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The indoor bike park in my area is on its way to reopening after a few years hiatus, probably gonna get one a Shonky when it's time. Gonna be so fun, gonna get so hurt ;-)

Maddening, indeed. Park Tool has stepped in to make dedicated aluminum tools for the new landscape of Shimano 16-notch cup sizes:

• BBT-49.2 for 39mm OD (XTR BB93)
• BBT-59.2 for 41mm OD (XT BB-MT800)
• BBT-69.2 for 44mm OD (the good old near-universal size we all liked)

I'm basically a flat lander but have been rolling my levers up a bit at a time, somewhere between flat and 45 deg now. Feels good, as if my arms are in a better position to move with the front suspension during a dip in the trail or compression.

Been using R&R Super Slick in my freehubs. Works well.

I really want to get a set of these for my trail bike, but then I know I'll be bothered by the paltry 36 point hub on my singlespeed. So it's either none or two #whaddayagonnado

I really want to get a set of these for my trail bike, but then I know I'll be bothered by the paltry 36 point hub on my singlespeed. So it's either none or two #whaddayagonnado

Glorious! Beater hatchbacks are a great choice for the discerning dirtbag.

Dig the 3-sided anti chain slap doohickey.

Incredible story! Awesome to see Andrew walk and shred again.

Can so relate to post-concussion haze; in my case it was coupled with episodic depression and lasted about 3 years. Saw a therapist a few times but didn't stick with it. Really should have.

That accident and injury forever altered my riding and my relationship to risk in MTB. I ride bigger, scarier stuff now, but with improved skills and a much more honest risk assessment.

Another American here. Thanks for bringing attention to this issue among the MTB community in Canada. I support this boycott in concert with other actions against Vista Outdoor, and #NRAboycott as a whole.

It's a tough spot to be in for bike shops, Bell/Giro/Blackburn/Camelbak employees, and sponsored athletes for sure. Taking a guess that many of those that will be affected don't share the positions and politics of Vista Outdoor, and a fair point can be made that boycotting Vista's cycling holdings won't sway their support of the NRA. Bike Portland and Red Kite Prayer have covered this in detail. 

A sad reality of the gun regulation debate in the US is that motivation spikes after every tragedy, then fades. So the time is now to send any message we can, keep up the pressure, and hopefully-beyond-hope get action from government. It's the NRA in particular that callously and repeatedly stands in the way of the most basic reforms. For example, since 1996 our Center for Disease Control has been barred by NRA-backed legislation (the Dickey Amendment) from researching gun violence as a public health crisis; we don't even know the full extent of the crisis.