that means more than half of the 'masses' dont want a wall.  Im not sure why wall supporters continue to ignore the fact that most 'illegals'/drugs/MS13 enter through legitimate ports of entry.  The visa over stayers are a much bigger problem than people crossing the southern border illegally.  Wasting time/money on a wall/barrier/slats will not change that.

He may believe in his President, but id imagine that belief would be waning.  He had the belief that his President had agreed to sign a bill, but then yanked away that agreement at the last minute to try make himself look good to his 'base'.  Id assume at some point Mitch will be looking out for himself (as he is up for re-election in 2020) more than usual and might try and get something done within the power he has at his disposal.

It definitely didnt have wall funding in it.  Yet they all passed it. Trump also agreed to sign it at the time, then backpedaled.  I say give him another chance to sign it, or pass it with the super majority and debate the wall funding later (which is what the original agreement was I believe).

Mitch just needs to send the same bill (that passed 100-0 I believe?) he sent to Trump before the holidays that he refused to sign.  If he refuses to sign it again, just use the senate super majority vote he had and pass it.  End of shutdown.  So Mitch may not be responsible for it, but he can certainly end it pretty quickly if he wanted to.

Pelosi is not allowed to fly commercial per govt rules post 9/11.