🧵 /MTB/ Mountain Biking General
Anonymous at Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:23:40 UTC No. 216525
Night ride 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/pr
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 >>208371
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:45:49 UTC No. 216586
>>216533
my friend has one from Fly Racing that he likes
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:34:23 UTC No. 216613
>>216533
Why don't you just get any flannel shirt/jacket? They'll do the job. Mine are 100% cotton thick ones(and a thin one) you'd find anywhere. Only reason for mtb specific I could think of is that they aren't "ideal" for riding position(shoulders) but it's not the case.
Anonymous at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 01:57:22 UTC No. 216681
>>216613
I thought the mtb ones were some kind of polyester blend?
Anonymous at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:57:56 UTC No. 216694
Does anyone have recommendations for trail pants? I've been using endura singletrack trousers for the past few seasons and they are starting to wear our and not sure what to buy. I liked the endura ones overall, they were comfy and have faired decently well, weren't too hot however, they are just too baggy for me even with pads on. I would like something a bit slimmer so they don't constantly rub/bunch around my ankles.
Anonymous at Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:17:18 UTC No. 216750
>>216533
Checked.
>Any good brands that make classic flannel shirts for MTB like pic related?
None that I'm aware of. I've worn one from tommy hilfiger riding and it was ight, but I prefer a hoodie if it's cold enough to wear more than a t-shirt.
>>216694
>Does anyone have recommendations for trail pants?
I just wear skinny jeans if it's cold enough for pants. I find american eagle makes ones that are a decent compromise between stretchiness and durability
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Dec 2024 05:04:09 UTC No. 216784
>>216694
my two favorites are NF lightweight trail pant and raceface indy. The NF pants are a bit nicer, super stretchy but expensive and always out of stock because they are made in Canadistan. Raceface are usually cheaper, more stiff, and have the best pockets in the biz
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Dec 2024 18:56:03 UTC No. 216807
>>216694
My favorites are from DFYRS but they're sort of overkill for the price. I have these great pants from Backcountry but I can't find them on their website anymore, too bad because they're great riding pants with zippered pockets
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 00:09:36 UTC No. 216825
I had a really fucking annoying and obscure issue on my bike that I just fixed today.
You know those One Up EDC tools? Well I keep mine in my steerer tube and have had it in there since 2021 on my trail bike, absolutely no issues. It has hex bolts through each end of the tool and that's what the tools pivot around. Every time you use them, they loosen just a little. It's not really an issue but after all these years of riding and being used, the bottom one loosened up enough that it expanded outward and made it nearly impossible to remove the tool since it made it too difficult to clear the stem. I had to turn my bike upside and beat it out with a dowel through the steerer tube. I tightened it back up and stuck it back in.
Very easy to prevent so don't let this happen to you. My only other gripe with this tool is that the 8mm is too short to apply enough torque to keep a crank on for a lot of pedalling and descending. Just check your crank every few rides because it is a pain in the ass to deal with on the trail. The Blackburn Wayside has a much better 8mm but you shouldn't let your crank get to the point where you need to tighten it back up on the trail.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 00:09:52 UTC No. 216826
Forced myself to ride flats today, don't know how people do it. I can't even remember if its possible to unweight anywhere near as effectively as with clips. If there is I've totally lost it. The only thing I enjoyed was the ease of hopping off when things go south tech climbing, though it felt borderline unrideable going down the same tech
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 13:34:10 UTC No. 216853
>>216825
cranks are generally held in place by mechanical friction between the crank arm and a tapered or splined interface. a crank shouldn't come off if the bolt is loose or absent. if you have a square taper, the taper might be damaged or mismatched. otherwise idk but a crank or arm should never just like... come off.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 15:53:20 UTC No. 216861
>>216750
>>216769
I assume you guys never ride in the wet/mud.
>>216784
Saw some decent reviews myself for raceface indy pants so have decided to try them out, found some on sale for £50 which seems like a good deal.
>>216807
I think generally a lot of cycling gear is incredibly overpriced, seeing all of these pants worth >£130 and wondering who is realistically paying this.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 18:23:49 UTC No. 216869
You anons score any good black friday/cyber monday deals? I managed to get a DVO topaz for 250 europesos from bike24
>>216861
>I assume you guys never ride in the wet/mud.
Yeah the soil here is basically unrideable in the wet (i'm >>216750)
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 19:04:38 UTC No. 216872
What did you consoooom on the recent deals. I got a set of this bad boys. Finally my bike will be silent, crankniggas pedals will finally be put down. The pins are long, with the washer they have the same length as my old ones at max length(5mm) and are thinner. If I remove them they'll almost be 7mm long. It'll be very painful to peel my skin off, especially when its freezing outside.
>>216826
>don't know how people do it
Alot of body movement. Push down and hop while scooping them. Good rubber(5.10 stealth) and good pedals help alot.
>felt borderline unrideable going down the same tech
Wide stance and be active with the pushing and scooping, dont just be a passenger like on clips. Like on jumping, you move or something to remain in control to prevent dead sailoring.
Seems like skillz were lost. Though I admit I don't know how street BMX riders on literal plastic sheets as pedals and sandals are able to hop 3ft easily. I can 1.5 ft (english) at most.(<1ft american)
>>216694
Pants seems really useless to me.
>rain/mud
Shorts dry themselves faster or water resistant. I'll be taking a shower either way post ride.
>cold
Legs don't feel cold
>protection
Socks
The rest of "pros" are all negatives for pants.
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Dec 2024 00:19:18 UTC No. 216885
>>216872
>dont just be a passenger like on clips
That's the thing, it feels like I'm forced to be more reactive instead of proactive on flats. "Unrideable" was a bit hyperbolic, I still rode one of the jankiest double blacks I know of just fine but it felt sketchy and limiting. I think I'll just save em for jump days, 'proper technique' be damned.
What prompted me to try is getting a pair of ride concept vice shoes for $36, which have a vans-style waffle sole that I much prefer over the typical bubblewrap pattern that 510s and everything else have. Got a springdex, some rims, tires, brake pads. Backup float X that was literally cheaper than servicing the damper of my current one.
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:58:21 UTC No. 216892
>>216861
>I think generally a lot of cycling gear is incredibly overpriced, seeing all of these pants worth >£130 and wondering who is realistically paying this.
These brands are always having sales and sending me promo codes so I rarely ever pay full price
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Dec 2024 06:11:54 UTC No. 216957
>>216885
My favorite riding shoes of all time are (now discontinued) fiveten freerider contacts, they literally are built wil a massive flat bald spot in the tread where the pedals go, they’re so fucking amazing. Fiveten trailcross and rideconcepts vice don’t compare at all, and apparently the fiveten contacts were already discontinued when I bought them at a shop in 2019 (because I accidentally drove 3 hours to a bike park in my flip flops)
>>216872
I don’t wanna hate on pants but yeah I’ve ridden through multiple winters with regular XC shorts. Literally every other article of clothing has to be cold-specific for me, especially shoes, but for some reason I can get away with shorts every winter
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Dec 2024 14:27:39 UTC No. 216985
>>216872
>>216957
It's not being cold from wearing shorts in the moment which is the issue, due to it being so muddy and wet on the trails that if you don't wear pants the chances of water getting into your shoes and socks is that much higher and it just makes your ride suck.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Dec 2024 20:01:30 UTC No. 217023
>>216985
i usually have water or ice crossings depending on how cold it is in my routes in the winter. I find that once its below -7°C in the winter shorts are not an option any more, unless you are wearing a thick baselayer underneath.
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Dec 2024 06:11:07 UTC No. 217046
I've been doing more night riding than day riding lately. It's harder to push it when I can't see what I'm pushing into even though I know these trails like the back of my hand.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Dec 2024 02:38:01 UTC No. 217151
one of the pogo pins in my GX AXS derailleur is fucked so it only works if the battery is firmly pressed on. Apparently this is caused by oxidation, if taking off the plate and spraying it with Deoxit doesn't work, I may go back to mechanical so this doesn't happen again in 4 years.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Dec 2024 14:00:36 UTC No. 217173
>>217161
Start small and work up to bigger/harder ones. You could try something like this: Bunnyhops > small jumps > bigger, trickable jumps > one hander > no hander
You could also see if there are any bmx/mtb parks that have a foam pit, resi-ramp, airbag, or wood-chip jump so you can try things without as much risk. Practicing things like flips on a trampoline can help with getting used to moving in the air as well.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Dec 2024 22:04:31 UTC No. 217244
How do you anons cope with knowing that mtb tech is a completely solved problem now, and we will never get to experience being among the first to use a truly new and cool piece of kit? What would it have been like to be riding during the 90's and 00's when actually interesting experimentation with design was going on?
I'm so sick of shit like DUB, supermeganiggerboost hub spacing being peddled as some revolutionary tech like the introduction of suspension forks or dropper posts.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Dec 2024 23:44:23 UTC No. 217245
>>217096
2 storms within the past 2-3 weeks which have absolutely ruined trails. All of the top soil has been washed away making everything rough as possible, rain ruts formed along with fallen trees. Only 4 months or so left of this shit.
>>217244
Don't worry you will have electronic seatposts soon which look retarded and increase their stack height which was basically the only issue with a lot of current droppers.
The only frame design which will probably change will be weight, compliance, headsetcups/flipchips and front-rear balance with longer chainstays. Otherwise it will just be minor gimmicks such as specialized genie shock which could just be achieved with a coil shock with HBO.
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Dec 2024 02:19:02 UTC No. 217266
>>216826
You're riding "wrong" and you were riding "wrong" in the past with clips too. You didn't notice that you were doing stoppies or getting close to doing stoppies under hard braking because the clips were locking you in. The riding technique I learned from my coach is hard to explain through text but the balls of your feet should be just ahead of the spindle, you should be dropping your heels and engaging your posterior chain. Since learning that way of riding, I've stopped bouncing on descents and I can't get knocked off the bike when riding through big obstacles/
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Dec 2024 19:35:22 UTC No. 217304
>>217266
I used to ride flats and I still know *how* to ride flats despite a bit of an adjustment period. It was just a bit jarring to suddenly give up that extra dimension of control you have clipped in. When I switched a while back I was immediately converted and stopped accepting that its somehow bad or wrong to ride in the way that being clipped in affords you. Note that I'm not talking about noobs not learing to bunnyhop, everyone should still start on flat pedals.
Personally, For me, pour moi, its analogous in many ways to skateboard griptape and snowboard bindings
>>217244
ebikes
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Dec 2024 21:27:22 UTC No. 217311
>>217244
It’s funny because the mid-2000’s were considered the dark ages of mtb, where successful brands were pulling out of the market, the remaining brands were doubling down on average marketable trash, and the market was so thin it was impossible to start a frame company yourself. We are in, like, the exact opposite situation today
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Dec 2024 06:16:02 UTC No. 217334
>>217244
I want to see where gearboxes and split derailleurs go.
I was hoping linkage bikes would have caught on but they haven't caught on with motorcycles either despite the benefits. Even though brake dive is a negative, it is a feeling people are used to. It's not like Big Fork killed them, they just use rear shocks in the front.
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:37:46 UTC No. 217810
>>217334
have you ridden one of these? my main concern would be loss of stiffness in the front which is way more important than marginal improvements in damping performance or landing squat or whatever
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:46:05 UTC No. 217825
>>217810
nah, I've never even seen one in the wild. I have seen a Trust fork out in the wild and the guy seemed to like it despite it being his first ride.
From what I remember reading about these bikes, it's not a straight upgrade in every category, but they're way more stable when it gets fast and they don't experience brake dive. When the suspension compresses, the bike just gets longer and more stable. That's not something you'll always want, but it is a benefit for certain types of riding.
I want to see where gearboxes and split derailleurs go, but I don't see them catching on since the standard derailleur is an easy to incorporate design in existing frames
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:45:26 UTC No. 217834
>>217825
I think Nicolai are one of the only companies which design bikes using a vast range of drivetrain options. They have regular derailleurs, gearboxes along with this lal supre drive system which seems quite interesting bringing the derailleur more in-board on the frame. Otherwise, I think most bikes companies don't want to upset big derailleur that they won't change leaving other small companies such as williams racing products or cascade components (I can't remember which one) to design things such as gearboxes similar to the Honda DH bikes of the past.
>>217334
I think the main design benefit from these linkage driven bikes/forks is that you can more finely tune the characteristics of them to be similar to the rear of your bike creating a better balance front and rear. Instead of when your convensional fork compressing and it steepening your head angle and changing your bikes overall geometry, I think these designs are aimed to try and preserve geometry aswell as having the ability to have finely tune leverage curve to suit riders needs.
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:06:32 UTC No. 217857
>>217334
My brake dive is entirely handled by my compression settings, I don’t feel the need to use proprietary and possibly flexy major components, one that I’d have to entirely re-learn from the ground up (it takes years to know what’s specifically happening in your 20-40% travel range and how to isolate and adjust that response) simply to fight brake dive
>>217834
They don’t want to use parts that are 400% more expensive at wholesale and completely redesign the one single thing that frame manufacturers actually make for a small minority of the market who would prefer lack of maintenance and small-market proprietary parts over 5% efficiency for free and standardized upgradeable reasonably priced parts. Look I love the idea of gearboxes, I owned a hammerschmidt and and have happily ridden a pinion bike, but there is no surprise why it’s not popular, it’s expensive for the brands to try and it turns out the demand actually isn’t there. The people who ride their bike at an extreme level, they seem to have no problems with derailleurs at the moment. Frankly in the last few years I think gearboxes have already hit their next stage of market adoption, they’re making full-enthusiast trail mtb with pinion, cheap steel gravel bikes with pinion, world cup DH race bike with pinion, and of course commuter gearbox trash that’s been around for decades. They’re including electric shift, trigger shift which hasn’t always been available, and even making gearbox ebike motors (I still expect this to be big within 3-5 years). There’s enough gearbox models of bikes to confidently buy and be satisfied… if you really want gearbox that is
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:32:56 UTC No. 217868
>>217857
even if your bike is setup to have brake dive
>"entirely handled by my compression settings"
that does not mean that you would not see performance gains from a linkage setup. As you would no longer have to have additional compression just to compensate for the inherent design flaw of a telescoping fork. It is also not like it is a new technology that you need to master in order to tune properly. You already know how to properly tune a shock that drives a progressive linkage. As you are capable of doing so for the rear shock on your bike, and a front shock would be the exact same process.
It is true that it could possibly be flexy, but forks are already much more flexy that almost any linkage system due simply due to them loading the entire fork in bending. When compared a linkage which mainly loads whatever is transferring the loads in compression or tension, causing much smaller deformation.
if you watch part of this you can see how the telescoping forks progress in travel when compared to the rear linkages, and the forks will only flex more when under braking not to mention binding under said braking loads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAc
Gearboxes only really work for downhill bikes or long life low maintenance environments. they have a bunch of proprietary parts, and don't sell well. Its no wonder that nobody really makes bikes with them
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:04:38 UTC No. 217977
I’m running out of ideas here, so any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My bike is a Spectral 6, and while it’s fully equipped with Shimano Deore components, the crankset is a Miranda for some reason. As you can see in the picture, the chain is damaging the frame, but I haven’t figured out exactly why this is happening. My best guess is that the damage is caused by chain tension or pulls after rough landings from jumps and similar impacts.
Previously, I wrapped the affected area with a piece of tubing, which worked for about a month. However, after a particularly tough ride yesterday, I came home to find the tubing torn apart. Before I replace it with another piece of tubing to prevent further damage, I’d like to figure out a more reliable solution.
What are my options here? Could the issue be related to the crankset? Is it poor frame design from Canyon, with insufficient clearance between the chain and the frame? Should I consider a different type of protection, like a small metal plate, or something else entirely?
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:32:14 UTC No. 217978
>>217977
check the bb and cranks are installed with the correct amount of spacers. Cycle your rear through its full travel and see if there are any issues when doing so. Personally it looks like cable rub from your derailleur housing, your chain would be more specs of paint chipping off than gradually wearing which cables do and seems like here. You would need to pull some more cable though to around the linkage area to give it more room to move during compression.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:35:17 UTC No. 217979
>>217978
oh also you can use 3m heli tape which works well and is low profile
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:22:54 UTC No. 218193
>>217173
Dumb question. If I do get a BMX just to practice those weird skills, would they translate if I want to do more speedier trail riding on the MTB?
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:24:21 UTC No. 218194
>>218193
I would like to preface this by mentioning that ultimately i'm not too keen on doing those redbull wanna-be flips. I just want to feel like a bird and do mad corners and such.
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:22:08 UTC No. 218381
Anyone ever rode their MTB in different countries before or is that a tourist trap?
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:27:29 UTC No. 218387
>>218381
my friend has ridden in Mexico and Spain. He says it's awesome. I have a friend who borrowed my bike bag to ride in Taiwan(road cycling) and he's loving it.
I want to ride my road bike in the Italian Alps and take one of my MTBs to New Zealand. Rotoura or however it's spelled looks awesome
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 04:24:39 UTC No. 218395
>>218387
Nice, yeah MTB in NZ/Tasmania sounds like fun. I just need to learn how to properly use my bike.
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:02:17 UTC No. 218409
Cloud inversions are pretty cool. This final track went into the fog around halfway down and my glasses completely misted up/condensation formed and made it incredibly hard to see on the final most technical section of the track where wrong tyre placement means you're going into a +40cm rain rut and going OTB. Overall a good ride with cool view and lots of mud.
Also if you want a good mtb film go watch The Firm on youtube, it's better than deathgrips 2.
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:50:48 UTC No. 218419
>>218381 b
If you refer to bike trips only, then no. If you do then you'd have probably seen videos that were good enough to make you travel so it isn't bad. But generally no, bongs swarm to Portes De Soleil. The world travels to Whistler and americans travel to Oaxaca.
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:25 UTC No. 218467
>>218193
>>218194
>Only want to jump and corner
You don't really need a bmx, but it will make it easier. Just ride whatever you have at a pump track, and you will get good at riding jumps and berms. That said, bmx bikes make it easier, so you can learn more quickly, and the skills will translate to a larger bike. Some of my friends had previously only ridden bmx, and were better on their first mtb ride than 90% of riders I encounter on the trails.
>>218381
Unfortunately I've never ridden outside of Canindia, but the coasts are far enough apart that they might as well be different countries. I'd say trips are definitely worth it if the destination has good trails, and especially so if your local area kinda sucks for mtb.
>>218409
Based rideposter. Looks comfy
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 02:19:11 UTC No. 218843
THREAD QUESTION
Now that it's 2025, what's your mtb new years resolution?
For me, it's finishing the maintenance on my bikes that I've been putting off doing before the riding season starts this time.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 08:39:58 UTC No. 218852
>>218843
SEAmonkey here, go on an mtb trip and try some real curated trails. Might be able to hit Andorra this year so here hoping
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Jan 2025 17:34:20 UTC No. 218949
Cleared my first gap ever and considering i started MTBing during late August, this is my first win going into 2025. But still, even though it felt quite good, technique wise, while doing it, watching the clip there is no technique at all. It is quite underwhelming and makes sense i could barely clear that. Any tips on how i can get better? Should i try going slower and focusing on pulling my front wheel, or what?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Jan 2025 18:30:17 UTC No. 218955
>>218949
you unweighted both wheels simultaneously and at the right time, which is a perfectly valid drop technique. If you want to go further than trail speed and gravity alone will allow all you need to do is add however much pop (i.e. bunnyhop) you need. Watch Cathro's how to bike episode on jumps and practice bunnyhops on flat. The amount of pop needed is a function of speed and distance needed that will become intuitive, but its generally going to be like a very low magnitude bunnyhop--like hopping over a stick on the ground
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 14:27:09 UTC No. 219437
A little late but what are your favorite edits/video parts of 2024. I am personally a fan of Paul Genovese - Fool's Errand
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 17:43:14 UTC No. 219444
>>219437
There was a lot of good mtb video which came out in 2024 and its kind of hard to really choose one which I would say was the best. For shorter edits, I enjoyed all of the Sleeper co. edits for worldcups (plus vital raw if that counts?), Brage Vestavik - Burgtec B-Rage Edition, Socratis Zotos - Branching Out and Tom Van Steenbergen - Real MTB 2024. Fools Errand was also great. For longer edits I enjoyed: Brage Vestavik - Sandscape Eternal, Firestarter - Inferno, Joe Barnes - The Rare Folk and The Firm - The Movie. I've personally never quite enjoy Semenuk or Gee Atherton edits, they're cool but not the kind of thing which makes me want to go ride my bike compared to the other videos I've mentioned.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 22:36:14 UTC No. 219471
>>218843
Buy a frame and build a rig
900s captcha wait holy fuck. They only need to put flags or just ban jeets from posting to fix this place.
>>219437
Vital's raw slowmo bike abuse vids + Controlling Crowds-Archives in the background.
Deathgrip2 latest teaser on bikemag IG page looks good
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:27:58 UTC No. 219678
Do you know how to do first aid on serious shit? Saw the recent story of the guy that died by going OTB and perforating his femoral artery with the handlebar and bleeding out. Made me think that I really wouldn't know what to do other than press down. I know what a tourniquet is, and the idea on how to do it but practically doing it I would fail. Can it have been done in that case?
Similar to cedric gracia's accident?
https://youtu.be/gsHz1IlLVyg?si=e0Z
I've been thinking on taking first aid courses.
Put bar plugs to also prevent making a sausage out of your meat.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:27:39 UTC No. 219723
>>219678
Yes, in a situation like that, applying first aid quickly and correctly is critical. Here's a breakdown of what could be done:
### Key Steps in Managing a Femoral Artery Bleed:
1. **Call for Help**: Immediately call emergency services. Time is critical.
2. **Apply Pressure**: Use your hands or a clean cloth to apply firm and direct pressure to the wound. This helps slow the bleeding.
3. **Tourniquet Application**:
- Place the tourniquet above the wound, as close to the injury as possible but not on the joint.
- Tighten it until the bleeding stops. It must be very tight, even if it's painful.
- Mark the time when you apply the tourniquet so medics know how long it has been in place.
4. **Monitor**: Keep the person calm, lay them down to prevent shock, and monitor their breathing and responsiveness.
### Can It Be Done in the Case You Mentioned?
If the perforation was to the femoral artery and help wasn't immediately available, stopping the bleeding would have been a challenge. A tourniquet could save a life if applied quickly, but the person might still lose a lot of blood, depending on how fast you acted.
### Cedric Gracia’s Accident
In Cedric Gracia's case, he survived thanks to quick thinking and effective use of a tourniquet, combined with medical assistance arriving in time. This highlights the importance of preparation and having basic first aid knowledge.
### First Aid Training
Taking a course is an excellent idea—it gives you the hands-on experience to apply techniques correctly under stress. Some classes also teach trauma-specific skills like tourniquet use and wound packing.
**Preventive Tips**
- Always use bar plugs, as you mentioned. Open-ended handlebars are dangerous in crashes.
- Carry a small trauma kit when biking, especially if you're riding in remote areas. Kits with tourniquets, gauze, and gloves are compact and lifesaving.
Would you like advice on finding a good first aid course?
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:26:10 UTC No. 219758
>>219723
Kill yourself
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:23:02 UTC No. 219900
I wish for winter to end so that my feet aren't cold every ride and I have to worry about eating shit on a path/fireroad because I'm riding on ice only. Trails are riding pretty great though with the ground being pretty much frozen.
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:45:55 UTC No. 219994
>>219900
Shell out for wolvhammers if you haven't
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:25:19 UTC No. 220047
>>219678
At least know how to do some basic first aid. I carry some bleedstop powder and a regular first aid kit. I know how to make a tourniquet like you, but I should probably practice making them with a shirt and a stick on myself and others out in the woods. I also know what to look for in the case of a concussion, in myself and in others.
>>219723
>Low effort chat gpt copy and paste post. But most of that information is correct
I also got out for a snow ride it was great. My car and my shoes had no traction on the icy road but my bike tires were spikey enough to get good traction
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:14:19 UTC No. 220160
>>216892
what bike light is that? I want to do some night riding but not sure what light to buy, everything I can find is cheapo chink shit and i'm skeptical of the reliability.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:20:07 UTC No. 220170
>>219678
>>220047
My dudes, you can just buy a combat tourniquet, learn how to use it in five minutes and be able to deploy it within 30 seconds if you ever need it. All the cool guys carry 3-4 whenever they go out. Fire guys carry them, all sorts.
Get the North American Rescue one, they're solid. The tourniquet themselves you can look up a youtube for, but you can also take a Stop the Bleed course in basically any city in America for free.
And make sure you have a rescue button so somebody knows to come get you.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:40:42 UTC No. 220209
>>220159
unless the upgrade is worth more than the bike, sure. Hopefully the cranks are reusable. Try shimano cues 10 or 11
>>220160
NTA but looks like outbound lighting. Everyone rides at night in the summer where I live and most people swear by outbound. I've also gotten along fine with the newer lezyne lights
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:13:16 UTC No. 220386
>>220160
>>220375
They're Outbound Lighting.
They're expensive but if you're serious about riding MTB trails at night and not wanting the darkness to stop you, then you should get them.
One thing to note is that some people get really mad at you for having them because they're so bright even on low. What a stupid thing to get mad about.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:33:19 UTC No. 220398
Can I run tubeless sealant in a regular tube to help against punctures?
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:27:39 UTC No. 220417
>>220398
You can do it. Will it work? Nop
I work as a mech on city bike rentals and there was a time tubes that had green sealant were ordered. Useless and made a mess when you removed them.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:15:09 UTC No. 220420
>>220417
Noted. Would an inner tube be better than tubeless for long distances?
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:16:24 UTC No. 220421
>privateer ee-you
>has complete bikes in stock and on sale atm
>no 161v2 frames since september
>ummmm no, we don't know when will have frames available but it will be well into 2k25
>marin
>ummmmmmm please contact local dealer
>call dealer
>6 month waiting time for alpine trail XRs
It's like they don't want to sell and its just a shell company for drug traffickers
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:21:55 UTC No. 220422
>>220420
Dunno, what is long distance? Which terrain? Which tire/rim?. If you are using a gravel bike I have no clue. An mtb tire with proper mtb casing will rarely get punctures. I've used tires for more than a year without punctures but it was with DH casing. And for thin road tires at high pressures I don't think sealant would work
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:39:59 UTC No. 220423
>>220421
are you the same anon which was asking about mullet bikes a few months ago? At this point could you not get a raaw madonna v3 which is about 100 euros more than the privateer and is in stock.
>>220398
if you want something which is needlessly messy go ahead, otherwise there is zero point.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 22:04:38 UTC No. 220434
>>220423
Yes, the same one poorfag bitching. The v3 is alot more expensive. 2.8k for a frame w/o shock, guide and headset(3.4k-3.6k with a shock and headset). 161v2 has all these for 2.2k along with a tuned shock.
5k for a rolling chassis that i'd need to add complete transmission and brakes.
161v2 complete bike is at 4.5k(3.6k right now with the sale).
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 22:54:34 UTC No. 220440
>>220434
Europoor coming into effect I guess. A frame, shock and headset from privateer/raaw/marin/similar companies are all within a couple hundered pounds of one another (around £2k) in the UK so basically would be picking the frame which you would prefer. The privateer full build is pretty insane value and basically nothing you would need to change after buying besides maybe personal preference items like a saddle or grips, it even comes with proper tyres. Only downside is it's looks but thats personal taste and you aren't going to be looking at it when riding so doesn't really matter.
I'm also looking to buy a new bike this year and retire my old edit v1 but I'm undecided on what I would like to buy currently, so I will probably end up going to a few demo days to test of different kinds of bikes.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:02:25 UTC No. 220442
>>220434
Where are you from? There are a shit load of great prices on frames and full builds in the US right now.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:56:43 UTC No. 220477
>>220440
I've looked into buying it from the uk but either the costs of shipping+duties into eu is very high(airdrop edit mx) or they don't ship eu/tell me to use their eu website where it's not in stock(161v2 p2). It's pretty good value but europoor, I'd probably switch the fork for rockshox due to simpler servicing, go coil and a 27.5 for mullet.
>>220442
Caliphate of France
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:17:29 UTC No. 220517
Saw this bike a few years ago and thought it was pretty cool at the time mainly because of the super monster, but seeing a similar version of the frame on pinkbike buysell is pretty cool and made me go back to look at it again. The more I look at the photo I remember how interesting and cool the bike is with 300mm of travel using 2 rear shocks in sort of stages, some OG magura 4 pot brakes, 26x3.0 tyres. I did test ride it a little around the field and it felt completely different from any other bike I've ever tried, basically limitless travel. However it did need a service that shit was completely clapped out.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:39:37 UTC No. 220533
>>220517
Doing some more research on the frame, I think I found the exact same bike and its in some random czech youtube channels bike check for megavalance kek
https://youtu.be/nNRv-uYLs4o?si=Bpb
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:39:00 UTC No. 220637
>>220421
Chat to privateer again
>picrel
I got justed.
Went from well into 2025 to we don't think we will have this year. I'm so damn close to just start shitting on them on the facebook group. Are they going bankrupt from people not buying it due to the hump?
On the other hand, while writing above a bike shop called and an alpine trail xr frame MY SIZE would be available in 3-4 days. Only one remaining
I really wanted the 161...external cable routing, progressivity is comically high and hugh space for water bottle
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:09:25 UTC No. 220638
Yep, it was that hump. I looked at that bike enough that I started to like the way it looks, so agressive and mean. This is worse than a heartbreak.
https://youtu.be/67oBykAKUuk?si=hsm
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:27:47 UTC No. 220701
>>220637
I forgot what your requirements are but Marin and Hunt and literally the only two brands on my shitlist
>alpine trail XR
>still no seatstay bridge
>520mm reach
>435 chainstay
they are out of their God damned minds over there
get a propain tyee or commy meta sx, whichever will come first, and be done with it
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:32:10 UTC No. 220728
>>220701
Its too late for any regrets. By next week it should be here.
>still no seat-stay bridge
Frame flex is the new must have thing but dunno if it has alot of flex.
Size M frame so it's reasonable for me.
Either way 5 year warranty unlike 3 for propain and 2 for commencal
>propain tyee
Seatpost/dropper insertion length. The spindrift was my first first option like a year ago till I realized this(which is the problem with my bike, my bike's seatpost is shorter and has a longer max insertion depth)
>commencal meta
Kek, back in october I had a friend with a leaking DHX2 due to the meta being flexxy.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:04:29 UTC No. 220735
>>220728
ok medium is actually great geo, especially in steep/long. I'm just mad about the XL which they decided should ride like you are by yourself on the back of a tandem
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:41:42 UTC No. 221621
>>221553
I'd say so. I have a feeling you'll end up striking the rim more often. And on the drop test of the video, it seems side knobs are more apparent
>imagine the drag
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Feb 2025 23:15:01 UTC No. 222480
weather wasn't complete ass this week so was able to get out on 4 different rides and had a great time.
>>221553
besides vital not liking them in their tyre shootout (mainly due to the tight tread pattern of the new albert in loose conditions iirc) they've had decent reviews online and people seem to like them in forums. The only schwalbe tyre I would currently be interested in running would be the tacky chan during summer but they don't make that in a radial casing so couldn't even test it if I wanted to
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 01:27:43 UTC No. 222484
it started raining on Friday but luckily I know a place where the soil is sandy and drains immediately.
Fort Ord isn't technically difficult so I bring the hardtail, but it's still really fun.
> 900 second wait before I can post
I'm not verifying shit
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Feb 2025 15:10:57 UTC No. 222603
Finally got the bad boy. Seattube(420mm)is shorter than mine(440mm) and considerably steeper. One full diameter ahead from the range, seems I will not suffer on climbs anymore nor get IBS. The insertion depth is 290mm, possibly a bit more, I should be able and need to run a 210mm dropper. Vivid ultimate coil as shock which is nice and I'd need a red coil for the bling factor. And a storage box. Also got screws under the top tube to put stuff.
A downside is that the internal cable routing on the seatstay looks like something from hell and the tiny space for a water bottle, I'd need a fidlock to fit one or I'll die on summer from dehydration.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Feb 2025 17:54:45 UTC No. 222609
>>222603
buy a cable routing kit from aliexpress if you haven't already. super cheap and makes your life infinitely better than trying to fish cables through with picks/allen keys
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Feb 2025 22:35:08 UTC No. 222631
>>222609
Will look for them, they are cheap. The chink bearing presses I bought weren't bad at all
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 02:56:26 UTC No. 222651
tasmania: 2
pivot phoenix: 0
>>222480
the main complaint of vital testers seemed to be the support, unfortunately this is the single review I've seen that is neither an obvious ad or some local joey drinking the koolaid too hard. I suspect they have significant drawbacks like >>221621 but are good for gripmaxxing at the cost of everything else, which would be good for piss wet conditions. Winter release doesn't seem like a mistake. Either way, I guess I need to fork up $200 to be a true learned hater
>>222603
Fidlock bottles don't really let you squeeze any more water in IME, all they are good for is falling out on the trail and costing too much money. Angling the bottle cage towards where the top tube and downtube meet, on the other hand, can let you squeeze in quite a bit more. I have either a 3d printed wedge or a stack of washers on all my bikes to fit the largest bottle I can
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 02:58:33 UTC No. 222654
>>222651
wait the first one was in Rotorua. close enough
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 03:25:29 UTC No. 222664
>>221553
Wait some months and I'll get you guys an honest review. My friend ordered some but they're currently backordered. I did consider getting a pair to put on my EVIL Wreckoning >>217046
for bike park season since I wore through the Michelin Wild Enduros I had on before, but I decided to get a pair of Kryptotals with the enduro casings since the trail casings are doing great on my trail bike and xc hardtail.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 13:18:51 UTC No. 222688
>>222651
both of the swingarms broke, look at the shock which isn't compressed. is this the true benefit of super boost hub spacing and flex stays? somehow pivot will make another video out of this issue gaslighting their customers into thinking their bikes are the bee's knees and are still worth their exorbitant prices
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 20:34:16 UTC No. 222731
>>222651
Do they really fall? I have a friend hsing them and they never fallen while racing and the bottles I've seen on trails during races are normal ones which fall from the sideways(?) bottlecage.
>pivot
Lmao.
Pivot keeps getting rekt. Are they the new commencal? There's absolutely no information out other than the vid of moimoitv. Nothing on PB, nothing on pivot's comments and only one comment on one of BK IG post. I wonder why and if ig comments are getting deleted?
>>222688
Yeah, looks like it. The left seatstay is parallel to the upper part of the rocker which when not rekt is around 60°
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 23:49:09 UTC No. 222748
>>222651
>>222688
>>222731
it gets even funnier. moimoi privated the video, edited out the clip out (you can still see the start of it for a split second), and then made it public again. comments on bernards insta posts have also been removed. pivot on full damage control, probably not a great time for them to release a new bike.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Feb 2025 00:06:20 UTC No. 222750
>>222748
>moimoi privated the video, edited out the clip out (you can still see the start of it for a split second)
No fucking way lmao. I just saw it couple hours ago. I'm gonna shitpost on PB and maybe MTBR as soon as the sun rises.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Feb 2025 04:43:35 UTC No. 222763
oof, that's not good for Pivot. Pivot is one of my backup brands if EVIL ever goes out of business
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Feb 2025 00:54:32 UTC No. 222888
>>222832
Red = faster
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Feb 2025 16:38:13 UTC No. 222950
Handlebar anon, oneup has the oval 35mm alu dh bar which they claim its better than any other. It physically makes sense. But compared to a 31.8mm vibrocore from spank? And why the comically high rise, is it due to a lack of stack on the frame?
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Feb 2025 19:58:56 UTC No. 222993
>>222950
~20mm of rise is on the low side nowadays, are you not on the high stack, high rise train? Get the weight off your upper body and onto your legs and carve turns with your hips. Also spank and oneup and going about the issue differently, spank use a foam core which you could somewhat say is a damper and will be more noticable on smaller vibrations (they might have also done some testing with their bar design to increase compliance) whereas oneup is only using beam stiffness in localised areas (their oval tube shape during the rise section of their handlebars) to acomplish their compliance.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Feb 2025 22:05:39 UTC No. 223018
>>222993
I'm in the high stack gane with 4×9mm spacers. But wouldn't high rise just move the bar up compared to a bunch of spacers which would shorten reach a bit and put you in a more upright position. I'm thinking of going for a oneup, vibrocore doesn't convince me. I can just put cork screws in the bars. BUT those one up oval bars seem to only come in 35mm rather than 31.8mm
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Feb 2025 00:10:16 UTC No. 223029
hardline in 3hrs with probable wind delays, I guess I'm watching the replay
>>223018
depends on how you roll your bars, but higher bars/increasing your stack will always shorten reach. desu I'd probably pass the alloy and just get the carbon oneups as there is probably a better feeling overall with them and they do 2 different versions with different amounts of flex - ebar being more compliant.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Feb 2025 00:37:57 UTC No. 223036
also to say, these different forms of dampers which have been popping up recently seem quite cool. Chain damper from rimpact, pedal kickback devices from e13 and ochain, steering dampers from pademelon/canyons springshit and TMD's from countersycle and rimpact. Sadly a lot of it probably is only realistically useful for DH, but interesting nevertheless. I would like to try them out at some point
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Feb 2025 02:29:04 UTC No. 223051
Ok argotal in dry loose over hard experiment went horribly, I don't know why I thought that could work. Swapped it out for an absolutely roached assguy that I had in the pile and it felt very good. Might go back to these again until conti finally sells me an enduro supersoft
Main pivot bolt also snapped clean in half today, only a month from the last warranty claim that took way too long. I pray new Marin owner anon has a better experience but I will shit on this brand so long as I live. Never owned a bike with half as many problems
>>222950
I find it very hard to trust that graph. There is no way in hell a 35mm raceface sixc flexes more than a 31.8 fatbar, which is the most comfortable bar I've ever used (and the fastest due to gold ano). Have not tried oneup ebars but I trust they are pretty good. IMO bar selection should be based on preferred bend first and foremost, then rise, then whatever marketing claims entice you the most
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Feb 2025 04:48:22 UTC No. 223062
>>222950
Stiffness is purely a function of elastic section modulus.
Any of these other companies could make the handlebar as stiff or as compliant in either direction as they want using traditional hydro forming or carbon layup. To make different oval shapes.
There is likely a reason why all handlebars tend to be within 20% of each other. Probably because it feels the best.
But I also have not ridden all of these and one up did when they apparently tested all of these bars. Unless they made a wet noodle in the vertical but super stiff in the fore and aft bar just to make this meme graph.
More stiffness isn't more better.
I also think that this is kind of a stupid graph. It has no units like N/mm or mm^4 depending on how they are measuring the stiffness. It also doesn't quantity if vertical is normal to the ground or parallel to the steering axis.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Feb 2025 21:38:15 UTC No. 223121
>>223051
I was going to post something the other day but got given the 15 minute post timer shit so forgot, but one of the best products which I've used in the last couple of years would be these intermediate tyres like the argotal/HR3.
Not needing to use something like a shorty which I never really got on with and having something a little more specialised than a magic mary makes riding in muddy conditions pretty fun. You can still slide about a bit especially if you aren't running both front and rear, but its much more controlled than having a tyre clogged up completely and just waiting to wash your front out on an off camber root.
>>223057
why isn't there a pad on this rock? mfers gonna have concussion symptoms for ages after this. the race was pretty good though
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Feb 2025 12:17:52 UTC No. 223172
Had first proper ride since having crashed and broke my arm back in August. Of course it had to rain all weekend.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Feb 2025 14:57:19 UTC No. 223179
>>223029
I was thinking of getting the alu one, not carbon. Torque a bit too much the clamp, SNAP. Torque brakes a bit too much, SNAP. Loose control and hit trees with handlebar(5 impacts like this), continue riding and SNAP! I don't want to end up dying due to the bar going through my neck.
>>223051
I believe the alpine trail XR is well built, chainstay and seatstay bars are thicker/wider than on my range. Dunno about bolts yet but it looks well made.
https://youtu.be/uPHvBgm1Vvg?si=uE7
Sixs seems to flex quite a bit.
>>223062
It's definetly not mm4. Unit on the chart doesn't mean much if what matters is the % difference, plus there are ticks on the scale. Logically it should be to the steering axis, no point with being perpendicular to the ground as forces from the fork don't come straight up.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Feb 2025 16:44:38 UTC No. 223186
>>223179
stiffness of a tube increases by a power of 4 for each mm increased in radius given that the tube thickness remains the same, which I am assuming why he mentioned ^4. also stiffness will be greatest in the cross section of a tube which is furthest from the centre which is why having an ovalised section makes somewhat sense to oneups design decision.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Feb 2025 23:01:08 UTC No. 223239
>>223179
My bad. I meant mm^4 in a reference to measuring the stiffness of the bars using their second moment of area.
Most types of aluminum are nearly stiff as each other so comparing aluminum bars with second moment of area would make sense.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sec
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:52:18 UTC No. 223259
>Tfw been 2 weeks with a fucking pretty fucking bad cold and haven't been able to ride.
Worst thing is I just get fatigue just by walking, RIP all that cardio and condition i had before FUCK
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:02:22 UTC No. 223263
wow this is a good deal. I was going to wait for the forbidden Edreadnought but who knows if/when that'll even come out + this is a better build for the price than a regular dreadnought.
Does YT still circumcise their steerer tubes as short as physically possible? That might be my singular hangup
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:39:38 UTC No. 223265
>>223263
Might I recommend the EVIL Insurgent LS since you're looking at a long travel mullet? The GX builds are 35% off and you get the same ZEB ultimate fork, but a coil shock that is likely going to come with the wrong spring weight.
It'll cost less than the YT, have a great lifetime warranty, and be more fun to ride.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:55:09 UTC No. 223266
>>223265
I'm realizing that pic doesn't actually show what bike it is. Its the 'Decoy SN' sl ebike. Point in it's favor that you didn't notice I guess
If the Following price dropped even more I'd be all over it
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 02:23:54 UTC No. 223267
>>223266
It didn't look like an ebike, there isn't a massive bulge in the BB for the motor and the downtube doesn't look huge.
The Following is a great bike. I upgraded from the MB to the V3 because competitive cyclist had one left over for 55% off and it was the only one left, and in my size. I'd post pictures of it but they're too big for 4chan and I haven't reinstalled photoshop since upgrading my PC in the summer so no resizing.
It's such a ridiculously fun bike to ride. I don't know if I'm just in the honeymoon phase, but they somehow made the V3 even more fun to ride and the MB was already a shitload of fun to ride. I pretty much have all the same parts on it too except for the wheels since they switched to superboost.
I don't think they're going to drop more than 35% for the GX build. 35% off all GX builds is their current promo.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:46:46 UTC No. 223370
>>223263
You realize the YT is a mid power ebike tho?
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:03:46 UTC No. 223385
>>223370
Yep, the forbidden sounded cool to me in spite of the DJI motor, not because of it. I suspect it'll be at least 50lbs at 600wh. I've been riding an absolute hog of a full power and I'm done coping about the weight not being an issue. Just hope that fazua range extender comes out eventually for big self-shuttle missions
>>223267
I have a feeling they might be struggling so I would pay what you did for a frame but nothing more
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:30:30 UTC No. 223706
>new high-er rise renthal fatbars
>greatest wish has come true
>completely different bend for some reason
my heart is broken into pieces, what the FUCK were they thinking? There's already 89,238,992,838,923 options for 9 degree backsweep bars
>>223693
whats wrong with Leogang? I think its good track now
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:38:31 UTC No. 223748
>>223385
EVIL is struggling, as is the rest of the industry, but I can't see myself switching to any other brand if they go down. They're just so much fun. My Yeti ARC is fun as fuck, but I doubt the rest of Yeti's bikes are anywhere near that level of fun since it's really hard to compete against a hardtail in its element. Holy fuck man, they really made an XC bike that goes downhill like a dirt jumper and shoots uphill like a gravel bike
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:39:43 UTC No. 223757
>>223706
what good is there at leogang? the track for the first 2 minutes is completely bland and then the race is won in the last woods section which probably lasts 40 seconds in a 3 minute track
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 14:38:31 UTC No. 223768
>>223693
They should do gravel racing on the top part. Germoid tracks never change at all as it's just a hardpack blue bikepark trail. They should've kept lenzerheide rather than shitogang. On lenzerheide at least there's a variety of lines and track looks gnarly. Bike parky, yes but proper of a dh track. The woods part was good though but it's just a fraction of the whole fireroad. Knowing how gay WB is they razed with La Thuile from what looked to be a natural oriented trail to a A-line/dirt merchant.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:12:46 UTC No. 223777
>>223768
lenzerheide is back this year. frankly I dont get why they couldnt go back to somewhere like lourdes or maybe go to a new venue in central/northern europe before or after poland and add another stop somewhere in the americas
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Feb 2025 02:52:01 UTC No. 223926
>>223925
btw both are 100mm. mostly ride gravel roads and XC single tracks, no bike park jumps.
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:37:54 UTC No. 223931
>>223925
That's some beautiful scenery, where is this? We have hills and marshes here in SF Bay, but this doesn't look like anything I recognize
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:25:22 UTC No. 224113
>>224111
the sta on these frameworks enduro bikes looks comical compared to most bikes
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:30:08 UTC No. 224120
>4 bike parks days on a rear wheel
>16 other rides but not as harsh as coming short and slamming the rear wheel on rocks all day long
>2 guys to install
>2 guys to remove + 1 bent plastic lever + 1 broken plastic lever
Not gonna run it till summer when I start hitting bike parks again
>>224113
Looks like how privateer used to do back in the day, now everyone does it. But it looks funny due to the seatstay being so far back
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:53:14 UTC No. 224232
new brage edit once again keeping big mountain freeride alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G08
Anonymous at Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:06:23 UTC No. 224262
>>223925
not worth it for gravel roads and XC single track in my opinion. you're better off adjusting your tire pressure, upgrading contact points if need be, or using the saved money for longer trips or trips to another area. beautiful pics btw.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:11:22 UTC No. 224420
happened upon a spesh demo day today. Mavens are the worst feeling brake I have ever used. Stumpjumper was ok, not sure how they get away with selling these for 9000 United States Dollars, thoughever.
>>224412
those suntour forks literally weigh more than dual crown downhill forks. I always see tons of those budget rockshox forks for <$100. I think its worth it, lifting a kilogram off of your front end will feel incredibly good on its own and they can feel pretty good squish-wise especially if you service them
>>224120
run more pressure in the rear nigga. I don't want to see any more inserts in 2025 unless you're wearing spandex
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:50:55 UTC No. 224422
>>224420
Yeah just checked and the RS Judy weights 3lbs less than the Suntour fork I have right now. Guess I'll keep an eye for a used one on market place. Most the ones i have seen are with the steer tube tapered (mine is straight).
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:01:36 UTC No. 224563
>friend on new SC bike
>he used XTs on old bike
>SC comes with RS Codes
I had forgotten how trash they were. I can't feel a solid bite point at all on standstill, just a squish that keeps till it stops. You also require considerably more force to pull the lever on freestroke than my rear saint which has a bit more resistance than my front brake. At the end of the first section of DH his hands were tired from pulling.
Probably the only thing keeping him from putting the XTs is laziness from doing the internal cable routing.
Those things aren't useable at all. No fucking wonder when they switch to the good side they can't handle the power. They hamfist the brakes all the time and get used to it and when they try something that requires almost no force to use they end blocking the wheels followed by "muuh no modulation".
Hilarious
AXS shifting was nice though, slow but nice.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:07:55 UTC No. 224564
>>224420
>Mavens are the worst feeling brake I have ever used.
I haven't run into mabens yet but from what I've read they also require alot of force to pull the lever you end up tired. Like the shitty codes I tested.
Went with 2.3bar pressure on the rear, it was nice and no dings but it was dry. A bit more humid and I would be sliding everywhere due to roots so I can't runs high pressure always. https://www.savetherims.com
I'm keen to try these, not heavy nor hard to put. Though I'm a bit skeptical and they are pricey.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:21:59 UTC No. 224623
Stupid question, but is the max tire PSI is with a tube or tubeless?
I just want to pump my tires with a lot of air for when I do road ride, to reduce the rolling resistance.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:20:01 UTC No. 224652
>>224564
Yeah that's it. They feel grabby like shimanos but with comically high resistance throughout the free stroke. Even I, an Avid sram brake hater, didn't think it would actually be that bad. The only scenario where I can see the power actually being usable is super high grip conditions bike park riding, but I can feel my hands cramping up thinking about it. Good thing I tried them bc I was deciding between 2 specs on a new bike, one with mavens and another with TRPs, which I'm excited to try
Good on that guy for selling people $100 plastic strips but that "19% increased strength" claim doesn't even sound that good with the most favorable interpretation. Stronger rims and tires just seem to be way more effective than inserts almost in all regards. Though, I did hear on a recent PB podcast they mentioned testing some "pneumatic system" with a similar goal to inserts. God knows how that works but it sounded like they liked it
>>224623
I doubt the engineers that came up with the number could tell you. For what its worth I ride asphalt to the trails a lot and never bother with going beyond my normal riding pressure. There's so much rolling resistance between the knobs/size/stickiness that more pressure feels negligible. If you aren't ending up on dirt at all then 40psi seems like a good number
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:28:15 UTC No. 224656
>>224623
I haven't encountered a tire that cared. I only run max on tubed bikes since.... it means I am doing road work. For mixed use like riding to trails I would just run mid 30's since I am a fatass, or low 40's if it's an oldschool thin walled tire.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:49:49 UTC No. 224727
bought an ebike not realizing you need to be a specific height to ride it, which 5'9 is not tall enough for it. How the fuck do they not tell you this shit?
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:21:24 UTC No. 224741
>>224727
>bought a shirt not realizing you need to be a specific weight to wear it, which 300 lbs is not small enough for it. How the fuck do they not tell you this shit?
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:08:52 UTC No. 224763
>>224727
This shit is so obvious and upfront that they didn't think anyone would be dumb enough to just buy one straight up without checking if they were the right size.
But alas, plenty of people don't think about it, that's why you see so many bums and boomers riding around on oversized bikes with the saddle slammed all the way down, or dudes riding around on tiny bikes with their knees sticking out.
Get an exchange if you can, if you bought new from a real brand (I really hope you didn't buy some 100lb chink shit ebike) or from a real store, they should let you take it back as long as you didn't trash it.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:15:40 UTC No. 224764
>>224763
On 2nd thought, did you walk into a real bike shop and these mofos just let you walk out with a bike without even checking if you were the right size?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:03:57 UTC No. 225014
>>224727
retard
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Mar 2025 00:38:10 UTC No. 225134
what do you consider an average ride? duration, length, elevation and what kind of trails?
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Mar 2025 05:40:04 UTC No. 225143
>>225134
>what do you consider an average ride?
for me its 1:30h ride, 15 miles, 600-800 feet of elevation.
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Mar 2025 18:55:13 UTC No. 225170
>>225134
1h30, 15km, 1000m of D- and 2-300 of D+.
I'll climb more when I get the new bike, it is a quite a hassle to climb with mine
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 01:48:33 UTC No. 225335
>>225217
overprice imo, especially with the Recon fork
🗑️ Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 10:19:04 UTC No. 225421
Havent been able to hit the trails recently cause ive been busy with work so ive been up a gravel bikes to do some road/gravel. Found a Merida Silex 4000 2022 model with a GRX 400 drivetrain for roughly $1400
Anyone with gravel bike experience know if its worth biting the bullet?
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 10:36:18 UTC No. 225424
Havent been able to hit the trails recently cause ive been busy with work so ive been looking at gravel bikes to do some road/gravel. Eyeing up a Merida Silex 4000 2022 model with a GRX 400 drivetrain for roughly $1400
Anyone with gravel bike experience know if its worth biting the bullet?
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 03:17:00 UTC No. 225511
>>225424
I love gravel cycling. Sometimes I just get burnt out on mtb or I need a break from it due to an injury, or I need to make some easy nearby trails fun by underbiking.
That bike you're looking at is a good price for the spec. I used to roll with GRX400, now I'm on GRX 2x12 Di2. You can't go wrong with GRX, it's solid
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 13:47:39 UTC No. 225529
>>225424
seems fine
my one reservation is that 46/11 isn't much of a top-end if you like sprint segments
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:48:13 UTC No. 225668
>>225511
>50mm kashima suspension
>2.2” maxxis tires
>180mm dropper post
>700mm wide drop bars
>X01 Eagle 12 speed
>quad piston hydraulic brakes
>flat pedals covered in spikes
>people watching me hit jumps: is that a ROAD BIKE?