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New progressive springs from cane creek are going to open up the coil options now.

MRP have been offering them for a while, but they are a bit pricey so the CC ones are likely to sell better.

Superb pads though, so much so that I never wear my Ixis Flow knee pads, the current pad-du-jour

Must be a thing as I’ve the same 2 sets and only use the IXS for uplift days.
That said, mine have loosened off a bit in the top & bottom bands. Not otherwise though.

Finally got round to this.
Good to put things in to perspective.

Unlikely to find better than BK at that price range.
Single connection is pretty standard as well.

Has anyone run a coil fork with an air shock? Any issues?

On my current and previous bike.
What issues would there be?

Some frames don’t work well with coil shocks but that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the fork.

Boot bananas? Not tried them, just saw them in the BMC mag this month

These are great for sweaty climbing shoes but they’d wouldn’t last trying to dry out wet cycling shoes.

Do you need booat?
If not, a 2nd hand Marz 350 is hard to beat. I went from a 350 Ti to a Ribbon Coil and I don’t think the Marx was lacking at all. I think it was probably a bit stiffer but not as adjustable.

If boast then there’s nothing better for the money than the Ribbon.

I think you’d end up being cheaper with a bridge than all smart lights.
Provides options for future expansion as well.

Hillbilly is great in mud & loose stuff, and fairly fast rolling but the MM is a better all rounder so depends what you want it for.

Dammit, should have bought the storm pants when I had the chance.

Cheers Martin.

How flexible are the storm pants? Are they like a treated softshell or do they have a waterproof shell type face?

There’s a video on the QVC site which gives a good indication of the noise. They talk over it pretty comfortably.

QVC are doing the full kit for £100 now which is a bit cheaper than Amazon. Think you have to pay P&P but they do a £5 off for new customers so should still work out cheaper.
I don’t want the full kit so am hoping the variable one with the 2 lances comes down a bit somewhere.

My old Brand-X was smoother and a bit more consistent in it’s return rate than my new OneUp but the lever is pretty poor.
If you don’t need the longer versions that OneUp offer I’d definitely go for it. You can always get a cheap after market lever eg Bontrager or the ZTTO ones off ebay and still come in cheaper overall.

Shame most sizes of the race pant are sold out, would have been perfect.

MRP Ribbon Coil?
Suppleness & midstroke of a coil and has ramp control for the end stroke.

One of our group has the TLD Stage and rates it. Prefers it to the Proframe. It’s silly light and a great price on Merlin!

You can use a fair few VR headsets so don’t need the Valve one. Would benefit from their controllers though.

Romania, Turkey…. Georgia seems to be Asia though considered the border between the 2 continents.
The Balkans certainly has some significant areas of wilderness. Same with Belarus, Latvia & Estonia.