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@boozed: Thanks, somehow missed the announcement. Or forgot. Either way I like the new rear.

That's the new Meta in the picture? Looks like a T.E.M.P.O.

@staylo85: I got 30psi in my minions

@sicamoose: Tifosi has the Fototec lense that does that too, and much cheaper especially on sale. I have the Sledge and Kilo. Sledge is nice and big, good for dusty riding while the Kilo is a little less coverage but much lighter. Also can buy other lenses for them.

@Mtbdialed: rest of that paragraph indicates FtM is catching up and at least one sentence states is 1:1. I dunno, not something I follow.

When racing and going through a steep chundery rock garden i have frequently found myself wishing I had clippies instead of flats.

@blowmyfuse: Well, I think there may be tires with metal getting through or maybe it's just the lowest bidder thing for the military but I definitely had tire bits poke through my ACUs and stab me in various places during combatives training held in ground up tire training areas. Getting those tiny wires piercing your hands is surprisingly painful.

Am I missing something, how is it 29" or mixed wheel if the rear triangle can only clear a 27.5 wheel? Mixed wheel only then right?

I ran the 11sp Helix with a XTR setup and liked it a lot. The cassette removal/install is super easy. Only two issues I had with it. First was the bushing cracked but easily resolved and didn't really have any play or noise until I could replace the bushing. Second issue likely my fault, had terrible shifting and noticed the cassette had a huge gap between it and the hub. Took the wheel off and whole cassette was loose off the driver. Recently did work on the hub so probably forgot to tighten the pinch bolt. Screwed out the lock bolt, found a little tree with a hook in it just off the trail and wedging the main half into it rotated and separated the halves. Reinstalled the cassette with just gloved hands and a CB tool, remembering to tighten the pinch bolt this time, and rode on. Cassette is still great condition after a year and a half. Would have bought the 52T cassette if I hadn't found a x01 for $270 a month ago, I think the install and removal is easier since I don't need that cassette tool that constantly falls out of the SRAM cassettes when spinning it around with a crescent wrench.

The Sports Bra in Portland, Oregon is doing pretty well.