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Happy New Year! The Boundary pics are just awesome. 

I know want to ride a 29er Hardtail with modern geo on the shore. Sweet....maybe 2021.

Done. Did not come up with a fancy name though. Albus was my choice....hopefully a grandfather to other trees one fine day. And I hope they plant Western redcedar. Such beautiful and powerful trees once fully matured.

I am really intrigued by the beast...I love hardtail riding so much, apart from bikepark shredding. Still, I think I would love to test ride one but live on the wrong continent, and my plan is to buy a new ht in two years, and I think I would go with a Stylus again, this time with 27.5 wheels. I like it playful and nimble.

Still...awesome way to go for Chromag.

And does it hold a water bottle and spares?

Thank you for that feature, I really enjoyed it. I can still remember an interview with Jared in the old Dirt Mag when it was still paper, this interview literally made me taking up hot/cold showers after a practise or training session. Really inspirational.

Thanks for that tale, the name Pulp Traction kind of always floated there in the back of the English-speaking mtb world, now I know why.

Any chance The Moment will be available on dvd/blu-ray?

I might have. I rememer having read it, and since I have not thrown away any copy of Bike I bought or subscribed to, chances are good. I check this weekend.

I am a dad myself, and yes, when we lived together before the break it was at times challenging. 

But in this day and age of easy-to-access info and training and coaching your argument is not really all that valid in the long run. 

Dads and moms need time to get used to the new vircumstances but sooner or later it all comes down to the facts that 

• every single one of us gas 24 hours. How and with what we spend them depends on each one of us.

• if a rider wants to improve and stay healthy long term he/she does not come around input/training from other areas/pursuits, be it yoga or lifting.

• being a good dad entails being a positive, life-affirming role model. And for that Little Toddler should understand that health and happiness can be connected to training and goals. 

But....I can remember that time of "I just want to go gor a ride NOW!" time pretty well, after the birth and the first time.

That is a great piece with some really solid advice, Cam. 

I am currently in hospital after a stupid training related movement gave me a prolapsed disc L5 S1 with sciatica.

All more or less good now, and the best part without surgery. Rest and rehab now, got a good physiotherapist. 

What I am once again checking as a personal upgrade is a new trail helmet with maximum coverage. What good is a fit and strong body if your head is not as protected as it could be? 

And yes, the most simple way to improve performance is fine tuning the engine and skills associated with it. But that is not as easy as buying that set of cranks or wheels. 

Anyways, enough of a middle-age rant, thanks for the article.

That was really sick! Sick rider, sick bike, sick trailriding, sick picnic table manual, wall ride, roof drop, stairgaps. Awesome. True style never gets old. 

And that T-shirt. Sweet.

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I was looking forward to picking it up on Quadra but with Covid it just wasn’t an appropriate path. So we shipped it.

I got really lucky with this bike. It was Sams. Aside from some skuffs on the wheels you would never guess it was used. The only change I asked for was a new 12sp XT drivetrain and he was able to put that on. Fork is nearly new. Dropper just serviced. The thing was delivered 99% like it was new. Deep clean. I couldn’t believe it when I pulled it out of the box!

Also, the two things that I struggled with in a new bike - price of a new one and the year plus wait - were both addressed. It still look 3 or 4 months but that was manageable.

Plus, I’ve been cruising Nakeds website gallery for years - this bike was the one I lusted over most!!! I love the orange and blue. Given that it was Sams, it’s got the sweetest geo and all the blingy touches like Ti hardware and decals and two cages - it’s just perfect

Perfect size for me! EVERYTHING lined up. I had to jump at it. It was this bike or never Naked.

5 rides on it and each is getting better than the last. Thaads reminder up top for wide elbows has been really helpful as it keeps my body forward. The bike shreds as long as my weight is in the right place, but it’s less forgiving than I would have thought when body position is a bit off.

So I found my unicorn! So stoked to have it and I couldn’t be happier about how I ended up with it. I’m looking forward to heading to Quadra once this is all behind us to explore it.

Awesome! That sounds reaaally good.

Since my old commuter was a bit run down after 13 years of roads I treated myself to a new commuter....a Ragley Trig gravel bike. 

That is one hell of a fun ride that brought back the fun of riding to work. In fact I do my groceries and most of my errands with the bike. Now my legs have to adapt to climbing that much (300 to 400 m of climbing when commuting or riding errands, depending on route).

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A couple from today. I’m figuring this bike out.

That is one beauty of a ride! How does it ride/compare/make you feel aboard? 

I loved the feature on Naked Bicycles in Bike Mag a few issues ago. 

For those of you who are on IG there is an account called fuckyeahhardtail....that does truly deliver the goods.

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Whoops, should have taken you up on the bet first so y’all knew I got it. 

Too bad there’s no way for me to collect!

That's alright.  The truth is I don't have a billion dollars anyway.

I actually don't see human extinction coming any time soon though.  We may shatter the planet's eco-system but in terms of extinctions it will not be in the same league as a large meteor or volcanism and there are always animals that survive.  As far as megafauna go I would place bets on the most adaptable species to ever exist to pull through.  It will be ugly and the vast majority will die if the worst comes to pass, but pockets will survive it.  It will definitely be easier here than Mars.

Had a salt water fish tank when I was a kid that I neglected, water turned brown and all the fish died except one miserable zombie fish that persisted alone in the murk for ages.

I used to have rats when I was a teen. My parents were ok with that. Smart little critters, made me read up on them. When it comes to survival of the pack that is a smart lifeform....not necessarily ethically just....still smart. Life/evolution/adaptation finds a way. Either adapt or leave the party.

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Well, whadaya know.  Bleach injections or shoving a black light up your arse is a cure for COVID-19.

Holy fuck, your source is unbelievable.  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-disinfectant-light-reaction-1.5543563

Don't drink bleach, Okay?  It turns out sunlight is the antidote, so why are we all holed up??

Would it suprise you to believe that some people basically microdose both bleach and food grade peroxide?

The almighty Magical Mineral Supplement....except ...apart from fucking up your stomach or intestines there is nothing magical nor mineral in that dose of bleach. 

I remember a thread where we discussed the madness of that.

You guys had better skills back in the days...when we all posted images instead of just names. 

Wait...Heather....oooh....yes. That bikini in the intro.

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Posted by: Mic

The wideangle looks beautiful. The doctohawk too slack for my terrain. And an annual trip to big mountains does not justify such a bike. Am still riding my 26" stylus, have I mentioned that? Any reason for getting a new one, 'cept more fun?  

Plan is to get a new HT in 2021...either a 27.5 or a 29. Stylus (again) or a Stanton Switch9er. Cannot really decide.

Mic, Wideangle is great. It is the made in Taiwan version of the Samurai made in Squamish and  after a year can't tell the difference between the Samurai and the Wideangle. Supposedly you can run it with 26" wheels if your a retro grouch but haven't yet myself. Can run it mini plus size which I did over the winter. My Wideangle is a prototype and takes a max 27.5x2.6 in the rear though. Don't know if the newer versions go bigger in 27.5. Wonder if you can get a 26+ to work? And you ask if your old Stylus is still fun? Well according to endless stalking over 5 years of Pinkbike buy and sell 2007 to say 2009/10 Stylus frames or bikes are rare. Seen exactly 4 in 5 years. All the Stylus one's I keep seeing used are in the last 5 years.

Thanks for the info. Guess I ride my 26" Stylus into the ground or until I have a hard time finding spare tires. Oh my....

At times I would love to ride a longer bike that is a bit more stable at speed. The 26" Stylus does ride like a big BMX bike, which i like...but....you know. 

Tungsten.....alu does feel like cast iron. Steel is a bit more subtle. There is in my opinion a very real difference between the two materials and how they ride. 

But....compared to a fully a hardtail is a different ride altogether. Especially on techgnar (only know the tastes of Finale Ligure and the Alps).

The wideangle looks beautiful. The doctohawk too slack for my terrain. And an annual trip to big mountains does not justify such a bike. Am still riding my 26" stylus, have I mentioned that? Any reason for getting a new one, 'cept more fun?  

Plan is to get a new HT in 2021...either a 27.5 or a 29. Stylus (again) or a Stanton Switch9er. Cannot really decide.

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And I honestly am fed up with streaming. I miss the good old days of renting a film or even buy one...unpacking....celebrating the movie. Not just clicking an icon and binge watchibg whatever whenever.

My favorite parts of watching a movie were the trip to the rental store and the hour spent picking out a movie.

And then returning it a week late.  $25.00 to watch Howard the Duck.

But...others were worth it. Definitely.

Are you saying you didn't love Howard the Duck?

well, sorr..but I have never seen Howard the Duck.....I was thinking along the lines of certain actresses. 

By the way, is Gooch still alive?

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If this is the new normal for say the next 6-12 months, how will we fare?

Humans are social animals, used to meeting others, I think it is part of our DNA, as opposed to Tigers. We are basically still monkeys. And I fear that quite a lot of people out there will develop some serious mental baggage, or the normal baggage gets magnified by social distancing and quarantine. 

And I do not even want to talk about the economy.

That is the great unknown.  I can see some economies collapsing.  It's going to be bad, but how bad and in what way?   :-/

Honestly, I have no clue and am a bit apprehensive, maybe even scared. 

My Inner Hippie thinks of possibilities, big banks doing their part , etc. But very unlikely. 

Just watch how it unfolds day by day, week by week. 

But maybe some of us are just too pessimistic and critical. Maybe it is not going to be that bad. What we talk about is basically frantically looking for options. We simply do not know what is going to happen. 

Yes, Italy has started a program to boost its economy. The sum is ridiculous. Yes, a lot of people have died and are going to die. 

But....we have no real idea about an outcome. Could be like a global crash, could change into something better. 

And that is what's really frustrating me.