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Thanks for this, I run my 2 pairs of A1 Ults with contact fully in after a fresh set of pads/bleed, and was assuming if I try the B1 levers I'd end up running the adjuster further out, but wasn't sure how much. One concern I have for my situation is whether I'll run out of contact adjust running the B1s, trying to compensate for differential pad wear between left & right. I'm kinda on the fence whether I want to try the B1s. Curiosity says yes, but I actually like the hump in leverage on the A1 levers as...

Rumour of my demise have been exaggerated. We are safe. But we are forever changed. A water & wind event of near biblical proportions hit us & has taken far more lives than can be counted. Didn't know where to make my one post, but this will be it for a long time. No politician, no plan, no design could have stopped anything that happened here. A stream I could step across took the first home at the top of it. A friend lost 10 members of his family saving his wife and kids watching his parents & relatives swept...

Well, I think it makes more sense on a road/gravel bike IMO I've had heaps of road punctures etc - can store wind jacket etc in the frame. Vs MTB... big rides are usally at the point of hip pack anyway or shuttle'd For reference i've used alot of bikes with storage, Stumpy evo, slash.... marin etc i've used it once, to put my wind jacket away on the EVO... and that was on a local ride. Never used it otherwise... id rather my tube be on the frame if i ever needed it(which i dont)... as most internal storage...

I was a Carbon rim on my enduro/park bike, guy for years. 3 years ago, I went back to running EX511's on my big bikes and most recently, bought a set of Reserve AL/HDs. I have run reserve carbon, chinese off brand carbon, giant trx carbon and roval carbon wheels. Currently, the carbon wheels in my stable are btlos (chinese direct) hoops and an aging set of reserve 30s. A few comments from that experience: 1) The biggest reason draw for me, and thing that I miss about running carbon wheels was the lack of maintenance. I essentially seem to...

Thanks to those who have chimed in and/or participated in the poll so far! What this comes down for me is something I can answer in a few simple questions. Does the technology improve the bike riding experience? If so, how much? With respect to electronic shifting, I don't see it. Its a nice to have, its sexy, it shifts well, but I don't find my on bike experience to be any better than a good mechanical system and its more expensive. I've had numerous rides when I had it where I had the battery crap out (or I left...

I'll add something to this discussion. I'm too dumb for electronic drivetrains. I've been lucky enough to own them on a road bike and a mountain bike, and on both bikes I had to constantly think (hard) about how to use the shifter. Months into riding them, I would still shift the wrong way because I forgot which direction the shifter went. I have so much muscle memory into physical cable-operated shifting that my brain struggles to learn a new shifting habit. It doesn't help that there's absolutely zero kinesthetic feedback for your thumb in an electronic shift beyond an...

You know what, That was a well written, well considered, thoughtful comment. Well done sir, we could all prolly take some pointers from it.