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$2.99 at Home Depot. Clamp like a vise & force either 1 or both beads into the center channel. Tire cannot come out of the rim. I've used at most 2 before. Just swallows the tire & rim as one. Can disconnect & ratchet back down on the next section of tire harder than a grown man. It's like having 2 buddies latched onto the tire & rim as you work on the bead.

Get an high pivot alu enduro bike for park / shuttle days build it durable. Get a carbon enduro bike for trail days build it light. Unless your are racing far ends of spectrum don't really apply. Ride a Costanza bike. Right in the meaty part of the curve. Love my Spire the last two season and it goes up 80% almost as well as it goes down considering what it is on paper. I'm not racing , it is not heavy, it can absorb a mistake and it hums at local spots.

A 170 with burly everything and a 120 or 130mm true trail bike with medium-weight everything. If I can have one more, it's a dirt jumper, and if I get four I'm adding a DH bike. But medium is as light as I can go. I can't have light things because I break them.

I’m trying to figure out what Specialized tire combo to run. I already own a lightly used Cannibal - I’m a big fan of that tire. I could run that Cannibal up front with a Butcher, Eliminator, or another Cannibal in back. But, would it be crazy to run the Cannibal in back with a Butcher Radial up front? I know the Cannibal is considered more aggressive than the Butcher, but I figure the radial casing could up the grip, particularly on more natural trails.

Cannibal rear with a hillbilly up front

Why are you missing out the HillBilly? I'd say it was as versatile as the HR3 - I have one on the front of my Enduro and a friend has an HR3 - they're very comparable but the Hillbilly is much cheaper and more readily available. I've also ran Cannibals and yes they do need riding hard to get the most out of them. If you're riding bike parks then the Cannibal is very good, anything natural and I much prefer the Hillbilly. Last year I did a week in Morzine and a week in Les Arcs. Cannibal for Morzine...

BK & Daprela on Pivot.

Just to spin back to the 32" conversation... Does that make the 34sl and 36sl make more sense? Even if I hate that it might? I couldn't even stand over a 32" tire so I don't see myself being able to ride one. I'd look like a 10 year old on an XS 29 in frame.

@iceman2058 just put out a 'First Ride' of Specialized's updated Butcher and Eliminator https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-ride-specialized-butcher-and-el… TLDR: Knob design of both models is a little beefier/deeper/bigger than before. Some slight changes in width/compound/casing options, but still the same casing and compound designs. And they're still a banging deal at $70 USD GridTrail, and $75 USD GridGravity. I'm sure the Butcher and probably the Eliminator have been discussed in previous pages. But still curious for those who have ridden the tires, are the new changes in the right spot? Personally, I think the Butcher is a solid all-terrain option. Rolls pretty fast, predictable...

I always wanted the Butcher to be a little meatier in the front and the Eliminator a little faster rolling in the rear. Sounds like that's happening with the Butcher, but the Eliminator is moving in the opposite direction? Also, the article says that Eliminator is available in T7 or T7/T9, but the list of sizes only shows it available in T9 or T7/T9, so perhaps that needs to be fixed.

Micheal Jackson actually wrote man in the mirror about bar stack vs rise.

troy's first place run from cannonball with that flight attendant working

long time reader first time poster here.. friends of mine are developing an vacuum bleeder for shocks and fork dampers to fully service your suspension at home, without the need of messy handbleeding. I just got the chance to try the machine myself and it works pretty straight forward. I thought i spread the word in here because i think this is a pretty cool innovation in the mtb tech for home mechanics/ race day applications etc. https://www.futureliteindustries.com/

His comments are super grounded. He just said he'd like to give it a shot. I'm sure as great athletes he could be pretty quick on a DH bike. But let's be honest, it would take a while for him to be confident even getting down Val di Sole, let alone racing it.

Josh Hill raced Rock Creek last year. Not wc level though.

But pushing mongo is always weird.