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interestingly, for me, aggressive trench laying snowboard carving has informed the dynamics of bike cornering. the kinematics of high-g, locked in carves with energetic exits (ie, popping off the tail & airing between carves) kinda / sorta can be applied to 2 wheels as well. it's neat how disparate activities can feed into each other.

good stuff! even as an old dog, i find the evolution / refinement of fundamental riding technique - such as cornering- to be endlessly engaging. cool to progress in ways that aren't necessarily tied to increasing amplitude / risk factor. the cornering speed of the current crop of shredders is totally inspiring.

chris porter says yes.

the mojo DC 36 conversion looks like an interesting (albeit expensive) solution: https://www.mojo.co.uk/morc-36-dc-offset-reduction-kit-1082-p.asp

damn, those are some svelte aesthetics.

EDC pump is surprisingly effective. Recommended!

these bad boys. been in my tool box for well over a decade, and will no doubt outlast me. will rip any stubborn tire off with ease. 

i've only tried an ebike once, but having the ability to power up tech lines that were otherwise un-climbable (at least by mortals) *was* pretty entertaining. much preferable to blasting fire road @ 30km/h for sure. certainly opens up new realms of route options.

i've not actually heard of a misaligned frame for at least a decade (back when intense was US built). is this still actually a thing? specific examples?

Oh damn, c&s is sold out...

FTW does custom builds - i bet he'd build you a modern looptail - for the right price.

Posted by: ReductiMat

Posted by: xy9ine

jesus. and i thought mountain biking was a serene oasis free of aggrosportsparents. the park certainly attracts a different crowd.

For what it's worth, for every one of the parents I see above, I see one hundred well-adjusted families being awesome and having a great time...

oh for sure. in my *many* years of riding both park & trail, i've never witnessed such a display of assholery; we're a pretty chill group as a whole.   

sp back to wbp - planning on heading up within the next few days, deliberating when; quite a bit quieter on weekdays?

jesus. and i thought mountain biking was a serene oasis free of aggrosportsparents. the park certainly attracts a different crowd.

love this build! seriously, i find bikes like this more interesting than the ubiquitous paint by numbers $$$ superbike formula (carbon/carbon/carbon/AXS/eewings). thoughtful value / performance ratio maximizing builds are rad.

i've drilled out a couple alu frames without issue. plan cable routing to optimally locate hole / pop in a small pilot hole / bump up to full size hole at appropriate angle to cable / chamfer edges with small round file / toss in the cable.

curious what the story was re: that house. almost finished / never lived in. big chunk of $$ someone sat on for a long time. weird.

Posted by: trumpstinyhands

Posted by: bmv88

Might be stating the obvious but seems to me that the increase in unsanctioned loamers is a direct result of the lack of new trails on Fromme and Seymour. As a comparison Squamish had 5 new sanctioned trails last year. Did the Shore have any?

Squamish has hundreds of trails and plenty of new ones, yet the unsanctioned building going on here at the moment is bordering on the ridiculous. So it has nothing to do with lack of new trails. It'd be awesome if the effort was put into fixing up the old trails rather 'building' yet another loamer that will only last a few months before it's wrecked.

was a bit surprised to see remy scraping moss down a fresh one hit wonder slab line in his latest vid (which was in clear proximity to an existing trail). is it just a free for all in that zone as long as you're not cutting live trees?

Posted by: Silk

Posted by: D_C_

Reopening in coordination with BC Parks/LSCR lots makes sense. With the other lots remaining closed, the Fromme lot would likely be flooded if it reopened first.

Fromme has already been flooded.

The amount of Loam lines that that have appeared over the last few months is hair raising. Heat maps are not helping this at all.

Old hiking lines have become a mess.

crazy, huh? i can't believe the number of unsustainable fall line skidders (dumping onto main trails) & braids that have erupted as of late. is people's lust for loam really that insatiable? out of towners that just don't give a shit? it's eye opening, for sure.

sick!

^what you replacing that with?