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Yesterday, 10:52 AM
Thread: "NO, but we can order that for you"
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Stop trying to buy mtb gear in a roadie shop....
Stop trying to buy mtb gear in a roadie shop. Problem solved.
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05-23-2013, 02:19 PM
Thread: Kenda BBG tire review
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Single ply around Van is going to be an issue,...
Single ply around Van is going to be an issue, unless you like 40psi and stick to only the smoothest new trails.
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05-23-2013, 12:15 PM
Thread: which portable gas grill?
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Winner winner chicken dinner. Once you've had...
Winner winner chicken dinner.
Once you've had a great steak on a cast iron griddle you'll never go back to a grill.
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05-16-2013, 04:11 PM
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Sticky: P11 has been filming Max, stills of no skier just...
P11 has been filming Max, stills of no skier just the aftermath are P11, shots with watermarks are well obviously Mathew Mallory whom is not P11.
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05-15-2013, 12:40 PM
Thread: Kenda BBG tire review
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lol, yeah maybe not the best pic to show the...
lol, yeah maybe not the best pic to show the tread.
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05-15-2013, 11:20 AM
Thread: Kenda BBG tire review
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Maybe try the Kenda H-Factor up front? ...
Maybe try the Kenda H-Factor up front?
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05-15-2013, 11:18 AM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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Have you seen the massive Muddy Marry's they...
Have you seen the massive Muddy Marry's they make? Easily a 3.0 gazzi replacement.
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05-15-2013, 10:41 AM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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05-13-2013, 03:26 PM
Thread: Roner BASE jumps McConkey's snowmachine
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I was all ready to be pissed about the wreckage...
I was all ready to be pissed about the wreckage being left out in the backcountry somewhere...but good to see the mess was cleaned up and hauled out.
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05-09-2013, 11:54 AM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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I think you are grasping here. How is more...
I think you are grasping here.
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05-08-2013, 11:37 AM
Thread: Chain lube
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Use the used oil from your fork. Not the nasty...
Use the used oil from your fork. Not the nasty stuff from your lowers, the cartridge oil.
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05-08-2013, 11:29 AM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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Hey look gonzo is here to tell us he's better...
Hey look gonzo is here to tell us he's better than us because he doesn't like new gear.
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05-07-2013, 12:46 PM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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Wait what? I thought you didn't like the 650b. Or...
Wait what? I thought you didn't like the 650b. Or is it just that you like it in principal but waiting for good tire availability?
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05-06-2013, 04:41 PM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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It actually makes sense to drop some of those...
It actually makes sense to drop some of those bikes.
26 Anthem? It's a xc race bike, just go 29'er.
This is how I see the future going.
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05-06-2013, 04:06 PM
Thread: Anyone know how to hack Strava?
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That would likely backfire around here. Any place...
That would likely backfire around here. Any place you think doesn't have a trail likely has a secret trail you just have not found yet. So you would be sending someone on what you think is a wild...
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05-06-2013, 03:54 PM
Thread: Honest question about 650b
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Re Neo-Moto tires. I am pretty sure I've read...
Re Neo-Moto tires. I am pretty sure I've read that the sidewalls on the Pacenti Neo-Moto tires were intentionally a bit short to allow them to fit into more frames.
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05-05-2013, 01:03 PM
Thread: Anyone know how to hack Strava?
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Log your ride with something like MyTracks....
Log your ride with something like MyTracks. Export the GPX file and hack the time stamps.
Upload hacked file to Strava. Instant KOM. -
05-02-2013, 12:05 PM
Thread: Whistler Stoke and Conditions - 2012/2013
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Pretty sure it's a 2hr limit for that strip of...
Pretty sure it's a 2hr limit for that strip of parking down across from Blackcomb base.
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05-01-2013, 02:29 PM
Thread: Fantasy GIRO
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Ryder wins. /end thread
Ryder wins. /end thread
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04-30-2013, 05:05 PM
Thread: Whistler in May
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Sign up for the Nimby Fifty and come suffer with...
Sign up for the Nimby Fifty and come suffer with me in Pemberton on Saturday the 25th.
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04-30-2013, 04:58 PM
Thread: 2x10 chain ring questions
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I am running "9spd" Race Face rings with my 2x10...
I am running "9spd" Race Face rings with my 2x10 speed specific Shimano XT cranks with no issues.
Just buy any 9spd rings in the BCD you need and you'll be fine. -
04-30-2013, 12:53 PM
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The Giga/Gigant is a good choice if you need all...
The Giga/Gigant is a good choice if you need all of the compartments to keep things organized.
On the bike you won't be placing the weight of the pack on your hips so a padded hip belt is of... -
04-30-2013, 12:42 PM
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Moar teeth ftw. ...
Moar teeth ftw.
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04-29-2013, 11:14 AM
Thread: Whistler in May
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Skip the park unless you really need a wet sloppy...
Skip the park unless you really need a wet sloppy jump line fix.
If you come up and just ride the park then rent a bike. Let the rental take the abuse.
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04-26-2013, 08:50 PM
Thread: XTR shadow plus - working for you?
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Running it on my Xprezo Super-D. ...
Running it on my Xprezo Super-D.
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single pivot.
Xt 2x10 cranks. Front is running 36t and 26t, back is usually 11-36 but I have a spare wheel on... -
04-26-2013, 08:02 PM
Thread: XTR shadow plus - working for you?
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Can't comment on XTR...but my SLX Shadow+ kicks...
Can't comment on XTR...but my SLX Shadow+ kicks ass.
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04-26-2013, 11:55 AM
Thread: Kenda BBG tire review
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This and it's spring so trails are soft and slow.
This and it's spring so trails are soft and slow.
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04-25-2013, 07:15 PM
Thread: Northshore rack owners
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A note on departure angle. With tray style...
A note on departure angle.
With tray style racks you'll scrape the tray, with a NSR you'll bump the rear tire of the bike and it will cause the bike to come out of the fork holding tongs, then... -
04-25-2013, 05:45 PM
Thread: Northshore rack owners
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Certainly user error. You would need to forget...
Certainly user error.
You would need to forget to put in the cotter pin in the hitch pin.
This is the style of pins used to hold upright and the middle folding pin.
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04-25-2013, 01:03 PM
Thread: Northshore rack owners
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Yes forgot to say that left to right is...
Yes forgot to say that left to right is mandatory. With ninja skills you can get the far left bike off/on in a pinch.
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04-25-2013, 12:26 PM
Thread: Northshore rack owners
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-Pry open the tongs with a crow bar to fix the...
-Pry open the tongs with a crow bar to fix the fat tappered head tube issue. I found it was Trek's specifically that are a pain on mine until I open'd it up a bit.
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04-24-2013, 05:16 PM
Thread: FS: Sram XX1 build kit
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Nobody else seems to be able to step up to this...
Nobody else seems to be able to step up to this so I`ll make an offer.
I`ll give you $25 plus my bagged out bald BBG and a minimally worn Happy Medium for it.
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04-22-2013, 07:06 PM
Thread: Oh my fuck
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Blackmarket Roam.
Blackmarket Roam.
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04-22-2013, 07:05 PM
Thread: Oh my fuck
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Got any rides in on it yet? geo numbers?
Got any rides in on it yet?
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04-19-2013, 01:54 PM
Thread: Kenda BBG tire review
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Does fine on wet roots...if you pedal smooth. ...
Does fine on wet roots...if you pedal smooth.
Pretty simple. Buy one now, put it on and ride it. If you don't like the traction just pull it till it's dry then put it back on and be blown away how... -
04-18-2013, 04:17 PM
Thread: Oh my fuck
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04-17-2013, 06:11 PM
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I was pleasantly surprised in how well the BBG...
I was pleasantly surprised in how well the BBG handled wet and loamy.
I ran it all fall, it did get pretty bald and sketchy when I finally put the bike away at the end of the season. A fresh tire... -
04-17-2013, 05:30 PM
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BBG 2.1 DTC UST rear tire. 800g+ 2.5 Minnion EXO...
BBG 2.1 DTC UST rear tire. 800g+
2.5 Minnion EXO front tire. 870g +/-
Fast rolling but you can dig them side knobs in when you corner. -
04-10-2013, 05:11 PM
Thread: 26" vs. 650b - the verdict is in
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That was the point.
That was the point.
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04-08-2013, 04:36 PM
Thread: Ski Mountaineering Skis for the Chicas
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Movement Logic 168 1.31kg per ski Movement...
Movement Logic 168 1.31kg per ski
Movement Couloir 167 1.6 kg per ski
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04-04-2013, 04:58 PM
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04-02-2013, 11:41 PM
Thread: Hut trip POV edit (chuting and pillows)
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Kushing it.
Kushing it.
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04-02-2013, 11:39 PM
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Saw your screen shot on fb the other day and...
Saw your screen shot on fb the other day and wondered if footage would surface.
Amazing line. Great day to honor Jack. -
04-01-2013, 05:23 PM
Thread: North Shore/Fromme uptrack ?
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There is no current clean fully pedalable route...
There is no current clean fully pedalable route up...yet.
The route that you mention that crosses Grannies/Starfish then get up onto the old logging cuts is the best that currently exists.
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Now that 4frnt does Roxa boots does this bring...
Now that 4frnt does Roxa boots does this bring Sterbenz one step closer to his system of t-bolting the boots straight to the skis and the boot foot beds convert to flip flops?
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03-28-2013, 05:31 PM
Thread: Whistler Stoke and Conditions - 2012/2013
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** mental note slap on some warm temps wax for...
** mental note slap on some warm temps wax for the weekend **
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03-28-2013, 05:03 PM
Thread: Whistler Stoke and Conditions - 2012/2013
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Kinda shocked that the north faces could go that...
Kinda shocked that the north faces could go that far to crap from Sunday to Monday.
Sunday we skied off Blackcomb and north shaded stuff was great. -
03-28-2013, 02:41 PM
Thread: Squaw to Seattle--PNW advice needed
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Grunge is what really put Seattle on the map. Or...
Grunge is what really put Seattle on the map. Or Willie's version.
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03-28-2013, 02:04 PM
Thread: TR: Kokanee Hut 3/16-23
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Kevin has a pretty sweet gig being the custodian...
Kevin has a pretty sweet gig being the custodian up there all winter.
You mention is has phone service, while correct yes I wouldn't expect to use it for a conference call or something. I was... -
03-27-2013, 10:55 AM
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Again I scratch my head how people can't figure...
Again I scratch my head how people can't figure out the simple Colltex camlock tail attachment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAzGMpd33Zw
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