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I just set up a ReMote LA with a Manic (already had the ReMote then got the seatpost). Unlike some other posts, the Manic doesn't drop until the lever is fully pushed over (as opposed to actuating as soon as the lever starts moving). The LA version works fine, but I agree that the regular version would work better, resulting in less lever throw.

"Do we need a bar size between 31.8mm, and 35mm? 31.8mm is so heavy, but 35mm is too stiff and not as impact resistant. Someone out there thinks 33.28mm sounds like a good compromise."

Stop giving them ideas. Nobody thinks this. Nobody.

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The first time I saw a bike going for $5000, I nearly spat out my coffee. But after becoming desensitized by countless reviews of $10000 bikes, $5000 seems like a deal. Mission accomplished.

DNV Council and the local MLA aren't into the idea.

http://www.nsnews.com/news/district-of-north-vancouver-trashes-compost-plan-for-mount-seymour-1.23080501

I think Kona needs to look up the exchange rate. Savvy Canadian buyers will head across the border to save several hundreds of dollars.

Maybe with the tire inserts they've found they can save some weight there.

They've gone from a 210 x 55 shock to a 216 x 63. This would give about 170 mm rear travel. It's interesting that they could do this without the rear wheel hitting the frame at bottom-out. It's also interesting that they wouldn't just ride the Slayer.

Are these the same as the Easton Heist?

I wonder if you could use a different remote that has a set screw and just run the cable the other way through the cable stop at the post end.

Posted by: Hepcat

Pretty different ends of the spectrum though eh? Aggressor for a low rolling resistance tire. Dhr 2 for gription. Both great.

Btw Aggressor feels better in corners than a HR2, rolls billion times faster.

Or Magic Mary addix? The queen of griptioness.

Your Aggressor - HR2 comparison, which compounds were you using? For rear tires, I had an Aggressor on one bike and a HR2 on another bike, both in the harder dual compound. I didn't think the rolling resistance was that different. Cornering felt similar. I preferred how the HR2 cleared mud and sticky dirt. Both were equally not ideal on greasy roots because of the hard rubber.

Posted by: grambo

Pretty damn compelling at $200USD ($250-260CAD) without a remote. The travel adjust would be awesome for me. 150mm droppers are a hair (maybe 10mm) too long on my current bike due to a long seat tube and me wanting to run a large with short legs, so I run 125mm with some seat post exposed, this would solve that problem.

Being able to reduce drop is compelling, but it’s also worth looking into stack height of different models. You may be fine with a 150 in some models (e.g. X Fusion Manic).

Posted by: craw

Have we ever known OneUp to not make something awesome?

They do make good products, but a dropper post is more complicated and failure-prone than anything they've attempted to date.

OneUp is getting into the dropper post market, with a post where the amount of drop can be adjusted using shims. It looks promising, and hopefully durability is good.

Nice price right now, too.

https://can.oneupcomponents.com/collections/dropper-post/products/dropper-post

X Fusion Manic. After a full year, mine feels like the day I bought it, with no sag or additional play. And if it dies, you just drop in a new cartridge, which is inexpensive. The only downside is that you can't adjust the speed, and the seat rises on the slower end of the spectrum.

On my AM bike, I put on a Race Face Aeffect post last week. It also has a good track record. I thought about getting another Manic, but wanted to try something different, and it plays better than the Manic with the Wolf Tooth ReMote LA I already had. Return speed is also adjustable by varying air pressure.

It seems the cheap posts are outliving the fancy ones when it comes to durability.

Posted by: Hepcat

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YMMV.

Personally I didn't get along with the Grid casing. Snake skin was too thin and pingy for me too. EXO however has been pleasantly great over many tires now. 

Man, tire needs are really individual though. Casings especially. DC's experience above is fully as valid as mine, yet opposite.

It is fun to explore the brand new world beyong dual ply though. Bring a torch, spear and a digital tire gauge.

Depends which Grid casing. The Purgatory, Ground Control and first gen 27.5 Butchers are a lighter casing. I destroyed a Purgatory Grid in 3 rides.

The latest pre-Griptron Butchers and Slaughters are heavier/thicker, thicker than Maxxis Exo.

I’m not sure about the 2.3 Griptron tires, but the 2.6 Butcher Grid seems like a lighter casing than my Slaughter.

I keep going back to the Slaughter. Most people don’t give it a chance because it looks sketchy, but it just feels like a tire when riding. Even in the wet, it does fine with our dirt, which doesn’t tend to clog tires too much. The Grid casing is also of ideal weight. And they’re cheap.

There are definitely some 'legacy' trail ratings on the Shore. For example, Pipeline has a blue-black sign at the top and used to be the easy trail on Fromme. Now it is arguably one of the most challenging. 

Boogieman above the log ride isn't that much harder than Pangor, but the end section with the Piledriver is legitimately hard and a bit scary, and warrants the double-black rating.

C-Buster is a bit of a tough one to pin down. Now that there is the option to skip the hard part and ride AA, maybe the steep switchback section could get called a double-black. But before AA, calling the trail overall a black was probably appropriate.

I don't find FA to be much different in difficulty to Dale's. If Dale's is a black, FA should be as well.

We could spend all day debating trail ratings. So much of it is subjective and will vary based on what different riders find to be challenging.

I have a TRSr/TRS+ set on the way, but was thinking of running one of them on the front with something else that’s faster rolling. My thought it to run the faster TRS+ in front over the summer, then move it to the back in the fall.

Is the TRS+ closer to a Maxxis 3C Maxx Terra or more like the harder dual-compound? Is it too hard for a front tire or would it work well?

Posted by: PembyRocks

Check out the new Chromag Phase rims. I have a set on their new hubs. Not enough rides to give a proper review yet due to weather and injury but after half a dozen rides, they're straight and ding free.

They also have the extra-heavy BA rim, which I think was made for my Chromag hardtail. Man, does that thing ever destroy rear wheels.

What’s the story with the hubs? Are they rebranded Formula or Novatec, or something fancier?