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Have not used one since the mid 90,s. The saddle is a huge difference. SQLabs for me as well. Seam

position of the clothes make a difference as well.

It just came to me. This is a deficiency of this site. Topic's like this should be in the forum. But they are on the main page. The forum sits idle for days at times. Even great topics just sit idle. A topic like this and we have over 50 replies. Not many forum threads with that many hits.

Just a observation. Forum concept is much easier to read than the BB format.

There was a time when they said 100mm fork. Was too much travel for the frame design. That never stopped us from slamming the Judy DH cartridge into a Judy XC. Hell my 1st full suspension bike was 5.5" in the rear. Only fork with enough travel back then was the Hannebrink . Or the Mr Dirt. So I had a 100mm Judy , and a 4.5" Mozo for a while till I got a Hank LT6.

BONER ALERT!!!!!! This check a lot of my box,s . Hell it checks them all LOL

. See what the fall brings.

After seeing the thread on the Privateer 161 today. That,s the machine I,m looking for.

I have heard that name as well. I chatted with them last year. Roughly this time. I found out they where shredding my area. We chatted back and forth on social media. I casually suggested that a big travel 29er would be cool. The response back was Yup we agree. Couple of smiles and that was it LOL. Be very cool if they did 29" big travel trail/park smasher. Still looking for a 29" version of my old 2012 Entourage LOL.

I will say this. I,m nowhere near the height you guys are 5'10 1/2"ish. 32" inseam. I tried the Large Sight for a few minutes. Did not feel comfy. A buddy bought a XL and I did a parking lot spin. I was amazed for it being a modern geo I felt I could ride this bike. Same deal with the Spartan 29er, I could ride the XL .

Let us know how the 170mm fork and coil feel. My next bike will be more enduro/park. We are looking up country . And Sunpeaks is a 1hr away from where we are considering.

Looks good. I was hoping it was a 160/170mm bike. with a 180 Fox 38/similar up front. Also an aluminum as a option as well.

Hmmm wish they still did aluminum. But that checks a lot of boxes.

Posted by: pete@nsmb.com

I think I can add some useful info to this thread. 

First, I'm also a big fan of photochromic lenses. I've had great luck with Smith and Ryders and most recently, these shades from Julbo: https://www.julbo.com/en_ca/segment

For north shore/heavily forested conditions, particularly in winter, even the 'clearest' photochromic lenses usually have a small amount of tint that inhibits a bit of light, so when it's really dark/crappy and wet, I go with a full clear lens (I never find myself wishing I had a tinted lens - even on the ride home - btwn October and March anyway).

Lenses and their coatings can get saturated - even Ryders' vaunted antiFog has its limits, and you'll meet those limits while climbing through wet conditions on a colder day. So, if the ride involves a climb first (don't they always?) I'll begin with the glasses inside a lens bag, in a pocket that won't get wet or see pass-through condensation. In other words, NOT a jacket pocket, back jersey pocket, etc. Hip bag/pack all the way. Pull them out for the descent, and the antifog coating will be intact and you've given yourself a head start. Use that lens cloth to dry/clean them periodically, then stash it in a dry pocket.

Stashing on the helmet when climbing is convenient if you can pull it off, but works a lot better for roadies or fast rides, otherwise the heat coming off your head will outmatch the air flow and your glasses will be fogged up. Again, in warmer conditions you'll have better luck, but below about 15 degrees C, it's tough to manage. A roadie trip that does work, however, is clipping the glasses to the back of your jersey or jacket. They won't be subject to ventilation or condensation. They can still get wet back there but it's not too bad, they'll stay in place for mellow riding, and you won't likely forget them there. They're also easy to get at if you decide you want them on while climbing.

Is there a dealer locally ? And how are they price wise ? I hear you about climbing , anytime you look down at the BB. Water work all over the lens. That,s fine if it beads and rolls off when the position changes. But if it stays droplet form I can,t ride like that. As for Ryders I wear them daily. My daily use Rx glasses are their frames. Used their frames for Rx safety glasses for 7yrs or so.

Did a ride on my SQlab last week. First pedal in 2mths. No discomfort at all . My Ergon or MoonDT where not that comfy after that much time off.

Everyone I know fights foggy glasses. I need them to see , but not for riding yet LOL.

Posted by: AndrewMajor

Posted by: RAHrider

I've put in almost 400km on it and I like it 90% of the time but every time I take it on steep tech I wish I wasn't riding it.

Just out of curiosity, have you tried raising the bar 20mm (bar or headset spacers) for the steep tech? 

Or otherwise changing the weight balance - narrower bar, running the shock softer, or fork firmer, or dropping the seat more (mechanically after your dropper is bottomed)?

It just reads like you’re fighting your bike but there’s nothing in your build that stands out as an Achilles’ heel.

Some good points. I wonder if the bike rises during braking. I had a bike that would brake jack. When it got steep and you grabbed brake. It caused the rear suspension to lock-out and rise. A floating rear caliper helped huge. Mind you this was 20ys back.

As for one all -around bike. I don,t think it,s possible. You will always have some compromises. But that being said. Today,s bike are the best at being versatile.

My current 150/120mm 29er . Has destroyed all my PR,s I set on the downs. With my Entourage and my Process 167. That being said even though I can set a new PR . It,s not as easy of a bike to ride in the rough.

Bike are a tool , sometimes ya just need the right one for the job. Much like tools , one is not enough LOL.

I tried the 153 and never felt comfortable on it. I was hoping I liked it. I rode both the previous Process model. And I really liked them. It climbed really well. But on the downs I could not get comfy.

Posted by: Heinous

Has anyone got good amounts of time on the Knolly Fugitive LT?

It's the frame I can't stop thinking about. Every time I see a raw Builder edition one I want one more. I look at the new RAAW and sure, it's awesome, but the idea of a slightly shorter travel rig with very similar angles and a progressive rate just seems so enticing. They seem to look better and better to me each year.

I like the look of it as well. But since then several other designs have peaked my interests. I have a solid trail bike so for me I would want what the RAAW offers. I,m really curious about the next Sentinel design. No word yet , but after seeing the new Scout it shows promise. Assuming they do an aluminum version.

Posted by: AndrewMajor

Posted by: DemonMike

Posted by: AndrewMajor

Posted by: T-mack

Posted by: DemonMike

1992 Giant ATX 660 Bought it new , had a 50mm RST fork.

Did you buy it at High Gear??

It seems to me like there are so many (old) Woodlot / Bear Mtn / Red Mtn / Burke and etc mountain bikers around and yet Floyd / High Gear are all but forgotten, which is sad to me. Basically, all the bike shops from out that way that I frequented as a kid are gone: Cyclepath/BlackDog, High Gear, The Ridge, AKA The Bike Shop, Overtime hell even Cap's Westwood. I ran into the Dan Sedlacek, previously of OnTop, the other day and it's easy to forget how many genuine folks have simply moved on to other things, even here on the Shore.

Anyways, before I start crying into my beer, I didn't know Floyd at High Gear as a person (separate from the High Gear experience), but I wrote a little something about him on my personal blog if you're interested.

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So I'm not being a thread-ruiner.

If you ask me today, my first real mountain bike was a 1995 Iron Horse, fully rigid in metallic blue and sporting a full Shimano STX-RC build. BUT, if you'd asked my at the time my first mountain bike was a neon-green-and-black hi-ten steel Raleigh with SIS friction shifting, and steel rims. Perception right?

Dealt with all those shops. Made many friends through them as well. Floyd was the best. Great guy he is missed. Troy at Maple Ridge Cycle is there still. Hes just behind the old store.

For whatever reason I never really clicked with that shop. Have a great Troy experience though:

I was sitting at the top of Switchback/Eric Dunning (Sp?) at Mike Lake in Golden Ears when it was it very new and he comes pedalling up the fire road on an orange Norco Bomber leading a shop ride.

Looks at me.

T: “Did you already ride upper Incline? Was it greasy?”

A: “Upper Incline?!”

T: ~ “Just keep going up, you can’t miss it. The best trail around here!”

After they passed I sat for a bit and then finally convinced myself to ride up and see if I could find it. Easily the nastiest, greasiest, rooted jank I had ridden to date. Walked half of it. Crashed hard twice. Went back for more the next time I was up.

LOL

Yay the incline was a nut kicker in spots. Had a couple bad crashes on it.

Troy still has that Bomber , and the yellow one.

Oh my 2nd bike was a Kona Kileau? , the burgundy color yr 93?94? I also had a Marin Zig Zag Trail at the same time. Think it was a 94.

Posted by: AndrewMajor

Posted by: T-mack

Posted by: DemonMike

1992 Giant ATX 660 Bought it new , had a 50mm RST fork.

Did you buy it at High Gear??

It seems to me like there are so many (old) Woodlot / Bear Mtn / Red Mtn / Burke and etc mountain bikers around and yet Floyd / High Gear are all but forgotten, which is sad to me. Basically, all the bike shops from out that way that I frequented as a kid are gone: Cyclepath/BlackDog, High Gear, The Ridge, AKA The Bike Shop, Overtime hell even Cap's Westwood. I ran into the Dan Sedlacek, previously of OnTop, the other day and it's easy to forget how many genuine folks have simply moved on to other things, even here on the Shore. 

Anyways, before I start crying into my beer, I didn't know Floyd at High Gear as a person (separate from the High Gear experience), but I wrote a little something about him on my personal blog if you're interested.

- - - - - -

So I'm not being a thread-ruiner.

If you ask me today, my first real mountain bike was a 1995 Iron Horse, fully rigid in metallic blue and sporting a full Shimano STX-RC build. BUT, if you'd asked my at the time my first mountain bike was a neon-green-and-black hi-ten steel Raleigh with SIS friction shifting, and steel rims. Perception right?

Dealt with all those shops. Made many friends through them as well. Floyd was the best. Great guy he is missed. Troy at Maple Ridge Cycle is there still. Hes just behind the old store.

Posted by: T-mack

Posted by: DemonMike

1992 Giant ATX 660 Bought it new , had a 50mm RST fork.

Did you buy it at High Gear??

No I lived in North Burnaby . Bought it from Sharpy,s on Hastings.

1992 Giant ATX 660 Bought it new , had a 50mm RST fork.