The crew has been busy with motos, bikes, and family vacations over the past two weeks. Kenny visited the Redneck Riviera, Matt minded motos for kids, and Andrea rode bikes and processed chickens.

New Shit

• SRAM Red XPLOR 13 road group
• Maxxis High Roller 3 (and a substantial wander off topic to talk about Amazon and Toothpaste)
• SON Dynamo road hub gets slimmer
• Fox Suspension sales down 40%
• Troy Lee owns Troy Lee again
• Shimano Trail Born fund will donate 10 million dollars over 10 years
• Vista Outdoors sells off bike brands
• Cascade brake booster and T-Type cage
• Specialized Status 140 and 170

Listener Questions

• Shoutout to a listener who found Matt at work
• Should I get two chains and rotate them?
• How should I plan trail rides? What apps should I use?

This week we had some scheduling conflicts that kept us from recording, so get in your time machine and check out this episode from the Spring of 2018.

In this one, Kenny is debating which ANALOG bike he'll get next. Matt is getting ready for a bike race, and Andrea is doing her usual Andrea shit. Matt rants about mixed parts on new bikes, and they discuss how Shimano is suddenly behind the times in drivetrains.

This week, Matt can finally talk about his new bike- an Esker Smokey (in steel flavor). Andrea has a marmot story, spent some time in the mountains, and swapped some parts around on her e-bike. Kenny tried to start a grass fire during his moto ride.

Listener Questions:

Why don't bike shops have more budget parts?

Is the Specialized Chisel going away?

What tires should I use for Breck Epic? Where should I ride to get ready?

New Shit:

Enduro Headset Press

Muc-Off tubeless valves

Leatt fuill-face water bottles

Spot Mayhem 140