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@DMT4500: one and the same. They have the plastic liner. Great system.

You can just remove a cog in your cassette and replace it with a spacer and have a mid cassette coaster. I believe Gee Atherton tried that for a while. Pull the 3rd smallest cog.

Bontrager Rims?

Gee Atherton used Velcro to hold his hand on his bars years ago when he was racing on Trek.

I had those back in the 80s.

How did being diagnosed at 49 affect you otherwise? I’m a similar age and have never been diagnosed as ADHD, but I have a 10yr old that was diagnosed at 6 and I see a lot of similarities between our paths. My partner is convinced I’m ADHD and she wants me to look into a diagnosis/treatment. On one hand it would validate some of my experiences, but on the other hand, I’ve adapted and have a profession that suites me and my “intricacies” so where would the benefit be? Also everyone who keeps saying that many MTBers are neurodivergent… I’d argue that a lot of dedicated cyclists are… I’ve worked in bike shops most of my life and it’s a veritable menagerie of neurodiversity. If you’re ever wondering why bike shop mechanics are so off…

CG rode for Panaracer.

@davechopoptions: the GR400s are solid too. I’ve been running a set for two years and they’ve been trouble free. I’ve had the old XT flats on my commuter for several years and they’ve been very good, but I did break an axle once. I have spare axles sitting in a drawer now.

@Zach1977: you can probably get a new axle and bearings for them.

@beardsley-jones: I’ll argue that the Trek socks (previously Bontrager) are the best socks I’ve ever worn. They’ve outlasted every other pair in my drawer and I’ve moved to using them daily. If you can grab them on close out they’re worth the cost. I’m on my feet all day and good socks are crucial.