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Dave Camp did a couple gear box style bikes.

https://sites.google.com/site/dcamp2/history

I know where there is a shop where you can built your own.

The antithesis of the Gee Milner "Dream Build" videos.

Dammit you have me wondering about a set of these for the next build vs adding another set of Magura's to the fleet.

Service the bike you have and keep riding it. Save the money and hunt for a great deal on something that's modern.

The angleset and overforking is just a bandaid on something outdated. Continue to save up and hunt for a deal on a used bike that was ahead of the curve. 

Brands like Whyte and Bird in the UK are direct to consumer and have had modern geo for a few years now. Rocky has had steep seat angles forever go up a frame size. Altitude Alloy 30 then take a hacksaw to the top of the seattube to lower the collar. Ride the larger frame size to get better seat position and live with not being able to slam the saddle way down, you'll be better for it. 

Personally I don't think the bandaids are worth the cost and effort. They aren't going to make the outdated bike substantially better and in some cases they're just going to take the weakest feature on an old bike (seat position) and make it worse. 

Thumbshifters are just awesome don't go dragging them into this :)

Stop putting bandages on outdated crap. Time is too precious to ride old crap. Buy a well designed modern bike.

" In fact, at times during the testing period I found myself wondering if I'd finally reached the point in my life where I was standing at the abyss, staring into a downward spiral of physical degradation. I'd get to the bottom of a trail and I'd feel like I had been absolutely worked. On fast and rough trails, I'd start out with gusto, then have to back off a bit and it would feel like I was hitting every bump and finding every hole, and I couldn't ride slowly enough to make the pain go away. Under a younger, stronger, better specimen of a human being, this might not be a problem. This bike would be the perfect second bike to my 20-something self that rode a DH bike all the time. But my old self started looking for ways to take the edge off."

An easy fix. 

Mtb dryland with Bond training. http://www.bondtraining.ca/#train-smart

So the Optic is now a Sight.

The Sight will be come a Range? 

The Range will become a Truax? 

The Revolver will become the old Optic?

Came down to the comments to point that out.

Thanksgiving opening and closing weekend all in a one shot deal.

Posted by: FLATCH

On the down side though, where did all the uneducated hikers come from?

The mall, the movie theater, cafes, brunch spots, restaurants, pubs, strolling along Granville....

All the people that would usually be crammed into high density higher contact type spots decided to go for a walk in the woods. They need some work on spacing out and go in smaller groups but I think I'd rather have them walking around in the forest then packed into their usual high contact lifestyles.

Posted by: heathen

Paging 2005 Mark wants your forks.

This.

Rachid why you no line up tire logo's with valve stems? I thought you were a details man? :)

The blue on the Primer looks great with the Fox fork, I don't think it would look as good with an all black fork.

Do you have much time on the Ohlins squishy bits yet? Curious how they ride.

Ordered a set of wooden gymnastic rings and some bands today. Here we go $100 home gym. 

Currently doing the Bond training program 2x days a week in a real gym so getting proper deadlifts and squats there. Home gym will be for targeting the vanity stuff ie my non existing chest / shoulder / arms.

Posted by: syncro

Posted by: earleb

Good video on the science of what you should eat to drop weight.

tldw - cut out processed foods

be happy I just saved you 12 minutes

oh and a macro ratio of 50/20/30 (carbs/protein/fat) and fast 2x/wk

You know some people might want to understand some of the why.

https://youtu.be/UGGnnPgtzoU

Good video on the science of what you should eat to drop weight.

Posted by: andy-eunson

Posted by: earleb

My shop is awesome. On time every time, no waiting, no booking appointments, my favourite music always on the radio, my brand of beer in the fridge, and reasonably priced (just parts and tools, no labour charge).

Your three “employees” are pretty awesome too.

Good thing the small two work for fishy crackers and milk, because their work is suspect. Their favourite task is tightening axle bolts with flat head screwdriver.

My shop is awesome. On time every time, no waiting, no booking appointments, my favourite music always on the radio, my brand of beer in the fridge, and reasonably priced (just parts and tools, no labour charge).