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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...

lured in by the rad packaging; stayed for the great beer. same with boombox.

SF rocks. the current batch of color & shape is on point. loved the coconuts ipa. just doing what i can to support local small business. so much fantastic beer produced in the hood.

Ok, this is probably the best one this year. Just enough plausibility, very well delivered. Also: Joe's bikes are rad.

not too much to say on the basis of 1 run, with no suspension tweaking, and a reach that was quite short for me, but the rear suspension was *really* good as it sat; greedily eating square edge chunk like high pivots do, but also pedaling surprisingly well (considerably better than the lahar). really a shame these never made it into production.

i love his trailbike iteration. this, i could live with: 

sick!

^what you replacing that with?

Posted by: D_C_

I will never sign anything proposing to 'make *blank* great again'.

same. that's an unfortunate choice of title.

Posted by: Brocklanders

https://www.change.org/p/vail-resorts-inc-get-vail-to-fix-whistler-blackcomb?signed=true

while i understand the frustration, i'm not sure how one reconciles the "prices are too high AND the lines are too long" issue. that the lines are as big as they are seems to indicate the pricing model is still working for them. it's unfortunate that said model effectively excludes so many from such a rad natural resource, but it's a business. i'm just resigned to the fact this is no longer a place for me.

if you have the disposable income, shiny new carbon swaddled 5 figure superbikes are certainly nice, but for most people, the benefit over a carefully curated & well maintained (modern) used bike is minimal. certainly not worth trading off going into debt or curtailing adventures. and "contemporizing" used bikes is kinda fun. upsize, add offset bushings or headset, freshen up a few bits, etc. lots of potential out there for relative bargains.

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Posted by: shoreboy

That is ridiculous. $189 at the window, and a 'bargain' at $174 online! What I really like is how the website says 'only $174 more' if you buy 2. They don't even give a discount for buying multiple days online at once. Im not sure how families (or anyone for that matter) can hope to afford a day out skiing.

Simple, just say fuck Whistler.

Cypress Mtn. is spending money to attract those people. The biggest of the 3 shore hills, a reasonable price & they have invested in snow making equipment.

i concur w/ the fucking of whistler prices. we've got passes @ cypress because it's close & affordable, and it's a pretty fun mountain for its size; lots of neat pockets to be found. that said, it's getting progressively more slammed up there, so there's rapidly narrowing windows of "reasonable" lineups. the perils of close proximity to a major urban center. makes me appreciate how (relatively) quiet the north shore bike trails are.

Posted by: jon

By the way if you email Joe at Starling he may be selling off some demo frames with a fresh paint job. My XL Murmur frame arrives next week.

sweet! what's pricing like?

loved that bike. would def recommend. the non-linkage actuated single pivot certainly has a more linear leverage rate than most pivot laden bikes, but it's not a significant detractor. easy enough to tune around with an air shock - though people are really liking these with coils as well. this bike is a great example of dialed geometry trumping fancy pants materials & suspension designs. and yeah, love the classic skinny tube aesthetics. 

speaking of which, if i were buying a new frame, i'd give marino a go. full custom for $550(ish) USD. sick:

https://www.marinobike.com/producto/custom-full-suspension-frame/

i'm not a huge fan of the pregnant guppy downtube aesthetic, but at least it's steel, i guess? and looks like it'll fit a water bottle.

frame looks sick. tho price ($4k) is a bit steep. cool to see more high end alu options out there though.