Get good gloves or take a few. I find when carrying my snowboard or moving it around it's very easy to tear the gloves with the sharp edge of the board, and boarding with a cold hand is f**king horrible
My mate had one with a slammed stem and I think one of those stems with low riser TT's.
it felt really really powerful on backwheel, while still manoeuvrable. Like a comp bike.
They do slow em down a bit.
Best combo I think is normal hoses with braided crossovers, if you have a problem with breaking crossovers that is. Run your normal hose a bit longer and they're okay
Front V is a nice alternative to the wheel taking out problem.
I can't get on with how discs feel, they piss me right off. I know a lot of people who love them though so. . .
don't push the link all the way out of the outside pin, that way you can just push it back together. Do it carefully so you don't remove any material around the hole and it will be solid.
I've always done it like this and never broken a chain