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How do they compare to the Shimano ME7?

Yeah I came across the Indy recently and they looked like the perfect knee pads for North Shore pedally rides - light but still with real knee protection. The charge seemed more like beefed up leg warmers to me (not saying that in a bad way, just serve a different purpose…much more on the XC side of things).

For someone who isnt a weight weenie - are these an obvious choice over the more expensive XT & XTR versions, or are there other things to consider as well (someone mentioned durability above)?

Posted by: syncro

When you guys cross the border do you declare your bikes, check serial numbers, etc or just say "Hey bro-brah border guard person, we're going for a rip on some sweet ass trails yo" and leave it at that?

What's the significance of checking serial numbers? Is that to determine whether you are crossing the border with a newly purchased bike (and trying to dodge taxes/duties)?

Posted by: Brocklanders

Maybe we should push for meter parking all the way down to Lynn Valley road while we are at it? Can we have something for free for once without the district putting their hands in our pockets? The lot was to take the the parking load off the streets for the local residents, adding pay parking won't accomplish anything except people paying for parking. Thanks to social media the North shore trails usage has been thru the roof in the last couple years. If people wanna sit in their car waiting for a spot that has a max parking time of 2 hours? ( correct me if I'm wrong on that ) that's their choice. This city has exploded and it's pretty much going to be the norm on weekends,  line ups are the new normal, nothing we can do about that.

There's too few parking spots vs. the # of users so I am saying, why not find a way of giving priority to people who actually need the more convenient parking vs. just having a first come first serve gong show like it is now? 

The North Shore isn't too friendly for people trying to get young kids introduced to the sport and I think the lower Fromme trails are probably the most family friendly. It would be nice to give those people priority (in one way or another) because it's not that practical to have a 6 year old pedaling up mountain highway from Coleman.

Posted by: grambo

Agree on pay parking. It also seems goofy to have a line of cars waiting to get in there to park (I get it if you have kids), at least most people seem to turn their cars off while waiting. I don't think there's any way to enforce kids/disabled only type thing, pay is probably the only way.

Unless I am going at first light on a weekend morning I don't bother with the parking lot anymore. I still prefer climbing mtn highway so I just park down on Coleman. Makes it easier to ride the stuff below the BP which reminds me I need to check out Lower Digger as I have been seeing good things on instagram.

Yeah I agree that pay parking is the only way to control the parking lot. 

I've always wondered why people are waiting in like a 10 car line to get into the parking lot... turnover in the parking lot can't be that quick. Like you're really waiting for like 25 mins to get a parking spot just to avoid an extra 5 min climb from Coleman?

Posted by: Kevin26

Rockshox digital one is sweet though. Nice to see 172psi instead of somewhere between 160-180 or whatever the dial says

Yeah that always confused me... people talking about putting exactly X psi in their fork/shock and then you look at the dial on most pumps and it goes from like 0-300 psi and the whole dial is only 1 inch in diameter. Obviously the digital gauge would solve that problem. That Rockshox digital pump was the one I was thinking of upgrading to. 

Same thing with sag... you watch an interview with some pro talking about their bike and they are like "I started with 32% sag but then tried 33% and it felt much better"... like how the hell can you accurately change the sag by 1%?!?!

What's the plan with Lower Digger? Seems like some solid work is being done on it but parts of it are still quite "old school". Good option to do after Lower Expresso to finish when you park in the Dempsey/Braemar area. The more solid trails they get in that area, the more people will park over there. Which brings me to my next point... the Fromme parking lot seems to be a gong show every time I ride Fromme (weekends only). They should either make it so that it is only for people riding with children and/or make it pay parking (with some $$ going back to the trails).

Thanks for the explanation! That makes a lot more sense to me now. Maybe I don't need a new shock pump.

My current shock pump literally lets out 5-10 psi every time I disconnect the valve so it's very challenging to set my suspension up accurately. Do all pumps have this issue (to some extent)? I would imagine that at least a little bit of air would inevitably leak out at you disconnect any pump but I would imagine some are better than others. What are you guys using that works well?

Anyone know the current snowline? Are the trails below the 3rd switchback free of snow?

Fezzari La Sal Peak looks interesting. Bible of Bikes seemed to really like it and the pricing seems very reasonable.

Posted by: MaxRockatansky

I'm a year in on my sentinel now and still love it. Climbs better than my last bike (Devinci Troy) weighs a touch more but is much more capable downhill and confidence inspiring with the wheelbase / HA. The Troy at the same travel but 27.5 was plenty capable but it was obviously maxed out 

Lots of complaints on shock set up from others but if you set it up like a 140mm bike it works great. I think the issues come from people trying to get it as plush as a 150/160mm. It suffers a bit in the bike park braking bumps as a result but for an aggressive trail bike its pretty hard to fault.

It is the type of bike that you can't be lazy on though. The shortish stays keep it pretty nimble on the shore but it does mean you need to consciously keep your weight forward the first few rides as you get used to it. It rarely bucks you OTB or gets out of shape but if you get in the back seat you push the front end pretty good.

Does the 140mm rear travel really make the Sentinel only an "aggressive trail bike". I always thought of the Sentinel as one of the most aggressive "Enduro" bikes... but your post seems to say that it is noticeably less plush than a 160mm bike?