A few answers:
New ones will be good. They're in the woods.
Mint now; won't matter by August
Yes.
Red Chair closes Sept. 3; don't wait to get your runs up there.
My ancient 303R got some new love this year. Renthal bits: FatBar 35, Integra II stem, Kevlar traction grips; and a 27.5 front wheel to make it a 67er. SB66 only got a new front tire...but that's all it needed.
That's what I'm doing to my 303R as well...only lower-tier build because I didn't want to tie up a lot in an experiment: Origin8 hub/DT Comp/brass/Sun Ringle' Inferno 31. My RST Killah was 27.5 anyway, so it was an easy decision to give it a go. Oh, and going tubeless with Orange Seal and...
On Presta valves, I put my mouth over the valve and depress the core with my tongue. If the air whistles out the fractured orbit in my right eye at anything lower than F#, I add air.
What's to 'afford' with a pro mountain bike racer? Aren't they all just "paid" like junior hockey teams? - - schlepping spare beds and meals across Europe and getting to do what they love more-or-less expense-free?
Let's face it: any form of mountain bike racing is not Supercross - - it's an...
I would put in a plug for the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area because we have it all: awesome riding out the back door, un-traffic-jammed trailheads; plus motorsports, hunting and fishing are still politically correct over here. I would tell you that...but if people actually knew what we had here...
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