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Ah yes, always the media darlings those two. South islands got some sweet riding too ya know! :) Ya we get up there a couple of times a year.

In Victoria, you know that little backwater town on the island. :)

10-4 I'm looking for a local source for the Viva as I think it would make an excellent wintertime night rig. Seems no online dealers are available here so I will have to call around. Cheers.

Cool. So I know you and I share different opinions re weight for certain bike things. I'm guessing based on your positive reviews you find the extra weight of these types of helmets a non-issue?

I’ve never found pad fit helmets to be that much more comfy vs ratchet style. But I suspect much like saddles this may be an eye of the beholder type thing. I’ve had a Poc Trabec MIPS going on 5 years now still as comfy as the day I bought it. The only time I wished for something else is when I strap a light to the top of it. Its a light helmet but sits somewhat far off my scalp, so perhaps having one sit closer to my head would help it feel less like I have a noose wrapped around my forehead with the other end tied to a small indoor dog. Can you run straps from a light mount under the padding?

That’s great to hear I got 4 of those suckers already (including the sweet brown model from Bluelug)  but I’d seriously stock pile those things if I ever get a whiff it’s being dropped.

1cm longer would help a ton! Especially with steeper seat angles becoming the thing in mtb geo. Don’t get me wrong I dig a steep seat angle when I’m riding trails that require a lot of climbing but on flatter trails or situations where I’m pedalling to the trail how cool it would be to just slide the seat back to drop the weight on the hands!

Thanks for chiming in!

Uggh those people are so annoying. ;)

Finding the right saddle for me was a long, arduous (often painful) and expensive journey. It wasn't until sitting on a friends bike where the light bulb went off. It happened to be a WTB Pure, it since resides on every bike I ride and is only replaced should I go on a multi-day bike packing trip where suspended leather wins. My recommendation to other folks now? Sit on your friends bikes! Perhaps ask first but sit, sit on every damn bike you can find.

If they ever drop or change the way (with the exception of my postscript) that model feels I may quite literally sob... The messy kind snot and all...

P.S. @WTB please consider longer rail lengths!

I run one of these, yes its very pricy but fabulously light and has performed amazingly.

Ya, I too prefer the planted feel of nice chunky well damped rubber, but I also notice how less playful and nimble said rubber feels. Honestly depends mostly on my mood, if I'm looking to overland and juggernaut through terrain on a long ride I'm ok with the greater weight which sounds counterintuitive but having that increased stability when I'm getting tired and sloppy helps. It's been many months since I've been on such a ride though (sadly) so for the 2-3 hour sprints at our local I slot in when I can I want lite n' sprite.

CoilAir, it can be as complicated or simple as you like! The leverage ratio refers to the amount of force applied for a given travel distance. Bikes can have higher, lower or variable leverage (and as such force applied) differences through out the entire range of available travel. In the case of the Process 153 it appears that you're leverage ratio changes very little from zero travel to full travel and falls from a higher leverage ratio to a lower ratio approximately 2.84 to 2.62. So at the beginning of your travel you have a bigger lever i.e. more force than you have at the end of your travel a smaller lever i.e. less force. The force chart is simply indicating how much force that lever is applying at a given travel.

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Make sure your wire and spade are appropriately sized for the amperage. Good luck. Coffee machine down = bad.

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I have a Nimble 9 which is similar in Geo to the Honzo or Taro. I can say that its is a great bike with ridiculously short chain stays and a similarly very short wheelbase. Its a fun bike to ride for sure but not nearly as fun as my Heckler.

That was tough to stomach as first (my first modern bike I built) but riding back to back even on trails that really don't warrant the Heckler I'd prefer to be on it. I have relegated the Nimble 9 to my bike packing bike and occasionally will take it out for a ride around town but for fun on the trails its the Heckler all the way.

Despite its geo I just can't manipulate the 29er as easily, level wheel lifts, front wheel lifts manuals etc. are all more difficult to do on it. I suspect that despite the progressive geo one still has that BB drop to contend with and that changes leverage ratios significantly. The heckler with its much longer wheelbase (1138 vs 1080ish) much longer chain stay (439 vs 415ish) feels more nimble and fun, it does have the smaller 27.5 wheels and a correspondingly shorter BB drop… My 2 cents.

I'm also heading in the light as possible direction. Went from Flows to lighter wheels (still trail oriented) and from the 2.4 Ardents to the 2.2 Ikons. The difference in weight/feel has been awesome (I run both tubeless.) I'm now convinced that my bike budget needs to redirect as much funds as possible to even lighter wheels! I like those Beavers but the EXO version is 760grams which likely means closer to 800 about the weight of the Ardents…

The start of our local haunt here (Hartland) is one big climb. The rest is short ups and downs its just too much climbing for the big tires for too little pay offs on short downs.