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Ergotec

Learned this trick from one of Rulezman's videos, take the hose off an old suspension pump, thread it on the air spring rod, release pressure, press in the rod, remove air spring lockring with a normal cassette tool. Just need to have one that's thin enough to fit over the hose. I think he had the aforementioned Park and I've got a similar Unior. I suppose any Schrader connector could be used for that, such as a valve extender for trucks or another such generic product. I've also managed to do it with just a hex key. O-ring sizes are either documented in the service manual or embedded in the product number. Threads on MTBR cover everything you need to know about home service and tuning. Shoutout to Dougal who I see in this thread as well, for a lot of that invaluable info. The previous Mezzer is of the easiest forks for a home mechanic. I'm excited to see if they've made this one as easy to live with as well.

@W3fty: good intel, thanks for sharing

Best advice on bar width ever written https://nsmb.com/articles/close-your-eyes-cut-your-bars/

Lake "wide" is only "broad", or "high instep", but they're not "wide" anywhere except the heel. They've got the same narrow funnel of a toe box than everyone else and all that extra heel and midfoot volume does is cram your toes further into a bunion configuration and compress the insulation in the winter boots (mx146-x). But even if the shoe is high volume and the instep high, they've managed to make the toebox low in height as well as width so you can't even take up the volume with thicker insoles or wool socks.

Also, no Zee build kit? Zk zk

The worst thing about getting thrown Outside from the main site is the lack of the comment section. It's one of Pinkbike's best assets over any cycling media. It's where we call out the bs and create more of it. Everyone knows it's bogus when the comments are disabled, as it were.

@cyclotoine: bring back 28 1-1/2" (ETRTO 635mm)

Just for the record, to those who ride carbon and would prefer not drilling it by hand on the bathroom floor, Light Bicycle lets you pick a Schrader valve hole if you drop them a note with your order. I think Nextie too. https://www.lightbicycle.com/newsletter/Holes-On-Your-Carbon-Fiber-Rims.html

@teamsmith: yup, 8mm drill bit. You don't even have to remove the tire fully, just drop one bead to get the presta out and carry on drilling. I don't even bother to wipe off the sealant, it's basically free cutting fluid. The difference in throughput is night and day. The tire almost jumps on the bead seat when you blast it with an air compressor without the valve core. I don't think I'm doing that again without hearing protection!