MTBwrench

Wow... that's pretty. Kind of starts making voices in my head tell me the same thing.

Welcome! Looks like you've got a sweet build going there.

Damn... You bet you can! That shop looks super high end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would like petition for the south side of Chicago. Just sayin... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm here, in the south side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mmmmmmmmm, delicious.

I'm jelly, you have a big boy bike that you get to take on big boy trails! All I have is glorified dirt paths... I did a bad thing the other day... I cracked a couple chainring bolts on my Stumpjumper. They popped when I was racing a few friends up a rather large climb. I originally thought they were spokes, but unfortunately not. Sad part is they're super proprietary milled Ti with a coarse threading... Only sold by SRAM. yay. I guess it's back to my Surly for now (Totally smashed my PR for that climb though!) http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160705/73ca35ad38754705704ce7335cb37454.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Technically, yes. 1) in cold climates you don't have coolant to heat the trans up quicker. 2) the external can cook the trans too much, but thermostat should help. Just watch your trans temps and make sure it stays safe.

From the looks of it, 9th gear looks like it's hanging a few millimeters off the edge of the hubshell. With a 10 speed cassette you'll most likely either not be able to thread the lockring down, or you'll have issues with 10th slipping since it'll have barely any purchase on the hubshell. That's all assuming there's no spacers behind 1st gear to move the cassette out, though. If there's any spacers behind the cassette you'll probably be just fine for 10 speed! The Pro2 Evos were weird because that's when Hope started making both 9s and 10s shells... Making things complicated. Easiest way would just to call/email hope and ask them how long the hubshell should be if it was 10 speed and then measure! And yes, they definitely make an amazing noise.

Totally unrelated, but those pictures... holy depth of field batman! What body and lens are you using?

I 110% highly recommend a wideband. It quite literally saved my motor when I was having fuel pump issues. IMO for an upgraded turbo setup it's one of those "you should get it if you wanna do it right" type of mods. My recommendation is PLX devices. They have a sweet multi gauge system and they use one of the much better calibration free Bosch sensors.

Boom is right! In for the first impressions.

^Agreed! I did a thing today... http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/c1f30bcdbafb0721a5c4879776690540.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/17f62c104e13d50bd23dfc15cb439ac5.jpg By far the most ridiculously powerful brake I've ever ridden. It's kinda scary on flat land.

There are two easy ways and some harder ways to tell. The first easy way of finding out would be removing your cassette to see if there is a spacer behind it. 9sp cassette + spacer = 10s freehub body. The next easy way would be to install a 10sp/11sp cassette and make sure that 1) you can tighten the lockring down & 2) the lockring does not sit outboard of the axle endcap(if it does extend outward, that means it would hit the frame). Harder way wold be removing the cassette and measuring the freehub body to see if it's long enough(I surprisingly don't know that measurement...) I'm pretty sure it'll be compatible though. Just make sure the last gear has good enough purchase on the freehub body, as the ProII uses aluminum for that, and it strips easy. There's also dishing to worry about because the 11s stuff uses standard 10sp hubshells and dishes 1st gear over the hub flange, meaning closer to the spokes, but with a standard(aka non-fat/plus) wheel build it won't matter. Yep! Fox bought them out, and it's up in the air as far as what they're going to do with Marzocci. From the looks of it... they are staying around for now, I hope.

I literally think the same thing to myself all the time...

I'm curious to see what FOX does with their new acquisition of them... Taking MSRP into account, the Auron may be a better bang for the buck, but my concern is what will still be serviceable and functioning properly five years later. SR likes to stop selling replacement parts(or at least they've done it in the past) and screw their customers. Congrats on the dropper post though! You'll never want to ride a rigid post again. Screw the carbon... there are better ways to blow your money. Get the best hubset you can afford, and get regular alloy rims, and have a set hand built, it'll be 100x better than anything you can buy off the shelf. Everyone we've showed the new 11s stuff too (particularly Shimano) has just fallen in love. I thing the 2x11 is a little bit crazy unless you have a LOT of elevation change going on, but I can really appreciate that it exists. It would be great for touring. Get an M8000 1x11 group, you won't regret it a bit. (make sure you have a 10s freehub body though) An update to my earlier post, after a few calls to Magura I have a set of those crazy yellow MT7 Racelines on the way. Can you say #waytoomuchbrakingpower?

I can dig all of that, except the fork! SR will forever be blemished in my book after filing dozens of warranty claims on their stuff every year. You need a Fox 36 I'm currently torn between getting Goodridge SS lines for the wagon or buying a set of MT7 racelines for the AM hardtail. I just recently switched to Jagwire SS housing for all my shifty bits and I'm not a big fan of Shimano servo wavey stuff. I also got to ride the new SRAM eagle 1x12 last week... and gentleman, let me tell you it's some good sh*t! Future plans for the instigator are Chris King 40th anniversary olive hubs/BB/inSet, Eagle 1x12, DVO Sapphire, and dropper post. Time to start pestering my suppliers to give me first dibs!

Looks like many of my drives home. I, for one, am a firm believer in the 'ole "Italian tune up".

Bilstein HD's paired with JDM pink springs

Just approaching 209,000. After my recent suspension swap, the wagon is now the 4th best feeling vehicles I've ever been in. 1st - Ferrari California, 2- STi 3-BMW Z4. I'm pretty happy with it. Time to save up for an alignment, trans fluid drain & fills, and other little tidbits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Probably so... I vaguely remember JMP telling me switched to Amsoil full synthetic and started getting a little slippage in 3rd.

They make a driveshaft bushing too? Link please! I have group n motor mounts, Perrin pitch stop, Rallitek race bushing, and Whiteline diff inserts. It feels so tight, the way it should've come from the factory Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interesting, I have the hard(race) version and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love the feedback it provides and how it just stiffened everything up. For me, it made much more of a difference than the pitch stop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Guy claims IPT did it... Not sure if true. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't buy it, I posted and told him he should offer up details in his ad, because he has a unicorn trans there if it's legit. "Can hold 600hp" that's a wild claim, but would be awesome if someone figured out how to do it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk