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How do the the X01 cranks fit in to the Saint/E13 mix of "positive feeling underfoot"?

I'd be tempted to put a dork disk on my bike if a nice one came my way. Most well ridden wheels seem to end up with gouges from the chain on the drive side spokes somehow or another.

How does this niche website about a niche sport have such great writing?

I doubt greatlakesknitting.com is as consistently good.

Might you have been happier with the reserve wheel in the back only?

Or would have it still been uncomfortable just a little less so?

Have you ever tried a carbon rim on the rear and a more compliant alloy front wheel?

I've been wanting to test that out for a while.

What makes you prefer an Atlas crankset over a Turbine?

What other bikes appear to share this front end? The Salsa definitely doea not.

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.

Are these rim strips a plastic full loop similar to the trek/bontrager ones? I hope so as I love those for rims that they fit.

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.