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My Accuguage has become clogged with sealant. I think. Has anyone pulled one apart to clean it out or is there a cleaning fluid that would work?

Marmot. Not a gopher. Babylon By Bike was an overgrown mess earlier this year until it was cleared for an ultra marathon run by the run organizers. Many thanks to them. I rode it in October for the first time. Pretty crazy.

Heat shrink might work. When I “lived” in Toronto there was a motorcycle product called Roko Lever Skins. One package would do four levers. Slide them on and they’d shrink in the air. I don’t they are available any more.

I think that’s a really good point about round helmets and fewer vents. Helmets with fins and lumps and stuff are more likely to snag and torque your neck when you hit the dirt. I have snagged vents on low branches and that is not fun. 

I have to say that one of the most comfortable helmets I have had was an Urge with only a few vents and no head clamp deal. The rear straps crossed behind the head and the inner foam kept the helmet in place. I tested it the hard way once too. I needed a ventless helmet for medical reasons (efeudex) and once that was done I didn’t wear that helmet much as it was pretty warm.

I wonder if Öhlins has some patented tech that Tenneco wants. Or possibly certain engineers. I was told that when Salomon bought Arcteryx years ago what they wanted was certain designers and the manufacturing contacts. Often these days it seems that bigger companies buy up the competition to make themselves a bigger comapny or there are mergers solely to make executives richer, not to make a company better.

Yes we do. The more competitive the market the better off we are.

Don’t chuck that visor in the recycling bin though. With a few well chosen holes made with a small hot screwdriver you can repurpose is as an equally questionable mini fender for your fork. 

I remember when TLD came out with velcroed on visors around 1990. Total fashion thing. I find that they do keep rain off my glasses and deflect spider webs a bit when I’m first out. I suppose they provide some sun protection for my fish belly whiteness. Yeah, I have them on my helmets because I don’t need to give the kids one more thing to laugh at me about.

It’s the rapidity of the changes that gets me. And changes with no perceptible benefit. Like boost spacing. 35mm bars. 30mm BSA bb with dinky bearings that don’t last. On the other hand, one by drivetrains, disc brakes, indexed shifting, suspension, larger headsets. These are all changes I’ve lived through and benefitted from.

That was always my way when lived in North Van even with the dog. It wasn’t too hard to find a quiet lane to get where I was heading but at a certain point it became easier and simpler to drive with the dogs. I like to avoid driving if I can now .  Where I live now I tend to ride the trails close to home to avoid parking issues and other people too. But avoiding other folks is another article.

I feel a little sorry for you tall riders. I think more manufacturers need to make larger bikes with longer rear centres. Steeper seat angles isn’t necessarily the answer in my mind. But mountain bike fit is not like a road bike. We need fit for pedaling ergonomics and fit for handling. And complicating things further is the the different fit for descending and climbing. Trying to design a bike for all these things is an exercise in compromise. But I do think making all sizes of bikes with the identical rear end is done to keep costs down. Not only is it cheaper to make one size it’s easier for the suspension designer too as the kinematic remain the same. Cannondale has taken a good step with their latest creation but I don’t think they went far enough. Norco is one of the few that do make longer rear ends for larger bikes. Have you tested any of those Cam?

Get the XT ring. It’s steel with a carbon reinforcement. Longer lasting.

Do you run flat pedals? I’m thinking wider flat pedals are a longer lever and perhaps are more prone to ripping out of pedals threads or ripping the insert out. I have cracked an XX1 crank but it was a tiny crack. The creaking was unbearable though and it was warranted.

I hope the next time I need a new vehicle that Rivian pick up will be available at a reasonable price and have no bugs. The future is coming.

Damn fingers!  Mine is still stiff from that crash two months ago but it’s not really noticeable in regular use. My foot on the other hand is still sore. I may have suffered a mild form of a Lisfranc injury. It’s only sore if I flex the foot up. Like when putting on pants in the morning. But again, I can hike and ride and there are no issues. And it is slowly improving.

Good point about the noise. The old range by the scout camp way up Lillooet road was shut down I think for that reason. I know some folks that lived in Lynn Valley that had complained about noise.

My aluminum Chameleon is not a harsh ride at all. 2.4 tires at low psi take a lot of the harshness from any bike.

You have to look at the stack on a long travel 29er. I’m 5’5” and I think I’d need a flat bar and maybe negative rise stem to get the bars low enough for me. But she’s taller and I think fit would not be an issue. Wheel size would be fine though.

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@Endur-Bro: All joking aside, Greg Minnaar's Assegai tire probably would have awesome traction but given the size, weight and super soft rubber, I think I'd need to get an ebike to ride uphill with these ;)  Aaron Gwin's Onza Aquila is another similar option that would be interesting to try if it wasn't so heavy.

I'm currently sucking the Michelin tittie. But if I was searching for Maxxis tyres, especially a front for aggro applications it would be at the top of my list.  I have a 2.4 Wild Enduro Magic-X 29 to pick up soon and swap the Rock'R2 out back (pealing the 2.3 DHRII 3C TR blah blah blah blah off) and a Wild Enduro rear to play with this winter.  Picked up Power All Season 25ccs for the road bike as well. 

Hard to deny the price of MM from zee Chermans though.

Yep em er good them Michelins. I have the 650 version and they are better I think than the DHF/DHR2 that I run on my other bike.

I had a similar response. I had estimated a time of arrival based on their website and after a week too long I sent an email. A second email and then this response. I’m probably going to order a second fender for my second soon. The big ones are really better than those small ones.

I have heard of carbon crank failure and had an XX1 fail. It was a small hairline crack near the end. It creaked. The crack was under a boot so not likely impact damage but it was warranted by SRAM but there were no cranks so I applied the credit toward a Next SL. No complaints with my experience other than the 30mm bsa BB were not very durable. I could not get a season out of one. I last went with a ROTOR bb and it was better but still not great.