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Gets better on your first ride out I would believe

Ahhh. Flip that's a good looking bike.

Welcome to the OCD club !

Jys maar met min tevrede

Pics taken with something other than a potato please..?

Lots of tire threads already but here's my input. Reliability and longevity but heavyish: crossmark rear, ikon front Expensive, lightish and reliable but not as long lasting: racing Ralph snakeskin front and rear My favourite combo: racing Ralph snakeskin front and non snakeskin rear both 2.25 Light, cheap, reliable enough but not as long lasting. All those combos have enough grip for xc style riding.

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Check out this Bad Girl *unfortunately not mine*

Wanna upgrade to my corolla and I take your A4?

Ja but your an animal. Volume of 2.25 racing Ralph's are perfect for our conditions. Would like something fat on a rigid though.

Good for comfort and usually grip, not good for weight and acceleration.

Also if you running 1x10 you will struggle more on a bigger tire. Maybe not much but it will be noticeable.

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American classic on ztr crest. No issues thus far.

Called a crown race. Yes. Seperate.

Meh

What do you have now? Would upgrade my shifters to something like XTR or XX/X0 (depending on which you prefer). Get the clutch type RD. Brakes to shimano (keep them if you already have shimano). Get some ice-tech rotors. Would much rather spend money on nice wheels and a carbon handlebar than upgrading a complete groupset. SLX groupo with the clutch system is everything and more 95% of riders need.

In the same spot. WTB i19 - rims are a bit narrow for 'n paar vet tekke AM classic - same price as crest/arch on hope combo Crest/arch - too commercial and those hubs just scream "I like to be heard" Velocity - didn't know about them Eldron. Any reviews? Novatec - good value but how are those hubs? Easton EA70XC - pretty bling but not sure about reliability...? Input please guys!

Way too many LBS or any shop for that matter who love stocking and selling but when problems arise they just pull up their shoulders and refer you to the distributors. What's the use of the middle man then? They like taking their 20-30% profit, then they should man up and step to the plate. Least they can do is supply the customer with a demo bike.

Olympic cycles has a massive park tools and icetoolz range.

Revolution cycles if you want some boutiqueness.