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  1. If you’ve ridden a tire for any length of time on trail the bacon strip route is much better than a tube. The PITA of it is there is usually several things stuck in the tire already and if you can’t see them from the spooge residue you’ll end up puncturing the tube in no time and be afoot again!
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  2. I'm carrying one of these. I like how self-contained and non-pokey it is. plus, you don't have to buy special proprietary replacement seals like the Dart system. just shove whatever strips you want in there. I've used it on a few other riders' bikes and on mine with success. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/tubeless-kit I've also found that a puncture that won't seal is sometimes due to insufficient sloshiness of the sealant in the tire. basically, it's dried up. I've rejuvenated old sealant on the side of the trail by squirting some water into the tire, shaking it, and reinflating. I also carry a tiny bottle of Berryman Tire Seal'r everywhere just in case.
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  3. Yeah, I contacted Revel and they responded that the fork was spec'd for a center lock hub with an internally splined lockring. I swapped the hub to center lock and found a TRP lockring that works. Yeah I was a little bummed when I discovered all of this. I thought this build would be an easy parts swap, instead it turned into a complete new build. So anyone looking to get a Revel Rover frame be aware that it requires center lock hubs or at least the front one.
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  4. My favorite place on the planet! McPhee Reservoir has some kind of formal status as a national recreation area, so camping is allowed only at the few developed designated campgrounds. House Creek Campground, info HERE. McPhee Campground is on the other side of the lake. There's nothing rustic about these campgrounds - they are developed and there will for sure be a fair number of RVs. Not cheap, check the web sites but it looks like "standard" campsites are $26/night. We drove to House Creek Campground one time just to check it out and there was hardly any shade. A really nice private campground that does have some tent camping right by the Dolores River is Dolores River RV Resort. Lots of big trees, lovely. Looks like a tent site would be $32/night, but the campground does have WiFi, so there's that. I just called the Tres Rios Public Lands Office (combined Bureau of Land Management + San Juan National Forest) just outside of Dolores, and confirmed that there is still dispersed camping all along Boggy Draw Road, which is by the extensive Boggy Draw Trail System, many many miles of mellow single track in the Ponderosa Pines, just a mile or two above Dolores. The super mega everything map for all SW CO singletrack is put out by biglooptrails.com/colorado-trails They seem to be doing a good job of creating new editions to stay current on all the new trails being added to both Phil's World and Boggy Draw. You can get a digital version as well, but I'd recommend the paper option for your personal sanity and the great overview. If you're in north Austin (Walnut Creek area) I'll be glad to share my maps with you. Just PM me if you'd like to meet up. We're retired, so mostly open schedule.
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