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This is so true about the side to side wear. I am finding that SRAM Eagle chains don’t really elongate much but the lateral play starts to make shifting sloppy and chains may start to drop then too. Oneup claims that a chain guide will extend chain life although I don’t have any way to know if that’s true. It certainly won’t increase wear. Fortunately I’m old and kinda cloth eared so I can’t hear if my chain is slapping around noisily or not.

I think that’s right and I can’t blame the manufacturers for doing what is economically correct for them. But when you have the Santacruz type where all the frames are technically high end, they wouldn’t  sell a high end build kit for the aluminum Chameleon I bought last year. The only build kits available were pretty lame. I think some of the online only sellers will do custom kits. Canyon maybe? Or maybe they don’t anymore.

Perhaps it’s time for high end bikes to come with no tires as with pedals now. Tires are very terrain, conditions and individual specific, like pedals. At the mid to lower end as someone stated already, many of those riders don’t know enough yet to determine what a good tire is for them. My new bike came with good tires, Bontrager SE4 2.6. I just don’t happen to like a round profile tire as much as a narrower flat top style so off the went in favour of Michelin Wild Enduro 2.4’s. 

Related to this issue is aluminum framed bikes coming with low end components. I would have gotten the aluminum version of my Remedy but those came with shitty brakes and wheels as well as lower end drivetrain and suspension bits. If you start doing custom builds on a bare frame the cost rapidly exceeds the complete carbon framed bike.

Really I think this is more of a procedural infraction and penalty. I do not think it was an intentional doping thing at all, but the doctors, Maes and his team and possibly others should have known and either chosen a different medication, if there is one, or applied for a TUE at the time. I knew probenecid was banned because I remember Pedro Delgado testing positive in the 1988 TdF. But at that time the UCI had not yet banned its use (which they did a month later) so Delgado got off. He was very likely masking something. I think he claimed he had gout. I don’t buy Rude and Graves accidental excuse but I do accept Maes accidental. But they should have known better. The doctors should have had a list which is easily obtained. I remember getting a book of rules with a list of banned drugs when I had a racing license years ago.

The first Reverbs allowed the saddle to move up if you picked up the bike by the saddle when the post was in the dropped position. If that happed too many times and with any force air would get sucked past the IFP resulting in a squishy post. My current Reverb does not move. Maybe these guys should simply design a post that doesn’t need a bleed valve?

I actually prefer the hydraulic actuation over a cable. I can bleed the remote more quickly than replacing a cable and housing. But one has to remember to speed up the remote when it’s cold and slow it down when hot. I’ve had a number of Reverbs over the years and they’ve been good. I do think that the fact that the first bunch did not lock in the lowered position allowing the post to move up if you find lifted the bike by the seat was a design error.

True words that apply to me at 61. A word of advice to other aging riders, the things we do like working at a desk all day, driving too much and even just riding can lead to poor posture and overuse issues. Get a trainer to assess your strengths and weaknesses and go to a gym to achieve better body balance. It has helped me a lot.

Does the lock ring for the chainring use a “standard” external bb tool? I think there is actually a more technical name for the tri lobed spindle crank interface. Polygon is a more generic term that would apply to a square tapered spindle too. It just means multi sided. Lava often cools into columns which is referred as polygonal jointing.

Michelin has a flexible rim as well. https://youtu.be/5rN8zQAoJnA

I had the Palos and it was awful. It was OK with no water though as long as I didn’t load it up too much. I use a High Above bum bag now and it’s better. Although I crashed last fall because the bag came off on a drop and went into my fork. The buckle is easy to partially latch and I think my saddle struck the partially latched clasp as I dropped. I only figured that out last week when my saddle clipped the buckle on the same drop. Aha moment. Instead of extra water now I carry an MSR Trailshot filter.

https://youtu.be/Pa5KIL4JxCc

Walk mode demonstrated. What ebikes really need is a lift mode to get one in a truck or roof rack.

I have a few spare bsa 30mm bbs if you are in Whistler.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Posted by: andy-eunson

Posted by: Endur-Bro

I rode an ebike last night. 

It made the uphill slog liek a sea wall pedal. Attempting the up and over hike with a 56lbs bike was laughable

My neighbour has a Specialized Turbo Levo. Apparently it has a walk mode where there is some assist limited throttle to help walk that behemoth up difficult bits.

Shirley you jest?

Nope. He discovered it by accident too. He has a valid need for a ebike though. Post concussion syndrome. He’s not able to push hard at all without getting a massive headache.

I may ride up there just to tell the ebikes to foad. But that would be a sad state so I’ll just ride other places where I don’t see many people. Seriously though, with the new regulations that label ebikes as type 1,2 or 3, does that change the status in that section of alpine? I’m thinking no it does not change and ebike use is still prohibited by the MLFNR.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

I rode an ebike last night. 

It made the uphill slog liek a sea wall pedal. Attempting the up and over hike with a 56lbs bike was laughable

My neighbour has a Specialized Turbo Levo. Apparently it has a walk mode where there is some assist limited throttle to help walk that behemoth up difficult bits.

Yes I’ve ridden up there too. It’s not a grunt though. It’s several grunts.

Posted by: skooks

I talked to Digger today and he confirmed that it is definitely happening. Apparently there was a law suit in Ontario after someone broke their neck on a poorly designed teeter and it has spooked land owners (or at least their lawyers). Still a good idea to email the district though.

Digger is hoping to hold a wake for the teeter on Ladies before he has to remove it.

They need better lawyers then. I handled sports liability claims for some time as an adjuster before I retired. There were far more lawsuits involving softball where players broke their ankles sliding into bases that were totally fine. All sports are inherently dangerous. As long as the TTF’s are well maintained and signed a defence of a claim is dead easy. The district I think is protected by the OLA and by the fact that the NSMBA does maintain the trails very well.

Another option if the NSMBA has to negotiate a compromise to keep the features, is to offer to build marked ride arounds on these.

I have this theory that we who rode cantilever brakes, in winter, on the Shore for many years have Popeye’s forearms and don’t get arm pump. I mean you guys can all true your wheels with your fingers right?

LESS is now open. That’s the “shortcut” from Into The Mystic to Lord of the Squirrels.

Posted by: nouseforaname

Bear bangers - easy to shoot behind the bear, can't be carried "loaded", take too long to get into action.

The type I used when I worked in the bush were carried loaded but not cocked. In the pocket of my cruiser vest so it was rapidly deployable. The trick is to launch it up and not at the bear as you are correct, it’s easy to have it blow behind the bear. Never had to use it though. None of the deterrents work if you don’t see the bear early. Being noisy is always good.