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Seriously thou. You pull into a parking lot. A bike is on a bumper rack on a car. You really think one is trying to hide it? Regardless of the fancy wrap distorting the basic shape. You don,t also show up at a popular riding spot. And not expect to be spotted. I have bumped into a couple test sessions. They admitted what said product was when asked. Politely asked not to say too much. Or post any images. When that happens respect is honoured. And the ride continues on as if nothing was seen or talked about. This is a era of mass multi-media. Not many are not filming or taking images of their daily bike adventures. As of late I have stumbled across 6 to 8 riders videos. Almost everyone of them I have seen on the trails. Either while I was riding or swinging a tool digging. For me I love seeing new products. If they make the grade perfect , if not oh well onto the next idea. Today's instant multi-media IMO can be a savoury for some companies. The ability to instantly create interest has never been greater. Curious if the design will create enough interest. Leak a quick video and share a few images. On the right channels they get thousands of hits in minutes.

Started with cheap ass flat pedals that came on my 1992 Giant 660. Added new pedal that allowed toe clips. That last a few rides. Nothing like getting your toe clip caught. And being fired off the trail, or over the bars. Went to a bit bigger BMX style pedal with some Nike ACG shoes. Rode those for a year or so. Then took the plunge and jumped to the 737 SPD,s , then the 747,s . Then onto the 636,s when they debuted . For shoes Shimano clip-less shoes where the go to. Went thru several pairs before switching to the red hi-top DH shoes. Had several pairs of shoes and pedal in the DH and freeride era. 1st real pair of flat pedal . Was some Atomlabs , all billet , bigger platform. They where murder on the legs if one slipped an pedal. That experiment lasted a summer , and back to SPD,s. After taking too many years off from biking. I got back into the sport. And started out with some platform pedals. For shoes some old school vans. They switched to the 5/10 Impacts and some Kona WAHWAH,s . 8yrs later , still committed to flats. Tried one race and a few rides clipped in . But my posture has changed and the knees can't take being clipped in. Today's combo is some OneUp plastic flats , and some GR9,s . I,d like to try the magnet pedals, but have no desire to spend more money LOL.

Started with cheap ass flat pedals that came on my 1992 Giant 660. Added new pedal that allowed toe clips. That last a few rides. Nothing like getting your toe clip caught. And being fired off the trail, or over the bars. Went to a bit bigger BMX style pedal with some Nike ACG shoes. Rode those for a year or so. Then took the plunge and jumped to the 737 SPD,s , then the 747,s . Then onto the 636,s when they debuted . For shoes Shimano clip-less shoes where the go to. Went thru several pairs before switching to the red hi-top DH shoes. Had several pairs of shoes and pedal in the DH and freeride era. 1st real pair of flat pedal . Was some Atomlabs , all billet , bigger platform. They where murder on the legs if one slipped an pedal. That experiment lasted a summer , and back to SPD,s. After taking too many years off from biking. I got back into the sport. And started out with some platform pedals. For shoes some old school vans. They switched to the 5/10 Impacts and some Kona WAHWAH,s . 8yrs later , still committed to flats. Tried one race and a few rides clipped in . But my posture has changed and the knees can't take being clipped in. Today's combo is some OneUp plastic flats , and some GR9,s . I,d like to try the magnet pedals, but have no desire to spend more money LOL.

Totally agree , my 1st 29er. Only 120mm with a 150 fork. I slayed all the PR,s I had with bigger travel bikes. Lots of variables with this as well. No doubt the tires size helps. But the quality of the suspension has improved so much. Plus when one need to get out of the saddle to pedal. The energy is not soaked up with a bouncy bike. Quality of trail building has huge help as well. Some trails carry so much flow now. One just has to pump and flow.

This bike screams to me just like my old Kona Entourage . Very fun bike to ride , and so similar. To the traits you mentioned about the Shore. If there was lots of down the bike rocked. But for riding on a regular weekly basis. It was too much too lug around. Do I miss the bike? A bit , I think LOL. We will see how the new sled does. I,m close to a couple bike parks now. So the desire for a more parkish bike . Might be ignited again.

Yup . My new complete bike just cost $600 more then that frame costs alone. Also one of the reasons I still ride aluminum bikes. Frame set cost is still some what reasonable.

Hmm never seen that bash ring before.

Ya I was looking for a pair. They only had odd sizes and white for colour.I read somewhere they were blowing out old stock. And had a new version in the works. Maybe that was the plan. And 2020 happened .

What has become of OWN . Their 1st shoe looked very promising . And they were doing a 2nd design. I guess Covid has taken it,s toll as well. Speaking of taking it's toll. At one store today. Shelves empty or bare. I asked you restocking for season change ? His response was No , we are returning products and going from 40+ different companies/brands . Down to 19 companies/brands.

Love the shoe sock idea. Nothing worse than little rocks in the shoe. Be interesting to see how durable these are. I know my Impacts and Freeriders show way more abuse. For the duration I used them . When compared to my trusty old Shimano AM7,s from 2015.

On the subject of shoes.I just picked up a new pair of the Shimano GR9,s to replace the AM7,s. They look a lot lighter ,plus they have a similar lace cover. I like that for spring and fall riding. Helps keep the toes drier thru puddles.Plus adds some foot protection from rocks and such. The Freeriders are damn light , tacky and comfy . But soak up water like a sponge , same with the Impacts. Durable to a degree , as both my son and I had the soils fall right off them.

Looking forward to the high top version review. And to see how the long term thoughts are. One can never have enough bike gear LOL.

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Chromag is working on  a dually , so is WeAreOne. No idea on time frames LOL.

These have been in the rumour mill for a long time. 

Would love to see a steel chromag and a carbon WAO coming out of BC but even if they announce on April 1 we all know the regular joe isn’t going to get their hands on one until next year.

Not rumour mill facts!!! Was told to my face about the WAO bike by an employee. And following the images on Instagram . Chromag is moving right along with their dually. And yes they maybe a year or so away. Still nice to see Canadian made frames again!!

well facts that they are working on something, rumour-mill it is going to be at market any time soon. Big difference. 

There is a lot that can happen between protyping, getting to production, and actually selling. 

Not saying it isn't happening, I just wouldn't be waiting on either of them if I needed a bike sooner rather than later.

WAO is riding the bike now.

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Chromag is working on  a dually , so is WeAreOne. No idea on time frames LOL.

These have been in the rumour mill for a long time. 

Would love to see a steel chromag and a carbon WAO coming out of BC but even if they announce on April 1 we all know the regular joe isn’t going to get their hands on one until next year.

Not rumour mill facts!!! Was told to my face about the WAO bike by an employee. And following the images on Instagram . Chromag is moving right along with their dually. And yes they maybe a year or so away. Still nice to see Canadian made frames again!!

Chromag is working on  a dually , so is WeAreOne. No idea on time frames LOL.

I replace when needed . Or if a new design catches my eye . And I have money to buy it LOL. Currently waiting for my new helmet from 100%.

Used 3M for all my bikes. Biggest complaint is the serrated edge on the tape.

Yup I would love one again. I had a SWorks FSR dually back in the mid/late 90,s. That gearbox bike the fella at REEB Bike built. Now that has me wanting a steel bike more than ever.

Looks like a fun bike. I love alloy frames as well.

Devinci Django and Marshall fit the bill as well. I have a 1st gen Django , and it was a eye opener . Adding the angle set really woke the bike up. New model has similar HTA  to mine with the angle set and a steeper STA. I like what the JIBB offers. If it was on the radar earlier I might have considered one. I did look into the Madonna. Just the time frame was not there. Mind you that,s A typical today. If it,s not on the floor, there seems to be no ETA when it will be.

Nice looking bike . 10wks for the frame is the lead time.

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i don't know how Marin has done it. 2 of my buds got their Alpine Trail carbon's last month. and then 2 others in the riding group also ordered and got theirs. that's 4 AT's in the pool of group riders. i think they underpriced this bike given the interest in it.

I waited close to 4mths for my Alpine Trail XR. They don,t have a huge dealer market either. So that could be how they are doing it. I do know they are selling out quickly. The shop only had 4 XR,s on order and they where all sold ahead of delivery . Oh the delivery dated was also changed 3 times. So they did have some difficulties . As for price, is it under priced ? Or what bikes should cost? Some of the parts speced are killer for the $$$. Hence my choice, plus they are a great looking bike. Could not say that in past years. But the Alpine trail line has come along ways as of late.