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Did you just imply that you can upgrade standard Hope hubs with a 88t ratchet?

I only know the 88t to be available in the singlespeed/trials model.

That would be cool if true.

Yep, I've helped a stranger put in a new tube with it. Sure takes longer but if you aren't racing, who cares? Try it at home with your shock pump you already own and see if it works for you.

I carry a shock pump and a presta to schrader adapter. There are plenty of times I've needed a shock pump. And with the adapter it works as a tire pump. Yes it takes a little longer but with tubeless its incredibly rare to need it. Plus it has a built it pressure gauge, something most portable pumps don't.

Andrew,

cad software and math.

Assumptions are, 2" from top of head tube to center of stem and that the angleset pivots the steerer tube from the center of the head tube.

Your reach would be reduced about 2mm.

How does the ride quality/comfort compare to your favorite alloy rims?

I have an Arc 24 that it works great in.

It doesn't work in a Spank rim because of the "W" rim profile but they seem to work in any normal rim.

I love the Bontrager rim strips. I've used them on several brands of rims. It's great to never have a bad tape job ruin your tubeless setup.

Andrew,

I just wanted to mentioned that I appreciate very much your writing and that you've personally answered several questions.

Your articles are always insightful and never superficial.

You write "For best practices Jeff recommends Slickoleum, RockShox PTFE grease, synthetic 0w40 oil, and when you’re working on shocks at 6am some good, strong, coffee."

Am I misunderstanding in thinking that Slickoleum and RockShox PTFE grease are more or less interchangeable? If not, then where do you use Slickoleum and where do you use the Rockshox grease?

Posted by: FlightlessLobster

I just got it a few days ago. I thought it would be fun to track my climbing speeds and hopefully watch them improve. Maybe compare with some friends.

The actual leader boards seem pretty unappealing to me though.  The climb trail leader boards seem like obvious e-bikes. To do downhill segments you have to plan where you can rest, and to get an actual "good" time on something like Salvation you just skip all the fun stuff.

It just makes something fun and relaxing not those things.

Everytime I use strava:

That was so sick! Best ride ever I love life!

Checks leaderboard.

1207th place.

Kill me now.

Posted by: TonyJ

Slightly off subject, but is anybody running a water bottle on the underside of the downtube?

If so, what type of cage and bottle, my big concern would be losing the bottle in rough terrain.

I would love to get the pack off my back for shorter rides, carrying a bottle would be my only concern, the other stuff seems easy enough to figure out.

I've done this and eventually gave up as I found I'd trash the bottle and cage. My bike has a rough life and if you have something sticking out on the downtube it gets beat up in crashes and loading in vehicles.

For most cages I tried you need an extra strap to be 101% sure to not lose it. Strangely I found the fabric bottle system to be very secure but the bottles are more brittle than normal bottles and cracked mine.

The dirtyness complaint I keep hearing never bothered me as you can just unscrew the cap if it looks nasty.

Do people mod these things with a throttle? If I somehow ended up with one of these everything else would get put on hold until I figured out how to add a secret button to the bars.

Posted by: DemonMike

Sweet looking ride , not sure I would like that dropper . I tend to ride certain trails fully dropped and sitting on that angled saddle would be weird feeling IMO . What are you thoughts on the rear coilover shock ??

That's exactly my experience demoing a bike with the wu. I hated the weird angle when I'd sit for a moment with it dropped. A normal dropper with a huge drop is way less awkward.