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Sometimes flicking the lever a few times isn't enough, gotta leave it overnight.

Get the brake in a spot where gravity can be your friend (might have to angle the bike in the stand if you're internally routed) and then strap the brake lever down overnight. Air bubbles will slowly bubble out in the top syringe.

I've had success doing this by solely lever bleeding on Sram and Shimano brakes (i.e. not using the syringe on the caliper) if you want to skip part of the process. I do not have magura brakes, but based on the youtube video I found it looked like the same process as sram brakes.

Thanks Deniz and Cam, I appreciate this article and the previous. I already picked up the Loam Goats as spares after the last article, but it’s great to know more about the other options. I expect to refer back to this article in the future.

Loam Goat pads ordered for my codes. Thanks! Free shipping and $35 for two sets of pads make them worth trying

Thank you Deniz, I'm interested in your findings.

I've mostly had Codes on all of my bikes for the last 10 years which have had the same pad for that decade.

I wish I had jotted down notes like this over the years. The metallic Sram pads have been the winner for me, but it would nice to know what the next-best option is/was. There's definitely been some pads that resulted in a loss of performance.

It doesn’t appear that the frame can take too long of a dropper post due to the pivot and kink halfway down the seat tube. Did you have to make any compromises when setting your saddle height?

Dear Dave,

Please include me on the list of people you bother for shuttles if you ever get another DH/FR bike to review.

Overwhelming consensus is that we all love your writing and read your review of expensive glasses that we otherwise wouldn’t have. 

I think the takeaway is that the majority of those who take time to leave a comment aren’t willing to spend this much on glasses. 

But there’s even one comment that agrees with you that these are great. What more could you want man?

Fits well is a good point. I should plan to try before I buy (ie not buy online)

Thank you both! This is the type of comment I was hoping to find below the article: cheaper alternatives. I’m impressed with the anti-fog on my Ryder’s googles, I’d certainly like that feature on glasses.

I agree with Kos. Unfortunately I quite enjoyed Dave’s musings and I did follow the link to look at the on-sale glasses... but I’m too cheap.

I’ve started wearing googles and a full-face helmet every ride, just hang the googles backwards around my neck going up, and bring my google bag to wipe the rain out before I put them on.

I’d like a different solution for commuting and trail rides.

I've had shimano alfine tensioner on all my Whistler Bike Park DH bikes with success for the last 10 years.

They're cheap and work. One in stock for $34 at Corsa Cycles in Squamish https://www.dunbarcycles.com/shimano-alfine-ct-s500-chain-tensioner-black.html?source=googlebase

Based on your pictures though it looks like you're not in Squamish. Nice rig!

Are you running inserts?

Seems like with how tight the inserts make the bead, rim tape only lasts for one time. Removal of the bead = removal of the tape.

I haven't had an issue with Lordco bearings. They seem to last as long as the stock bearings in the Hope hubs. They're usually a few bucks each. I think the codiene frame was just over $20 for the 8 bearings I needed. Seemed roughly what I saw online when looking for bearings for the other frame.

Full disclaimer: I don't much about bearings. I'm checking in on this thread for advice too. I'm hoping someone here can teach me something. Lordco bearing part number for my Transition Triple were 61800 instead of 6800 specified by Transition. The bearings appeared to be the same size. I wasn't able to quickly find the answer on google. Does anyone know what the "1 modifier" means in the bearing part number?

Lordco had all the frame bearings I needed for an On-One Codeine frame. I also use their bearings in Hope hubs.

I had to get the proper kit from North Shore Bike shop for a Transition Triple frame since it had an uncommon main-pivot bearing.

If you have a transition, I'd start with an e-mail to them.

Amazon has cheap bearings, but they don't promise to get them to you anytime soon.

Motion industries didn't workout for me, and their website had different stock than the store in coquitlam.

Grainger.ca seemed to have everything. I didn't actually order from them though since NSBS responded that they had a complete kit in stock.

I was on a chairlift with one of the chromag guys and asked why a kids bike was out before the adult full suspension bike. If I understood him correctly, it sounded like they were waiting on parts for the adult bike. I guess they want to have complete bikes available when they officially announce it.

What are the fitz lineups like on the weekend?

I think this would fit the bill for someone 6’2”: https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3080696/

I didn't buy it, but I did look into it; Boostinater is a 6mm longer endcap on the non-drive side.

You need to re-dish the wheel when you Boostinater it. I have a Hope Pro 4 I needed spaced out and I could have got boostinator for or hope's option. Hope offers 3mm longer endcaps for either side.

I ended up with 4mm of hardware store spacers on the non-drive side and 2mm of hardware store spacers on the drive side because after waiting 2 weeks for the Hope option "DHL lost my order" from CRC and then the part went out of stock.

No re-dish required, and the derailleur still barely gets the chain into the biggest cog. I will admit my chainline is worse than if I had a boostinator or a proper 148mm hub.

Posted by: Greasyone

One of my buddies works with a guy who has a 2014 Aurum 6.3 that he wants a G for.  It's 10 years newer than my bike, the seller did a few chairlift days per year with it, and the price seems right.  Bearing in mind that I'm currently riding an 04, do you think this is a good interim bike?  I still want to buy a newer one, but prices are pretty out of hand, and I'd like to be on something a little more modern...sort of ease into current geometry as it were.

Are you planning on doing any pedalling? A friend of a friend bought the same bike last spring, but he never comes riding with us because he doesn’t enjoy pushing it up the hill. He’s been looking for a trial bike pretty much since he bought the aurum. If you’re shuttling a lot then it’s probably going to be great!

I like to keep my bikes for a long time. I’m hoping this will be my bike for the foreseeable future: production privee Shan No. 5. Steel 140mm R 160mm F. All steel 🤘