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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?

Watch those little bottles of Stan’s... I, too, carried one. Finally, in a moment of need, I pulled out the bottle, gave it a good shake, and opened it up to find...a white congealed mass of latex, with only a bit of watery liquid left. Seems these things might have a limited shelf life!

That’s great, thanks Andrew! I was hoping someone would know. And hoping this is not a case of e13s update to “interface 2.0” doesn’t render the one I’ve had for about a year obsolete... I’d 

Ike to just replace the worn alu part, and keep using the steel part, rather than replace the whole thing.

While this kit isn’t for me, I do have an e13 cassette with the ‘old’ interface needing e13’s proprietary lock ring tool. It has worked well. But...the aluminum portion is finished and I need to replace it. Will a new aluminum half (with the new lockring interface)  fit with the old steel portion (which is still going strong)?

Thanks!

Ha, ha...nope. But friends there and, yes, visits and lots of memories of music and mosquitos (I swear they are twice the size in MB...or twice as hungry).

Nice review Andrew. I've been using both on a couple of bikes with great success (got the Race version before the cheaper "regular" version came out). Honestly, I can't tell any difference in performance between the two. For the weight equivalent to a shot of rye, i'd just buy the regular version next time and save the $100.

While ditching a pack may be a trend, i like to wear one for back protection. Also, it makes moving from one bike to the next easier as the pack (and its contents) goes wherever i go. Thanks for the review, this looks like a nice option and the tool pouch is great!

In response to your comment about a feel for the wheel tucking, maybe it might be an interesting comparison if you could try the identical bike again, but with the 51mm offset fork? Ibis’ EWS team looked good in Chile and i wonder what their overall setup looked like?

For the diff in price between carbon and alu, could we not just buy some sweet alu rims and behave like Specialized....buying new ones every year (used ones can get recycled)  so we can add another millimetre or two to width as things “improve” and we can appear to remain up to date in front of our buds?! ;) I mean, who keeps their bike more than a few years? And with changing standards, the “investment” argument for carbon is weak.

That YETI mug is nice, but....caviar tastes, tuna fish budget...