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Congrats Clint! I don't know much about bikes but that one looks very streamlined.
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Nice ride! Congrats.... Bet you can't wait for Spring!
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Yeah. Only at least another month to go, unless I make another Utah run. Winter is so slow to let go here.
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Yeah, here in Central Virginia, a combination of constant freeze/thaw conditions with periodic rain thrown in to boot has had most of the local trails shut down for the better part of the new year. It's giving me plenty of time in the garage to do some maintenance, true up some hoops, and work on a new build...but it's getting old real fast. So ready for some consistent sunny, warm days to come and dry out the trails.
Nice Norco! Austin
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Thanks for the reminder. Crappy ride conditions have meant guitar time but the fleet needs maintenance. Our super modern trail bikes are due for suspension maintenance and tubeless tire fixing. A few associates have put on studded fatties but 2017 was serious ride obsession and I want more guitar back in my schedule. Real first world problem here where I think a snow bike trip will get swapped with skis at terrain park. That leaves my wife out but those have been super times with my kids who've grown so fast. We don't have Moab as a practical drive to option but the Ozarks and west side of Appalachia have been great road trips for early season. The Walton family foundation is keeping the world's best trail builders busy there - AR. Look it up if you're not aware.
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I actually have a bit of bike tinkering on the agenda for today. New 29+ rubber for my Surly Krampus, which is also getting a tubeless conversion. Converting my old Troll to a gravel bike and just need to get the Gevenalle shifters installed and dialed in, then wrap the bars to finish up that one. Between the two passions, guitars and bikes, I can usually strike a decent balance. Not always, but most of the time.
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Chad here who originated in our bike and trail posse has gone pro and is posting his work every few weeks. He is truly one of the best and he's worked at some of the most famous places and events. From his time as Trek's trail builder, race shop support and prototype tester he also builds some of the word class level event courses and cyclocross courses. Best of all, his business launched from and still works at the trail network I started 2 mi from my driveway. Two of the albums on his Facebook site are my ride from home trails. https://www.facebook.com/LandowskiTrailworxLLC/ The band of riding from Marquette, MI to Duluth, MN is worth checking out. The 2018 Bike Magazine "bible" was all done in Marquette, and those places (Marquette, Copper Harbor, Duluth) absolutely deserve their bronze through gold ratings. They don't have mountain range elevation but are as good as outdoor places get.
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I found that "bible" set of reviews on YouTube last month. The Norco one is pretty spot on.
After my last ride, I think I'll swap out the Level T brakes for a stronger set. I was running XT ones on my old bike, and they had gobs of power compared to these even after the pads bedded in. To put it kindly, gravity has an affinity for me and I tend to descend like a runaway semi. I'm no 150lb "average" rider.
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