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Honestly, if there's something that you really want but can't find online I would simply engage a proxy to buy it at a local shop, have it partially assembled and then prepped for shipment to you.

The Roubaix has a sloped top tube so the measurements that you're looking at are not going to be the same from bike to bike. I'm pretty much the same size as you maybe an inch taller but the 58 Roubaix is a great fit for me. What sites are you looking at that are telling you you want something in the 53 to 54 size range?

If I remember correctly the gain is pretty substantial and not adjustable on the SSMH so going balanced would not only defeat the purpose but might render the amp useless. I checked Pete's article and can't find a gain spec'd but you might want to look into that issue a bit more before sinking more $$ into the project. One of the more technically inclined here can probably look at the schematic and figure it out for you but I'm not your man for that.

If you rode a 58 and it felt good I can't imagine you feeling anything but cramped on a 54. How tall are and what's your inseam?

Mike, Remember that your riding position, especially seat height will probably be a lot different on your MTB compared to your road bike. I ride with a significantly lower seat heigh on the MTB. Even on a FS bike you don't want to get whacked with a seat when your flying downhill (I need a dropper post, thx for the reminder) and you should be spending a significant amount of time out of the saddle anyway. But it's a nice looking ride and yes, the newer FS bikes are huge. It's crazy how much bigger the Jekyll is than my FS Gary Fisher.

Ebay used to be one of the few sources for the 4-gang Alps pots. I'd avoid the motorized ones unless you really want a motorized pot. If you want I can check at home, I might have a spare 4 channel pot kicking around that I have no plans for that would be reasonably priced.

Nonsense. Tis' the season and all that and no one is getting left out on my watch.

This. Well done.

This! Way to go, V.

Vicki, I'd do at least a couple of rides on a stationary/trainer before going back out on the road if it were me. It'd suck to get a few miles in and have an issue and be faced we walking or riding home on a sore ankle. And yeah, I've seen fat bikes but I'm just at my personal threshold for number of bikes and conditions that I choose to ride in.

Jealous. It's been snowing here since before noon and actually sticking. I think riding season just officially ended.

odd number.

Happy Birthday!

Yes, its reasonable in my book. Me - just boarded my flight home to Boston.

It gets the pot as close to the inputs as possible and uses a shaft extension to get to the front panel.

Good luck, Jacob.

I'm waiting for the ginger avenger to show up for dinner.

That's the lamest argument ever. At one point lots of stupid, undefendable things were culturally ingrained. Like slavery. Like women shouldn't vote. You get the point? I'm not arguing that gun control is the answer, although I actually do think that it's a piece of the pie, but rather that to say that because there is momentum in one direction is a reason not to do something. That's just lazy. As a parent I hurt for the families that this likely ruined. I just want to hug my kids right now.

If the bike show was local I'd say go. But it strikes me as one of those things that might be really cool to browse around for a few hours, maybe half a day and then I'd be like, "I flew how far to get here?". It'd be like going to a headphone meet where you didn't know anyone. There's some fun to be had, but I can think of better ways to burn $$ and vacation time.

Nice!

As long as purple means progress I love it.

Just walked past this.

What Dusty said. Me - currently on a ferry to Seattle for dinner to get out for the night.

Birgir, Are you guys at all worried about having at least one of the filaments connect so close to the pot/input? Seems like a place for noise to get in early on unless one is very careful. The power supply must be a bit of a beast as well.

Feel better, Haj. Me - waiting to see Skyfall to pass some time tonight. Gotta love movie theaters that serve beer.