I bled both brakes and added new pads to the rear. Made a huge difference in brake performance and I should not have neglected this as long as I did.
The trails have dried up here and the weather is nice so I've been riding a lot more. I took the Surly twice in the last week to a trail MTB project calls a black; a lot of it is somewhat smooth, flowy, and fun while the last 2 miles are basically a continuous rock garden. Not very enjoyable on a hardtail and I think the bike agrees...the Moostreks bag is already torn out. I also got a flat in the rear (largely my fault) - I had aired down in an attempt to smooth out the last part of the trail and promptly got a puncture on a sharp rock that was too large for the tubeless sealant to patch.
I had good first impressions of this product but that quickly faded and I definitely would not recommend it unless it's intended for light duty only.
The trails have dried up here and the weather is nice so I've been riding a lot more. I took the Surly twice in the last week to a trail MTB project calls a black; a lot of it is somewhat smooth, flowy, and fun while the last 2 miles are basically a continuous rock garden. Not very enjoyable on a hardtail and I think the bike agrees...the Moostreks bag is already torn out. I also got a flat in the rear (largely my fault) - I had aired down in an attempt to smooth out the last part of the trail and promptly got a puncture on a sharp rock that was too large for the tubeless sealant to patch.
I had good first impressions of this product but that quickly faded and I definitely would not recommend it unless it's intended for light duty only.