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Just sold my 2005 Rocky ETSX-70 with the original XTR rapid-rise derailleur on it. That had countless hours of ride time on it, including Shore lines.  That Rapid Rise still shifted beautifully.  Shifting up (big rings) has never been as good until this iteration of XTR.

It took me about 3-4 rides to get to the point of not having my feet lift off my pedals.  Once there things really improved.  The confidence of tackling difficult terrain ramped up.  I also find it great to move my feet around a bit so that I don't get repetitive use injuries around my knees.  As soon as I feel a bit of a twinge, I just adjust with a slight change in foot position and I'm good to go.  

The only downside I've found to flats is the occasional pop off on tech climbs. But I'll gladly make that tradeoff for the tech climb crashes.

Smiling as I look at that pic of Ryan on my bike.  I won it last year from him.  He met up with me for the hand off and couldn't be nicer.  Great guy. Great bike.  

Ryan, if you happen to read this - thank you!!!

Why would some riders want to jettison the EXO Maxxis tires??

I started running 2.6 dhr2's on the front of my 27.5 Sight (like a poor man's mullet, lol). It's not a huge increase in diameter, but it is noticeable from the 2.4.

organic pads give you quiet, not power.  I can't use them on my Shimano XTR's because the stopping power isn't as good.

So if I wanted to switch from metallic pads from my XTR N04C (finned) pads, a) what do I need to do to prep the rotors and bed the pads, and b) what can I expect in performance difference?

I had no idea you were a teacher.  As a teacher myself, my heart goes out to those kids with ADHD.  Many of them carve out identities that are so far below who they are.  Thanks for this article.

If I'm in a hurry I spray it on a towel and rub it on the  main parts of my frame.  That way I don't need to take wheels off and protect the brakes.  Otherwise, spray directly gets a better coating.

Get this done asap.  As soon as you do, BC can move ahead and stick to DST as well.  I dread the "fall back" lose an hour garbage.  It already is miserable in the winter as the darkness creeps in, but to knock off an extra hour of liveable daylight is just cruel.

I bought my bike at John Henry's in North Van.  They've been great to me.  I would always drive from the Langley/Surrey area to bring my bike there since there wasn't a good local alternative.  Finally, we have a phenomenal shop in Langley.  Tyson at the Giant dealership is a magician.

Anyone hear about what happened to the rider on Eagle Mountain on Sunday that was rescued?