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Good to know! Appreciate you responding with your experience.

Great review. While I’m certainly in no rush to replace my Ripmo V2, I have had my eye on this bike. After reading this, I’ll stop considering it as my next ride. 

I like fast but spend a lot of time on slower, chunkier stuff. Add in my 50 year old body and it looks like this isn’t the bike for me.

Plus, I’m not the rider that spends most time in the larger cogs and so appreciate a bike that performs nicely at not quite warp speeds. 

This WAO is beautiful  but maybe the eventual Ripmo V3 will be more to my style.

Good read and gorgeous bike. Cheers!

So far the branding has remained independent.

Yep. My wife is a CDA here in Nanaimo. A large percentage of the local dentist practices have been bought by (wait for it) DENTAL CORP (duh duh duuuuh).

Took me back to my childhood. That’s rad.

The other under appreciated value when buying SC, Yeti, etc, is resale. 

I had a SC Bronson CC X01 and enjoyed it for two years. Before I sold it, I made sure to have a set of new bearings ready and waiting for the new owner. That was a big plus for potential buyers. 

Also, SC have legion fans, despite their high entry fee. Their well deserved reputation for top notch quality makes them very sought after.

They are crazy $$$ to get into, but I found it’s kinda like buying a Toyota. Super high quality, awesome resale value and overall very competitive actual cost of ownership.

A $400 slide on stem that scratches your new Deity bars? Where can I get one? 

The new WAO rims are interesting. If my Unions ever need replacing they would be a no-brainer. Impressive if they really have improved ride feel, considering how good the Unions are already. My biggest hesitation with going carbon was ride feel. Turns out that I prefer the snappy character over alloy rims.

I had Tioga 2.3’s on my ‘99 (2000?) Holeshot. Hands down scariest tires I’ve owned. I’m still scarred. Literally.

Bookmarking this one for later. I’m hoping  to pick up a Kobain Deore 12spd this fall. The winter hardtail intrigues me. Also, I’m a total beginner in terms of wrenching my own bikes. So starting on a (relatively) affordable second bike is more appealing then potentially buggering up my Ripmo. 

Keep this stuff coming! Nsmb is better than ever, btw.

My lovely wife surprised me with a Topeak pressure gauge and a Crank Bros M19 multi-tool. 

Bought my 8 yr old boy a ‘21 Norco Fluid 2 FS. It’s a 24”. We did a loop yesterday and he was so stoked. 

Re: brakes - I’ve been using Codes for a year now. Zero issues and great feel. My XT probably had more power but EFF that wandering bite point. It was a deal breaker. I have read good reviews thus far wrt Deore brakes. Here’s hoping Shimano have resolved the issue. The new Deore kit is a big win for performance on budget.

My last four bikes have been new. That said, I only buy a model year old. I just picked up my new bike a month ago for 28% off retail. After selling my old bike, the gap isn’t too bad. Also, I tend to replace my bikes every two or three years so I have time to absorb the expense.

Haida Gwai.(It used to be named after their daughter)

[HTML_REMOVED]#129300; Are you sure?

I was in the Victoria location a couple weeks ago and it was shoulder to shoulder busy, their tent prices are awful. Robinsons had everything I wanted but it was disturbingly quiet. :(

Robinsons rules. Its always quiet in there, and yet they remain. MEC = meh

I am also feeling that pain. My Push parts left Colorado Aug 19th. Have been in Vancouver since the 21st.

I just spent a romantic day at the beach with my shiny, $9000 bike.

What he did was legal.
I think baiting is bullshit.
I think the guy in the vid is a severe fuckhead who kills for sport.

Yep.

Finished building my Commencal Meta AM V4:

Nice!

Was up there today in the awful weather. Still had fun. Trails are great and there was zero line. Props to the trail crew!

Last nights show was an amazing experience. Incredible vibe.