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

This week Matt and Kenny did some moto stuff, Andrea got a new bike, and Matt had a gunpowder incident.

New Shit:

Trek Top Fuel and a Matt Rant about how Trek's nomenclature is confusing for customers.

World Bicycle Relief Buffalo Bike

Wolftooth Resolve Rev2 dropper post

No listener questions this week because of all of the new bike talk, including Andrea wondering how TF Giant came up with the range number for their e-bike and why the FIT4 damper sucks so bad.

This week, the crew has been up to their usual shennanigans- Matt's been on the moto (hint- big foreshadow for Eipsode 153 about moto sparkplugs), Kenny is up to the same, and Andrea has been in Leadville and the mountains looking for mule deer.

New Shit- Lots of it this week!

• Scott USA appoints Hap Seglia as manager
• Trek Consumer Direct
• DT Swiss chromed out 240 DEG hubs
• Wolftooth InCase pumps
• SRAM S1000 Transmission is OE Only
• TRP/Classified electronic drivetrain
• DJI Ebike Motor
• WTC XC Tires
• Roval/I9 Wheels
• New Specialized Stumpjumper and JRA Predictions/Speculation
• Dangerholm 13 pound hardtail
• Schwalbe Clik valve replaces presta valves

Listener Question:

• How do you make time to ride with a family?

This week's episode kicks off with the usual moto talk from Kenny and Matt and the unusual bike rides from Andrea. Hear how everyone spent their dollhairs since the last episode.

Listener Questions:

• Which lockout fork should I get for an Esker Japhy?
• How do you get pedals off of an uninstalled crank?

New Shit:

• Abbey Tools LL Chain Wear Checker
• OneUp Hubs
• Wahoo TRACKR heart rate monitor
• Shimano e-bike motors
• Garbaruk Crankset
• Magura Gustav brakes

This week, Matt and Kenny dropped money on new motos, Matt rode in another trials competition, and Andrea finally made it out on her bike.

New Shit:

• Senator Mike Lee makes a 4th try at restoring bike access to Wilderness Areas
• GT Bikes starts online revenue share program for IBDs
• DT Swiss releases new wheels that make Kenny angry

Specialized Chisel Full Suspension

Listener Questions:

• Wool jersey suggestion
• Should I upgrade to remote lockout suspension?

This week, Matt is selling lots of stuff and moving lots of rocks. Kenny rode bikes and worked on his moto, and Andrea worked on bikes in Leadville and has a chicken nugget for the listeners.

Listener Questions:

• Check out what the NICA kids in Charlottesville are doing!
• Handlebar compliance
• Hell yeah motos!
• What rain jacket and wool jersey should I get?

New Shit:

• Kuat Rack Recall
• Ritchey P29er
• New Rockshox fork and shock dampers
• Otso Hoot Ti
• Esker Smokey Ti
• Specialized Crux Alloy
• Zwift indoor bike
• Giant kids full suspension mountain bikes