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I've got a few bars at 755 or so that I could easily part with (31.8 diameter). PM me if interested.

Yeah #4 gets my vote

I've always wondered if you could generate some power from the stationary trainer.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, did you see that!!!"

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BTW snowline has dropped about a million feet from a couple of days ago, not missing anything.

How far down on Seymour/Fromme?

ME7s were way to narrow for me last year - I got AM9s and don't see me looking back.

It was a bit of a failure.

A few lessons (I echo a number of Znarfs observations). 

- 2.3" Maxxis tires don't like to mount with ARDs on 30mm rims. I think the tires are too narrow.

- The ARD does expand (using Stans). After fighting the tire-fight for a good hour (and breaking 3 tire levers), I gave up on the first night. When I came back the following evening to finish it off, the ARD had expanded (I use Stans), so I will need to cut them and re-connect/glue them back together.

- The included valves are useless (very small opening) - I have Raceface Turbine wheels that are asymmetrical - so a wedge spacer is needed to get a proper seal (don't forget this part). I may try them again with a compressor... A regular tubeless valve will push air directly into the insert...so I'm not sure of the solution here.

- In the end, I gave up and mounted a new Onza tire (2.4" with a wider tread pattern) without an insert. Side-note, not a bad tire (IBEX) - very similar to the Maxxis Highroller II WT.

- I will cut them down over the holidays and try again (may need a few extra beers for stress management), and hopefully I can get them to seat with a compressor. I don't see them seating by hand, but I will try again with a regular tubeless valve. This makes me think that the trail-side repair is to pull the insert and install a tube and wear a lovely yellow sash (i.e. the ARD).

-Gord

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god,

oh my god, oh my god,oh my god,

shaking hands in panic/excitement...

I'm at the point on my second one when I need to do a brake reset before every ride. I usually can get away with version 1 or 2 at the remote, but every 3-4 rides, I'm having to pull the seat out and pull from the seatpost. And yes my cable is super-loose, so it is not over-tight.

Sorry to derail the thread a bit - For those using cable actuated droppers, are you lubing the cable inside of the housing?

9.8 FallLine 150mm - I've gone through two (both warrantied). They work great at first and the brakes stop working ... I'm not going to re-buy.

Great insights - thank you. I've had my suspension set up using Arthur (Suspension Therapy), so I have a good baseline to work from. I was trying to visualize how inserts would help/hurt the ride quality, and the token-comment really helps.

Suspension Gurus, how should I modify my suspension settings to account for arguably stiffer tires?

For those that are "insert curious", chainreaction are selling them for just over $50CAD - I figure its worth an experiment for my clydesdaleness.

Unfortunately I was out of town, but was this brought up or discussed at the NSMBA AGM last week?