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A chunk of steel, a vise, a file, and ten minutes is all you need to MacGyver what you need to get the lock ring off and on to remove the chainring.

Frame should be steel. It could be repaired by a blacksmith in the third world if needed. 

Microshift makes an 11spd thumbshifter that works with Shimano stuff. 

Dropper post maybe something without oil in it like the Ritchey Kite. Mechanical lock into position with the collet system.

Do you have a shot of this lever against the original MT5 lever? I am okay with the original lever on my MT5's but would love something with a touch more "hook" and width at the tip of the lever.

I was mistakenly looking at a Canfield Balance 27.5 and comparing it to my 29'er model...axle path isn't actually any more reward than can be achieved with a single pivot. 

I played around with a single pivot and the Balance model more after my last post. One can match the AS, axle path, kickback, and cc with a single pivot to the Balance. The only difference is AR, the single pivot will have some brake squat while the Balance can be neutral or below 100%.

Pete it's not specific to your article. It's everything that's ever been published on the CBF suspension since back in 2016. They've gone and patented what a single pivot does...but with extra pivots. 

As Coop points out the Canfield brand has always had rearward axle path bikes, the CBF is no different, it's just odd that they don't really talk about it and they didn't promote it with their CBF patent and neither is Revel.

The center of curvature is known as anti-squat instant center when designing a frame. The AS-IS of a Canfield can be replicated  exactly with a single pivot, you end up with the same shape AS and AR curves. 

I am surprised there is no mention of the ONLY thing that differentiates this multi-link suspension from a single pivot. The rearward axle path that can be achieved.

Not soon enough. Most of the front end tubes are mitered, some of the rear end stuff is under way. Damn cold weather needs to take off back to the north so it's a bit more productive in the unheated shop.

I am kinda mixing in old cruiser geo with long-ish reach, 30mm stem, these bars. One kiddo sits in front on kiddo sits in back. With the e-assist I don't need as efficient pedaling so laid back seat angle and a saddle height where I should be able to sit flat footed when I roll to a stop. Rear end length more like a Minute vs the Ute.

I have designed my kid hauler commuter ebike contraption around this bar. 

Last year I switched to an 11° bar on my mountain bike and really like the extra sweep over the previous 7° I had been running.

Click bait. 

I came here looking for an article on actual tools. Like new quick links pliers, or the best circlip pliers for rebuilding my fork form a brand I've never heard of. Damn click bait ;)

I was never a big fan of Nicolai stuff till I started building my own bikes and geeking out of the finer details and machining.

https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/frames/saturn-14/

Soo many sweet details in their frames. They also kill it with info in their tech sheets.

Was it a competition for the worlds most boring looking cranks? Clear winner.

Posted by: tashi

I like a lot of what modern wife-range drivetrains have to offer but can’t believe how we’ve just come to accept million-dollar wear items like cassettes.

You can pry my 10-speed XTR shifters from my cold, dead hands.

WTF is "wife-range" ?

Posted by: tashi

I’d assume it would have to be the same as it is now: social pressure to not break the posted rules and sometimes people call the authorities.

Not prefect but perfect is impractical.

A problem with this is that our sport was basically built on disobeying the rules. NO trails back in the day were "legal" or sanctioned for bikes. EVERYONE rode anyway. Look at all the riding on unauthorized trails today. Someone out riding the darkside on their pedal bike is going to call in the dudes riding on their ebikes? Neither of them are supposed to be there.

We're down an ugly rabbit hole here. Anyone know the motto of the Jackson Hole Airforce? Swift, Silent, and Deep. If ebikes are banned from trails there will be a lot of riders taking up that motto.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Posted by: earleb

Good luck with that on Fromme with all the different access points.

Roll it into North Van residents property taxes then. 

Nanaimo Lakes Rd has a manned booth. Was $2 last time I was up there. Access to Brandywine is $20/sled. 

Point is there is currently usage fees for other user groups.

I am all good letting DNV tax payers that it on, I pay taxes in the CNV :)

Both of those mentioned are single point access, my point was that Fromme has a boat load of access points and it would be futile to try collect a daily user fee from just one or two spots. People are just going to change their habits and avoid the fee.

Would run if cost wasn't a factor.

Good luck with that on Fromme with all the different access points.

You need some new glasses maybe?

There were a couple ebike questions on this years survey.

FFS I just linked to the policy, how can you say there is no stance?

FYI the trials are not "their network", the trails are on municipal, provincial, and federal land. Each of these have separate land managers. The NSMBA has entered into working agreements to allow them and volunteers to work on these trails, but let's set one thing VERY clear, these are NOT the NSMBA's trails nor network. They can ADVOCATE for what the board feels it's membership wants. 

NSMBA doesn't make ANY policy with regards to trails.

Horses are permitted on the Shore and you'll see them on the trails in Princess Park often. There are several stables around the Williams Street area under the power lines.

Posted by: Brocklanders

Posted by: Ddean

I remember Monica saying that her community was going to stay silent on the issue and let ebikes become part of MTB culture, and then at that point would they start waving their arms again. An inability to police the difference between ebikes and MTBs is their plan for grouping the two groups together. If you cant enforce a difference between ebikes versus MTBs and if ebikes are not good, all bikes get banned. That is what it looks like their future argument will be.

This^^

We see issues coming, trying to address them, little conversation happening, land mangers silent, most trail associations quiet.

Bike Industry: All good bro! We can all get along right? Relax all good!

So far on what I have found just in the PNW COTA ( Bend )BLM - Cumby-  Revy-  Evergreen ( Washington)- BLM . All have said no thanks.

Our Mighty NSMBA, and SORCA are pretty much in favor of them from what I gather in the online surveys.

I guess that's what happens when you are bros with the bros bro.

Bro, you ever heard of doing some like uh research Bro? 

See here they have a section on the website that clearly states their policies. 

https://nsmba.ca/policies-and-bylaws/

Ohh look a policy on ebikes. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QUQ9GCKRr0q14uA1RzmfYmbBRNaRfoQ6eUkmXrTXnA4/edit

See that very first line? 

"The NSMBA advocates for non-motorised mountain biking. The NSMBA considers Electric Mountain Bikes (“E-bikes”) a separate motorized user group."

Or you can keeping being mis-informed and spout off stuff about them being beholden to their sponsors or not wanting to piss off the Bros.