Your LBS should be addressing the misalignment issue on the front end of the sale, it's a known issue. We check the lock alignment on each one we build or service. This should be part of the bike build checks the shop does when receiving and assembling the new bike. At the shop I am at, we...
Mountain View is good, when you get to Minaret Summit you can follow the fire road there north to San Joaquin Ridge. It's not very technical, being a road, but the view from the end of the road is great. That trail is called Hardcore.
Mammoth Rock Trail starts not to far from Twin Lakes and...
Old to MTBs but new to EMTBs. Been riding for many, many moons. Lived in Mammoth/Bishop for over 30 years of mountain biking. Recently relocated to the San Fernando Valley, got a job wrenching at a bike shop here. Just picked up a Rail 7 and am absolutely loving it.