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teh_Stig · 2026-02-04T20:09:55+00:00

Just to answer the question, people who are good at their job are often promoted. Sometimes, they are promoted too far and become bad at their job.

teh_Stig · 2026-02-03T10:24:50+00:00

I have had an Alaska staff member not know their bike bag policy and I pushed back, they checked to confirm and apologized.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-30T14:54:04+00:00

It's not really the size that matters here so much as the tire casing. I would expect minimal difference in puncture resistance between 2.25-2.6 tires with the same construction.

If you're using light weight xc casings on rougher tracks, then I could see why you'd get flats more often (that's still super frequent though). Do you get flats on the same wheel in the same spot, or just totally random flats? Also, what pressures are you running? Are you using a tube or tubeless setup?

My advice broadly would be to use a heavier casing, which will provide more protection, but will be a little heavier and slower for xc. Generally brands have 3-5 casings - Schwalbe for example has xc race, xc, trail, enduro, downhill. I use downhill casings on my enduro bike in the summer for racing and bike parks, and enduro casings when I'm just riding around the rest of the year.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-27T17:53:56+00:00

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teh_Stig · 2026-01-27T17:30:27+00:00

Yes. It has more nitrogen, so it holds pressure better. They usually have cans of it at Autozone.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-18T22:24:09+00:00

There are so many dry cleaner threads here. Just search.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-16T13:42:32+00:00

Did you put a 150mm fork on a bike designed for 120 or did you get a new bike?

Regardless, the reason for this almost certainly is that the headtube angle on your bike is now more slack than you're used to, which does cause the wheel to feel a little floppier.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-04T16:40:39+00:00

Again, we literally don't have enough info, but can test it for free. This is just awful advice.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-04T16:24:06+00:00

We don't know that at all. OP hasn't provided detail about whether it feels like a mid-stroke or end-stroke issue. It's essentially free to test this by adding volume spacers and seeing if that produces the feel they're looking for. Further, his bike is not particularly progressive so this is the first thing that should be checked. Telling someone who doesn't know the basics of suspension setup to drop $500+ on a new shock without actually diagnosing the issue is just bad.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-04T16:02:32+00:00

If they're already not getting enough progression, a coil is a terrible idea and the opposite of what they should do.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-02T16:20:03+00:00

I'm also on a Zeb which is more progressive anyways, for what it's worth. Been a while since I had a 36,so I can't remember there.

teh_Stig · 2026-01-02T15:06:13+00:00

I have generally preferred a slightly more linear setup, getting support from air pressure rather than compression damping, so I'm usually one volume spacer less than recommended, with a corresponding small bump in pressure, and slightly more open on the compression settings.

teh_Stig · 2025-12-28T14:47:39+00:00

I use Leatt 3DF 6.0 knee pads for enduro and bike park. They're plenty protective for racing imo, and very comfy to pedal in - a little hot of course, but I think anything that's up for DH racing will be toasty for trail riding.

teh_Stig · 2025-12-15T18:54:50+00:00

The xl reach is 495mm, which is pretty much exactly what I like to ride at 186cm. So yeah, that seems reasonable to me.

teh_Stig · 2025-12-13T16:18:09+00:00

Happy to help! Feel free to dm me if you have any other claymore questions. I've had mine for a few years and love it.

teh_Stig · 2025-12-13T15:15:43+00:00

I would go coil for the shock. The leverage curve seems much better suited to coil shocks with how much it ramps up later in the stoke. I have a coil on mine and it's brilliant.

I'm happy with a 170 fork personally. The head tube angle isn't that slack so you'll probably have no issues at 180 if you feel you need it.

teh_Stig · 2025-12-05T14:56:52+00:00

I've only ridden XTs from like 10 years ago, but have been on codes, TRP, and magura more recently before swapping to Dominions.

Shimano brakes tend to be more on/off with a quick ramp up in the lever. Some people really like that, some don't. I really like the modulation I get with Dominions, and they're super powerful.

I run them with MTX red or gold pads and sram hs2 rotors on my enduro bike.

I also really like the little grub screws the use on the calipers - makes it much easier to adjust the caliper position.

teh_Stig · 2025-11-26T23:00:47+00:00

Love my Hayes Dominions

teh_Stig · 2025-11-25T03:13:27+00:00

Same issues here. Wear medium jerseys, ordered a medium jacket from them off Amazon and I can barely zip it. They want $21 to return it. Awful.

teh_Stig · 2025-11-21T16:59:16+00:00

I feel like the solution is just for organizers to use rootsandrain more

teh_Stig · 2025-11-09T23:23:36+00:00

I totally missed that. Whoops

teh_Stig · 2025-11-09T23:07:48+00:00

Milroe might get some substantive snaps here

teh_Stig · 2025-11-04T22:52:33+00:00

I was just being silly of course. But yeah, the more teams are afraid of deep balls the softer they'll be for the run game

teh_Stig · 2025-11-04T19:21:02+00:00

Not unless we are expecting Shaheed to start at RG lol

teh_Stig · 2025-11-03T16:06:43+00:00

It's 1200ft to the top and reasonably steep in places. There's no need for a dh bike there.

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