PM sent. Dammit

Getting in line in case nickbokhoven changes his mind...

The Piston is a nice design for sure. Saris and Thule have figured out how to manage wheel sizes on similar racks, too. Dunno why 1up abandoned the effort.

Had to look up Piston pricing ->> wow!...

Hey Duffman,
Awesome that you're gearing up to take the family riding -> brings back a lot of great memories with my girls (including the memory of being able to keep up with them on bikes!).
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^ SB is still open/closing tomorrow

^ I’d put Crows Peak at SB on the recently added capacity list.

^ Maybe, but you’re gonna look like an idiot making little snowmen in the side of the trail

When I was skiing with 4-yr olds, the most important feature of any pack was ski carry -> would regularly need to bring 3-pairs of skis + shepherd 1 of the little kids while a second took all the...

Definitive guide:

https://www.nelsap.org/

Hey Arild,

I realize that the Squires may have undergone some changes (esp. if a Griffon-type heel) since I’ve been through this (6-7 years ago), but my wife and 2 daughters always found it...

^ That's how I got back into it after 30+years (so glad skating technique/trails showed up since I stopped!) -> it's been great for the whole family.

Good luck finding a new setup!

^ *Almost* didn't post, but wanted to show what the trails looked like this past weekend.

Any consolation, we're a still a ways off from riding bikes on them...

Bumping because -> holy crap, I can!

The awesome groomer was out on Donner summit this weekend, so I was able to get a couple more days in. Needed to start early, but trails were in fantastic...

<tl;dr: storage density and handling rocker>

YMMV, but for us the depth & strength of the lumber rack has been great to organize lot of different types of skis very densely while maintaining easy...

Checking in from California, a bit of a winter refresh in Truckee on Fri and Sat before the big melt commences. Sat started with snow still on the trees from a little less than a foot overnight on...

^ blackbird traps

Great thread, OP, and a lot of great info so far.

That shop you're using has some good stuff (glad you already tried the porchetta!!).

I'd check out a brasaola and the Finochhiona next, but...

At 6', 210 lbs, I must be their base layer terget market as I pretty much live in their:
- merino boxer briefs - fit similar to SmartWool's, but last way longer, ime, for those of us w/no thigh gap...

My daughter & wife are having a much easier time getting into their Tyrolia Aatacks vs. their Squire/F10 series Markers, but those Markers are way harder to get into than Barons for some insane...

PM sent on shifters & caliper...

A few thoughts:

1. If buying for so much trainer use, and your trainer is anywhere near as old as your Allez, you may find you’ll need a new trainer as the bikes you point out + the Motobecane all...

^ This, though given the amount of dentists around here, dental irrigation syringes should be pretty handy and work real well for fat bike-sized doses.

If you need to spend money on this stuff, I...

I use the hydration sleeve in my bigger Deuter for Avy tools -> I think the Variant has one? In practice, works well for both packing and ease of access for the shovel & probe.

The trade-off is...

^ Could all be wearing Dolomite Secret Weapons

Great news, thanks for the update!

There is nothing like an outage that can bring teen siblings together with their parents over a board game!

My bad, you're right -> on red flag days only, the Truckee burn ban is extended to include residential gas BBQs. This is important as Red Flag likely to coincide with PSOM events. The general burn...

When the power was out in late December, we did all our cooking by manually starting the gas burners on our cooktop (we're in TD with SWGas service). Obviously not an option if an electric cooktop,...

^ I think that is mid-transforming?

Wow Joeshek,

Never seen a bottom pulley do that, hope you get warranty (start w/Ibis).

IME, the times I’ve had non-impact rear derailleur problems started from the freewheel/hub -> if it isn’t...

Hey Chup,

I’m guessing the new bike & tire swapping means likely not tubeless yet -> if not, I’d say do that next with one of the fast rollers you have on hand.

IMO the 3 lbs is not an issue...

Sorry to hear Mrs. C is not digging the new ride, and I hope you can dial that in soon.

When I was a back of the pack endurance rider, I was a big fan of 29” x 2.4” Continental Race Kings in the...

I got an e-mail from them a few weeks ago that said sale was to make it easier to move into a new warehouses. AF models were all reduced 25%

I have a weird-shaped sister that tore a huge hole in her Patagonia down sweater last fall. A quick online chat with them and they:
- Sent out a set of tenacious tape patches to get her through the...

Can confirm (to my dismay) that the East face of Lassen didn't soften at all yesterday by 12:30.

Winds and temps kept everything really firm on a sunny day -> should be good reset for the corn...

A Giro win?

I could use a set -> PM sent

Costco (In US, dunno if Canada has similar sale) has 13.3” MacBook Air for $1050 and Pro for $1250 right now. Both with 512GB SSD.

Fixed spacing between levels.

The way mine was designed, would be hard to DIY an adjustable-gap solution, but there must be some on the market that come that way if needed?

Twin tips and rocker forced us to look for new solutions a few years ago. I don't have the woodworking/patience skills of Toast, but we've been very happy with the lumber rack (suggested in another...

From this afternoon in Tahoe.

Late start means I missed the fast stuff, but the crust was supportive enough when I was out that the tracks were just slower suggestions:


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^ Great pics, dog looks like a pro already!

We had good luck with their Summiteers program when it was based at Alpine, but kids aged out several years ago. Program was more focused on free-skiing and mountain exploration, and we had a series...

Weak one (< 2 hours?) last night in Truckee, and no sub-freezing temps in forecast for Truckee or Norden/SB until Sunday.

Hot Sauce wax worked pretty well today, but could find frozen speed-up...

^ That's how I used to guage when my Octalink splines were worn out.

I haven't, but I'm pretty new to this nonsense.

Nice shot, teledad. Hoping that hill in the backgound gets more snow this season!

^ Yeah, we're lucky now, but that valley will be brilliantly green/flowered, and then aggressively brown/dry in a matter of weeks.

As frustrating as the transition from skis to bikes is mentally,...

To keep this on the front page, CA is still hanging in there. Pic is from Monday, decent refreeze overnight made it a superfast morning:

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I think the winds that had been hampering the...

^ Wow, you weren't kidding about reflection with all that calm water!

Glad you made it, glad you keep the moment for your own contemplation, and glad you're still here to provide so much stoke.
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