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🧵 /MTB/ Mountain Biking General

Anonymous No. 208371

Shit Components Edition

>FAQ on buying a bike that nobody reads anyway:
> What good bike can I get for under $500?
a stolen bike. Possibly a newer used entry level hardtail but don't expect it to survive rock gardens, jumps, or drops. Or an older mtb which won't be as good as newer ones and will still have a front derailleur, but it'll be good enough.
> What good bike can I get for under $1000
Good used hardtail, new entry level hardtail
> What good bike can I get for under $2000?
New Hardtail, decent used full suspension
> What good bike can I get for under $3000?
https://www.yt-industries.com/fr/produits/velos/capra/uncaged-10-al/602/capra-mx-uncaged-10/
Used full suspension, decent entry level full suspension but prepared to put more money into it.
> What are the excellent value brands?
Marin, Commencal, Canyon, Polygon, YT, Propain, Kona, and many more. Sometimes the expensive brands have an excellent alue bike
> What are the differences between an XC, Trail, Enduro, and Downhill bikes?
XC bikes are for going up fast, go down not as fast. Trail bikes are for going up and down. Enduro bikes are for going down fast, and slower up. Downhill bikes are for going down really fast, needs a ski lift, truck, or the rider pushing it to go up.
>Link to previous thread >>198870

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Anonymous No. 208372

Crankbrother's pedals gave me a headache last year with their play + shit servicing so I bought another pair as it was cheaper than changing bearings after getting the bearing kit. These still came with play out of the box and were torqued to spec already. I tried to service them today with the kit I bought last year, and the screw ripped in 2 and is stuck on the axle. They are made in chink factories with absolutely no regard for any kind of tolerances, they are screwed tight and still have play in them and to shit on you they use the thinest screw with the most malleable metal so that when you try to open it up, the screws stays in the axle and they get to fuck you. I now have to use the previous pedals.

I, surprisingly, was in a good mood today till I tried to service them after work. I'm still debating on how I can justify 200€ on a damn pair of pedals, Chromag Daggas. Like absolutely no manufacturer makes wide metal pedals. They all focus on either super long or super thin. How fucking hard can it be to do cheap sub one hundo pedals that are 115mm wide. I don't believe 90% of grown men wear shoes under size 10US/ 40 yuro to justify having pedals measuring 95mm in width.
I don't even have wide feet. They are exactly 100mm wide and 28cm in length while standing up. Now add proper MTB shoes and you easily go over the width manufactures give.

Q factor

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Anonymous No. 208400

>>208372
I'm sorry to hear that you're just now learning about the low quality of CreakBros
>cheap sub one hundo pedals
My favorite flats are deity decoys that I got for $100 cad, but this was before kung-flu money printing. They're still totally solid, and I haven't had to service em at all. Their new stuff is pretty good as well from what I hear.
>They are exactly 100mm wide and 28cm in length while standing up. Now add proper MTB shoes and you easily go over the width manufactures give
It's generally accepted that pedals slightly thinner than your shoes help prevent pedal strikes without sacrificing support or grip.

Anonymous No. 208404

>>208372
I think the average shoe size for a man is ~8.5

Anonymous No. 208408

>>208372
I'd recommend nukeproof sam hill dh pedals but I don't think they're made/sold anymore. crankbrothers pedals always felt terrible to me because of the inboard bearing lump.

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Anonymous No. 208429

I put my Wreckoning into X-LOW and put the wild enduros back on. I'm going to Mammoth Mountain Bike Park next monday and this will be my first ever DH park. I've heard the soil described as "kitty litter" so I had to put my grippiest tires on. I've had the flipchip set to LOW so I had to test out this new configuration at Santa Cruz. I didn't really notice anything tangible but I wasn't able to clear a steep uphill turn and I think the bike felt more stable on the steeps. Really hard to tell because these tires are heavier and grip more than the maxxis tires I took off, and the trails were more blown out than the last time I was here.

Anonymous No. 208441

>>208429
Never been to mammoth, but I used to go to northstar and the dirt looks similar. Which would be fast, lowish grip, jagged rocks. If there are deep patches of that kitty litter/moon dust like dirt you can go into it like sand.

Anonymous No. 208509

>>208400
Yeah, I remember from last year but the same pedals were very cheap. I'll be smarter this time.
>It's generally accepted that pedals slightly thinner than your shoes help prevent pedal strikes without sacrificing support or grip
The thing is that shoes are big, the my impacts are 120mm at ball of the foot. The old freeriders are 110mm. These are wider than the decoys.
>>208404
Can't be. It must be taking into account jeets and SEA. And as we know, mtb isn't made for that demographic.
>>208408
They sank with CRC.
>>208429
Riding moondust with tall knobs doesn't seem the best idea, they'll be anchors

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Anonymous No. 208511

If you use the new skf seals, get a seal tool. It has an outer metallic race....I'm using a mallet, the crown race and a wrench to install them. I only did one, the crown race already has dents on the top lip.
I can see myself already struggling to remove them in spring/summer next year.

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Anonymous No. 208572

got hit by a buick le sabre riding this thing today going 25, total t-bone went rolling over the ladies hood and rolling across the intersection. I covered like 5 yards of ground or more from where I was hit before I stopped, the bike was at least 10-15 yards further away from me. Verde builds these things like fucking tanks. I've had bikes you hit a curb and the forks will bend. Thing took a fucking buick le sabre on the chin and I rode it work and back and it's still straight as an arrow. Didn't even taco the fuckin wheel. The woman's bumper was all scratched and the panel that covers the tow hook mount was broken out. The car faired worse

Anonymous No. 208573

>>208509
ahhh shit, so you think I should have left the assegai and dissectors on to surf on top of the dirt instead? well the michelins are way more durable since I got the maxxis with the exo casing

Anonymous No. 208578

I am so sad bros, i haven't hit a trail for almost two weeks now, my life is getting ruined!

Anonymous No. 208611

>>208573
Not him, but when I used to do it I went lots of knobs +closely packed. You don't need mud clearing/dirt clearing and you don't want knob squirm on fast berms or quick hardpack/rocky sections.

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Anonymous No. 208614

>>208573
>assegai and dissectors on to surf on top of the dirt instead
Basically. But as you are going to a bike park you need a tough casing that keeps up without folding. Run exo and you'll end up denting the rim. It won't be the fastest but it will do the job while keeping the rim safe. Though on the front the WEs should be nice to run either way due to the grip. I used to ride in that(mamoth-socal)kind of terrain, gopros couldn't even show the trail as there was no contrast. I even ran with an ardent in the rear before going the dhF/R combo. We even had the same concrete tiles to prevent erosion and wear.

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Anonymous No. 208616

>You get better performance by doing your lower leg services slightly more often than recommended
Officially fake and gay. Spend money on the skf seals. Before changing them, I removed the air and the lower's bolts. I tried to cycle it while clamped to the stand and there was significant resistance. I used both hand when I initially put them in. They came out with grease in the grooves so it wasn't a lubrication issue. After changing them, a single hand is required with minimal force. Even with 50 psi, a hand is enough to move the initial travel part.

On riding, same settings. Smoother feeling off the top. Small street bumps are nothing which is what I initially disliked after putting the rockshox seals after replacing the green skf seals.
It, once again, sags under the weight of the bike.

Also, there's no excess oil left after cycling it. The ones that come with rockshox kit showed oil/grease lines even after the 2 rides I did. Older skf seals showed bit less oil/grease but none here.

You're welcome for my nonsponsored shilling

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Anonymous No. 208627

>>208616
your seal isnt seated in the fork properly

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Anonymous No. 208632

>>208429
>I'm going to Mammoth Mountain Bike Park next monday and this will be my first ever DH park.
Baste. Make sure to take breaks even if you don't feel too tired, it'll help keep the wrist pump away. Also, don't listen to the anons trying to spook you into using different tires. The tires you have are perfectly fine for the park, and it's not like you're competing in the world circuit anyways.
>>208509
>These are wider than the decoys.
Ye, ideally the pedals are a bit thinner than the width of the shoes
>>208616
>It, once again, sags under the weight of the bike.
I dunno anon, my pike does that with the stock black seals from rockshox that are also made by skf. The only fork I had that benefitted majorly from new seals is the 2011 era boxxer world cup on my old race bike. The new seals I used on it were also the black pike seals from rockshox. How old is your fork? It's possible its from the pre-skf stock seal era

Anonymous No. 208678

>>208632
Thanks for the advice. I want to get there at opening at stay as long as I can. Mammoth is a 6 hour drive from where I live, but I'm staying in Yosemite Valley for the weekend which is a 2 hour drive away so I figure why the hell not go? If I stay in the valley, I'm going to get lazy again instead of pedalling one of my drop bar bikes up Glacier Point Point Road like I was supposed to do last year.
>>208611
>>208614
I'm not worried about the tires slowing me down, if anything, it'll save my brakes. I've ridden with these tires in mud and blown out dust and they still grip, I just don't want to slip and slide around when I'm trying to stop. I have a lot of bikes and tires so I don't wear through my tires quickly, but I'm thinking that Kryptotal F and Xynotal R with the enduro casing would be the winning combo for the next time I go.
> but anon, get the downhill casing, it's better
you're absolutely right...for the park. All of my riding is on trails and I have to earn my descents.

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Anonymous No. 208808

How is this dude a mtb YouTuber and still manages to weigh 350 lbs? he must run through a chain once a month

Anonymous No. 208810

>>208808
specialized marketing for the ebike market

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Anonymous No. 208814

Hello /xs, fitizen here.
How much torque [Nm] can I put on my rear axle? Picrel is the opposite side of the head of the axle, so I don't think it is for the axle itself right?
Bike: Canyon Torque AL 5 Mullet.

Anonymous No. 208819

>>208814
How are you applying load to it apart from tightening it into the frame?

Anonymous No. 208821

>>208814
does it not come etched on the axle what torque spec it should be?

Anonymous No. 208822

>>208814
seems to be 15nm from this manual
https://www.canyon.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-canyon-shared/default/dw552d3fdb/documents/customer-service/mountain-bikes/canyon-torque-quick-start-guide.pdf

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Anonymous No. 208874

Alright anons, I have a dilemma: I can get a new fox float x2 factory for $350, however it would reduce the travel of my frame from 140 to 120 mm. Should I rip it, or wait to see if i can get one with a longer stroke?

Anonymous No. 208893

>>208874
Using the wrong stroke length of rear shock can usually make the frame collide into itself on compression and obviously throw off all the intended kinematic properties, don’t use the wrong stroke length of rear shock.
Underforking is safer, but this all seems kinda stupid in general, what’s wrong with your current shock? Are you getting this new shock for 80% off or something? What are you expecting here

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Anonymous No. 208895

>>208822
Thank you!!

Anonymous No. 208951

>>208874
no. Do you have any issues with your current shock?

Anonymous No. 208963

Well, got some sb3 grips, a bit thicker than the old ones I retired. Spent a day on the alps, holy shit. Fingers is kill. I'm putting back my ODI rogues. Gonna do back to back. Quite unfortunate as the new grips are cyan blue and look sick on the bike.

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>>208893
Thank you for the concern anon, but I know what I'm doing and I'm not concerned about frame compatibility and kinematics. I've discussed this with the guy that designed the frame as well. I just want to get some more opinions about giving up 20 mm of travel for a better shock at a cheap price. I use the bike mostly for trips to places with mixed riding like out in Quebec and BC, and want a shock with a little more survivability on bigger mountain rides
>what’s wrong with your current shock?
I'm the anon >>204254 that has the monarch that keeps blowing up when I take it to the park or on bigger mountain rides. Plus 200 x 57 mm shocks are a pain to come by these days, otherwise I'd just get one that's the same size. The x2 in question is 200 x 50 mm.
>Are you getting this new shock for 80% off or something?
Yes
>What are you expecting here
A nice shock that works for a cheap price
>>208951
Yes, air keeps getting into the damper, and $350 is a good price for an x2 factory

Anonymous No. 209003

>>208372
Race face aeffect R slightly over the price you want but are the size you want.

Anonymous No. 209016

>>208986
>x2 factory
oh, that's the nice piggyback kashima one, and you are the dude with the fucked rockshox.
I would send it. Do do some research on the X2's since I heard on the internet some of them might have had issues, but that might have been a different model.

Anonymous No. 209054

>>209003
They are on a good price actually ~100 yurobucks. 110mm length and 115mm width(same width as daggas). These are actually a good option. Service looks good with a hex rather than torque screw, do bearing last? Any play?

Anonymous No. 209084

>>208986
>$350 is a good price for an x2
Not when you are getting the 21-23 model, Fox had to redesign it and start replacing the entire thing for everyone with a warranty claim because they were constantly breaking irreparably
It would still be a horrible idea even if you got it for $0 because now you have an xc bike with a linear dh shock and fucked up geometry. Best bet is probably a bomber cr or dps depending on frame kinematics

Anonymous No. 209134

>>209054
I have only run mine about 3 months riding about 2 times a week on average and they have been good. Mine didn't have play and still spin same as when I unboxed them. Race face has lots of colors and a lifetime warranty so I'd buy these again without worry.

Anonymous No. 209169

Anyone have any experience with Spank's vibrocore handlebars? Do they actually do anything? After about an hour of trail riding with some jumps and down sections my right elbow gets strained and sore. I'm thinking maybe a more compliant handlebar could maybe help.

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Anonymous No. 209175

>>209169
I have had a pair on my bike for 2 years, 800mm cut down to 750mm, 31.8mm diameter and 50mm rise. They are comfortable for me and I have never had issues with them. I dislocated my elbow and fractured my radius and ulna 2 years ago and currently have no issues or pains on the bike with these bars. I honestly couldn't tell you if the vibrocore does anything or its more the fact that its a skinnier bar with high rise as I came from 10mm rise 35mm easton carbon bars which I hated with a passion as my hands felt like they were being vibrated to death on descents. On the inside it just looks like they spray some sort of expanding foam through the centre of the bar which you could probably test yourself with your current set of bars. I would probably say better brakes are more important and could test quite easily with bigger rotors/different pads. Otherwise, higher rise bars would be the way to go as they move the weight rearward on your bike more onto your legs reducing the load on your upper body. Lots of people seem to shill OneUp carbon bars which might also be something to look into, I've never personally tried them so couldn't give you an opinion on them.

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Anonymous No. 209207

>>209016
>>209084
>X2s being warrantied
Thanks for the heads up anons. After poking around some forums, it looks like fox will straight up replace it for the latest version for any warranty claim, even if it's not broken. I guess they really just want to move on from that shock lol. I wonder if they'd go as far as to send me a new one with the longer stoke length

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Anonymous No. 209236

Back from Mammoth. Turns out the Wild Enduros were the right tires for the conditions.The soil wasn't that loose, but we also got a freak weather storm this weekend which made it snow. The altitude hit me hard on the few very short climbs I did.

Really cool park. I wish I could ride there more frequently but it's a 5 hour drive without traffic, I'll try to stay there for a week next year when mr. noseberg resets my vacation hours.I only went because I was two hours away in Yosemite Valley.
It has something for everyone. I prefer natural singletrack, but I'm also a sucker for shark fins and other wooden features which we just don't have on SF Bay trails.
If you're reading this and you're thinking about going, you only need to go halfway up the main gondola to get to the best stuff. It is worth going all the way to top of Mammoth Mountain just for the experience, but Off The Top and Eliminator just aren't fun. Off the Top is too easy, Eliminator is just bombing down a fire road at really high speed(I saw a video of a guy maintain above 60mph), and I chickened out and didn't ride Skidmarks because I was by myself on a weekday so I didn't want to risk wiping out on a double black that doesn't see much traffic. I think you only need a big dick enduro/freeride/dh biike if you're hitting the really gnarly trails or jumplines. I wish I was on my trail bike for the natural singletrack type trails.

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Anonymous No. 209261

>>209175
Hmmm, I've actually never put much thought into rise, I'm sure that would actually give more compliance even without the vibrocore. Current setup is 10/15mm? rise, 30mm spacers, and then a 70mm easton steam. Given how much spacers I have, I'll look into the 30mm rise, variant, that Thanks anon.
> I would probably say better brakes are more important and could test quite easily with bigger rotors/different pads.
Heh, I'm one step ahead of you, my brakes almost cost as much as the frame itself.

Anonymous No. 209264

>>209261
You could also look into getting a shorter stem, 70mm is quite long nowadays, I'd say any modern bike is running 50mm max. The stem which I have paired with those bars is 35mm so quite short in comparison (along with 20mm of spacers/headset). Having a longer stem will also contribute to you weighting more on your arms/upper body and giving you pain.

I also did some reading of reviews for vibrocore bars and most said the bars themselves were quite stiff, however the foam is basically removing the small high frequency vibrations which I can kind of agree with. Having a higher rise bar for me means that I end up moving around a lot more on the bike and allowing it to kind of move where it wants, it's really nice on steeper trails which are basically the majority of what I ride locally as you dont feel as much over the front wheel of the bike. You will just have to do some experimenting and find something which works for you.

Anonymous No. 209270

>>209264
I used to run something like a 30mm iirc, but I did a bike fitting (I dont know how much faith I should put in the one I went to but the guy had a lot of experience in mtb and bike fitting). The fitter suggested I was slightly a bit big for the bike, thus adjusted my seat, changed the angle of the bars, and switch to a 70mm stem, and adjusts spacers accordingly.
Looking online, i did get the same idea as you. while minimal, vibrocore seems like it does offer more compliance aside from going full carbon.
Overall yeah, as you said, i just need to do some more experimenting if I want. Could probably save some money and try out other stems lengths and degrees, than going out for a full vibracore

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Anonymous No. 209322

I did my first mountain bike race last weekend! I finished 6th of 18 riders.

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Anonymous No. 209329

>>209322
Dh, Nduro or xc

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Anonymous No. 209351

>>208963
>alps

high five

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Anonymous No. 209355

>if you do short rides a soft saddle will be comfertable but if you do long rides you should pick a harder saddle because it will be more comfertable
Who came up with this retardedness? And more importantly, why did it stick?
>year bro I like to game for more than two hours at a time so I'm transitioning away from my soft chair and instead using a plank of 2x4 because it will be more comfertable

Anonymous No. 209361

>>209355
You came up with it, I see it right there on your post mr anonymous

Anonymous No. 209389

>>209329
Enduro, but a pretty mellow enduro. I rode a trail bike and there were some riders on hardtails. The stages were not nearly harsh enough to justify a true enduro bike. I had a great time chatting up other riders at the top of hills and shredding the timed stages like I was late for something. 10/10 would ride again.

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Anonymous No. 209396

>Got out for an early long weekend ride
How was your ride this week, anons?


>>209236
>I'll try to stay there for a week next year
Ye, if you're travelling to a park, I find its nice to at least do a couple of days to get the most out of the trails.
>>209322
>>209389
Checked and based. Enduro races can be bretty fun
>>209355
Checked. You basically want something soft enough to no destroy your sit bones, but not so soft it will cause chafing. Dunno who came up with your saying though lol

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Anonymous No. 209429

>>209351
Unfortunately this weekend will be the last till 2025 as bike parks close for the season. Its joever

>>209389
>shredding the timed stages like I was late for something. 10/10 would ride again.
Thats what I like of racing. Even if you try not to, you unconsciously push it while going DH. I discovered a line over some sketchy rocks by forgetting to brake and deciding to pull the bike and letting it plough.

Anonymous No. 209488

>>209429

>Unfortunately this weekend will be the last till 2025 as bike parks close for the season. Its joever

Yeah, I know. A friend learned the hard way a few years back. But what is the reason anway? In DACH-region it seems the park owners try to open as long as the weather allows it. And are those branches put there to make the trails unrideable during the off-season? I kinda largely quit riding parks and rather try to sample primo dirt on trails that aren't blown out into oblivion.

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Anonymous No. 209492

Forgot to pick my fantasy team for world champs on both pb and vital. I blame the underwhelming painted bikes this year for forgetting along with the uci for their retarded schedule.

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Anonymous No. 209532

Final day of alpe dhuez. Rode all day till wrist pain became unbearable that even fireroads caused pain('ate brakin' bumps). Also found a new hidden trail for locals that takes you from the village to the bottom of the valley(1300m D-). It's all steep loamy forest singletrack. I was even sliding on pine cones.
>>209488
>But what is the reason anway?
The rentrée and summer is "over". In France most people use most of their 5 week vacations in august and go back to work/school in september. Its literally empty in august where I live compared to the rest of the year. It's also the hottest so people don't go out generally.
>In DACH-region it seems the park owners try to open as long as the weather allows it.
Several if not most bike parks stay open only on the weekends after august till weather permits. PdS stays completely open till the 15th but well they are PdS. Alpe dhuez domain felt/was quite empty today, on one of the villages only a bike rental was open. After the redbull took effect I had remind myself that almost no one was riding to find me.
>And are those branches put there to make the trails unrideable during the off-season
Thats my local. There was forestry work and the bastards never clean up afterwards, a good 100-200m fun section is unpassable as of 2 weeks ago.
>I kinda largely quit riding parks and rather try to sample primo dirt on trails that aren't blown out into oblivion
Thats why you ride red&black(black&double black for NA) trails only, steep ones especially. Stormtrooper rentals get filtered along along with novice ones, no brake bumps at all. Add slabs and no one is riding it.

Anonymous No. 209552

Hey what shin and knee pads are you guys wearing? I have little mini bike park near me and I am still kind of new to all this and I slipped a pedal today and although I didn't catch my shin or anything I saw how bad it could possibly be.

🗑️ Anonymous No. 209568

>>209552
Cant go wrong with POC Joint VPD 2.
As for shin guards, I dont see a lot nor do I know which one to get. I used to want to get shin guards but was too lazy to actually commit to one. But eventually you actually do get better and pedal slippage starts to become a rare thing.

🗑️ Anonymous No. 209569

>>209568
Cant go wrong with POC Joint VPD Air, or POC Joint VPD 2 if you want more coverage.
As for shin guards, I dont see a lot nor do I know which one to get. I used to want to get shin guards but was too lazy to actually commit to one. But eventually you actually do get better and pedal slippage starts to become a rare thing.

Anonymous No. 209570

>>209552
Cant go wrong with POC Joint VPD Air, or POC Joint VPD 2 if you want more coverage.
As for shin guards, I'ts rare to see someone wearing shinguards, nor do I know which one to get. I used to want to get shin guards but was too lazy to actually commit to one. But eventually you actually do get better and pedal slippage starts to become a rare thing. I just long socks, those provide some minimal protection

Anonymous No. 209573

>>209552
I haven't used em in a while(not dh'ing or dj'ing) but I used to use older FOX knee/shin guards. Shit I would even do the whole chest protection+elbow too when it wasn't too hot.
Make sure you get the right size, and accept another option for when it's hot. TBQH I can't cope with lots of padding over 90F+climbing

Anonymous No. 209580

>>209573
>>209552
same anon as >>209570
Same regards weather, i try to prioritize lightweight protection because I live in tropical country where 30C plus, and humid is fairly normal. I've even wore full everything, chest, knee, elbow, and In hindsight that was really stupid of me, almost passed out from the heat a few times and haven't done it since then.
And yeah, if you can, try to try them on before buying, one thing thats always irked me is that MTB clothing, especially protection was always so god damn small. Its actually really difficult for me to find knee protection because I've got tree trunk thighs

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Anonymous No. 209603

800mm+ handlebars.

Anonymous No. 209627

I have a commencal clash 27.5. It feels great on the rough stuff, very planted and stable, but it really lacks the playfulness on smaller features. I find it very hard to pick up the front end. Is this just me not putting in enough effort or suspension settings or something else. I have a float x2 in the rear with about 220psi in. 85kg.

Anonymous No. 209630

>>209627
Taller bars brudda

Anonymous No. 209639

>>209627
faster rebound and maybe stiffer spring in the fork, load the suspension more instead of yanking
>>209603
t. manlet
>>209552
Most brands have knees figured out by now so it's hard to go wrong, I use ixs flow and ion arcon LT which are both great for pedaling but the latter has more coverage. Shin guards aren't very popular, dunno if there is a reason for that but regardless the best prevention here would be to minimize the risk of coming off the pedals with good shoes, good positioning, and learning to avoid pedal strikes

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Anonymous No. 209691

>>209570
2nd for the POC VPD pads. I've never been hurt when I crash on them. Regrettably, I rarely come down directly on them

Anonymous No. 209768

>>209627
It is you not putting in enough effort. You should be able to pick up the front end and manual on pretty much any bike. Except for maybe a road/gravel bike.

it would definitely be harder on bikes with a longer chain stay but your bike doesn't have long chainstays. You could try running the bike with a stiffer spring rate so it doesn't dive as badly when you transfer your weight rearward. This would make it physically harder to manual but more playful.

Anonymous No. 209807

>>209768
Suspension dive from weight transfer is handled with more low speed compression damping, not spring rate. Pumping up the spring rate to fix the 10% of the time that you brake dive throws off the other 90% of the riding

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Anonymous No. 209821

>Bombing down trail at 50 km/h
>* blocks your path*
What's your move, Anon?

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>>209821
Brace myself low against the bike and simply prepare for the possibility of wheel crumple
Having the appropriate bike helps

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>>209821
That looks small so I'll try to hop it.

>>209827
I wish bikes still had graphics like that.
Here's my Yeti ARC. The only branding is on the top of the top tube and it says ARC on the seat stays.

After visiting Mammoth Bike Park last week, I caught the bike park bug and now I'm thinking about going to Northstar on the 20th to celebrate my 32nd birthday. Still not 100% decided it since as fun as Mammoth was, I didn't enjoy it like I enjoy my favorite singletrack

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>>209821

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Anonymous No. 209853

Why are air forks so popular for mountain bikes, when coil spring forks are so much more superior?
Dirt bikes have known this for years. They tried to introduce them throughout the years, but they were never upto par with coil spring forks. Mainly due to air forks being progressive, as opposed to linear like coil spring forks are.
Are they so popular because air forks are a ons-ize-fits-all solution due to them being progressive, but ultimately not optimized for anyone?
I want to get back into mountain biking after 15 years, but all bikes with higher speced components seem to come with air forks.

Anonymous No. 209870

>>209853
I want my fork to be progressive. Drop in coil conversions are readily available for high end forks from push and vorsprung and are fairly popular among boomers on their midlife crisis-mobiles. Ohlins and fox marzocchi do coil forks and I would assume can sell you conversion kits

Anonymous No. 209876

>>209853
The two reason are weight (very important for stock builds, remember this weight will be advertised and used to compare to competition; this is also why brands put flimsy EXO tires on enduro bikes) and yeah, one size fits all ability (instead of pumping up your fork once or twice, you need to buy a new coil and swap it and hope it was the right weight)
Don’t get confused, the performance is there and there’s plenty of benefits to a more linear-response long-travel fork, but an extra pound+ of weight and needing separate purchases for adjustments are dealbreakers to most buyers

Anonymous No. 209878

>>209853
The progressive vs linear thing is really not well defined at this point, there’s just as many pro riders out there wanting linear response as there are wanting ultra progressive response. Plenty of brands making podiums with both maximum suspension engineering with rollercoasters of force response graphs, and caveman-simple single pivots with a straight line as the graph. You kind of have to be intimately aware of how your suspension work at every 10% division of travel to know exactly whether you want more progressive or more linear response, in addition to overall spring rate too. And then of course maybe all your problems are damper-related, and not airspring-related, suspension can be tricky to pinpoint issues

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Anonymous No. 209881

I have 5 rides in total on this derailleur since it was installed and the pin holding the parallelogram to the b-knuckle decided to fall out during a descent and then completely destroy the entire derailleur along with it. Never seen or heard of this happening before so seems like just my luck. Should have paid the extra ÂŁ20 and bought the XT instead...

>>209853
cheap for the manufacturer.

Anonymous No. 209890

>>209821
>>209838

Yeah looks small so I would try and hop it, but fail and tag just the back tire, end up on my face and missing most of my teeth, maybe break my neck

Anonymous No. 209918

>>209821
Just jump it. If it's less than 2 feet I can jump it. It looks to be about 6" tall which is just enough to no roll over it. But you could also just hit it and use it to jump higher

Anonymous No. 209938

should i buy a polygon siskiu t8/9? Trek fuel? Rift Zone 1? looking for an entry level full suspension. Will be riding at "hardwood ski and bike" and "Horseshoe Resort"
New to the sport but want to get into it. Assumed it's better to buy a budget and upgrade rather than continuously rent
https://horseshoeresort.com/biking/
https://www.hardwoodskiandbike.ca/summer-trails/

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>>209938
>Assumed it's better to buy a budget and upgrade rather than continuously rent
Depends on how low budget, but the ones you listed would be ok. I wouldn't go for full suspensions that are any cheaper

>From southern onterrible
I'd suggest an RSD Wildcat 125. It's a smaller company, and they're located in toronto, so it's exceptionally easy to have any problems you have with the bike sorted out quickly. They're on sale for $1500 off, so the cheap build is ~$2400 and the more expensive one is ~$3100. You will not need to upgrade anything on either. I've had the original wildcat for 6 years now and it's been great. Only issue I've had was one of the bolts in the rear triangle was frozen, but they replaced the whole rear triangle under warranty the next day.

Also, if you intend on continuing to mountain bike and do not already have plans to leave southern onterrible, be prepared to spend a bit on travelling to better riding destinations each year. Even just a drive out to quebec or sault ste marie will get you to trails that are leagues better than anything you'll find here

Anonymous No. 210061

>FRAME MATERIAL - Aluminum Butted
>FORK - Suntour XCR34 130mm
>CRANKARMS - Shimano MT5100
>B/Bracket - Shimano 73mm
>CHAIN - KMC X11
>FREEWHEEL - Shimano Deore 11-51t 11spd
>R/Derailleur - Shimano Deore
>SHIFTERS - Shimano Deore
>BRAKE CALIPERS - Tektro HDM275 Hydraulic
>BRAKE LEVERS - Tektro HDM275 Hydraulic
>FRONT BRAKE ROTOR - Shimano RT10 180mm (centerlock)
>REAR BRAKE ROTOR - Shimano RT10 160mm (centerlock)
>HEADSET - Feimen HP-H868B
>SEATPOST - TranzX Dropper
>FRONT HUB - Shimano 110x15mm (centerlock)
>REAR HUB - Shimano 148x12mm (centerlock)
>RIMS - WTB ST i35 TCS 2.0
>FRONTIRE - WTB Ranger 27.5x2.8"
>REAR TIRE - WTB Ranger 27.5x2.8"
How much would you expect a hardtail with these specs to cost?

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Anonymous No. 210074

Clogged valve. Damn its my first. Fortunately I had it at 2bar(30psi) on the rear. Is the only solution taking out the valve and having it explode while doing so?

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>>209492
I'm reminding you nigga now 15 hours
>dak norton
>Matt walker
>greg williamson
>davide palazzari
>lisa baumann
>and hot Verika Widmann

Anonymous No. 210136

>>210061
Over $700, under $1200

Anonymous No. 210146

>>208874
What kind of trails do you ride mostly and whats your front travel?

Anonymous No. 210148

>>210074
When you unscrew it you might get lucky and some air will escape slowly. Just put a little pressure down on the valve core as you undo it incase you go all the way or something.

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>>210114
Predict now which 1 of 3 redbull athletes is going to fuck it up.

Anonymous No. 210241

I did a big road ride today on my pure road bike and now I think I got this out of my system for the time being. Now I crave MTB for at least the next week.

Anonymous No. 210448

>>209603
Based

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Anonymous No. 210495

Local trails have an unwated visitor at the moment

Anonymous No. 210516

>>210495
Hit those wheels like a big roller. You won't, no balls

Anonymous No. 210541

>>210074
30psi behind a valve core is about as much force as popping bubblewrap

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Anonymous No. 210552

600km mileage on these stamp 7s and they snapped clean off like butter while on the down stroke on an uphill section. Fun...

Anyways, still really too early for me to buy a new bike, maybe one or two years down the line, but for some reason i'm getting excited eyeing up commencal. Currently rocking my entry level polygon 120mm. Would love to get something around like 140-150mm. Anyone got any praise or ire for it they wanna share?

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>>210495
>unwanted visitor
Perilous times. It was foretold, they should've acted. Unless (You), sole son and heir of the foregone Woodlands, do the necessary, they'll destroy the forest and build a 15 minute city that you and your kind shall forever be enslaved in. Be swift, cunning. Become the one who they cower to and the forest shall remain, untouched.
>>210552
Another crankniggers victim, many such cases!

Anonymous No. 210617

>>210552
Crankbrothers are among the shit tier bike manufacturers. Alongside e13 and whatever the fuck diamondback is doing. The only good pedals they make are the clipless ones, but even then they are shit tier pedals that have a lot of float compared to Shimano, time, or HT

Anonymous No. 210626

>>210617
I mean you’re not wrong, the quality control/design longevity is kinda ass, but they do make some clever components

Anonymous No. 210631

>>210590
>>210617
Ive always heard about CB killing itself but i really did like it when before it you know... Anyways, biggest reason i got it was because its one of the bigger sized platform pedals. Going through customer service right now and seems like they'll send a refresh kit free of charge. Here's hoping

Anonymous No. 210657

>>210552
Considering commencal as a next bike after talking about broken crankbrothers pedals in the same post, are you retarded?

Also, in less than a month two anons have complained about crankbrothers pedals shitting the bed. At this point, a list of components/manufactuers to steer clear of should be put in the OP. I'd personally have raceface rims, crankbrothers pedals and endura gloves.

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Anonymous No. 210658

>gud
>mid
>shit
Looking for a new mtb. Give me your mtb brand quality tier list.
What is gud and what is not?
Where does Kona sit on ze list?

Anonymous No. 210669

>>210657
>gloves aren’t quality and we should spread the word
Lmao is that your first pair or something

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Anonymous No. 210670

>>210657
>are you retarded
From what I've read, commencal seems like a fairly good brand and heck they're even proven in racing (though who isn't). It certainly doesnt carry the same reputation as CB at least.
Been eyeing commencal since given I haven't seen anything bad about them, nice geo, beautiful bikes, nicely priced for an aluminum frame, local distributor is near me (who also services ohlins).

Anonymous No. 210673

>>210670
He’s talking about the fact that the 2022 and 2023 commencal Supreme had several downtube breakages that were disproportionately downplayed and ignored by commencal, it was the hottest meme of the last year or so.
Like yeah he’s still retarded, but his opinion is indeed based on actual memes that did exist

Anonymous No. 210674

>>210673
Damn, companies are always so allergic to liabillity and transparency. When you're such a large known brand in a niche sport such as MTB, would have been better to own up to the mistake and let everyone know you're committed to making perfect shit
Anyways, good thing i aint looking to get a supreme >:) Thanks for the context though.

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Anonymous No. 210692

I have an e-mtb

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>>210692
Hell yeah bro I love riding my class 1 emtb on legally-sanctioned pedal-assist bike trails or designated motorized vehicle trails

Anonymous No. 210699

>>210674
shimano ignored the thousands of bad road bike cranks for a decade until recently.
It doesn't matter what brand it is, they can fuck up and it will hurt their bottom line.

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>>210694

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>>208372
>cheaper than changing bearings
Next time go to your local engineering shop, they'll probably have something to fit on the shelf, otherwise overnight. (Ask them to put it in their next stock order if you want to avoid freight. It's usually once a week, twice if they're busy.)
Price will be loose change compared to a new set of pedals.
Also when you get new pedals, pack them with grease yourself. There's a knack to greasing bearings properly, google a vid.
Also good seals are important. CAT does about the best available, and your local parts man should have one of these [pic] on the counter for size, and free freight if they don't have them on hand.
If there's no dealer close to you, google CAT One Safe Source and have a look through the oring pages.

Anonymous No. 210754

>>208371
Foreword:
I'm being fucking lazy here.

Any of you guys tried throwing a 27 wheel into 26 Boxxers? Looks like it will be close but might work. Disc sizes are different so there's a bit of fucking about to see if she'll go, so typing this was easier.
If anyone else is wondering the same, I'll post an answer next rainy day.

Anonymous No. 210809

I can't with september's sudden weather changes. Rain sunny clear cloudy sunny sunny rain with clear sky no rain cloudy sunny rain, then it either stay clear for 2 days or drizzles for 3 days straight nonstop, no inbetween. Not even a woman has mood swings so fast in her period compared to the change in weather. They are racing in snow in the EWS now. It would be interesting if it snowed next week above 1300m like it did 5 years ago.

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Anonymous No. 210844

Is Kona bikes gud?

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>>210844

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>>210844
This one’s pretty good

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>>210847
Nice boike and beutifull surroundings, but I was thinking of Kona mountain boikes, not gravel boikes.
For some reason my country has a high surplus of 2022 Kona, and 2022 Marin mountain boikes going for cheap.
I think maybe Kona and Marin made a surplus of boikes during the covid years and now can't sell them cheap enough, because the surplus was so big.
Is picrel a gud boike? It's going for ÂŁ799 ($1050)

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>>210852
You sound just like the chairlift operators

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Anonymous No. 210855

>>210853
That looks like a modified Kona Unit X.
I am but a lowly wanderer looking for a new boike to roide the trails on.
Kona Big Honzo gud?

Anonymous No. 210909

>>210852
For the price compared to other new hardtails it seems like decent value. Looking at the spec of that bike I'd immediately upgrade the front disc to +200mm and move the current front disc to the rear for more overall braking power as those brakes will be underpowered. A suntour coil fork is also a bit of a downer as its not very adjustable compared to an air fork but you kind of have to expect that on a bike at that price, it can always be upgraded later. Everything else on the bike seems good with a decent frame and good drivetrain spec for the price.
I think the main thing with this bike is the 27.5 plus sized tyres, most modern hardtails are now 29er as the overall ride is a bit smoother and allow you to go a little faster. The frame is compatible with 29 inch wheels but that would be quite an expensive change if you wanted to do that. Also in the UK those tyres during winter are going to be rather interesting for grip.

What other bikes have you seen/what is your budget?

🗑️ Anonymous No. 210919

>>210552
just an update on this, crankborthers will send a refresh kit that will allow me to rebuild it. I bought these while on a trip abroad to the US so im dealing with out of country warranty, but they were nice enough to send me a refresh kit directly to me free of charge. Least customer service is all right.

Anonymous No. 210920

>>210552
just an update on this, crankborthers will send a refresh kit that will allow me to rebuild it. I bought these while on a trip abroad to the US so im dealing with out of country warranty, but they were nice enough to send me a refresh kit directly to me free of charge. At least the customer service is all right.

Anonymous No. 210943

>>210920
Careful during the servicing, the screws and threads are fragile

Anonymous No. 211029

>>210855
Like >>210909 said, it's a solid bike for that price. If your trails look like your pic related you'll be fine with the stock bike. I agree though that depending on your height you might like 29er wheels more.

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Anonymous No. 211111

Spent the weekend in rotorua practicing for the whaka 50 XC race in 5 weeks time. Git some good learnings from the ride, I need to shift my cleats back a bit to take load off my calf muscles (leg cramp on long descents was horrible) and my elite XC Tyre combo of am ikon and worn out crossmark is not going to cut it if its wet. It's been raining on and off the last week and even with the grippy, well draining pumice soil in roto it was still slick in areas. Slid all over the place, climbing frontal lobotomy was near impossible for wheel spin and I ate shit a couple of times on gonna gotta. I did love how easy the xc tyre's rolled and climbed.
Went out the next day on my ebike with the assegai and DHR and the grip felt so good. If it is raining fir the race I may just run assegai/HR2 at 30+ psi.

I think I also need to use some electrolyte powder in my water and carry more lollies or some gels or something as my energy levels were in the toilet after about 40km.

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>>211111
>my energy levels were in the toilet after about 40km
Fixable

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>>210495
Well I guess the deforestation has begun, according to the local facebook group the land owner is 'cutting down trees infected by larch', but this was the same comment made when they felled trees specifically where 2 other trail systems used to be within the last 3 years. The jumps further down are now completely unridable and in a jungle of fallen trees. Can't see the use of machinery anywhere and it's probably going to be quite difficult if they want to use it as it ends up being around a 32% gradient further up with a river running through the centre, hopefully they give up and leave it be. There is no signage anywhere either which is rather odd considering there is a public footpath which runs directly through the wood.
They are using the large machine from my previous post and also doing work in another section of forest further round the hill, but it seems to be more particular as there is much more foot traffic there and would cause endless complaints if they felled too many tree's.

>>211111
You can make your own electrolyte solution for super cheap using cordial, sugar and salt. There are plenty of articles for ratios of each online, I usually just wing it as I can't be bothered doing precise measurements for each ride and I am not going to bonk when riding for 2-3hrs. Could also take caffiene tablets too.

Anonymous No. 211160

>>211159
If shit is diseased they’ll delete the entire trail system and face zero consequences. Recreation is less important than public arboreal health, recreation doesn’t even matter if there’s a newsworthy story about the trees

Anonymous No. 211164

>>211160
I think it's bs frankly, one of the other local trail systems was completely bulldozed and only the section which had trails the trees were removed. No other surrounding tree's were cut down even though they could potentially have the same disease. The land owners (I'm pretty sure it is the same water company) frankly hate the liability as it is legally right to roam but if some kid goes and breaks his neck on unsanctioned trails then they don't want to catch flack for it. Another sanctioned trail system was felled too and now the local council refuses to rebuild the trails. Riders ended up rebuilding it themselves but it was demolished by the council because they didn't do it themselves.

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>>210657
>At this point, a list of components/manufactuers to steer clear of should be put in the OP
I'd also add Mucoff dry lube. It's ass. By the end of a 3 hour ride the chain is making noises. It also attracts dust. Taking my chain off and cleaning it with a toothbrush with hot water and dishsoap on the sink is common as the chain always has that layer/plaque of moondust and if I add lube to that it'll wear the chain much faster. I went back to finish line red dry lube after like 2-3 years.

Anonymous No. 211218

>>211213
I just remembered I also have had one of these bottles in the shed for 2 years and it will never be used again due to it attracting so much dust. They want you to only use it in dry conditions and when you do it ends up making the chain dirty. Literally defeats the point of the product.

Anonymous No. 211342

>>211159
>>211160
Our local trails through plantation pine forest was bought by a wealthy local.
He’s improving all the trails and replanting natives.
It’s fucking sweet. All at his own cost and free access for all.
Hopefully when finished he opens access to what will be a disused forestry road, it’s a shit of a climb.

Anonymous No. 211343

>>211342
Oops link
https://www.mtbtrailstrust.org.nz/Silvan-Forest
Despite the map and signage I have never found that pump track but there’s some pretty wild jumps going in right now, I need to up my game but really prefer my wheels close to anka4ithe ground.

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Anonymous No. 211364

Top kek. Reading the commencal fb group it seems they dont cover shit if you ride the bike at all. I looked into the meta V5 SX out of curiosity as the frame was 1900€, geo is good but it will be a hit or miss with quality and if its a miss then you depend on them to cover it. Not the bike you want to keep for more than 2 years.

Anonymous No. 211398

>>211364
I know the entry price is high, but consider a boutique bike brand. They have excellent customer service and have your back. My EVILs, Yeti, and TIME were very expensive, but they come with excellent warranties and customer service. If that happened with one of my bikes, and it has happened to other riders, they'd send a new frame right away. My friends have Specializeds and Santa Cruzes and they'll do things like send you free bearings for obsolete frames if you ask for them.

Anonymous No. 211443

>>211398
That's what you are paying for really.

Anonymous No. 211545

>>209821
I actually got to bunny hop over one of these 2 weeks ago. I was stoked. I went back this weekend and some kook with a chainsaw instead of bunny hop game removed it.

Anonymous No. 211708

What's the current word with Evil Insurgent? If I buy one, will it crack, or has that issue been cleared up with the current version?
Google search shows me results from 12+ months ago of people complaining of cracked frames, and results less than 12 months ago show me people telling stories about people with cracked frames.

I love how they look, I just want to slap a 180mm boxxer on it so I can have a dual crown long travel enduro for climbing and shredding all in one sexy package.

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Anonymous No. 211772

>>210658
Stop kidding yourself and just get something tubeless that looks barely used they're 200$ on Facebook, make sure you grease and oil components appropriately. 1400$ gets you gimmicks 95% of riders don't need.

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Anonymous No. 211787

Should handlebars already be tightened on a bike when I buy it from the shop? I wiped out today riding my new bike for the first time because the handlebars weren't tightened. I'm thinking of making the shop pay my minor medical bills, but now I'm wondering if maybe that's customary in the world of mountain biking. Maybe they sell them with the expectation that the buyer will tighten them to his liking. Thoughts?

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>>211708
I've been on a Wreckoning V3 since last year and a Following MB since 2021. Just remember that people always speak up when their frames crack so this seems like a bigger problem than it really is.
Most frames won't crack but if you do crack an EVIL, the customer service will take care of you. I'm in the owners' group on facebook and it's nothing but praise for their customer service and their warranty. Of course, most people there haven't cracked their frames.
Having said that, VanCan has snapped a few carbon frames(all replaced under warranty) on what looks like a steep drop into heavy g-out that leads to a harsh bottom out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDLsQkLLwn8
I can't find the video of the pro-rider sponsored by OnlyFans who broke his in a weird way during an easy turn, but EVIL also replaced his frame quickly with no fuss. That one seemed like a manufacturing defect.

EVILs are really fun, that's why I have two of them and I still think about getting an Offering since they're 20% off

Anonymous No. 211808

>>211772
Also avoid any bike that has a drivetrain brand painted on the chainstay

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It was slippery. I was feeling it so why not let is loose and chase PRs. Rear slipped on a root at the top, thought I saved it and hopped those big roots for the turn/g-out roost. Too bad I was sideways when I hopped, hit arm/head then bounced and hit my hip sideways on the g-out at the bottom. It's been quite a while since the last time I got winded. Now my hip(by the tailbone) hurts and I'm struggling to walk after getting home. 10/10 crash. Crash was relatively big but got out basically unscathed other than a couple small scapes and the hip thing.

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>>211862
Trails like that are basically impossible to get fast times/PR's on when wet I find. I end up going about 10-15s slower on a 90s track in the wet compared to into the dry for trails which look kind of similar to that. Overall, I'm reasonably happy with how the summer season has gone with my riding, ended up getting a fastest times of the year on 2 local trails which I was quite surprised at (out of 300 riders this year). Times relative to the KOM are still about 5-10s off but that is partially down to tracks getting rougher and sketchier with no maintenance. Comparing to all-time stats top 25 out of 2700 athletes and 20000 attempts isn't bad. Also haven't wrecked myself and had to take time off the bike due to injury which is honestly the best part of riding this year. It's offically Autumn here and raining pratically every single day so slip and slide trails are back for the next 6 months.

Also does anyone have any recommendations for large tyre levers which can be used to install dh casing tyres without needing a 2nd pair of hands. Those fatspanner ones lasted a year before breaking, but could be used solo to mount a tyre with relative ease. The red zefal ones are seemingly indistructable and can be used to mount a tyre solo but it's a pain in the neck and I would like something which is strong and has a little more leverage.

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>>211866
Pedro’s tire levers like come on how have you not been indoctrinated yet

Anonymous No. 211990

>>208372
These thick enough?
https://dirtypossum.com.au/product-category/chunked-pedals-and-accessories/

Anonymous No. 212042

>>211364
The commencal section kek
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/burning-question-eleven-major-manufacturers-on-frame-warranty.html

Anonymous No. 212182

>>211364
>>212042
Fuck me, im getting a meta TR built next week and I was all exicted about ownning a commencal, but in that article it sounds like a low level commencal rep wrote it whereas the others were acutally genuine folk who want their bikes to be the best in the business. This mets will probaably be my first and last commencal.

Anonymous No. 212240

> go riding in Santa Cruz
> ask riders where Dusty's trail starts
> people take me to the trailhead
> I go down
> miss the turn and end up doing a different trail
> I've made this mistake in the past when attempting to follow my friends
I might be a retard

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Anonymous No. 212244

Is this decent? Heard the drivetrain was not durable but I'd like to get a hardtail with a shorter horizontal and a fork better than suntour xcm/xct which i tried and didn't like.
Also looks like an authorized dealer so I'd get manufacturer warranty, don't know how much that matters since my yard beater is 23 years old and had no problems.

Anonymous No. 212288

>>212244
Another option is to get the comp for 519 through that seller, upgrade the xcm through suntour's trade in program to get 100$ off an epixon or raidon which would still put me a little under 800$, but I get to avoid the problems I've read about the SRAM sx eagle derailleur. Also probably gonna buy like an 80$ bar with some rise

Anonymous No. 212302

>>212244

it's a bone stock bottom of the barrel spesh hardtail. will it allow you to ride singletrack? sure. but you'll get it and find out that you want to upgrade almost every single bit and bob because spesh ships their bikes with shit-tier stock components. spend a bit more and buy giant imo.

t. bought a low-end rockhopper as my first mtb

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>>212302
>you'd want to upgrade almost every bit and bob
After testing several I'm thinking at least 1xX Shimano Deore groupset, and entry level air fork, that alone on a rental did everything I could have imagined wanting on my local trail. Anything further and I may as well be saving for a FS cuz I don't ride that particularly hard. Dropper is nice but I'm fine with the trade off of comfort and sliding my ass back in exchange for less points of failure especially after experiencing a bad seal on mid tier mtb not even 2 years old, reminds me of liquid CPU coolers, the custom loops particularly.

Anonymous No. 212366

>>212336
id sooner ride a road bike with a dropper than the nicest Enduro bike you could build with a fixed pedal-height seat post. Get a dropper no matter what, 'dealing with it' will make you ride like shit

Anonymous No. 212368

>>211866
Wet isn't mostly an issue unless the dirt is clay or the trails are rocky AND used by hikers which wear the roughness off rocks mqking them slippery. Mine was ass, 2 more months of riding to redeem myself saar.

Get metal tire levers. Started part time on a shop and it is night and day differnce on the parktools TL5s. Pretty thin to slide them, longer than plastic for leverage and they don't flex. 2 tiny scuffs while installing tire as moved the sideways. I think there are some plastic covered ones if you are anal about a tiny scratch that are not visible.
>>212042
Kek, somehow missed it. All either do 5 or lifetime now. Only commencal went to the shitter from 5 years of warranty to 2 years on bikes after 2019. And that 2 year warranty is not them giving you 2 years out of goodwill but its the inimum warranty period imposed by EU law. They would probably do it 1 year to cut losses.
>>212182
Though they claim they've identified the production quality issues due to the coof and fixed them. If it cracks due to manufactueing defect it will be early on in the riding, so ride hard to be covered by warranty.

2 years isn't enough. My bike was an ex rental for the summer of 2020 and then I got in that autum. Based norco for making solid bikes. 4 years on it

Anonymous No. 212373

I come from Bmx and I’m recently getting into mtb. I feel like a dick but it seems like a lot of mountain bikers get overly stoked on the lamest tiny rock rolls and 2ft drops. Is my perception off? Is it the case of things looking smaller in video? Did these people not ride bikes off every possible obstacle in their neighborhood growing up? It’s driving me insane.

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>>212373
when you spend 2 hours climbing to get to a 3 minute descent, you get really hyped up over that stuff

Anonymous No. 212396

>>212373
The difference is they’re not landing on suburban concrete, they’re landing on whatever the trail happens to be that day. You see the same “big jump” disparity between slopestyle and downhill freeriding, it’s literally all about having the smooth takeoffs and landings

Anonymous No. 212403

>>212396
I do get that. I’ve been out on the trails and it is more exciting and I recognize that everyone has a personal achievement level. I just needed to vent out that feeling. I also hate niggas on full suspension bikes complaining about tiny “huck to flat”. Like hit a six stair on a rigid bike and then talk.

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Anonymous No. 212405

Why do people list items on pinkbike buy/sell and then never reply

Anonymous No. 212427

>>212403
Like I said, the pebbles on the landing are what separate it from BMX, coincidentally the pebbles on the landing are also the reason for large travel (you notice alopestyle riding top out at 140mm forks, if not 120). Anybody can hop stairs onto asphalt or a smoothed shaped landing, dirt is much more difficult and unpredictable

Anonymous No. 212431

Is it worth upgrading a yari rc with like 2000 miles to a fox 36? I’m either gonna get my yari serviced or upgrade, I can’t decide

Anonymous No. 212439

>>212431
You could install the charger 2.1 + some stickers? If it got serviced during those 2000 miles nor it creaks it should be ok.

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How would you tackle mx whoops? It seems you'd need to have a stiff fork or high HSC to prevent the front from getting stuck in the trough and sending you OTB. Nor you want it stiff that you bounce out of control. I have encountered them once, charged and bottomed out quite harshly and almost lost control before losing all my speed. How many push ups do you need to do and how big forearms must be to not die on them? Would wearing flats be really detrimental. Long wheelbase should help.
>the consequences
https://youtu.be/amY7JLRgYwg?si=UXQbTlRV0l5tgQWq

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>>212440
They’re rollers meant for tiny bikes, not bumps meant for huge bikes

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>>212440
>How would you tackle mx whoops?
Speed and being able to separate the motion of the bike from your body is more important than suspension setup by a country mile. You basically need to go fast enough that the bike doesn't pitch too far forward by the time you hit the next whoop, and you need to be loose enough on the bike to not get pitched yourself. Suspension setup plays a small role in this, but there is nothing you could do to the suspension that would save the guy in your video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4uz0RvqC5M&t=67s
>I have encountered them once, charged and bottomed out quite harshly and almost lost control before losing all my speed
Sounds like you were too stiff on your bike
> How many push ups do you need to do and how big forearms must be to not die on them?
Not many pushups, its mostly in your legs and forearms
>Would wearing flats be really detrimental.
It would certainly be easier with clips, but very doable on flats

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>>212440
Bike control, manual and work the bike like a lever

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Anonymous No. 212555

Got some pics of a local whip-off not too long ago, so I thought I would share some with you guys

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>>212555

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>>212556

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>>212555
>>212556
>>212557
Looks fun, saw some videos of the recent whip-off at the US open and they always seem to be a good time.

Final world cup of the year in MSA happening this weekend and the track looks sick, seems like a lot of work has been put into it so hopefully it's a good watch. Pinkbike fantasy closes in ~19hrs so don't forget that. Might adjust my team some more before the deadline but overall happy with it.

Anonymous No. 212610

>>212555
is that nigga wearing a roadie helmet? based?

Anonymous No. 212639

>>212497
>>212535
Probably to stiff. And for suspension they dont seem to bottom out the fork while I did and harshly, which is why I lose control.
I'll look for whoops next summer.
>>212555
This one is nice.

Anonymous No. 212642

>>212440
I come from a bmx background, but ideally someone would just jump every other one at a slightly slower pace to stay upright... they literally look like the rhythm section of the bmx track I grew up next to but smaller.

Anonymous No. 212695

is disc brake rubbing just normal on cheap bikes? are there disc brakes that don't do this or is it more a problem with (overpriced shit products) rotors/tires/axles?

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Anonymous No. 212723

>bielsko biala - poland
>loudenvielle -FR
>l*ogang - austria
>val di sole - IT
>la thuile - IT
>andorra
>les gets -Fr
>lenzerheide - ch
>lake flacid - USA
>MSA - CA

BONG gravel highway trail faggots absolutely BTFO of the DH world cup serie. They are seething on comment sections. After removing fort w*lliam they need to remove leogang out of the series. Petzen/jamnica already held EWS which was kino. https://youtu.be/7oUUl37lg80?si=KJ8AW53xvxq5KeO_

>>212695
Not really, just align the calliper well. If the pistons displace unevenly try to get them out a bit and clean them with cotton swabs/dental floss. Lube them with thesame brake oil and cycle them. Do it till they move freely.
>mechanical disk brakes
Dunno about them

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Anonymous No. 212729

I had a wicked mad day.
Enough mud to keep you on your toes, but dry enough to still be grippy on the slabs.

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🗑️ Anonymous No. 212763

>>210552
I bit the bullet. New frame day! Currently putting ridewrap on it. Should have it built on wednesday when everything else I need arrives. Fingers crossed commencal gods bless me with a good frame.

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>>210552
I bit the bullet. New frame day! Currently putting ridewrap on it. Should have it built on wednesday when everything else I need arrives. Fingers crossed the commencal gods bless me with a good frame.

Anonymous No. 212769

>>212723
I'm pretty sure in the wyn tv trackwalk this weekend BK said it was pretty horrible in all ways possible. Honestly as a bong I'm not mad, the track has been raced to death and needs major overhaul/a new venue. Also standing on a hill either being piss wet through or eaten to death by midges is not particually fun for spectating.

La thuile was raced in the ews and never in the dh iirc so hopefully there is a good new track there, I've enjoyed the new tracks in loudenville and poland which have been added in the past couple years. I want champery back personally, they had european champs this year there and the track still looked sick and had some good racing.
>>212729
wtf is that brake angle
>>212765
your prayers will (not) be answered

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Anonymous No. 212883

I live in Arizona and I want to buy the best all mountain/Enduro bike. I would prefer to buy a $10,000 bike used off of OfferUp for $4000. I think it can be done lots of rich people here who buy bikes and never ride them or are always having the latest model. I almost bought this S Works stumpy for $4200. Would it have been a good deal? I hear that the stumpjumper has problems with the down tube breaking that’s not good. I wanna do jumps. Also, I hear that the suspension is not very progressive. Perhaps I’ll get a Santa Cruz but I hear their suspension link is not as good as some others. What should I buy?

Anonymous No. 212894

>>212883
For about the same price you could buy something new and would include some form of a warranty. So many new bikes are on sale at the moment, a local bike shop will probably have huge discounts on some bikes. The used bike market is very odd at the moment and probably quite hard to gauge how much a bike is actually worth. From a parts spec alone the stumpy seems like a decent deal but you never really know with a used bike until you own it as you could end up with endless unforseen issues with no support. Go through a list of bike brands and see on their website if they have good deals on a bike in the travel range you want. e.g. for canyon
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/mountain-bikes/trail-bikes/spectral/cf/spectral-cf-8/3962.html
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/mountain-bikes/trail-bikes/spectral/cf/spectral-cf-8-cllctv/3640.html

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Anonymous No. 212902

>the trench
Top part are wet roots and clay covered by fall leaves and it was drizzling the whole time
Seems I've lost a bit of confidence and skills for wet stuff, I became a lazy princess early this year and getting completely wet and bike covered in mud no longer appeals to me. Too much of a hassle the cleaning and drying. Meanwhile on sept-Nov 2023 I rode nonstop even during the while raining, there were times the shoes were still wet when I put them on for the next ride.
>>212765
Just hope that the commencal "gods" prayed to the omnissiah to bless your two wheel machine
>>212769
Ews stages looked pretty sick on La thuile. Very natural, hopefully they stay like that. Champery will the World Champs venue on 2025, so everybody will really push themselves for the WC title on an already intense steep trail.
>>212894
>pressfit bb
>acros

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>>212902
your front tyre is installed backwards

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>>212904
>install them correctly
>air coming out from nipples
>remove and retape
>install
>backwards
It will stay like that till I need the extra placebo grip or I get inspired to do it

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>>212918
>>air coming out from nipples
>>remove and retape
I have done this repeatedly with my gravel wheelset to the point where I didn't ride my gravel bike for like a month because I was just so fed up with it. I was beginning to question if I was retarded. I'm thankful I've never had that many issues with my mtb wheelsets. They've always been trouble free.
Well, mostly. Sometimes your valves can come loose immediately with no discernible leak and you'll wonder why your tires are flat and won't hold air so check the valves are on tight first. It's happened to me once with an mtb wheel and another time with a street wheel

Anonymous No. 212957

>>212918
>>212943
My front wheel currently uses electrical tape as rim tape because I ran out of normal rim tape before I went on a trip. Before every ride I have to add about 5-10psi due to leaks. It's kind of annoying, however I check pressures are correct before a ride anyway so doesn't make too much difference. The thought in the back of my head of a tyre mounted backwards would send me insane though

Anonymous No. 212987

I’m gonna buy this somebody to talk me out of it. https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-switchblade-ride-gx-transmission-mountain-bike-piv1x0w#the-wall

Anonymous No. 213011

>>212957
I haven't mounted tires on backwards in a long time because I've made the mistake in the past. I just pay attention to which side my brake rotor is on and then I know the direction.

>>212987
Excellent choice. The EVIL fanboy in me says look into the EVIL Offering but it's $1k more for a similar spec. You can't go wrong with a Dave Weagle designed suspension linkage.

I have 6 bikes, but the consoomer in me wants me to get a new gravel bike(either Pivot Vault or TIME ADHX 45) and a Yeti SB135. I don't need them I don't need them I don't need them. I have enough and my current bikes are flawless

Anonymous No. 213092

>>213011
Dude, I rode a pivot switchblade top of the line rental and it certainly climbed very well, but the descending felt like shit. I guess they are really hard off the top but then they get a lot more progressive but it just felt so firm. I opened up all the rebound and everything like that and I took air out of the shock but I don’t know man it feels like my old ass rock shocks Pike from 2015 is more supple. Like do you know what I mean? I wanted to stack up a little bit as it hits multiple rocks rather than resetting all the way.

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Anonymous No. 213093

>>209842
thats the biggest bunnyhop i've ever seen

Anonymous No. 213101

>>213092
Was the shock not just filled with volume reducers?

Anonymous No. 213107

>>213092
Yeah, they ship their bikes with tunes that actually have compression damping on the race oriented bikes. I personally love it. But if you are not riding the terrain to match then it certainly will feel like shit.

Anonymous No. 213111

>>213092
I've heard a similar thing from someone else about the Switchblade. Anyway, the sale is over so maybe anon bought the bike or thought about what else he could get. I personally wouldn't ever get a Pivot. Not because they're shit, because they're not, I just prefer to build up my frames.

Anonymous No. 213113

>>213101
hi its me the Pivot anon. They told me it only had 1 token installed. Idk what the deal was. I have read and watched videos especially one from Jeff Kendal Weed where he talks about how they arent very supple off the top but are very progressive. He likes that idk man. I am going to let the sale go. I almost wanted to buy that bike just for the climbing alone but if Im going to drop the cash for a whole new big it better be better in all aspects. I'm going to try a pivot firebird and a santa cruz now. I thought 160mm of front sus would be enough but he if these enduro bikes pedal nearly as well as that switchblade Ill grab one of those

Anonymous No. 213141

>>213113
A new firebird has been rumoured for a while and prototypes like their DH bike have been seen so might be able to find a good deal on one at some point, depends how long you want to wait to buy a new bike

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>>213141
I just saw that new downhill bike the other day in person. It was pretty cool. Yeah, you know there really is no rush for me to buy a bike. I kind of want to buy one during November Black Friday deals. Or possibly wait all the way until March for the Sedona mountain bike festival I remember there was a lot of really good deals on gear, but I imagine there would be deals on bikes as well. Maybe pick up a demo bike?

Anonymous No. 213166

>>213156
Pivot really makes light bikes. 37 pounds on a race DH bike, 36 for the S2 size. The firebird is 33 pounds.
My Nduro is a modern american woman in terms of weight

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>>213093
Ramp edited out.

Anonymous No. 213202

>womens rampage
>men diggers
What a fucking joke

Anonymous No. 213213

>>213166
How is your Enduro? I hear some people snap their bottom bracket tube. Also some people say you blow through the travel really easily. Actually, I’m thinking of the stump jumper. But now I’m thinking I want more travel something a little bit more fun since anything that I get now will climb Way better than my current bike from 2010. I might as well get a high travel enDuro bike and find the legs to get the climbs.

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Anonymous No. 213229

cassette is kill

🗑️ Anonymous No. 213239

I currently run a meta tr with a 1x12 setup with a boost 12x148mm rear hub, and I noticed that at a certain gear (not sure which one) some time the chain has that iconic clicking noise and just wont shift. At another gear, the chain actually skips sometimes under really heavy load, as in pedalling the wrong geat a slow speed. Ruling out worn out parts, what could it be? So far im thinking maybe chainline? Im running a 55mm chainline in a 1x12 setup. Could a 52mm chainline solve my problems?

Anonymous No. 213243

I currently run a meta tr with a 1x12 setup with a boost 12x148mm rear hub, and I noticed that at a certain gear (not sure which one) some time the chain has that iconic clicking noise and just wont shift. At another gear, the chain actually skips sometimes under really heavy load, as in a hard pedalling a low gear the at a slow speed. Ruling out worn out parts, what could it be? So far im thinking maybe chainline? Im running a 55mm chainline in a 1x12 setup. Could a 52mm chainline solve my problems?

Anonymous No. 213247

>>213183
ntayrt but now that you mention and it and on a rewatch, without a ramp, theres no way he gets that much air with that little pump of his

Anonymous No. 213260

>>213243
something is worn or your deurailleur/hanger is bent

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>>213213
Meant Nduro as the bike type( DH, trail, xc etc)
>>213229
Now you have decorations for the walls, I used to have my 2 destroyed rims hanging.

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Anonymous No. 213345

I'm so back on riding over wet shit(except clay). Plus its cold which means I can do much more climbing without getting dehydrated. Went exploring a bit and found another unmarked trail, though I need to find where it starts as I just crossed to get to another section.

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Anonymous No. 213349

Great day of riding my fellas. I've been watching some videos from Mountain Bike Academy and they really helped me gain more confidence and go faster over chunk. I was barely on my brakes today and I typically ride them a little.
Location is Annadel-Trione State Park in Santa Rosa, California. It's rocky, but not very chunky or steep so you can have decent speed. The single track is a little wider than what I usually ride so I really like riding here because I have a lot of line choice. I'd call this a pure intermediate park, even an expert would have fun here.

>>213345
based PNW Components Loam Grips in Pacific Blue enjoyer.

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>>212765
New bike day (technically week) but I was just able to get photos recently. She weighs about 1.5kgs more than my old bike. That weight increase along with the increase in suspension travel, 120/120 to 160/140, makes me feel like I've never biked before when going up anything with an incline.

Anonymous No. 213491

>>213484
I see I couldn't shill high rise bars to you but only vibrocore. Any impressions on them?

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>>213491
I'm 5'11", and even at a size large with 490mm reach, 43mm stem, and 15mm rise, I was genuinely surprised because it actually feels smaller than my old setup because of the slack. For reference, my old bike setup was almost the same with a reach of 465mm, 70mm stem, and 20mm rise bars turned forwards to flatten it. So given that they are setup similarly and makes sense that the slack makes it feel smaller. If ever, I do have a 30mm rise vibrocore that I got just in case I wanted to switch but, not sure if I will.
Regarding the vibrocore, impacts and the terrain do feel ever so slightly dampened, and I mean like marginally. Given a blind taste im not sure I (and most people) would notice unless you test handlebars for a living. Also, I also probably cant attribute it solely on the vibrocore because
1. I switched from 35mm to 31.8mm.
2. The increase in travel (However, I am running a really stiff setup on the fork)
Still though, I'd probably recommend them since I do like how they look and they are probably the best Al bars you could get given they have funny foam.

Anonymous No. 213549

>>213491
Shill me on vibrocore

Anonymous No. 213555

>>213484

How much travel does that bike have? Why are you running xc tires?

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>>213555
Tires from my old bike, to save money I just used parts from my old and put em in the new. Bike is 160/140. In all honestly, im overbiked as fuck, I think 125ish would be perfect for what I do most of the time, but I wanted more travel since I wanted to do more jumps and go to the bike park more. Only downside I can see from having more travel is I have to put more power down at times, not much of a negative desu, if anything, will just help build fitness.
Pic related is the old bike in question, which I used at the bike park a few times. 2.35 tires with 120mm travel in a bike park. You can imagine how bumpy it was, though really fun.

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>>213484
How much does that bike weight? Seems like it should still be super fast rolling with those tyres. Also you could try removing some of the 30mm of spacers under your stem and try the riser bars.
>>213549
Less vibrational imput into the hands supposedly. desu I am more of a shill for 31.8mm riser bars than vibrocore especially if you are riding steeper terrain

🗑️ Anonymous No. 213563

>>213560
She weighs a ton, 16.45kg, size large, and i'm still gonna get a bash guide and mudguard so more like 16.65kg. When my cassette wears out, I'm gonna go 11 speed to save on some weight, and then after that, when my OEM Polygon rims go out (I hope they do soon), ill snag some Ex 511s. The Ex 511s should be something like 600g lighter. I have been able to get 3 - 4 kph faster on the downhill sections but I dare go any faster since those XC tires are at their limit of their ability and they are pretty worn, I should replace those soon with 2.5 DHR/F wheels soon. Also, agreed on the 31.8mm, that makes more of a difference than 35mm.

Anonymous No. 213565

>>213560
She weighs a ton, 16.45kg, size large, and i'm still gonna get a bash guide and mudguard so more like 16.65kg. When my cassette wears out, I'm gonna go 11 speed to save on some weight, and then after that, when my OEM Polygon rims go out (I hope they do soon), ill snag some Ex 511s. The Ex 511s should be something like 600g lighter. I have been able to get 3 - 4 kph faster on the downhill sections but I dare go any faster since those XC tires are at their limit of their ability and they are pretty worn, I should replace those soon with 2.5 DHR/F wheels soon. Also, agreed on the 31.8mm, that makes more of a difference than the vibrocore I think as well.

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>35% off any propain frame/complete
I think they got me with this one, but I already have a previous model tyee. What do
>>213565
Does anyone even make a lightweight 11 speed? My XT linkglide weighs a ton and I doubt even the ones that only go up to 45t are any lighter than a GX cassette

Anonymous No. 213624

>>213617
Linkglide is literally designed to weigh a ton, number of cogs barely matters these days, the lightest+biggest is SRAM X0 or X01 cassette (because the whole cluster is machined of one piece of steel, the huge cone of material in the middle is completely hollow) in either 11-speed non-eagle or 12-speed eagle

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>>213560
Hmm. Arguments on forums make sense. Honestly I never knew it was a debate thing. Might give it a shot next season as wrist&finger pain gets bad on long descents and I can only do 2 days in a row of bikepark before I get unbearable pain in them. Bad for my arthritis aswell. And I want to test the new ODI vanquish grips, psyops say they are good.
>Vibrocore+odi banquish+31.8mm.
Seems like a new thing to gear fag on
>>213349
>based PNW Components Loam Grips in Pacific Blue enjoyer
Sb3 nigga

Anonymous No. 213645

>>213617
Im currently running a 12 speed, I just assumed an 11 speed would be an easy weight reduction as it removes one gear
>11spd 11-13-15-18-21-24-28-33-39-45-51T
>12spd 10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-33-39-45-51T
However by the looks of it, 12 -> 11 just removes a small gear between the 10 - 16 range. Actually now that I think about it, best bet to lose weight would be to get an XT cassette. Hmmm spend upwards of $50 - $60 to shave of ~120g

Anonymous No. 213654

>>213644
I've also been wondering about grips, been using deathgrips since they came out and really like them, have zero complaints whatsoever. My current sets on my 2 bikes are worn and the ends look like they have been chewed on by a dog. Wondering whether or not to buy a some more deathgrips v1, wait for their new version to come out which have endcaps so the ends don't fall apart like on the v1's or try something else.
>>213617
garbaruk 11s 11-50T cassettes weigh around 310g and cost about $240. Expensive but is HG compatible compared to anything sram will make for 11s.

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>>208371
Has anyone dealt with a scaphoid fracture before? I crashed prefer hard about 4 months ago and didn’t get it checked until this week which showed an unhealed scaphoid waist fracture. The doctor told me I had a choice between surgery or casting. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about long term issues from the surgery so I picked casting for now, but that means I’ll be in this for at least the next 3 months. Any advice? My doctor said he’s sees this injury a lot among mountain bikers

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Anonymous No. 213906

It's so over, trails are kill.
>>213885
Broke my scaphoid 4 years ago, out of all of the broken bones and injuries I've had it was the easiest to recover from and I haven't had any lasting issues from it. 3 months in a cast and then wrist exercises for a couple more. Surprised that they have made your cast go over your elbow and not just on your forearm, seems excessive.

Anonymous No. 213944

What is your routine to mentally recover from shitty crashes? We had cleared the toughest parts of the trail and in the final corner i went over a 2 meter drop headfirst. Luckily i came out somewhat unscathed but it feels so aweful. Rest of the way down i avoided everything remotely dangerous even though i had tackled them in the past tens of times. Today i am feeling even shittier.

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I'm the fag doing my first xc race (48km, 1250m) next weekend and did my last training ride today, 50km and 900m. I had originally planned on doing this on my Norco sight and poaching the fork, wheels, bars and brake rotors off my torrent to make it more xc-spec but while riding the torrent last weekend i realized that it actually climbs really well, despite its limitations on fast chunk. An Anon on here pointed out that in XC racing positions are gained on the climbs, not the descents so it makes sense to pick my best climbing bike rather than ride a heavy Enduro bike for the ~10% of trail that isn't totally flat. So I put my XC tyre's and a better rear wheel (the one on it had fucked bearings) on the torrent and fuck it hums. It's amazingly easy to pedal now, climbs great, descends great it's just an all round awesome bike. So yeah, pretty excited

Anonymous No. 213951

>>213944
If you're feeling shitty the day after a crash, you might have a concussion. There's an Australian app called headcheck that can test for concussion using your phone. You can download it and get a free trial, could be worth doing. Check your helmet condition too. Also google second impact syndrome and ride safe/if at all if you do have a concussion.

I usually blame something on my bike and either service it or replace it kek.
Getting back into riding after a crash I usually hit the blues and session the smaller features like what caused me to come off. Confidence building, the technique is the same, just scaled up when you go back to the hard tracks.
>Slipped out on a rock garden on the double black?
>Find a blue/light black track with a heap of rock gardens to hit.
>Fucked a drop on a double black?
>Find some slabs to drop off on a blue.

>>213946
Zoom zoom nigga.

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Anonymous No. 213952

Also, here's my amateur Rampage moment from last weekend.

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>>213885
sorry bro, closest I have had is 2 boxers fractures

But if it makes you feel better I'm 3 weeks into 3 broken ribs near my spine below and under my shoulder blade, and a newly torn rotator cuff from my OTB after a drop, yay for 1st season and 1st major crash on a MTB. I'll find out more on my shoulder after I get an MRI in a few weeks.

>>213944
Whats actually feeling shittier?
tendon tears don't show up right away, so I'm actually now on my 2nd rotator cuff tear and they feel fine at 1st but the pain starts to come on after a day or 2. My last 1 (weight lifting) was just a 25% partial tear and it hurt steadily for about 6 months, then all the muscles around it were hurting from tendonitis and I ended up getting a cortisol shot to finally get the inflammation to subside enough to be pain free.

Anonymous No. 214059

>>213906
How quickly did they find your fracture? Reason they put me in a long cast was because I waited so long to get it checked and they want to give me the best chance at healing without surgery. There’s also about a 30% chance that it doesn’t heal at the end of 3 months which would mean surgery and then 3 more months in a cast. How long were you out of commission? Do you have any long term issues?

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>>213906
You were warned. Now chances of having a branch going through the shoes and foot increases.
>>213944
Just say
>fuck it, we ball
before dropping in. It does the trick
Or do the apu thing
>>213952
Nice. The slow me vid of it should be kino

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After watch and reading the pinkbike article on the new specialized demo I've been psyop'd into trying less air spring reliance and more damping and I kind of like it. Dropped about 4psi, and gone from open 1HSC, 7LSC, 11LSR to 2HSC, 11LSC and left LSR alone. Kind of hard to properly test now with trail conditions as they are, but I think for winter its probably suitable for max grip in slip and slide conditions.
>>214059
I realised after about 2hrs from my crash and then went to a&e, didn't show up well in xrays so was put in a split and then needed to go back a few days later for an mri. After that I was given a proper cast which I was in for 3 months. Was back on the bike about a week or so after taking off my cast iirc. It was sore for sure but after about a month of physio and riding I didn't really notice it and now 4 years on I have no issues. My worst long term issue I've had was after breaking my clavicle; for a few years I had issues with tendon snapping/instability in my elbow.
>>214072
At this point I hope they are done quickly and leave so new cool trails can be built, judging by their progress though they will probably be another month or two

Anonymous No. 214102

>>214080
I thought people always knew more damping was usually always better in regards to stability and wanting to go fast. Most people just run softer than what is considered optimal because well, we arent racing and pushing to the limit all the time so that plusher setup really helps for longer rides. Personally I've always rode a borderline closed setup, I really love the support it gives torwards the end of the travel. Sure the its pretty darn hash, but I'll take that support any day over small bump sensitivity.

Anonymous No. 214120

>>214102
I don't find this too harsh at all coming from what is considered a stiff airspring compared to what rockshox recommends (also I did just do a lowers service). I agree though, it feels noticably more stable and balanced compared to what I had it at previously, I might add in a tiny bit of air again though because I did bottom out a couple times where I wouldnt expect it to but that could also be down to bad body weight placement.

Anonymous No. 214121

>>214102
Till you do long rocky descents and your finger/wrist become kill. I've been thinking of doing it, I already run my LSC either closed or 3/4ths but 1 click HSC. Could try closing it. Though I don't know about the token, if I remove it I'm 100% sure I'll bottom out easily. But air part remains the best imo for the support levels n shiet. Low air pressure and closed damper but you'll still be low in the travel but a shit ton of damping.

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Anonymous No. 214154

I put flats on the hardtail and now I have the confidence to really rip it and holy shit is it so much more fun to ride now that I'm not scared I'll fall over.
Also, the PNW components alloy pedals are really good. I think I like them as much as One Up Alloys and they're my favorites. Tenet Occult is close, but I just feel more stable on One Up

Anonymous No. 214178

Dissuade me fron clipless anon, ive only used and love flats but ive always wondered what clipless feels like. Lord knows I could spend my money better elsewhere rather than a new set of clipless pedals and shoes when I'm perfectly happy with flats.

Anonymous No. 214179

>>214178
Try it they are great especially for long rides and decents.
>>214154
Yeah clipless is definitely not the move if you are worried about falling over. I just found it literally impossible to keep my feet on the bike with flat pedals on my hard tail.

Anonymous No. 214183

>>214178
if the trails you ride are rocky/natural then clips on a hardtail feel like a must personally. Even with good flat pedals/shoes and technique the difference is obvious when riding clips. Not having to worry about your feet potentially bouncing around and having to make adjustments makes a world of difference.

Anonymous No. 214233

>>214178
Going clipless, was the second best decision I ever made, after getting an ebike. The feeling of never having my foot in the right spot with flat pedals always drove me insane though.
If you do decide to try it out just get a pair of crankbros mallet E or DH from marketplace, easy release cleats, and specialized shoes ($50, but still top tier)

Anonymous No. 214238

hey guys I'm going to get this how did I do? I was in this thread earlier. I was the one talking about how I didn't like how well the switchblade decended. Surely this one is better. It seems like a good deal when you see -50% ($4,500) off the $9000 price tag. But then on Cambria bike I see it is just $5000. Am I getting ripped off? Like where they increase the sticker price to make you think youre getting a good deal?

https://www.bikesale.com/product/pivot-cycles-firebird-29-pro-x01-air-4069.htm?variations=167965,168180,168258&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmt24BhDPARIsAJFYKk04286CFQspOWtSbhHUq5nxDOJQlWfm7mlDsneeJRxMA8gcznkWhK4aAgIXEALw_wcB

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Anonymous No. 214239

sex

Anonymous No. 214247

am i naive for thinking i can find a decent brand new enduro bike for under 3k?

Anonymous No. 214253

>>214247
Im not sure what you consider decent but if you're in the US I imagine theres always plenty of deals going on there, just a quick search on Jenson USA and there were a few bikes I wouldnt mind getting if I was in the markrt for one.

Anonymous No. 214254

>>214253
Holy smokes
https://www.jensonusa.com/Rocky-Mountain-Altitude-Carbon-70-275-Bike-2023
God I want to live in a first world country. Get me out of this shithole

Anonymous No. 214256

>>214254
>God I want to live in a first world country
Be careful of what you wish for, you could end up in denmark/the netheralands or worse, bongland.

Anonymous No. 214257

>>214256
>bongland
It's more likely than you think. I carry two citizenships, my third world home country, and the other being bongland...

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>>214257
Thats grim. AT LEAST you can use the bong passport to get into north-northafrica to ride in the alps or go to the jeet/paki designated shitting street to ride in whistler. Or you can go to NZ and after 6 months apply for refugee as you are getting harassed back home for being LBGT

Anonymous No. 214261

>>214238
That seems somewhat reasonable for the spec which is impressive for a pivot. They are almost certainly trying to get stuff off of shop floors to release a new firebird

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>>214256
as shit as the uk is at least there is pretty decent mountain biking here, living in denmark or the netherlands is mtb suicide and you will end up becoming a roadie or a gr*vel cyclist instead.

Anonymous No. 214267

>>214263
>UK
Safest choice for MTB, From what I gathered, the MTB scene in the UK is certainly more established than your average country and its its fairly widespread throughout the country. Then of course I'd be right in europe, so many options for mtb trips I could make for a relatively cheap cost.
>Canada
Okay-ish, choice but I imagine I'd have to live in British Colombia to get some nice trails around me. Would however open up to what the US has to offer
>NZ
I guess I could go to NZ but I'd really rather not be isolated from the rest of the world. It's already tiresome trying to get anything (consumer goods) in my shithole, I can't imagine it being much better in NZ
>AUS
Could be the best choice in terms of livelihood outside MTB? Bit isolated like NZ. Would have to live in Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney, which wouldn't be too bad.

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Anonymous No. 214270

Thoughts on Marin? The alpine trail XR

Anonymous No. 214271

>>214270
can't really go wrong with a marin.

Anonymous No. 214318

>>214270
I have a marin and like it well enough. The appeal is that you are supposed get a good spec for the price because they cut costs on overhead and the frame quality (heavy, bad bearings, paint falls off by itself, etc.). The new frame looks pretty cool but $4700 for a gx build with db8s and dollar store wheels is pretty steep in the current landscape. Hell, this guy >>214238 found a factory/x01 pivot for less

Anonymous No. 214379

>>213885
Yup. Did almost the exact same thing about 2 years ago now. I didn't have the cast go to the elbow though.
I was going down a jump trail at the bike park, took one of the smallest gap jumps at the top of the trail way too fucking big and went OTB, didn't think much of it because the pain was minor and I thought I just sprained it. I even rode down the rest of the track just fine. Went to get an X ray after a few days since I still had minor pain and I basically lost the ability to move my thumb, and got put in a cast for about 8 weeks. The biggest complication is I lost about 30% of the range of motion for wrist extension in picrel, though I will admit I have not made a single effort since getting out of the cast to do any kind of mobility exercise. Hasn't affected my ability to ride though.

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>>214379
Forgot pic

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>>214318
You are right, but I'm looking for frames specifically. And they must fill out the conditions
>short seatpost
>good maximum insertion depths
>long wheelbase
>can go mullet
>not break bank
The alpine trail and the 161 gen 2 fill them out. With the 161 having external(a pro) cable routing, a literal tank and a bit longer and the alpine trail with the in frame storage, internal cable routing( a con) and is 300€ less. Airdrop edit also fills them but the shipping would be a hassle due to import duties.

Anonymous No. 214426

>>214423
raaw madonna v3, knolly delirium/warden/endorphin, merida one sixty, norco sight, commencal meta sx, bird aeris am, whyte T-160 rs, propain tyee, yt capra. There are probably a lot more but there are some more options

Anonymous No. 214435

>>214426
>knolly
The warden looks good, the max insertion depth is crazy and a short seat tube aswell
Breaks bank, I still need to buy a fork(I wont go for a select) front wheel and dunno if it comes with a shock
>v3 madonna
Breaks the bank
>propain
I don't want the seatpost up my ass, if not the spindrift would be perfect
>commencal
Jej
>norco
I would rather go for longer travel for bike park days and the range seems maintenance heavy ans breaks bank
>YT
>merida
They dont have frame only capra / 160
>birb
Not mullet
Trust me I've looked for bikes for a while

Anonymous No. 214442

>>214435
In the uk the v3 madonna, bird aeris am (yes this is mx compatible), airdrop edit mx, marin alpine trail xr and privateer 161 are all around the same price within a couple hundered pounds of one another for a frameset. Could also think about a specialized status 2 170 or a canyon torque which are also around that price range. You might get better milage out of buying a complete bike for cheap and then selling the parts you dont need and upgrading the damper in the suspension aftermarket.

Anonymous No. 214443

>>214423
>>214435
I will say propain blows marin build quality/suspension design out of the water. I always thought the seat tube length complaint was overblown but I ride an XL.
My '23 alpine trail does have 4cm more of exposed shaft than the tyee 5 so if dirt jumper seat height is priority #1 then marin seems pretty good about that
>>v3 madonna
v2 madonna is on sale for 2k USD for frame + ttx22. I was tempted to buy this for a while even though the last thing I need is another enduro frame

Anonymous No. 214444

>>214443
I also thought about recommending a v2.2 as they're super cheap currently but they're 29er only from what I can see which I think anon doesn't want

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>>214444
checked and right, my fault. Aluminum spindrift and a pipe cutter is my final recommendation

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>>214442
>buying a complete bike
The thing is that I need the capital for that...
>>214445
Then if I want to climb I'd need to pull the dropper up every time, defeating the purpose of the dropper.

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Anonymous No. 214512

I don't recommend riding with a hangover and little sleep. Things were still spinning when the 8th alarm woke me up. The drive through the twisty roads up the mountain to the bike park almost killed me. I was just holding it in through sheer will. As soon as I arrived, I got out took a couple of deep breaths of cold alpine air to calm me down. Didn't work and puked everything. When the chairlift swung I just had to hold the bars and close my eyes. Riding down was tough, tall sideways berms and fast big changes in direction were bad. Got close to just looking sideways and letting it out. Half way down, I just got down the bike and let the demons out. Called it quits and got down the fireroad. Though the big bad switchy roads were awaiting me, but at this point I was better. First and last time. Wont druk in a while
https://youtu.be/W5yUmmgYCa0?si=MW84na9F-0C8nD50

Anonymous No. 214681

>>214461
maybe check out canfield. On their website they are having pretty hefty discounts on some of their bikes, might be worth a look.

Anonymous No. 214744

Oh no that bike I bought in 2020 that I specifically told the builder to use as cheap of brakes as possible on, the rear brake just failed right now, how could this possibly have happened to me

Anonymous No. 214755

>>214744
Depends on what though, brand name failing at 4 years a bit surprising. Some unkown random brand from china, then thats amazing it lasted 4 years

Anonymous No. 214762

>>214755
Shimango M6000, I brought it inside and the brake just gradually started squeezing to the bar and now no pressure

Anonymous No. 214769

>>214762
Have you checked if the pads are worn and need to be replaced? Have you bled the brakes recently?

Anonymous No. 214772

>>214762
Yeah what >>214769 said, sounds like a brake bleed if you haven't done one yet. Should do a brake bleed at least once a year While the base deores are cheap, they are pretty darn reliable.

Anonymous No. 214803

>>214769
>>214772
Pads are good, but I’ve never bled the brakes because I’ve never been concerned with their performance and I don’t own mineral oil tools and I’ve been waiting for a reason to upgrade the brakes. Ironically, I now have mineral oil Mavens on the way

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Anonymous No. 214869

What is the ideal 3 bike quiver? I have decided that, for me, it is
>short travel trail bike ~30lbs
>180mm single crown ebike, sized down
>dh big rig
unfortunately I do not have a single one of these right now and I do not know where to start
>>214803
4 years without a bleed is impressive. This is why I only buy shimano non-series calipers
>mineral oil tools
not sure what scram brakes require but my shimano bleed kit consists of a $5 cup, some tubing, free syringes from the pharmacist, and a $10 liter of shimano mineral oil that will outlive me

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>>214869
>What is the ideal 3 bike quiver?
For me, it's:
>Hardtail + trail bike + park bike
>Simple as

>unfortunately I do not have a single one of these right now and I do not know where to start
I recommend you start start by buying one

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>gotta change brake pads but will do a standard service
>extend calliper pistons and clean them with oil so they push out evenly
>push them back in to redo
>oil leaks out of the lever's piston
>head covered in oil
Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. I put too much oil the last time I burped them with weared out pads. It's alright as I can push in and get a solid feel without leaking, on the other hand I can upgrade SLX levers(I really want the lever's reach adjuster knob). Incredible that I couldn't find an used lever on fb marketplace or ebay I could pick today.

Enjoy a picture of a weared out pad that got to high temps against a new one

Anonymous No. 214924

I need to cut a total of 4 hydraulic hoses, shorten 2 of them, and replace 2 lines. They’re all SRAM brakes with banjo bolts fittings on the calipers and stealthamajig fittings on the lever side.
What do I need here? Stealthamajig olives+barbs (I don’t need a barb fitter because SRAM barbs are torx threaded right?), do I need stealthamajigs for the banjo connection at the caliper? If not, should I just leave the banjo connected and shorten the current hose from the lever side?
And then where can I get colored hose? Is jagwire “universal” brake hose compatible and good? Is white hydraulic hose something I could find in per-foot bulk at a shop?

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>>214869
My 3 nicest bikes are:
- Chromag Rootdown hardtail, 160mm marzocchi Z1, slack head angle, short chainstays, 2.5” DD tires
- YT Capra enduro bike, 180mm Lyrik and Bomber CR shocks, modest (and maneuverable) geometry, 2.4” EXO+ tires
- Kona Sutra LTD gravel bike, 40mm Fox 32 TC fork, steel frame that holds up to dirtjump shenanigans, 2.0” EXO tires, lots of bikepacking gear to LARP with
- bonus 90’s cannondale rigid mtb refitted with $800 of modern parts
- bonus 2011 cannondale synapse road bike, fairly stock
Im actually happy with my 3 nice bikes plus the 90’s mtb (turns out road biking kinda blows), but if I was looking at a new bike it would probably be a zippy short travel full suspension bike, I would love an actual DH bike for summers at bike parks, but the YT Capra is just so fucking good as a DH bike already, I’ve back-to-back tested it with a new Trek Session DH bike and honestly the “real” DH bike wasn’t impressing me. And hardtails are cool… but they have no rear suspension, which is kind of a big deal for certain types of mtb
Yeah, an ebike would be cool (if they weren’t banned in 95% of my local area), but personally I don’t see them the same as my unpowered bikes, I don’t feel like I would be worried about bike overlap or same bike syndrome with an ebike, it’s just a different kind of machine

Anonymous No. 215002

>>214928

If nothing else ebikes are ideal loaner bikes for bringing normies on real rides

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Anonymous No. 215073

>>213484
My slik decals arrived. Also got a DHR and DHF set and forgot that maxxis is yellow too. Bike looks way better now. Thinking of maybe getting a set of yellow pedals to add some more yellow accents at the bottom. After thats done... all I need is to shave some weight, whole thing weights in at 16.8kg

Anonymous No. 215081

>>215073
>yellow pedals
plz no, the bike looks sick as is, pedals would throw it right off the edge of cool and fast into tasteless boomer-mobile. Matching the frame or kashima uppers would probably work though, I think tenet does a dark purple and kashina-ish ano on flats
>16.8kg
sounds about right for an aluminum enduro bike. I always swap out the fox qr axle, not because of weight, but its probably like 50g of unsprung. XT when the deore wears out

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>>215073
The front looks good. The rear/bottom center could be improved.
For the bottom center of th bike, instead of the pedals do
>picrel(gold)
This will enhance it's looks. And good on the knees aswell.
For the rear, not much can be done other than the tires and the stickers on the rim(which are red).

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>>215081
I did an edit before in photoshop with yellow pedals and they looked ok, Didnt save it, though I did save an edit with purple grips (pic related), which looks like it could work. Either purple grips or purple pedals may work. Regarding weight, i already swapped out the QR, and swapping to an EX511 Rimset and a few XT parts, I could shave off around 900g
>>215093
I have been looking to get an oval chainring, though not too keen on flashy gold but if Im able to try one on, ill see how it looks, thanks.

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Anonymous No. 215116

>>212244
>frame made in cambodia or some 4th world slum, not even Chyna
>bottom of the barrel components
Overprized brand bike for normalfags, at this point you're better of getting a cheap used hardtail frame fitted with pasak and balogny components from aliexpress like I did in pic related, or
>Trek lifetime warranty
you can fall for the meme, just get a bike with good enough components, nothing lower from a Marlin 8 since they will try to void your warranty if you swap anything component wise.

Anonymous No. 215117

>>213229
that's why all the components on my bike are shit except for my Ti cassette and seatpost ;-;

Anonymous No. 215215

Reviewers say SRAM Maven brakes are “too powerful”.
Are they fucking high or am I missing something here? Less squeeze to actuate the brake is not a bad thing, is this not common sense? Do these reviewers pull the brake booster out of their cars too?

Anonymous No. 215223

>>215215
Regurgitated marketing "reviews" (you are supposed to think this)
The actual reviews I've seen of mavens seem to agree on them being unreliable and fatiguing, specifically, that you get slightly more power on the top end at the cost of having to squeeze harder across the board

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>>215215
From the reviews and forums I've seen/read the main issue seems to be people unable to read the manual to do a correct bleed procedure. You can also simply reduce the all out power by using smaller diameter or thickness rotors. iirc commencal mucoff and trek factory racing use centreline rotors instead of hs2's.

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>>215215
Never take them seriously
Quoting
>one instance, at the bottom of a really big rock roll on Afternoon to Late, where I'll notice uh I think just a bit of flex in the rear end causes the level throw kinda change
What is this lmao, they are just saying whatever bullshit they come up with
>power comes so strong...its really hard to be precise with how they brake [ mavens ]
I'm quite confident he's implying that he has a smooth primary motor cortex as he never developed fine motor skills when he was a child by playing with small toys and now justs ends up hamfisting the brake levers and goes out crying MODULATIOOOOON
MODULASHOOOOOON
AYYYYYY NEEEED
MODULASHIOOOON
when he can't retard grip the levers without going OTB.

Shimano Saint undefeated for more than a decade.

>>215223
I think that if they switch the oil to a lighter one, like likewater or hpx 2.5, the pull will be softer. On the brakes of couple dude I ride with, I noticed that they all consistenly required more force to engage them.

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>>215215
It's only bad if you're a complete noob who is used to shitty mechanical brakes on a walmart bike and you think you have to grab real hydraulic brakes hard as fuck to make them come to a stop. With sensitive brakes, you just get used to them if you're an experienced rider. I remember my first time using Magura MT7s, they grabbed hard as fuck with little pull, but I didn't even come close to wrecking or crashing because I already knew I wasn't supposed to grab brakes.

also, WHAT THE FUCK 4chan. I had to wait 900 seconds (15 minutes) to make this post

Anonymous No. 215300

>>215265
Oh fuck does owning mavens automatically mean I need to start caring about fucking likewater(tm)

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Anonymous No. 215394

>>215300
You gotta be anal with your bike, otherwise you are just a casual on a stock bike

🗑️ Anonymous No. 215416

>>215394
This, I always bring it in the shop if I hear something that isn't normal, rubbing, or squeaking. Best way to increase the life of the bike is periodic maintenance after all.
Recently my go to mechanic at my LBS quit so i was stuck with another mechanic and now im basically just going to vent at this point.
The other mechanic I was stuck with overhauled my rear hubs and there was a squeaking noise and when I showed it to him he said it was probably the bottom bracket, which was almost impossible since he just built the thing 2 weeks ago. So I was skeptical at this asshat. I ask the new guy who just came in yesterday, and instead he says its probably the pulleys. Being as I havent cleaned them in a long while, im inclined to agree so I go home, clean the pulleys and imagine my shock when its the hub that's squeaking.
Came back, told the new guy the issues, and he overhauled it right then and there and aligned the calipers so that there was no rubbing. Other mechanic didnt even care. New guy even talked about how he noticed the suspenion was really stiff (which was just my preference) and we talked a bit about spacers and air pressure. So refreshing to have a mechanic who knows what the fuck they are actually talking about. Gave the new guy a a fat tip to let him know i love him and that hes my go to.
Fuck that other mechanic. Oh, and he also lost one of my hope brake hose fittings when he was building the bike.

Anonymous No. 215417

>>215394
This, I always bring it in the shop if I hear something that isn't normal, rubbing, or squeaking. Best way to increase the life of the bike is periodic maintenance after all.
Recently my go to mechanic at my LBS quit so i was stuck with another mechanic and now im basically just going to vent at this point.
The other mechanic I was stuck with overhauled my rear hubs and there was a squeaking noise and when I showed it to him he said it was probably the bottom bracket, which was almost impossible since he just built the thing 2 weeks ago. So I was skeptical at this asshat. I ask the new guy who just came in yesterday, and instead he says its probably the pulleys. Being as I havent cleaned them in a long while, im inclined to agree so I go home, clean the pulleys and imagine my shock when its the hub that's squeaking.
Came back, told the new guy the issues, and he overhauled it right then and there and aligned the calipers so that there was no rubbing. Other mechanic didnt even care to align the calipers when he overhauled the hubs. New guy even talked about how he noticed the suspenion was really stiff (which was just my preference) and we talked a bit about spacers and air pressure. So refreshing to have a mechanic who knows what the fuck they are actually talking about. Gave the new guy a a fat tip to let him know i love him and that hes my go to.
Fuck that other mechanic. Oh, and he also lost one of my hope brake hose fittings when he was building the bike.

Anonymous No. 215419

>>215417
>trusting shop monkeys with anything

ur gonna die :3

Anonymous No. 215429

>>215394
Well I used to think that brake fluid came from the brake fluid store and that brake fluid was an ideal fluid for brakes, now I’m forced to use mineral oil that’s so shit in the first place that I have to go searching for the finest exotic mineral oils which is kinda frustrating. One of the reasons I’m a believer in brake fluid for brakes, consistency

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Anonymous No. 215436

>>215417
>This
>I always bring it in the shop
This is peak casual and haram. Unless you need them to unfuck what you did.
>>215429
>a believer in brake fluid for brakes
>consistency
Ironic, the best brake oil for consistency is suspension oil.
>>215293
The funniest thing I've seen was a bong exchange student test my bike(he only used city bikes) on the street. He pulled hard 2-3 finger, like he would on his bike, trying to skid after I told him not to. He just went OTB as he pulled what he thought was the rear brake. Too much power and punished for trying to skid on pavement.

Anonymous No. 215673

I had a private lesson today from a highly recommended MTB coach in my area today and people weren't kidding, in fact, they were underselling him. I became extremely more skilled today. I still need to work on turning and my timing, but I should zooming and going straight through obstacles. Next classes are for jumping and really gnarly rock gardens

Anonymous No. 215706

>>212244
>disc brakes with quick release
DO NOT DO THIS

Anonymous No. 215715

>>215706
Were you born after 9/11 or something, QR disks is fine

Anonymous No. 215723

>>215715
Little known fact, the 9/11 flight was delayed due to a QR Axle on the wheels failing and subsequently allowed the late terrorists to board the plane

Anonymous No. 215767

>>215715
I WAS SENT BY GOD TO STOP YOU FROM NOT BUYING THRU AXL

STOP
STOP

Anonymous No. 215778

>>215417
aligning your calipers takes 3 minutes with grip pliers and an allen wrench, the fuck you doing?

Anonymous No. 215782

>>215778
When it comes to aligning calipers or wheel building, after trying countless of times, for the life if me I am still hopeless. However, Suspension service, dropper service, internal cable routing, hub overhauls, mmm, yes please. Im retarded with circles I think.

Anonymous No. 215842

someone talk me out of carbon rims. I was planning to put some dt rims on hubs I already have but just saw WAO wheelsets are on sale for under 1k usd. Lifetime warranty for the same cost or less of two (2) rim sets and wheel builds. Is this a no-brainer or am I an idiot about to fall for plastic wheels that I'll have to warranty 3x a year?

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Anonymous No. 215886

>>215842
it's a no brainer. They're stronger, lighter, and you practically don't need to true them, especially if you run BERD spokes like I do on 3 wheelsets. I have 5 sets of carbon wheels for 5 bikes and I've had the ones pictured since 2021. I've never had to true them and they're still undamaged. I only tightened the spokes this year by giving them 2 full rotations, but that was honestly unnecessary and totally optional according to the user manual. I've never had any issues with them.

I was thinking about getting a pair of WAO wheels too because I saw the sale, but I really love BERD spokes and I can't get a wheelset with them through their website. I'd buy a road wheelset from them if they sold any. Their gravel wheels are not suited for 28mm road tires

Also, did any of you fellas score any deals recently? I found a brand new EVIL Following V3 frame for $1700 so I bought it yesterday to replace my Following MB. I can swap all the parts over but I'll have to get the rear wheel rebuilt because they moved to Superboost spacing in that generation. I'm looking at buying a new gravel bike too, TIME is doing 30% off the ADHX 45 and it's very tempting. I have their road bike the ADH and it's fucking amazing to ride

Anonymous No. 215902

>>215886
>I’ll just tighten every spoke by one turn!
Don’t do that, spoke tension naturally isn’t going to be perfectly even and adjusting everything tighter (probably sequentially in a row, too) is just going to cause more problems. If you’re not literally a $20,000 wheelbuilding robot with 36 simultaneous torque wrenches on hand, you have to do it the boring way, trueness-driven not tension-driven

Anonymous No. 215904

>>215886
nvm I've realized the warranty means paying for shipping + rebuild. Also the $930 triad + project321 hub build sold out immediately. Maybe if I lived in BC, or even just somewhere with less sharp rocks I could justify it. I will carry on with my metal only cope while truing my wheels every other week

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Anonymous No. 215938

I hit a tree at high speed in the middle of a turn and I got thrown into another tree. I don't know why I'm uninjured, I hit it hard, I don't even have a bruise or lingering pain.

>>215904
NOBL is having a sale now. 20% off

>>215902
thanks for the info. Luckily I probably won't have to work on these wheels again outside of tire changes so I'll just leave them alone

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Anonymous No. 215972

First time out on the hardtail in a few months and should have really given it a quick once over before heading out as the rear brake is in need of a bleed, otherwise felt pretty gud. Only a short ride and didn't go anywhere really muddy but it's so much simpler to clean and makes going out when the weather is shit a little easier.
>>215842
I saw someone selling some cracked WAO unions for pennies and wondered about buying them and then being able to get a new rim for about half price but decided against it as why spend 3x on a rim when alloy rims are cheap, about the same weight, can be bent back if they ding/flat spot and both are going explode if you case hard enough.

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Anonymous No. 216038

3 clear sunny days and snow didn't fully melt. Cold enough in the mountains to keep snow from completely melting. 2-3 days of raining down here and it'll be wintergayland up there for the next 4-5months. Looks like season is about to end.

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Anonymous No. 216039

Never mind I just looked, it's joever.

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Anonymous No. 216041

found this EVIL Following V3 frame for 55% off on Competitive Cyclist. I wasn't planning to replace my Following MB, but I couldn't pass up a deal that good.
I've seen some really steep discounts recently. This one was actually the last one in stock so I had to act quickly. I'm only thinking about replacing my gravel bike but I can't decide if I want another high performance gravel racer, or if I want something more suited to exploring. I don't race, but race bikes are really fun to ride.

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Anonymous No. 216130

I broke my hand riding like the dumb shit I am but I'm back now.
You don't realize how much you miss this until you're back out and feeling the flow. All the dumb bullshit of my life just melted away.

Anonymous No. 216132

>>211787
Of course they should give the bike to you in a safe condition

Anonymous No. 216143

Any recommendations for a full face?

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Anonymous No. 216161

>>216143
for pedaling or dh? For dh helmets just get whatever fits the best and don't cheap out. I really like my ixs trigger for a super light vented 'enduro' ff though. I'm sure the TLD, fox, smith, etc. options are ok too just don't get the quintessential jerry helmet picrel

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Anonymous No. 216164

>>216143
As other anon said, whatever fits your head and budget. For me it's a tld d3 carbon. The new d4 is probably pretty noice, but I haven't been in the market for a lid for a while
>>216161
Seriously, what is it about that specific helmet that's so enticing to squids? I see guys on their boomerduro rigs wearing that helmet at xc trail centers all the time

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Anonymous No. 216186

>>216143
I use o'neail transition, light and not too expensive if you can find deals. Use it for dh and enduro.

Anonymous No. 216187

>>216161 >>216164
Mainly pedalling, but i will be using the same helmet for the few park days I do. I have tried a few already but my head isnt symmetrical, and on the border of a few brand's sizes. I have a 100% trajecta on the way. On harder trails, I am constantly in my own head thinking about smashing my chin on rocks, so hopefully I feel a bit free-er and it helps my progression
Don't worry, I already hate those bell helmets.

Anonymous No. 216188

>>216186
Do you ever consider the protection? Personally, I would baselessly rank o'neal as lower quality than Poc, Fox, Specialized... Are they all pretty much the same?

Anonymous No. 216217

>>216188
>Are they all pretty much the same
I'd say so. Unless quality like the helmet falling apart with nothing
>fulfills the ASTM 1952 downhill standard
Same as proframe and all others.
Beyond this, imo, its just how many ventilations holes, how light it is, visor design, some proprietary HARDSOFTULTRALIGHTRESISTANT FOAM TECHNOLOGY ® that is 6 gorillion times better than the competitor, fitting, strap buckle type and how cool it looks(poc looks horrible and comically large).
V23 has TwiceMe.

Anonymous No. 216226

>>216161
I second the recommendation on the Trigger. It's a great full face if you have to pedal

Anonymous No. 216230

I only have one full face and havent tried others since I dont use it much but if you're using a neck brace, i dont recommendd the fox proframe (Pre 2024). Turning your head to look over your shoulder is almost a no go, and trying to look up you'll ocassionally hit the back of the neck brace

Anonymous No. 216257

>>216230
Proframe is a pedaling-type full face helmet, I’m not surprised it doesn’t play nicely with neckbraces
Either way if you’re planning on using a neckbrace with your helmet, going Leatt for both guarantees compatibility. I don’t even know if non-leatt neckbraces are still popular (what was the popular brand before, alpinestars?)

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Anonymous No. 216273

>>216257
>Proframe is a pedaling-type full face helmet, I’m not surprised it doesn’t play nicely with neckbraces
That explains why my IXS Trigger FF doesn't play well with my POC VPD torso protector. the back protector and helmet kept hitting but according to what I learned from the MTB class, hinging is improper form so that probably won't happen next time I ride with that setup

Also, I already booked my stay at Mammoth Mountain next year. I'll be there 8/15-8/19. If you guys want to do a park day, it would be sick to ride with you fellas. Unfortunately, the damn ass corporation I work for only gives me 3 weeks +1 week vacation buy. I need more vacation time man, I only work so I can afford to ride

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Anonymous No. 216428

>>216041
>>216273
You'd race more if you moved out of bay area and move to the mountains. You'd get rid of the small travel bikes and gravel for a single do it all 180mm ndoro sled(+ dh bike). You work so you can consoom bike stuff, which is justifiable.

Anonymous No. 216481

>>216041
thats some high quality finish around the bb shell

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Anonymous No. 216522

>>216428
I think I'd ride less if I moved out of the bay. The sierras get covered in snow in the winter and the riding turns to skiing, which is cool with me, but I'd rather ride year round.
For example, trails were fucked this weekend so I just went road cycling.

Anonymous No. 216526

new thread
>>216525