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Hey, Andrew, how does it compare to the Banshee Titan?

Thanks Pete!

Thanks Cam!

Having worn Norrona cycling pants these last 18 months, I'm over the long zipper up and down the leg design. When my relatively inexpensive Endura waterproof pants wear out, I'll have a serious second look at these Raphas, I've been very happy with their Trail pant and Trail short (both the regular and light weight version) - I like the Rapha fit, their durability and the repair patch the ship with each product.

How would these compare to the 7mesh Thunder gore-tex pants? which are MSRP are $10 more than the Rapha option.

Best I've figured out is to pair them with contacts if contacts work for you.

I'm currently rocking a pair of these prescription Champion frames, they work well:

Picked up a pair of the 5/10 goretex flats last year directly from addidas during one o their 40% off sales. On really wet days, I wear them with Endura waterproof socks. They've been great. Even when they do get wet, they don't get uncomfortably so.

What a loss it will be to no longer have to put up with you Cooper. You've stewarded the organization as devotedly as your predecessors Vince Beasse and Mathew Bond.

I solved that problem by recording my ride and sending direction to my apple watch. It gives turn by turn, and my phone is tucked away somewhere in my gear or my pocket.

I picked up a pair of the pros during the last Adidas 40% off sale, they are sitting in the box taunting me, but my current and go-to set of Specialized clip shoes just don't seem to want to die.

@Deniz, have you come across an insole that stiffens up softer soled MTB shoes? I have an almost new pair of Five Ten Impact VXi Clip that I find in my closet and try every year or so, forgetting how sore my feet get through a ride, then push them to the back only to find them again in time - virtually unworn and definitely un-abused. With a proper insole, these would be awesome shoes.

"show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified."

- fewer gears, better chain line, reasonable price, min-max... basically a summary of what you've written about in meat engines and on NSMB for the past few years

Posted by: xy9ine

^looks like your druid frame up for sale on PB? that's a pretty decent price...

Yup, riding it until it sells. Until now, everyone who has been interested is in the US or Eastern Canada.

@craw, yes flite saddle, it has red highlights, so I bought it to match the other red highlights. It's comfy.

I'm not too fussy about saddles. I wanted to be, I wanted to be more like Andrew Major, but in the end, I'm just not all that fussed.

Sold my Banshee Prime frame last year and swapped the parts over to a S-works level Stumpjumper Evo frame, then added a cascade components link to boost the travel up to 158 and swapped in a 170mm Mezzer + CC Kitsuma Coil. This thing is wicked. It's been the perfect big trail bike.

Anything short of warp speed and shuttling, it's been my go-to. My shuttle bike remains a mullet - sometimes dual 29" Knolly Chilcotin.

For more pedally rides, I have a v1 Forbidden Druid w/ 150mm fork.

Posted by: tashi

It’s all very exiting, the last complete new mountain bike I bought was in ‘98!

I like that sock thing too, gives me an excuse to treat myself to a new pair.

Loving Mons Royal riding socks lately. If you want merino, you could do a whole lot worse.

Posted by: tashi

That came across my group chats and I was tempted - I can’t really afford a bike but we were gunna make it work cause it’s a sick deal…

…but none of the Processes really get me going and there are a tonne of sick deals out there so I took a pass. Meh. I bet there will be some killer Kona deals coming down the pipe and things get shook up.

The current process is a few years old. My feeling is that the new, revised model is ready for store shelves and they are moving soon to be dead stock before the spring release of whatever is replacing the current Process.

Posted by: Couch_Surfer

https://www.konaworld.com/en-ca

BOGO!

That's nuts. The Kona team sold at the right time.

Bought a box of 18 big slim pedals. If anyone needs pedals LMK.

40% off at DVO use code: blackfriday40

Recently picked up a Norco Fluid 24 FS for my 8 year old off Pinkbike buy-sell. well loved but in great shape with new rear shock and freshly serviced fork, he's been ripping up the neighbourhood riding every curb and jump. 

Just got the marketing email, Knolly is doing 40% off and it seems like across the board (minus Cache): https://knollybikes.com/en-ca/

The steel ty deore (better build that the rootdown) is now $2,519.40 CAD