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Dave you are a horrible person and a traitor.... oh right i'm supposed to wait until part 3 to say that...

hip packs are great, i use one, but the compromise from a pack can be a real PITA. crappy micro pumps, ultralight and compact everything can leave you in the lurch. if you have 2 bikes with different rim specs, make sure the tube you carry fits both and has a long enough valve stem for the deepest rim. i could go on and on, but i'm frustrated with my own bad experiences this summer with flatting. tubeless set ups, not as flat proof as i once experienced.

are they that bad? i'm about 6 months ownership on a 2018 factory 36 and it's the bomb.  i sure hope it doesn't develop this dreaded creaking i keep hearing about.

SE casings are great tires. i've got the SE4 2.6 27.5 on back of my Patrol and very happy with it on all fronts. smooth quiet and fast rolling, grip for days on almost anything and hard wearing.

because of that i'm surprised all bikes don't come with 40mm riser bars now. lots of spacers cuts back into the reach. i really like high risers (Chromag FU40) which not only provide a better position on the bike, but allow for ideal bar roll. it's hard to explain but the higher rise allows (IME) a neutral roll, where on short rise stems i feel i have to roll the bar slightly forward.

back when you started riding women Peter, riding was a popular pastime all along.

what are the benefits of these over say, Turbine or XT cranks. i gather they are 100 grams lighter or some such? or is it much more? beyond that what other improvements do they offer? i've never had or demo'd a set of carbon cranks.

that guy goes big. it's no wonder he's going to get hurt sometimes. doesn't seem to phase him though, just another reason to smile.

sounds and looks like an awful place. and what bike/s  were you there to test?

pics of these brushguards or your making it up.

revgrips large are 34mm

LBS has an xl Marin San Quentin and they asked me to straddle it. it looks wildly long but sure isn't radical by the specs. great fit for a tall guy, cheap too. i can't imagine running a low brow fork after having running high end boingers.

RevGrips. i have them on the little bike. the 'cheaper' version (neither are cheap though) and i'm very happy with them. have the thickest version. very comfortable.

Posted by: mrraulduke

I have a pair of the Endura MT500. they work well, not fully waterproof, but the back is. keeps the spray down. the front has a good DWR treatment for keeping the wetness down. little velcro closures at the leg. i have nothing bad to say about them. they are not crazy sweaty. I guess if i can't say anything bad about them that makes them an OK short!  i've switched over to them on rainy rides now...

agreed, these are excellent, really impressed with mine. great in the cold. if it's too wet for these, i'm wearing a full slicker pant.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

This.

There's also another one or two r̶e̶t̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶enduro suits out there of similar fashion. 

Norrøna Fjørå Dri3 and 7mesh short is also out there.

now that's some weird outerwear. possibly very practical. but does it even rain in Moab?

i wish they had a lifetime loss replacement. had a really nice pair i was starting to really dig, and then naturally, they went walkabout.

considering the height of the thing and leverage, it doesn't surprise me. i'd try the big washer taped on top shim as the easiest idea, and do some sort of tie down thing as well if possible. looks like a modern car, probably not possible.

getting Spank spokes to rebuild is a PITA or impossible. getting a mechanic who likes to work with straight pull hubs is also a PITA. get rid of them while they have some minuscule market value (check out the prices of wheelsets on purple bike. not much market i'm afraid) and get what you want, then rebuild with impunity when the time comes.

Mountain City Cycles in Courtenay has a size large S29 in stock right now. at least they did on Friday.

i'll tell you what's strange at this point is that Devinci's S29 is now in stores but remains some kind of big secret on their website. it's like they don't want to promote a new bike. i don't get that.