Yeah i knew you loved the Dales as much as I do. Sorry i only had a cell to snap the shot and didn't get the orientation right...oh well. It was a great chance meeting and a brutal yet enjoyable go in the snow. My Michelin 2.1's on the Balfa....it was like observed trials riding trying keep it going. Since i was fortunate enough to have ridden the early prototype leftys and owned several iterations of them over the years since, had a sweet spot seeing this bad balloner in Matte black with knolly green trim and that lefty just looked so cool. And cold is cold, once it gets to be zero out, it is just a matter of how much pain you can stand before exposed bits get in trouble.

 Rather you than me bro, I wouldn't handle that weather, but would burn this fat ploughing through the snow. Are the leftys reliable and easy to service, or just the same as the other brands?