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Even funnier is when I right click the image and "Open in a new tab" (Safari, OS/X), it rotates the picture 180 degrees, so it's *still* not the right way up. But you're going to need the dropper down, because now it looks like you're descending something completely vertical... WTF did you do...

I can't make up my mind, but that's mainly because I haven't done a lot of racing recently. So I'm hanging on to the XTC for the time being, but mainly because it's a 10kg race-worthy bike that I got for a great deal and I wouldn't gain a lot from selling it, other than a relatively small amount...

2015 GT Helion Carbon Expert My new ride: PYR thread here.

Well... I can't fault it so far. Is 26 dead? To me, yes, but there are plenty of religions around the world insisting that reincarnations are worth the wait.

Already have a 29er and bought this specifically because it's 27.5. I think bigger wheels might add the "tractor factor" that you get with a 29er dually, but would take away the fun factor I like with smaller wheels. The 27.5 wheels are a definite improvement over the 26 wheels I had on the...

Agree with the comment regarding the shock pressure. I stopped about 2/3 of the way through my ride and bumped the pressure up by more than 10% over what I started with and it definitely improved the ride. Regarding the price, it was an absolutely killer deal. I probably wouldn't have looked at...

My mates have been drinking the 27.5 Kool Aid for a couple of years and I jumped on one recently and rode a couple of unexpected PRs (and really liked it), so it kind of put my much-loved 2013 Trek Fuel EX9 (the last of Trek's 26ers) on death row. I was also hating the fact that I race XC on a...

Speaking of pedalling uphill, how do you rate the oval chainring? I have one in the mail on its way to me and keen to know whether I've made a mistake or not. It seems people love or hate them, not many "meh..." responses...

You've changed the tyres, right? :pound:

Dat's purdy. Has it been weighed?

Item: (Large) 2010 Azzurri Forza Pro | Full Dura Ace | Mavic Ksyrium Elite | 7.8kg Location: Western suburbs of Melbourne. Item Condition: Good condition, never crashed, well maintained and ready to ride. Non-drive pedal has been scratched from incident on another bike, but still fully...

Sweet ride. Kinda looks like a good candidate for a dropper post. Is that in your plans?

Virtually everything else on the bike is SRAM/Avid/RockShox (pedals are the only Shimano part?), so stick with the theme and go the Monarch.

I'm giving away my age (and prejudices) here, but it's still simple to me: XC = you finished riding where you started. DH = you finished riding at a lower point than where you started and there was some form of transport (shuttle/lift/etc) between the bottom and the top either before or after...

Excellent question. I'm still waiting to hear the answer. I beat the hell out of 2 pairs of DT240 hubs for years - even rode a pair of them across the Simpson Desert in 2004 and after a simple clean and service, they came up looking and working like new. Sold both sets on complete bikes when I...

+1, Bontrager rim strips are the duck's nuts. Failing that, my other trick is to grab a tube that's 1 size too small for the wheel, open it up right down the middle and cut it to the perfect width. Hey presto - a perfectly good rim strip. As long as it goes right up to the edge of the bead...

I have TRP HY/RD brakes on my commuter. The levers are 10-speed Ultegra. I hated them at first; couldn't get any real bite and ditched them for some old BB7s I had left over in the spare parts bucket. The BB7s were pretty much shot, though, so I reluctantly dragged out the HY/RDs again. Weighed...

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Entirely respectable weight, given the build and capability. Certainly makes me think hard about what I *thought* my dream bike might be one day...

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