Got a dropper.

Finally decided to get a dropper post. A fucking game changer, boys. I’m still not completely used to having it, but when I remember I have a lever on the bars, I smile every time.

200mm PNW Range, Funn UpDown lever purple, Jagwire cable with bread ties over the zip ties.

Took me a lot of fiddling to get it in a good spot on the left side. Kept bumping my knee on it on steep tech climbs. It may look like a stupid placement, but it works extremely well. Index finger pull from the front break, easy peasy.

Not enough gap to get my finger trapped, but also not too close to be missed with haste.

Also, just changed back to my winter wheels. I forgot how much they suck to pedal across town to the trail. Even in the 18f temps of this afternoon, after I raked the section I was hitting, the frozen soil and forest clutter seemed to grip well. Ethirteen Grappler.

Don’t mind the mess, my garage is our chicken hospital as well as my poverty bike shop.

This is some good wax. Peace.