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This is good to hear. I remember back in the late 80s, when lots of state offices just went ahead and shut mountain biking down in State Parks. Pennsylvania did this for sure, but I believe it was "a thing" in other states, as well, and in federal lands too. It was a combined effort of horse-back-riders, hikers, and birders, that basic closed access to many areas, and it took a decade before some of that started to roll-back. This woman's "the sky is falling" argument is illogical (it was a ski area already, duh), and out-of-time. In the age...

Chunky road ride: Chode Ride When sustained for a longer duration it becomes a: Grundle Grind'r

I was just checking to see if anyone has talk talk about Jack Moir, but it seems like you are the only asking about him. It is weird he hasn't been mentioned. Talented racer who has some injuries the last two seasons, but makes killer content and Moi Moi TV clothing I own several pieces. So he should be a hot commodity this off season. While I am talking Enduro, I know Chris Ball kinda left it out in the doghouse. There was a time that it was great. I know it can't be broadcast, but they did a great...

So, basically quite a bit like the Hans Dampf? (I really like the HD, it rails corners yet it rolls way faster than a similar size / compound Magic Mary)

Un(g)ravel

For some reason, transparent isn't the first word that comes to my mind when I read "AI powered judging"

I recently got the new Dissector v2 (MaxTerra EXO 2.4WT) aka baby Assegai and it is exactly something I always dreamt of for a short travel trail bike (140/130). I use my small bike for XC type riding in the rockies. Conditions are usually very dry, loose dirt and loose rock on top of hardpack. The side knobs are wide yet not too tall. This makes them very stable and gives you that DHF level locked in feeling during hard cornering. Lack of side knob stability was my main complaint with Forekaster v2 and this solves that. The center tread...

In my brain, I saw my new commuter that I can take some alt lines on the way home.

Paying riders and content creators while not selling bikes is a Coffin move. From what I understand is they released new bikes, the Geo Evolution happened and Their Models were instantly outdated. Paying a families lifestyle like porters, heavy sponsor of Seth and many other Youtubers Just Dug them a hole with their outdated Bikes. I'd love to see brands Marketing Teams numbers when sponsoring Riders and creators, like does it actually do anything? is there any ROI? I've only out-right bought 1 bike because of a creator/rider which was Phil and the Latest GT Force.

Maxima plush 7wt - you can get small bottles of this pretty easily so it would be my first pick anyway. I like Motorex oils most of the time but RS shocks can be sensitive to viscosity so I probably wouldn't mess with that, especially when you are changing tune. Slick honey is great, use it for everything Soft jaws are crucial but you don't really need shaft clamps for an SDLX Air valve tool is the main thing Loctite 263 is also fine - not super critical but you can read loctites data sheets to check if they are...

I did end up ordering a Wolf Tooth 40cc pump based on posts from this thread. It's much more compact than my OneUp 70cc (so should mount better inside my Glovebox, and have better clearance above my bike's shock on the top tube bracket). Like someone said, gravity casings never flat on me, so the pump is just insurance on backcountry rides, or to help out poor fools running EXO casing tires. To me, the pump makes sense to have readily available (especially with a plugger in its handle), while I'd rather have a lightweight tube protected inside my hydration...

Damn I was hoping for a hotly contested Snow Bike Worlds with lots of big names fighting for points.

LLMs are in fact trained on what they see. The problem is the majority of what they see these days is other AI slop

Ronan still on the Seatpost damper

29x3.0 like the Surly Krampus have an outer diameter of about 30.5". I fucking love my rigid Krampus.