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    I have one of those in the dark blue, commuted on...

    I have one of those in the dark blue, commuted on it for many years. During the pandemic I put on a set of hayes dominions I had lying around and threw epic skids all over the neighborhood.
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    Post disappeared - short version: if you buy a...

    Post disappeared - short version: if you buy a ski pass, buy snow tires. If you buy an awd / 4wd car, buy snow tires. Spend a few hundred bucks a season to reduce the chances of fucking it up for...
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    Except damp socks on the drive there. ...

    Except damp socks on the drive there.



    Correct.
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    Yes - across a bridge from you i think. They...

    Yes - across a bridge from you i think.

    They drop lots of bullshit but since they're an invasive the grey ponytail crowd can't say shit about trails built thru the middle of old euc timber...
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    Cleanup on last winter's project: 486223 486229...

    Cleanup on last winter's project:
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    Making progress on this winter's:
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    Your last couple of posts have had some great...

    Your last couple of posts have had some great autocorrects. Am I on drugs, or are you?

    Sidecountry Saturday if you're still Aaron's.
  7. The world needs more of this. Donated.

    The world needs more of this. Donated.
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    A pit bull, because they're bred to kill, and i'm...

    A pit bull, because they're bred to kill, and i'm a breeder to kill!
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    Post 666 mfers

    Post 666 mfers
  10. Gunbarrel 25. Gunbarrel lift is 1600ft or so, 40k...

    Gunbarrel 25. Gunbarrel lift is 1600ft or so, 40k plus of steep moguls to finish the event (competitors are given 6h, fastest finishers do it in <3h), iron man finishers (most laps in 6h) do ~50 laps...
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    "This bike shrinks mountains" - me to...

    "This bike shrinks mountains" - me to Sutter/dblatto at the bridge on the downieville DH during our maiden voyages on v1 sentinels in July 2018.
  12. That's cold man, after all these years...

    That's cold man, after all these years...
  13. Marin El Roy is what you seek (I did not see...

    Marin El Roy is what you seek (I did not see "light weight" in your list of considerations...

    https://www.marinbikes.com/bikes/2023-el-roy-frame-kit#buy

    Never mind - I see that your range was...
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    Good mtb in Girona as well, dropping right into...

    Good mtb in Girona as well, dropping right into town (plus lots more farther afield). Great food, bike-friendly town. Not a place to do Beach.
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    Not sure if it has been discussed yet (search fn...

    Not sure if it has been discussed yet (search fn said "no") but holy smokes the specialized cannibal is a great front tire. Basically a super DHF. Harder edge, less transitional ambiguity, better...
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    Yep - rolling resistance and rotating weight make...

    Yep - rolling resistance and rotating weight make so much more of a difference than a few pounds of frame weight or a little less travel with current suspension designs that it is a lot easier to...
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    Same question, devinci e-spartan.

    Same question, devinci e-spartan.
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    I laughed.

    I laughed.
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    Thanks for all the suggestions. I should have...

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

    I should have mentioned i'm in nor cal and was dealing with very fine, dusty conditions coincidental with my drivetrain binding issues.

    We got about 1" of rain,...
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    I am quite obsessive about getting bags at 50 lbs...

    I am quite obsessive about getting bags at 50 lbs (transition sentinel has cranks, seatpost and rotors come off to get it there). We had my bike bag and 2 suitcases for a family of 4 / month in EU...
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    So yesterday I went to head out, figured i'd flip...

    So yesterday I went to head out, figured i'd flip the clutch off for the climb out of the neighborhood - clutch switch is gone. Plot thickens. I did not have time to investigate if it has sheared off...
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    Yes Does it bind at the top of the stroke for...

    Yes

    Does it bind at the top of the stroke for both the left and right crank?


    Yes

    Does the thunkthunking happen both while pedaling forward and back pedaling?
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    I'm at my wits' end - what is binding my...

    I'm at my wits' end - what is binding my drivetrain?
    - XT 11 speed rear mech
    - Shimano chain
    - Sunrace 11-50 cassette
    - Race face atlas crankset with a cane creek ano preload ring
    - Hope BB
    -...
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    If you can get a shuttle to Luther pass...

    If you can get a shuttle to Luther pass (https://wannaridetahoe.com/), also fun to do this in reverse (up TRT from big meadow to Toads first, then up fountain place / armstrong / freel pass, down...
  25. Most eebers I know (all of whom ride very well),...

    Most eebers I know (all of whom ride very well), when I run into them on a 65f day, are dressed like I am when I'm in the parking lot of a midwinter ski tour. I know I run hot but probably they're...
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    MAUDIT!

    MAUDIT!
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    Or not good enough!

    Or not good enough!
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    As requested. Put the Hillbilly on after time...

    As requested.

    Put the Hillbilly on after time on the EC beach, caught a day at Lynn Woods before heading to EU. Granite at LW grips great and it was dry so the T9 rubber wasn't 100% necessary.
    ...
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    Probably so - however there are precisely zero of...

    Probably so - however there are precisely zero of such turns where I am going (2022 pic)...
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    exactly.

    For completeness, representative photo of the trails on the first stop......
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    Ended up going with: EC: 2.6 T9 Butcher GT /...

    Ended up going with:
    EC: 2.6 T9 Butcher GT / roasted rekon exo (throw in trash when done)
    EU: Leave the 2.6 T9 Butcher GT on the front / put the 2.3 HB T9 Gravity on the rear / Keep the MG DH DHF...
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    Well, this thread inspired another tire purchase...

    Well, this thread inspired another tire purchase (LBS had a hillbilly gravity t9 for $35) so I think i'm gonna go:
    EC: MG DH DHF / Roasted rekon (throw in trash when I am done with it)
    EU: HB T9...
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    First step is admitting one has a problem... ...

    First step is admitting one has a problem...



    The town is remote enough that I've waited 4 or 5 days on parts in the past. The one shop in town is just a renter of clapped out hybrids. 1h bus...
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    Ok - heading out of town for a bit this summer...

    Ok - heading out of town for a bit this summer with the bike (not to bike "destinations") and trying to sort thru tire choices.

    Background:
    - Live in Norcal, 2X0#s, v1 sentinel
    - for...
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    DUAL SPORT DUAL SPORT DUAL SPORT!

    DUAL SPORT DUAL SPORT DUAL SPORT!
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    Ha, fair enough. At my size once I ski fast...

    Ha, fair enough. At my size once I ski fast enough the sun cups soften regardless.
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    No we went a couple days later. I disagree on...

    No we went a couple days later.

    I disagree on halls - ratio of engaging skiing to effort is still quite good as long as that choke is skiable.
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    Stevens today 90% of the way up skinning, skied...

    Stevens today 90% of the way up skinning, skied back 95% of the way, both via Scott's trail and maxwell creek drainage (as opposed to the shoulder below comma). Most of the cool north facing chutes...
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    Wasn't us - we got a few raindrops on the skin...

    Wasn't us - we got a few raindrops on the skin and were expecting to get turned around but the clouds parted as we started booting.
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    Walked pavement to lily lake today, short...

    Walked pavement to lily lake today, short brushfuck to snow after the lake and then on snow up halls - clock is ticking on that line as the choke is melting out but should still be ok with a careful...
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    Here to leech some info as a non-social media...

    Here to leech some info as a non-social media user - any portion of the following would be hugely apprediated:
    - how much dirt walking to hulk?
    - sounded upthread like vbowl was a half mile of dirt...
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    Yes - total frankencombo that I use in exactly...

    Yes - total frankencombo that I use in exactly the way you describe - pedalling through the neighborhood. The Ass/Rek (F/R) is less draggy to and from the trailhead than Diss/Ass (R/F). I do like the...
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    It is like saying "I'm gonna fly to boston, stay...

    It is like saying "I'm gonna fly to boston, stay in Worcester and spend 2 days on the cape and 2 days at cannon."
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    So I need to head from LA to tahoe (where my skis...

    So I need to head from LA to tahoe (where my skis are, unfortunately) on Friday. Looks like the grapevine will be closed. How bad is the 101 nb gonna be? Will that wad up with truck traffic when...
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    Just skied them for a couple of days (friday w my...

    Just skied them for a couple of days (friday w my kids, saturday sidecountry laps). Seemed ok. definite play in tour mode - felt a little "click" a couple of times coming off the lip of side hits...
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    So it's not that I fucked the mount up, but that...

    So it's not that I fucked the mount up, but that it is too good.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNaI1NcKmQ
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    As one of the "give it to me before you even...

    As one of the "give it to me before you even anodize it I want it NOW" purchasers of the very first batch v1 sentinel links, and a user of lifters on all of my p18 mounts except this cast one, I...
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    Seems like 3 votes for "a" so far.

    Seems like 3 votes for "a" so far.
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    I can feel movement at the workbench when the...

    I can feel movement at the workbench when the boot is in - so I am wondering if there is a problem with the mount / system and I should not be skiing them.

    Been soft here this winter so not really...
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    It doesn't "rattle" with the boot in - but it is...

    It doesn't "rattle" with the boot in - but it is not as solid (can feel movement between pedestal, baseplate, and topsheet) as a normally mounted binding.
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    I have been mounting skis for 25 years and...

    I have been mounting skis for 25 years and getting CAST setup has been the worst experience I have ever had by 10x (shame on me for only reading this full thread last night)...

    Some of it was due...
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