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@caniscream: This video and these comments came at the perfect time. My 4 year old is in this exact stage right now. He's moved up to the 14", with hand brakes, pedals removed. He is pretty nervous to give the pedals a shot. I think I'll spend a bit more time with the new bike in, "strider bike," mode, so far it seems like a great way to transition.

@chriskneeland: Yeah... But I own a 16 year old, paid off Honda Fit with not a single mechanical issue, that averages over 30mpg, is a hoot to drive around town, easy to park, has all of the interior space I could ever need, can haul multiple bikes (I've had 3 bikes inside on a road trip), and has never let me down getting anywhere I need to... I'm sorry. I believe in letting people do as they will as long as it doesn't hurt others. However, as previously pointed out in this comment thread, the rise of consumers purchasing pickup trucks does hurt others- environmentally, financially (accelerated infrastructure wear), and physically, as the size of vehicles has increased. These aren't emotionally driven points as well- there is hard data to back this up, that people choose to ignore.

@dangerholm: well damn, if you ever make it down to Portland, Oregon, Jack and Coke’s together! My treat!

@misterlight: Good ole Klootchy Creek! Also, I know the downvotes are gonna roll in, but the amount of A+, 10/10 *hushed whisper* gravel riding... along the coast and in the Coast Range is incredible.

For the cover art, please just paste Quinney's face over Levy's. In all seriousness, this is bittersweet. Everyone should be able to move around and be flexible in their pursuit of what brings them joy and fulfillment, so for that, I am happy for Mike. Hope he (or you, if you read this) is able to find a new, "home." But selfishly, for the PB crowd, darn this is bummer news. We'll miss you even more than we already did this year. I dm'ed Brian when he posted on his IG story that you were in his garage something about how that was going to break the internet, and he replied, if memory serves me correctly, "lol." Little did I know. Happy trails, internet friend. I'll follow your journey wherever you end up next, and I'll be watching ADSBexchange at work to see if any bike manufacturers fly into Area 51... :)

@BarryWalstead: Look, obviously I didn't invent the singlespeed, and nothing I say here is going to be new information... :D But I converted my old CX bike commuter over to SS this fall, and it has been *incredible*- I never though a 10 year old, rim brake, aluminum cyclocross bike would ever bring such a smile to my face again, after riding all the new modern tech. There is something so satisfying about it. I have an old Scott Scale frame that I started racing mountain bikes on it high school, and just realized that I have ~90 percent of the parts to set it up singlespeed. The only thing I need is a fork. Which means, I'm about to have 2 shiftable (lol) bikes, and 2 SS. Try it, if you haven't before! Its so much fun, for so little investment!

@Fat4242: wait… so are you saying that if someone is too capable of winning, then they shouldn’t?

This was the most well formatted, well spoken request of a PB mod that I have ever seen, chapeau to you :D