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Personally as a 6'7" guy I think there are good reasons for me riding on extra short 27.5 chainstays and for extra long ones on a 29 XXL super enduro too. You need to have one bike for flicking around corners and one for hammering the straight line. And the N+1 anyways.

Bicycles are always kind of too small for me, but if they get longer, they feel too big. I reckon this is because trails are made for the average people, hiking paths or black lines. And the trees hang too low.

I am quite happy too to have left the 90's nagging melodies (not only Frank Black, also Smashing Pumpkins and the like) far behind, although I must admit to become hooked again now and then.

Those winged grips come with integrated barends too. Ergon I think.

If your body hurts, do some Yoga first before buying things. 

This high riser bar looks ridicolous! And no, it does not preserve the reach or the theoretical  length of the stem or whatever you like. You cant change geometry in one direction and keep it in the other.

Drinking Kölsch out of a tin can? You must be kidding.

Germany, Czech, Finale Ligure, etc - no one likes dogs running around without a leach here, except maybe in urban areas. Or Czech people, they don't like any rules anyway. 

You may get into some real trouble with the rangers or hunters, if the dog is running around. They may shoot the dog without warning.

I wonder where this traildog thing comes from. Over the last 30 years I never rode with anyone or even met one with a traildog - no wait, there were those three mtb guys with a Rottweiler, but they neither rode their bikes nor did the dog run along, they were only posing. 

Is this a northshore only thing? 

Yes, I like the cute videos.

I do not agree on the Shimano GR7 vs Freerider Pro.

The GR7 are my favourite shoes all year round, as long as I dont do anything but blue lines or commuting. But the Michelin rubber is so hard, even a wet pedal makes them slip (I use Chester nylon pedals on that bike). I even experienced that going uphill.

You may like that, but after a horrible crash last year I dont want to lose a pedal in the mid of a steep trail again (and that was with Freerider Pros on those Chesters).

So on everything more technical or faster I prefer the Freerider Pros, with proper DMR Vault pedals. The grip and platform on these is so much better. I would switch back to clipless if I was in still for enduro racing, but for the slow technical stuff I dont like it.

PS talking about the Pro and XVI with the sticky sole, not the usual Freerider or EPS version.

Complete XT m730 21speed with Biopace. Fond memories of a rigid Cinelli grey/yellow, 1992.

Ok, so no northshore riding with this bike. With a Canyon reviewed, I am always keen to know when it will break

:D

So when will the new Shimano Saint groupset be launched?