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Absolutely. Thanks for that!

Thanks for the insight Cam Although this leaves me sufficiently scared to avoid attempting this on my wife’s Bronson V2. ;)

A modern 150mm 29er that shouldn’t be used to tackle the Shore? Bit of a head scratcher, that...

“every crankset comes with a nice metal tool to install and remove the chainrings.”

My bike came from the manufacturer with SLX as OEM spec. Will I need a special/new tool to remove the chainring from the crank when the time comes? Or does it use some sort of pre-existing bike tool?

Thought I’d be happy with bearings on my new bike, and not having to service the bushings on my recently departed Rocky Mountain Altitude. But this has me reconsidering that thought! Thanks for the tips, which no doubt will be handy when I dive into bearing replacements in the future.

Ride Wrap that went on my Patrol this year had cut outs for the BB and seatstay drain holes.

Just checked my Patrol...it’s a good size, a 3 mm hex key fits in with room to spare. Seatstay holes are smaller but also work well when hoisting the bike onto its back wheel.

But the Strega has no apparent drain hole in the BB...and guess what came out of the seat tube when I flipped the bike over?? Great tip Andrew, thanks!

This sounds great. Can’t wait to read more about your prep for World Champs Tim! And the bike is neat too.

I’m currently installing a second kit from Ride Wrap. It is taking me a bit longer to install on a curvy frame, where a hair dryer comes in handy to help mold the wrap around some areas. Great service by Ride Wrap and product works as advertised .... can’t ask for more!

Hi Cam, for general aggressive riding the S2S, I’d be interested in your thoughts on the conventional 2.5/2.4 vs 2.6? I’ve never used 2.6...is there any real advantage?