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I was there in 2010 and 2011. They have made massive improvements from year to year. It's still gnarly, but there's a lot more variety and artificial features built up. This is pretty strange. Sounds like a sign that Mongoose is heading down the toilet quickly. Hopefully Romaniuk, Kabbani and Akrigg (three of my favorite riders too) get picked up by better bike sponsors soon. You're in inspiration Chris! You're already back to being a better rider than 99% of us. I don't think RC is suggesting doing this on the trail. This is for when you get home so that you don't have to throw away your barely worn 75$ tubless tire! @chirswells: it all depends on where you live. Out in the desert (AZ, NV), especially during the summer, Stan's sealant does dry up in two or three months. I've seen buddies discover this on the trail the hard way. As long as the Stan's is there, it works amazingly well. I typically find 20 or so massive cactus needs in my tire when I change my tires or refesh the sealant and had no idea I they where there. Gwin was 0.632 back from Minnaar in the final. I think you're looking at the qualifying results. Agreed, good to see there's going to be a real battle going on this year. Hi RC, thanks for explaining. It would be helpful if you were to mention in the article itself that 21 mm are not really ideally "wide" for UST. I wonder how Spank is able to produce and market such wide rims being a German company? Although not officially UST, their rims hold a UST tire bead as well as any official UST rim. It would be cool if PB could review some more ideally wide rims. Thanks for getting the word out about the importance of wider rims in your last article BTW. Why are all Mavic rims so darn skinny? Only 21 mm id for an AM wheel that is supposed to be UST?!? RC, doesn't this sort of contradict the earlier article you did on the importance of wider rims for running tubeless? 21 mm when running a 2.5" tire doesn't sound like great tire side-wall support. I'd love to buy Mavic, but I think they are too obsessed with advertising low wheel weights and don't mind compromising performance (ie slightly wider rims for UST) to keep the advertised weight low. No, the idea (as RC stated) is that you can manipulate your seat-height while riding. I have buddies who are very good at opening their seat clamp and adjusting the seat height while we are coasting down an easier section of the trail. RC's idea makes this easier to get the seat to the correct height (squeeze seat with thighs to raise the saddle up) with this technique. @d-wojo: I'm thinking you'd be better off removing the seat from the post and lowering the seat post all the way into the tube. Why would you have to remove the seat post entirely for transport? Still, a bit of an extra pain. I like all my cables to be external personally for servicing reasons. Not surprised I got neg propped. Snowmobiling looks like lots of fun. I'm sure the snowmobile/skiier issue around Whistler has been worked out long ago. I'm just reporting what I _personally_ experienced living in Vancouver 10 years ago. I didn't bother me that much, it's just something I remember. Usually I would never see the snowmobiles, or even their tracks, but I could hear them from many many miles away. It's just something you notice when in the backcountry in the winter when it is otherwise dead-quiet (as in you can hear your own heart beat). Cheers. I'm sure backcountry snowmobiling is a blast. Although, as I was reading this article I was reminded of the annoying snowmobile engine buzz we'd hear constantly while ski-mountaineering in the backcountry around Whistler. Kinda ruined the sense of peace and solitude out there. I guess I'm more into human-powered fun. About Us
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