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Quote: Originally Posted by iviguy and the shoes and the shorts and the brakes and the camelbak and the other riders laughing at me as they pass going up hill... I am sure it's probably fun. Just don't know if it is worth it to me or not. Although having a 20lb bike would be cool. Ok, check it out: You will be a...

Stout is my favorite front tire off road, rigid or suspended. I've also run ignitors up front, and while I would never recommend them as a rear tire due to the tissue paper sidewalls, i thought they were great as a front tire.

Have you made sure the parts of the sliders are greased and torqued correctly? Are the axle bolts and washers greased and correctly torqued? Is the noise there during a full pedal revolution? 1/2 revolution? Yes? where?

Ignored my work bike too long:

Quote: Originally Posted by 6thElement The chainline appears perfect Thanks. Try using a plumb bob...easier to tell.

Awesome, Hows it ride?

I have Maxxis Ardents 2.25 x 26 on my SS. It's a great cornering tyre and deals with mud and wet conditions very well. Leans well too. I'm about 150 lbs and run it up front at about 25psi with no worries. Rolls very well too. http://www.maxxis.com/Bicycle/Mountain/Ardent.aspx Rates well in 29er reviews on here, but not many reviews in total.

To expound on what bigringrider said... If you keep the total number of teeth the same then not only can you use the same chain length but you can also keep the same axle position as well. It isn't always exact (the error gets larger as you use a larger difference in cog sizes), but it can make for much quicker changes between a fast gear and a trail gear. This is commonly used for dinglespeed...

No, basically he/she is saying that the flats aren't on the same plane which has no effect on the function of the eccentric adjustment of the axle. So I would say it is a normal tolerance, probably within spec, and not a critical defect most certainly.