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nothing escapes his scrutinizing eye

*nods approvingly & tosses horns*

haha. geometrons: so hot rn.

also - sweet, no-bs utilitarian build. my preferred aesthetic!

the sight is 57lbs, so that's probably in the ballpark for the range. better work on your squats if you plan to lift these.

*reminisces* the local OG xc race scene was RAD. if only we had dropper posts back then. memories of highposting down stuff like severed (hell of the north) on shitty 2" tires, 71* headangles, 150mm stems & 22" flat bars...

15 yrs younger me would be salivating over the new carbon dorado.

cool to hear he also used to have a TMX - and similarly attempted (futilely) to weight weenie the thing (i was also running the titanium profile bolts & axle - in addition to ~40 other ti bolts).

oh hell yes! *settles down with big mug o coffee*

that IS weighty. my review bike (size large) was just over 32. some chunky bits on there?

alas, said build is purely hypothetical. no new bikes on the horizon for me.

Posted by: craw

I just put on a 2.3 DD Maxxterra Aggressor and it's surprisingly good. I needed a rear tire and it was the closest thing I could find. It worked really well. I guess Vancouver is a proper 'dry conditions' place now.

i'm running the 2.5 iteration of that currently (with maxxgrip assegai front, which i run year round). transitioning off a MG dhr2 was a bit entertaining in the loose, as the side lugs are considerably less aggressive, but it does roll a bit better, and the compound is lasting surprisingly well, despite the shorter knob height. would love to see something between the SS & the aggressor - proper side lugs, with a nice rolling, mid height center (the semi slicks just don't cut it when things get properly steep & loose). like a cut dhr, i guess.

for retro aesthetics you could go with the panaracer smoke / dart reissue. tho i'm assuming they suck from a performance standpoint.

Posted by: ReductiMat

I ordered some 4288 from ULine and it arrived next day.  12 60 yard rolls for less than the cost of one new from Dunbar.  Yeah, 4288.. I'm interested to see if the stretchier it is the easier it is to stick to the rim.

cheap! may have to give this a go. sounds like the thinner 4288 works better than the (stans) 4289 because of said ability to conform to the rim. 

damn, people are making fat margins rebranding a roll of tape...

Nsmb, the (only) independent, locally owned source of MTB infotainment. we're (mostly) friendly here. 

fascinating shift in the mtb media landscape (PB acquisition by Outside). not entirely surprising, but as someone who has been doing this since pretty much the beginning (i still have MBA issue #1), i'm still a little amazed at the progression through the years. seems we're not a fringe sport anymore?

about a quarter century ago i had a bianchi cx bike (with mini 35mm knobbies & canti brakes) that i used to offroad extensively (like up singing pass into the alpine @ whistler, back when you could do such things).  guess i was ahead of my time.  

while i don't *need* one, i like the idea. aesthetically, anyways. would totally rock one of these if i had reason to justify a road-ish type bike. maybe with a lauf fork for extra freak factor? 

Posted by: craw

Posted by: xy9ine

yer. lots of tech-gnar jank out there still; just sees relatively little traffic. many sanctioned trails that i *never* see people on. not complaining, of course.

A clean pass through Grannies or Upper Crippler makes for a special, if harrowing day.

rode crippler last week; i forgot how properly janky it was. a fun bit of nostalgia. transitions nicely into the newer construction on lower crippler, for a bit of variety. 

i'm fond of the digger classic: bookwus / ladies / lower ladies or skull lap.  a nice blend of jank, stunts, and even a bit of flow.

yer. lots of tech-gnar jank out there still; just sees relatively little traffic. many sanctioned trails that i *never* see people on. not complaining, of course.

try it now? most of their stuff is in stock currently. seems they've been ramping up production & they're regularly re-stocking.

^ that looks really good. given the available benefits, at a similar weight (to the fat single crowns), it seems an inevitable next step development.  esp given how hard the ews guys are pushing these days.

ahhh. you could cut off a solid 1" before the seat clamp runs into the edge of the brace weld. 

at 440mm, it's a pretty stubby seat tube for a large. i've got a oneup 210 on there; haven't checked out it it's fully slammable tho.