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What is The Hunt for Red October?

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

The jacket is $650, the pants are $400.

Thanks for the reply Cam. Id probably be a large given my 33-34" waist, but staying dry is the main goal for the commute. I already have a OG Guardian jacket and it has been fantastic. Ill start looking to see what I can find for the pants.

How would the Thunder pants work for the commuter option? I ride to work all year round, and need something that is actually waterproof. My current ShowersPass Refuge pants have given up their ability to hold the DWR treatment (after only 3 seasons), and are quickly wetting through. ShowersPass has said that this is common. Pretty disappointing. Before I spend another $300 on those, would $400 on the Thunder pants be a better bet? Do they fit overtop of a pair of pants or jeans?

Thanks for the review!

To follow in the footsteps of that other site.......Looks like a Process 153

It works to help clean and lubricate your seals. Put some Fork Boost on your stanchions, cycle the fork, wipe away the excess that has pulled some of the dirt from your seals. It also gives some lubrication to the seals for a short period of time.

It is NOT a suitable replacement for regular lower maintenance in my opinion. You still need to do oil changes and thorough seal/foam ring cleaning.

Ive attempted to go that route several times before. I have found custom ordering anything through an LBS to be a futile effort that ends in frustration for me.

Thanks! Im sure I can find enough stuff to put in my cart to qualify for the free shipping.  Good prices for sure.

The housing situation for the resort staff is the main problem. It has always been an issue up there. If you stuff 8-10 people in a place made for 4, it makes it REALLY hard to isolate when your roommate shows up positive.

Hopefully he is off getting his shot. The faster everyone gets vaccinated up there, the better the chances of opening. Its been quite the shit show.

Posted by: syncro

Anybody got one kicking around they're not using and are willing to part with?

Sadly I dont have one, but I am assuming you mean a 985 caliper?

Posted by: RAHrider

Anyone here own an ultrasonic cleaning device. I didn't realize they were not necessarily very expensive. I don't think my wife would let me get one unless she could put her jewelry and glasses in it, so I guess I'd probably need two because I'm not owning an ultrasonic cleaner and not putting my bike parts in it! Does anyone actually have one? Any suggestions on size? Brand? etc.

I have one that I bought about 10 years back from a local company in the Lower Mainland. I dont recall the name of the company, and Im not sure of the model (I can look it up later). It would be considered a 'large' jewelry sized cleaner I think. It doesnt have any intensity settings, only time and heat. Id estimate it holds 2-3 litres of water. I use it for chains, cassettes (though the new big ones dont fit in anymore!) , bolts etc. It works really well if you are patient.

I nomally fill it with water and then put whatever I want to clean in a smaller plastic (sealable) container with your solvent of choice. The sound waves travel through the plastic and agitate the solvent. This way the bath water doesnt get dirty, and you would only need one cleaner for your parts and your wife's jewelry. I usually use some diluted Simple Green HD (the purple stuff that isnt as hard on metal) and let it go for 15-20 mins while im doing other things. Sometimes Ill change the solution and run it again if its super dirty. For chains, I follow it up with a couple of runs in 100% Isopropanol to get it really clean, and then hang it to dry. Sometimes I need to give the parts a bit of a wipe down, but any remaining dirt just falls off or wipes away easily.

If I were to get another one, Id get a bigger one with an intensity dial. This one has served me well, and it was only ~$100 at the time.

Edit: Just found the link to the one I have

http://www.angelpos.ca/25L-160W-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-with-Heater-Digital-Timer_p_13.html

Posted by: tungsten

Ok thanks for all that in the end I scrolled down page and ended up buying a complete SLX 4 pot set that I found.

Why not run xt levers with deore calipers?

I was eyeing some xt calipers at CRC but dithered too long - they sold out. Is it easy generaly to just buy calipers? Would think it harder to find lower spec stuff split apart?

So, I gotta' buy an adaptor for the rear. Am I giving up heaps by continuing with a 160 on the rear or should I move the 180 to the rear, buy two adaptors and put a 203 on the front?

Just an FYI, you cannot buy anything Shimano from CRC anymore.

Posted by: aShogunNamedMarcus

Not sure about the difference in the test kits. Have another link.

VAERS results 3/26/2021

One is a positive control, one is a negative control. You need both to ensure the assay is working correctly. Without both, an assay cant really be trusted.

As for that link about people dying after receiving the vaccine, it's quite interesting. It does help support the fact that the vaccine takes up to 3 weeks to be effective. I did a quick scan of about 50 records and none of the patients had received the vaccine outside of 3 weeks of their death. It looks like they were even vaccinating some of those people on the same day they died.

Whistler ski season is being shut down for the next 3 weeks. 'Circuit breaker' restrictions coming into effect today.

Posted by: ReductiMat

EXTENDED PLAY CONFIRMED FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH

https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/explore-the-resort/activities-and-events/whistler-mountain-bike-park/explore-the-park/hours-of-operation.aspx

Dont get too excited just yet. Things aren't going well right now. No idea if harsher restrictions might come back in place, but Id guess it's a definite possibility.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a6f23959a8b14bfa989e3cda29297ded

Floppy Bunny maybe? Definitely a fast lap, and has enough stuff going on that it would be a decent lap for suspension bracketing?

Fear not! E-bikes are NOT PST exempt. 

$15000USD = ~$18900CAD x 1.12 = $21,170CAD

Wow. Just wow.