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/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 >>208371

Any good brands that make classic flannel shirts for MTB like pic related?

>>216533
my friend has one from Fly Racing that he likes

>>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.

>>216613
I thought the mtb ones were some kind of polyester blend?

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.

>>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

>>216694
idk i ordered these for biking

>>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

>>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

>>216769
Thank you for your service

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.

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

>>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.

>>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.

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)

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.

>>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.

>>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

>>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

>>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.

>>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.

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.

I want to go back! Winter sucks!

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.

how do i practice cool mtb tricks without getting myself killed

>>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.

>>217096
I miss 3/4th of the year already. I just gotta wait till late february to ride again.

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.

>>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.

>>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/

>>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

>>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

>>216872
Yes hello I am here to consoom

>>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.

>>217319
Noice. Obnoxious flamboyant colors to pimp out the sled
Look good
Feel good
Ride good
Ride fast

NIGHT RIDE

>>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

>>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

>>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.

>>216769
these are pretty good
adjustable for a slim fit and stretchy panels in back, crotch and knees

>>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

>>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=SAcT-ZV2p4s.

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

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?

>>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.

>>217978
oh also you can use 3m heli tape which works well and is low profile

>>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?

>>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.

Anyone ever rode their MTB in different countries before or is that a tourist trap?

>>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

>>218387
Nice, yeah MTB in NZ/Tasmania sounds like fun. I just need to learn how to properly use my bike.

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.

>>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.

>>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

hub axle is kill

great day of riding. My area is too wet for riding so I've been going to Fort Ord where the soil is sandy and great to ride on the day after it rains

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.

>>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

>>218843
Learn 2 wheelbuild + manual. I'd like to pick up and move somewhere with actual dirt while I don't have too much tying me down

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?

>>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

A little late but what are your favorite edits/video parts of 2024. I am personally a fan of Paul Genovese - Fool's Errand

>>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.

>>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

I must resist the urge to buy more cheap bike parts from defunct/overstocked race teams on pinkbike buy/sell

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=e0ZEpOYUPa_b34qP
I've been thinking on taking first aid courses.

Put bar plugs to also prevent making a sausage out of your meat.

>>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?

>>219723
Kill yourself

>>219678
Why is pepe's ass censored in this picture?
Fucking puritans won't even let me enjoy some frog buttcrack.

Anyways I finally got to enjoy my fat bike in snow

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.

>>219900
Shell out for wolvhammers if you haven't

>>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

Should I upgrade my 3x9 (Charing Shimano 40/30/22T and 11T-34T Cassette) to a 1x11 (32T Chain / 11T-51T Cassette) or not worth it?

>>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.

>>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.

>>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

>>220209
will look into them, thanks!

>>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.

Can I run tubeless sealant in a regular tube to help against punctures?

>>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.

>>220417
Noted. Would an inner tube be better than tubeless for long distances?

>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

>>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

>>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.

>>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).

>>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.

>>220434
Where are you from? There are a shit load of great prices on frames and full builds in the US right now.

>>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

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.

>>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=BpbgfxIqFHHPpKbP&t=128

>>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

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=hsmP2KF8w7f49fpN

>>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

>>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.

>>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

>this kills the 60 gorillion lumen lights shill

>Blinds you
How do you respond without sounding mad?

so these are total bullshit right?

>>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

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

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

>>222484
and the Captcha was hard as fuck

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.

>>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

>>222609
Will look for them, they are cheap. The chink bearing presses I bought weren't bad at all

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

>>222651
wait the first one was in Rotorua. close enough

>>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.

>>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

>>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°

>>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.

>>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.

oof, that's not good for Pivot. Pivot is one of my backup brands if EVIL ever goes out of business

>zeb ultimate RC2 3.1
>Matte Grey - 760€
>Gloss Black - 860€
>Gloss Red - 960€
200€ just to have it in red. They really really really are bastards.

>>222832
Red = faster

>>222832
da red wunz go faster

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?

>>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.

>>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

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.

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

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

Ronan's crash in practice. Hope he's ok and didn't just pull a Goldstone

>>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.

>>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

Had first proper ride since having crashed and broke my arm back in August. Of course it had to rain all weekend.

>>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=uE7HkcBp9GTmB2Yw
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.

>>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.

>>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/Second_moment_of_area

>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

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

>>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.

>>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

>>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.

>>223263

You realize the YT is a mid power ebike tho?

>>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

raises subscription prices through the roof and then does this... 5 more years of the same shit track. sharnt be giving a penny to wbd

>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

>>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

>>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

>>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.

>>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

Upgrade from a XCT coil to a Rockshox Judy Gold Air solo worth it? are air fork memes? yes or nay

>>223925
btw both are 100mm. mostly ride gravel roads and XC single tracks, no bike park jumps.

>>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

>>223931
Puerto Rico

>resembles a grasshopper

>>224111
the sta on these frameworks enduro bikes looks comical compared to most bikes

>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

new brage edit once again keeping big mountain freeride alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G08Io_8nDJo

>>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.

>>224262
Thanks and Thanks!

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

>>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).

>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.

>>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.

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.

>>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

>>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.

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?

>>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?

>>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.

>>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?

>>224727

retard

what do you consider an average ride? duration, length, elevation and what kind of trails?

>>225134
>what do you consider an average ride?
for me its 1:30h ride, 15 miles, 600-800 feet of elevation.

>>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

first time buying a mountain bike, came across this on marketplace
he wants $900 for it or $1100 to include the better fork
is this a good deal?

>>225217
overprice imo, especially with the Recon fork

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?

>>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

>>225424

seems fine
my one reservation is that 46/11 isn't much of a top-end if you like sprint segments

>>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?

Would you a fork from aliexpress?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl5jZjaMgY

>>225715
Too complex imo, simpler stuff maybe.

>>225715
only bicycle related parts I would buy from aliexpress would be a tubeless valves, chainrings, a saddle and grips. Some tools like bearing presses/extractors seem like good value and maybe the b stock shimano products but otherwise I'd rather not put myself at unnecessary risk

>buy 3M tape as frame protection
>clean with degreaser, tape
>stretch if needed
>easy
Why would people use stuff like framewrap where it's all messy with water and 70 currency units for just a downtube+ seatstay protection. Unless you want a design(why?) I don't see why.
>>225889
>saddle
You'll end up with the dropper up you ass if the rails go kaput.

finally...

Any zeb heads here? I'm getting a really noticeable top out when pulling for stuff. Also have the rebound almost fully open even though I'm in the upper-middle of the weight/pressure range which I found odd. Maybe its just something to live with
>>226077
nice, still not in stock anywhere though but at least I can get stock alerts now. I've actually been riding an OEM enduro supersoft for a little bit and its really nice, though I do seem to hear my front rim a bit more even with more pressure than I would have in a DH
>>225901
You still need some sort of lubricant for any protection film, maybe unless its one of those textured ones that just hides the mass of air bubbles. The 3m one is ok but I found it gets ruined easily and likes to leave residue. For picrel I just bought a couple 2'x1' sheets of ridewrap film for like $40 and cut it myself to cover the entire thing. In hindsight it was not worth the massive amount of time it took, but I hate scratching my shit and am constantly millimeters away from granite boulders so I'm glad I have it

>>226101
have you serviced your fork recently? I've had issues with forks rebound knocking on previous gen rockshox equipment when a dampers died, maybe worth servicing it and checking for any issues. However, it's more likely that it's an airspring issue, check to see if your airspring isn't caked in grease and that the +tive and -tive pressures are properly equalised. I'm quite anal about making sure pressures are equalised so when reinflating the fork each 20psi I add, I remove the pump, cycle the fork around 10-15 times and then repeat these three steps till I am at my desired pressure.

>finally got my shin pierced by the infamous Dagga's pins
The hole looked like a cunt before it got covered by a thick crust of coagulated blood. I'll die of pain alone once I shower and try to clean it.

>>225424
I ended up getting a second hand cannondale topstone with under 300km mileage, a grx groupset, a grx wheelset, and mid-tier clip in shimanos for around $1100. Crazy good deal. I took it around some trails near me of which there was only a total of like 1km gravel, but it was crazy fun. However, the real show was on the road... while I will never put down my mtb, I can see myself being a roadie. While I still love my MTB I can't help imagine that maybe if the trails in my area and entire country weren't so shit, I'd enjoy mountain biking more.

>>226101
>Any zeb heads here?
In 1 month I'll be able to answer once I get the sled built
>>226101
>You still need some sort of lubricant for any protection film, maybe unless its one of those textured ones that just hides the mass of air bubbles.
Didn't use any, just stretching and doing it carefully it ended up nice. Except where I foolishly did it over the welds but mehh. With the residue I'll just use a hot air gun to remove it but dunno if I'll tear the paint off. Used 3m extremium invisible.

>>226130
do you end up getting pedal strikes on only one leg? I only ever get them on my right leg and I ride right foot forward, so I have 1 shin which looks like its been amputated and another which looks completely fine.

>>226185
It was not a pedal strike, I don't really get pedal strikes. If I do they are just small scratches that heal quickly. I fell sideways on a wet and snowy offcamber section with the bike and 1 pin hooked on my leg while the others just scratched me.
My legs look fine other than a slightly bald spots where the kneepads strap on.

>spring is on
>lush forest trails
>sundress season
>daylight savings time in 5 days
>long bike park days with crusts of sweat&dirt in 3 months
Get the bike and the hawaiian shirt ready

>>226647
trails already completely overrun with ebikers, probably about 1 in 10 people are still riding a regular bike

>>216525 (OP)
guys im so pumped, i just bought a season pass to thunder mountain and picked up a used pivot shadow cat off of fb marketplace for the low price of 3 grand :D all jokes aside has there been a better used bike market than right now? you can find some genuinely great deals on bikes now.

Any other anons put off working on their bike until the season started yet again?

>>224623
Both, the pressure on the tyre will be the same either way.

>70€ for TRP's TR42s
Yay or nay?
Is the alu center part actually noticable? I want thick rotors. So its either these or formula's monolith. And I've faded on the front formula 203mm one in summer so dunno about going alu center but thick or slightly thinner but vented ones like maguras MDRP(noisy...). The thickness is for the crispy lever feel.

Or am I just overthinking it and just go for the thick formula rotor?

>>226967
only 2.3mm? hope do 2.3mm fixed rotors, intend have their blackline massive, trp also have RS01E which is a fixed rotor, there are probably more but thats from a short look on websites such as bike24 and bikeinn. You could always size down thickness to 2mm and increase diameter to 220mm where there are rotors such as sram HS2's, galfer shark, trickstuff heavy duty.

Bought a 12€ insert from Aliexpress for my hardtail.
Was expecting to get a shitty pool noodle but it's surprisingly good, feels like the Vittoria air liner.
I disassembled the wheel after two days and it does not seem to be absorbing the sealant.

Do people even ride analog bikes anymore, all I fucking see are E-Bikes on the trails. Like I get it if you are old or disable, but I see lots of early 20s and 30s something.

>>226903
it's too fucking cold in my garage and I didn't want to service the fork anyways

>>227434
>ZTTO
Unironically a legit chink brand. Got this bash guard, doesn't look shitty but and impact in summer will tell.
>>227494
Nobody likes to climb, it allows people to do more laps. I rather do the climbing and get stamina as it helps on long descents buy I'll never say no to shuttling

Logging company seems to be finally leaving after 7 months, I've not been and had a proper look at where the trails used to be but they are most likely trashed. At least the silver lining is there is somewhere new for trails, they just need building first which will probably not happen this summer.
>>227494
I mainly see people riding ebikes now too, I think its mainly for the convenience of getting many laps in. The local spot where I ride has an easy 5-10m climb on a normal bike, but people still buy a full fat ebike for it to get probably 2x the laps in. Whenever I speak to someone on one they always say they are still putting in the same amount of effort but I know that that's a complete lie. Also, a normal bike now is roughly the same price as an ebike so lots of people simply buy an ebike instead.

>$550 for the new reverb
kinda reasonable. I would be tempted to put this on anything without tube-in-tube or external routing
>>227494
you may be looking at it through an XC grindset. Most people don't care about the slog, in which case an ebike straight up doubles the fun
>>227624
>always say they are still putting in the same amount of effort but I know that that's a complete lie
trve this is pure cope on a full power, the motor does not let you unless its turned off or you are lugging the shit out of it. Recently switched to a Fazua SL though and outside of boost mode it actually feels very close

Explain like I'm mildly retarded: what is the difference between cross-country (XC) and cyclo-cross (CX)?

>>227634
xc is more varied terrain and has some actual mountain biking elements like drops and jumps, cx is basically gravel biking with random sandpits, stairs and running around like a sperg

>>227634
I did CX as a kid. >>227640 is pretty much it. XC is what most MTB trails are; rolly terrain, occasional drops/jumps, a rock garden or fuck tons of roots here or there. Some parts climbing and some parts descending.
CX courses are mostly flat dirt or grass and the obstacles are all manmade like low barriers or staircases. The bikes have no suspension and are made to be as lightweight as possible. Way more popular in flatland farm shitholes like where I grew up. Not so much where actual DH exists.

>>227634
>XC
Mountain biking
>CX
roadies larping as mountain bikers.

>>227629
beautiful bike and location.

>>221553
someone was shilling these to me today at the trailhead, anyone ridden these yet and has an opinion on them?

>spokes 5mm to long
After tensioning, they are 5mm too long. Would this pass? Mechanically speaking you need ~2-2.5x the diameter of the screw(for alu on alu). ~5mm. I'm right on the minimum(alu-brass). Thread is 9mm long. That is like 4-5mm of engagement depending on side. Do I just trash it and begin again?
In case you are wondering I forgot that DTSWISS calculations use the squorx nipple and that the ERD they use include the washers.

>>228077
I made that post as a total skeptic but recently found out you can buy them on amazon from Germany for less than contis so I'll tell you in about a week. I got albert 2.6 gravity
>>227687
I would say the exact opposite

Hey >y'all im planning to get a new set of EX 511 rims to pair with my hub, DT Swiss 350s (very original I know). I know spokes and nipples to get but I was just wondering if its worth it to get a professional wheel build done for them or just let my LBS do it?

>>228245
lbs should be fine, could always try and do it yourself. I've built up an ex511 wheel before and was one of the most straightforward things I've ever done and took a couple hours. I followed park tools website but there is also this good playlist with more tips which were useful.
https://www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/repair-help/how-to-build-a-wheel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhFMUwa1zAhjOae_6yt1ldTev1_mzdGF

I want a downhill bike for this season but this is a tough choice. Behold my comparison chart.
The new Ari is currently the favorite but not perfect and there's hardly any talk about it nor anyone racing on one besides like 1 instagram chick. Tues is probably the second favorite only held back by being carbon and a bit more expensive. Also already have a black YT, next thing I know I'll be living in socal and riding DVO.......
>>228245
I would also recommend spending the wheel build money on a truing stand and doing it yourself if you like wrenching on your shit. Its a lot easier than you'd think but takes some time. The benefit of expert wheel builders is that they can make it perfect in a limited amount of time whereas the avg bike shop mechanic will get it good enough
Ali Clarkson on youtube has a really straightforward video you can follow
I have this CNC'd wooden stand https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3372240/ which I love. The park tool one seems rather overpriced and I'm not sure how good the chinese ones are

>>228358
gt fury - used to be super cheap but might have all been sold
spec demo - maybe discounted somewhere online or at a lbs as their new bike might be quite close to release
trek session - same as spec
marin quake - always decently priced bikes
canfield jedi - discounted on their website with nothing to seemingly change
out of the bikes listed the fezzari seems like the best option if its just going to be a park bike with the option of a lot of adjustment which you can probably endlessly tweak. The yt has little adjustment so is probably easy to setup and just ride plus seems to just work well for racers. The propain team replica bikes looked beautiful

>>228368
>GT Fury
wish I bought one in hindsight, they're long gone now, just a few people trying to scalp them on pinkbike
>demo
thought about this but turns out the largest size they have in the current production frame is a medium
>marin
same problem as polygon, I swore off that factory because the quality is lacking, also pretty sure the frame is only 170 or 180, rather just have a spindrift at that point
The propain is up there too, might be a better choice than the Tues now that I'm thinking about it. I've been hoping they'll do a sale that applies to the rage but seems unlikely

The only reason I haven't already bought the fezzari is because all of the adjustment is with 29 rear. Beyond me why they made a 29er dh bike in current year especially while sponsoring a bunch of freeriders. I'd much rather run mullet and this is the problem with the Jedi/RAAW v1/banshee legend. I might be able to get closer to ideal geo with the Ari in mullet with an angleset to correct bb height and HA

I like incredibly stiff rear ends on full suspension and I love my Chromag hardtail and I also have a gaping hole in my bike lineup that a short travel full suspension could fill, should I buy a 150mm/120mm Chromag Darco? The reviews of it are very few and vague, but the ones that exist seem to like it. Do you think the steel frame and weight would hinder the playfulness of the shorter travel? My only other full suspension currently is a 180mm/180mm YT Capra

>>228393
>I like incredibly stiff rear ends on full suspension
I would probably drop steel as an option right away. Do you read the radavist? Have many tattoos? It'll probably be a bit of a slug so you'd better want either the comfort or hipster cred

I've been looking at short travel trail frames too. Banshee Phantom and Propain Hugene are at the top of my list. Both on sale right now and have one piece rear ends which should be on the stiffer end

Finally got out in this good weather we have been having, hasn’t rained for ages here in the sarf, and got out twice in recent days. Because it’s so clay rich round here when it dries up it completely dries up, and after a wet winter where of course the horses chewed the bridleways completely to fuck, it’s still fucking unusable as the portions that were chewed up are all craggy, and then they take the things out again and shit everywhere. Fucking hate horses and all the posh whores who all seem to ride them round here, need to start going to proper trails and avoid them.

Also realised my crash from last year has turned me into a coward, and I’m shitting myself on most of the downhills on gravelly surfaces which seemed to be all of them today.

>>228404
The idea was I didn’t want an international flight’s length of shock movement and there’s not many companies doing the severely unbalanced travel thing

>>228434
oh you meant vertically stiff? The banshee is 115/140 I believe. Crazy cheap too, just missing a UDH. Or just do what the bike companies do and understroke something and call it a different bike
>>228077
>>228180
update: the schwalberts are the grippiest tires I've ever used on my local trails (loose sand over hard). Improved grip in loose corners and braking traction is the most pronounced thing, otherwise they feel more normal than I was led to believe. Will have to try out on real dirt/bike park trails but I have a feeling I'll go back to continentals for that unless these are just as durable

I'm finally recovered enough from my injuries to get back into normal mountain biking. Fug it feels great to ride again.
I had a really funny crash yesterday. I failed to ride over a large root stair so I fell to the left into a tree and my bar twisted. So I was pinned between the handlebar and frame with my back up against the tree in an awkward position and my right leg over the other side of the frame so I couldn't just get out. I was uninjured from it, but I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of being trapped like that
> 900 second wait to post
damn, I just haven't been posting because I wasn't able to ride for all of March. It was agonizing building a new gravel bike and not being able to ride it at all because my back was fucked

>>228368
>a lot of adjustment which you can probably endlessly tweak
More like a lot of flip chips which will endlessly creak, amirite?
>>228393
>Short rear travel full suspension
Sounds like you need an RSD wildcat

damn this thing makes me feel so fast.
But I looked at my strava segment times and they weren't that fast. I'm going to put it down to no wheel sensor, out of shape in the early season, and blasting through the ride with no rest.
But it really does blow your mind going from a heavy bike to a lighter one. It just moves.

Damn, I missed you guys, happy we're liv again

and I still haven't cleaned up my bike...

Finally got around to changing my rear tyre after I had completely worn the knobs off my old one. Within 500m of the first trail managed to get a snakebite pinch flat going off of probably a half metre drop. This repair with two plugs seems to work as I went on a ride with it again and had no issues, however I am skeptical. It's also funny how different it feels with a rear end which grips after I've ridden a worn tyre for a year at this point.

>>228588
absolutely cooked, the centre of the tred on the old tyre was around 1mm compared to the new which is 5mm.

>Forget to take out key once
>Bike unuseable

What the fuck is wrong with dutch people

>tfw summer is here and is too hot to ride.

>riding near the ocean/sea in the tropics
That's just horrible. I just imagine getting nonstop biten by mosquitos as you desperately try to catch a breath in the hot and humid air.
>sand and salt in the air
You better wash that bike after riding
Where is it?

>>229254
ntayrt but a seamonkey next to the ocean with similar climate. Mosquitos aren't an issue, don't think ive ever been bitten while out on a ride. Its really the temperature and humidity which I think most people who have never experienced it really underestimate it. Sapped of energy almost constantly and I'm constantly dripping in sweat, pic related is my bike after a 1:30h ride, all of that is sweat... summer here right now is like 38C with high humidity, absolutely killer. Have to go out for a ride in either the morning of dusk since going midday will probably give you a stroke. Still hot during Christmas but not so bad where its around 25C.
Bike gets a spray bottle of water and wipe down after every ride in my case cause of all that salt from the sweat. I keep coping to myself by imagining I will turn into the next enduro prodigy if I bike in a temperate climate since I wont be so tired anymore lol.

I'm tired of Halo MT supadrive hubs and their strange issues. But I am too broke to currently buy another rear hub before I get some income from my summer job.

current problem all major hub manufacturers currently use 6802 bearings for microspline freehubs such as the new one up hub, my halo hub and many others, this is due to the fact that having the bearing sit on the thru axle is a bad idea as loading the axel in shear while it is under tension is a recipe for breaking many many axels, and that standard bearing sizes come only come in 12,15, and 17mm ID sizes. meaning that your bearings must have a 15mm ID and for microspline a 24mm OD to fit inside the freehub . These bearings are just barely adequate for use in free hubs and generally see short service lifes unless doubled up or using a double row bearing as seen in hopes new pro5 design. In red the bearing type, in purple the rated static load of the bearings, (dynamic is 2x static for almost all cases).

One up uses only two 6802 bearings in its free hubs meaning half of the load capacity.

>>229408
solution, make a hub that uses needle or roller bearings in the freehub like the old chris kings that lasted forever. The load rating on this bearing that would fit inside of a current microspline free hub supports 3,400 lbs of static loading, which is the most frequent loading type. Not bothering to do the bearing calculations these would likely last longer than the bike they were attached to if not contaminated. L10 bearing life is exponential
with bearing life being rated in hours in the equation L10 = Constants*(dynamic bearing capacity/ effective loading)^(10/3) The static rating is important for freehubs as they are unloaded when coasting. making needle bearings an ideal choice

>>229412
forgot image of bearings

How long are you usually sore after a big crash but nothing is broken/cut and only sore? I had my first crash in a long time on wednesday and for the past 2 days feel like I've been hit by a truck. The entire left side of my body and neck isn't bruised whatsoever but feels incredibly tender and aches to move. I've had cold showers and iced the affected areas but barely seems to matter. Riding tomorrow through the pain it seems.

>>229408
I have a spank hex hub which also uses the same 17287 bearings in the freehub and I hate everything about this hub, I wish I had bought a DT350 and not had to deal with crap durability and availablity of parts. Now that the patent for the DT style star ratchet system is up there should be zero reason to make a pawl style hub.

>closes next week for poland
What is the best team?

>>230169
pb fantasy is complete ass, I'm surprised they didn't update it from last year. Their ui sucks on desktop, their pricing is awful and riders realistically cost way too much so you basically are forced into picing at least one 25k rider as people around 200k and cheaper might not even be at the race (at least in mens, womens is much better). This is the 3 different variations of a team which I've made, but unsure which to pick. I feel like Craik is going to be a sleeper pick but prices are just so whack, same with Pinkerton.

I shall simply wait till the superior vital fantasy league starts and go full adjusting mode there for optimal points scoring.

>>230173
PB fantasy is suffering from stagflation
>Ryan Griffith
Oof, you'll save 25k with him out of WC
I generally go with women as that's for sure one will get a high position

ASA vermette will take over once he gets to elite. Anglo world will rejoice once that they finally get france off the podium through the 8th anglosaxon coalition( no, indiastan isn't in it). I don't think are any Asa level french riders in junior atm.

>>230563
max alran?

>>230566
Forgot about him but yes, france still has some hope for the future.
Buut, picrel shows asa going faster than him after starting slower throughout the year

>>230595
I don't think you quite understand how graphs work, better to scroll down and view the actual results side by side. Both riders were solid last year: at Fort Bill Asa was faster; in Poland Max crashed; in Leogang Asa got confused by the red flag in the woods and stopped on track; at VDS Max was faster and Asa almost bottled it on the first couple of corners; at Worlds Asa was faster; and in Loudenvielle Asa crashed and broke his back. Realistically they were pretty on par with each other looking at splits throughout the year. It will be fun to watch them this year go even faster and hopefully some of the other juniors from last year step up, or some new zoomer comes in to surprise everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETR73O67IIE
Reece Wilson riding down with his belt around his neck at 12:35 lmao. Big derailleur and big chain taking out belt drives before the main race even begins

>>230596
Damn you are right, there should be a sign difference on the chart. I would be lying if I knew that to details on each race as I dont follow DHWC closely. They are pretty close. Top 20 junior 2024, only 5 are french, 11 from the 8th anglosaxon coalition. But top 10, 4 are french. Same as elite men. But less than top20 men. Thing's aren't that dire.

snowing in finals

>>216525 (OP)
Picked up this gary fisher hoo koo e koo for a hundred bucks

Works great

>remove calliper to put on next bike
>take it to work to remove oil/dirt inside with air compressor
>work on a different place than usual
>blow inside
>this air compressor has a much higher pressure
>piston comes out and hits the other one
>edge shattered
I just hope the big piston of the saint is the same one I have on an extra MT520 at home. If not I'll have to postpone the build for another 1-2 weeks till I get new pistons from chinkland.

>>230867
all shimano 4 pot calipers use 17mm and 15mm pistons so should be no issue

>>230871
I checked you are right. I remember somewhere that one of shimano's had 18mm pistons.

Finally after many delays. I'm just missing to put the new piston on the calliper, rebuild the derailleur, cut steerer tube and get it dirty with loam. And set up suspesnion but that takes time

Any tips to get this damn clip in place. Impossible to do it, I damaged the plastic behind it already. Is it necessary for the clutch to do its thing?

The clip

I RIDE THE CHEAPEST WALMART MOUNTANE BIKE HUFFY AND IT IS MADE FOR HEIGHTS 4'11 - 5'6 AND I AM 6 FEET TALL I LIKE TO RIDE MY BIKE

I was thinking of just getting my bike from sp*rt chek and they deliver to your house but it comes disassembled. How hard is it to actually assemble a bike by hand and will I need tools
Thanks bros

>>231130
YOU SOUND GAY NIGGA SHUT THE FUCK UP

Seems like I was right on what I felt I needed on a new bike to go faster on DH.
>higher stack
>29 up front
>longer wheelbase
>2.3mm 203mm rotors for better lever feel
First 2 rides yesterday without any suspension settup other than ballpark fork pressure and front/rear tires pumped to 2.2 bar. Easily get 2nd/3rd in strava from PR and got a PR on a section. The vivid coil is plush, the bikes sticks to the ground and has a lockout for climbing. The 3.1 Zeb is plushier than my 2.1 lyrik even with less sag though I feel there's a volume spacer and a bit more pressure than I should have.
I now just need some 31.8 high rise bars to help with the harshness. Detune the shock to soft from medium as the rebound speed is slower and it feels sluggish(or use a lighter oil). And probably a front saint to match the rear but I can wait, the mt520 is pretty good.
On climbing, the steep seat tube and a big max insertion depth to run a 200mm dropper finally made it comfortable to climb with, no more kneepain nor need to move the dropper post up/down each time.
The bike is heavy, the rear specifically.

Just bought a used hardtail, form hasn't been serviced since 2023. The previous owner def didn't ride it too hard, but I figure that's long enough that a full service is warranted

What can I expect to pay? And do you guys have recommendations for where to mail it off to? None of my local shops do anything besides lowers, which I would rather just do on my own

Fox Rhythm 34 btw.

it is bike park season my friends. Go ride some lifts
>>231630
expect to pay quite literally more than you can buy a brand new 34 rhythm for https://www.jensonusa.com/fox-34-rhythm-29-fork-2022-oe-packaged. If it were me, I'd do the lowers and air spring and ride it till it blows up, or even try to do the damper since you don't have much to lose
Also, fuck shops that don't do damper services. A small child can do everything else on a bike
>>231370
nice whip, any issues with stuffing 2.3mm in shimano calipers?

>>231630
Full is around 180€( last time I did a full in 2021) here on a bikeshop. Try to look for local guys who do stuff on their garages. My damper and shock get service by him and paid in cash so tax jannies dont find out.
>>231691
Not really, just push pistons back and that's it. I was looking to get the TR42s for the bling but couldn't find them at all in yurop unless I paid 80€. Nor the RS05E. So I just got another 2.3mm formula monolithic rotor. I thought about magura's for the bling but they are only 2mm and they are noisy according to yt videos.

>>231691
>>231807
Ty on the fork advice. It's wild that a full service costs as much as a new fork lol. I think I will just learn to do a lower service, keep riding, and keep my ear to the ground for a garage suspension wizard.

>>231817
>It's wild that a full service costs as much as a new fork
Fox fork a little harder and more expensive to service than RS

>live in shithole in the south
>move to grand junction

holy gawd I had no idea how big mountain biking was

im having so much fun bros

My bike feels huge and I can never get comfy on it, always feel stretch out. I'm 5'10" with a 30 inseam.

Bike Frame is a large, I already switched the steam from a 70mm to a 50mm and move the seat as far foward as I can.

>>232312
looks like XC race geo of a medium. Should feel rather small when standing but the seat angle and low stack make you hunch over like a roadie. Get high rise bars and use up all of the steerer tube height

Continental tyres which are made in china are complete shite, the qc and quality is horrible compared to their german counterparts, which I think now is exclusively their downhill casing...

>TICK toc TICK toc
With summer here and overgrown trails don't forget to check your body and clothes after riding. Found 3 today. 2 after showering, one crawling on my leg and the other one already with it's head it. The 3rd one was on my short.

>>232682
Post feet. I mean... I had a tick between the hallux and a second toe once.

>>228588
Riding in the southwest has taught me that plugs are basically invincible, even in seemingly impossible places like right at the rim or multiple in one hole. I forget how many plugs my last back tire had when it finally went bald, but it was well into the double digits. It'll be fine.

>>216525 (OP)
do wide mtb shoes exist

>>233071
I gave up, 4 holes within 5 weeks of riding just takes the piss. After the first time puncturing it, I went from 25 to 27psi in the rear but it didn't matter. The plugs did work but having to fix these issues potentially while out on a ride just ain't it for me, ended up buying a DH casing instead which isn't made by the chinks. At 95g heavier going from enduro to dh casing, it seems stupid to not run a DH casing desu

I’m getting a Canyon Neuron Onfly CF 7 delivered tomorrow. It’s replacing my old hardtail Trek dual sport 2, which served me well for how cheap it is. Stoked for the new bike!

>>233096
>>233071
I ride in the desert and have not had a single puncture in conti DH over the year+ that I've been using them and have outlasted several rims. I have a full cabinet of maxxis dd and conti enduro stuffed with plugs
>>233879
nice dude, SL ebikes are the best thing ever. Hot tip keep your reg bike around to pedal up a hill every once and a while to detox and remind yourself how good you have it
>>233072
spesh 2fo roost (size up a full size) are the widest I've used. They also happen to be the grippiest and by far the cheapest shoe out there

>>232312
Definitely don't move your seat forward, you only move the seat you get your legs in the right position over your pedals. You're gonna fuck up your knees.

You can go as short as 35mm stem, so you might as well do that. Also try riser bars like anon said. Consider chopping them shorter too, like 760-740. Your reach doesn't seem very long so I feel like you should be able to make this work.

>>218684
Hell yeah, anon. I've got hours and hours logged on the Fort Ord trails while I was at DLI

my chain is going to be so damp

>>234437
tested the ochain yet? thoughts?

>>234555
not extensively yet, will report back after some lifts this weekend. I know its good, whether its $400 good remains to be seen. But I guess that's just the relatively-early-adopter price. I think these free-float things will come on sram cranks and DT swiss hubs in the near future (both appear to be in the WC pits already as prototypes)

>new brakes everywhere
>brembo
>new XTs, XTRs and upcoming Saints proto
Dunno if I should try steel braided hose for a more crisp feel on the rear or just get a new brake for the sakes of it

>>234572
braided hoses strike me as a meme, everyone that uses them seems to give up eventually. All this brake talk is reminding me I need to swap out the DB8s from my dh bike. I was debating between Lewis, maven (base), or dominions for a while. Between Mike Kazimer's review, a general distrust of the chinee, and a very tightly toleranced brake hose guide, I think I'm gonna try the mavens

>>234586
Dunno about the rear, a 2meter long hose has some expansion when you apply pressure. Rear brakes always feel a bit more spongier than front brakes. They could help

>jackie goldrock wins Loudenvielle and Leogang
>he surely can't win 3 in a row
>off my PB fantasy team
>put amaury
He can't win a 4th time in a row, 100% sure the matchstick won't do it.
-2.4 secs off 2nd place is just crazy. Even women were close.

>>234944
La Thuile is next. It's a new track which looks like its pretty steep and will get blown out/rough over the weekend, wouldn't be surprised if he did do it again.
My fantasy this week were completely fucked only 2 people with points but only saved slightly by getting max points in the womens. Going to have to rethink my picks for the next event and rely more on timed training because it seems like a good indicator this year

>

>>216525 (OP)
Wait is MTB an /xs/? I just started with cross country (because that's the only thing that can make me move my fat ass). Didn't know I am doing extreme sports now.

>>235067
>Can you die while doing it?
>Yes
Extreme sport.

>>235125
more likely that he's gonna break his collar bone
still pretty xxxtreme though

>hayes A4 for 120 each
Are the A4s more powerful than saints?

>>235304
about the same peak power but lighter lever feel and better modulation

>>235328
And is the bite point as crisp as the saint? That's a problem with mine that I dont like on the rear, feels too mushy

How was everyone's ride this week?

Despite only having gotten out a handful of times this season, I still managed to get all of the technical trails first try this year

>>235564
its been 100+ every day and im too much of a pussy for a ride in that heat

>>216525 (OP)
/ck/ is having a picnic.

https://boards.4chan.org/ck/thread/21426868#top

/xs/ is invited. Hopefully you guys bring your bikes, skateboards, and rollerblades. No /k/ brownies please.

>>235340
having a consistent mushy bite point on a saint sounds like either you have a bad bleed, rotors are cooked or rotor/pad differences between front and back. When bleeding once you have pushed new fluid through the system, close off the caliper nipple and compress the lever a few times to let most of the air out (keep the bleed block installed). To get the last of the air out a good idea is to strap up the lever when compressed with something like a rubber band/toe strap and leave it for a few hours/over night to let out any potential air. You can also adgitate the system by hitting it with something like the handle of a screwdriver or anything which vibrates.

However if you are looking to replace your brakes, hayes do have a crisp bitepoint which is more consistent than shimano and have better modulation when braking. Compared to shimano they do use DOT so you may have to keep that in mind but it should realistically not be a deal breaker. Overall they are a better brake in terms of function for sure and at 120 euros are worth it for sure.

>>235685
I ruled out bad bleed, it feels crispier than other saints. I have tried saints and xts on other bikes included on freshly done at shops. The rear is always a bit mushier than the front. Compared to other rsc's and mt7s I've tried, mine are on/off. But I still want the rear to match the front. Pads are not new nor gone, in the middle.

By modulation on the hayes you mean a larger amount of lever throw after pad contact or resistance for the same lever throw? This is what keeps me from going to other brakes. My front MT520 is somehow binary compared to other front saints, xts I've tested. I can't replicate the wizardry I did and I blame it partly to the longer rear hose. Hayes with their kevlar braided hose might reduce it. I'll see if I can find someone on dominions tomorrow to test the feel.

Might be due to my bald rear tire too.
Plan is to get a set of A4s and run them for like a year and then if I don't like them try the new hopes in like a year if I stay in the alps for masters.

>>235748
modulation I mean as in its easier to apply different amounts of power with the brake without it locking up into a skid after it has contacted the rotor, so essentially more fine control when on the brakes.

What pads are you running? I find that makes quite a large difference. I'd recommend the galfer purple ebike pads as I ran them before in an MT520 and really liked them. They lasted a long time which is a benefit if you are riding in the alps. I also tried their red pads which have a noticably different feel when braking and are less grabby. Galfer's green pads are basically the gold standard for all out power from pads but they have such a short lifespan that in a weeked you would probably need a new set of pads.

The new hopes do look nice, they have added a new cam at the lever which makes their bite point more pronounced than before which will probably feel a little more alike to shimano's servo wave.

Tested once again Codes RCS, many shimanos, a4s, mt7 and a maven.

Codes were trash as expected. The majority were running shimano saints on their bikes but with 220 rotors. They felt squishy as expected. I spoke with an ews racer and he let me test the A4s, absolute sexo feel.
Light pull that when I pulled like I would've done with my brakes I got jolted. They have quite a bite. He said they keep the bite point even when getting hot and after cooling. Which I've encountered on shimanos after long long long steep alpine descents where you just drag them. But dunno how they'd do without cooling fins. I seem convinced these will be the next ones.
Mavens, you require noticably more pull even on the freestroke. Could get tiring but maybe balanced but not requiring alot of force to brake.
>>235749
>modulation I mean as in its easier to apply different amounts of power with the brake without it locking up into a skid after it has contacted the rotor, so essentially more fine control when on the brakes
Yes, but there are waya to do it which is what I was talking about. The "Modulation of power is control" copypasta is useless and stupid. There are ways to do it. By applying tension on the lever where you require more force to move it, giving the "modulation" impression or just longer lever throw "modulation".

H03Cs. They are good. I don't complain about bite but the squish shimano's have rather than solid feel.

I'll wait for the hopes.

>>230852
Koo koo nigga, finna rape yo ass

>>235879
there's also maven base(d). I just put a set on my bike today, light lever pull and on-off feel since it doesn't use the same swinglink cam as codes/other mavens/etc which I despise. I'd say lighter than shimano, about the same as TRP, not quite as light as hayes, but more power than all of them

I hope hope fixed some of the issues with the caliper, I've seen people spend way too much time fussing with noise and sticky pistons on tech 4s to be interested

>>235631
>its been 100+ every day and im too much of a pussy for a ride in that heat
Unfortunate. The heat has been pretty bad around these parts as well, and is why I've only been on a handful of rides so far. I've accepted that's just how it's going to be this year, and just deal with it now

>>235906
The base could be the one though it lacks bite point adjust. Maybe later the Base could end up in my bike.

>>216525 (OP)
Does the Trek Marklin cut it?

Seen multiple people on those new amflow dji bikes and it just doesn't make sense to me why you would buy one of those over one of the many more well known and established bike brands. Unno, forbidden, commencal and orange all have bikes with their system at around the same price point of the amflow with a similar build kit, so why would you buy it over anything else?
>>236449
for a beginner it's fine for most trails you will ride, but a nicer bike would allow you to progress faster.

La Thuile looks sick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7iMWn54T6E

>>231130
you're out of your element donnie

>>216525 (OP)
Do you guys ride MTB on a highway? Today I drove around a lake, part of the road went along forest paths, and part along the highway. I was so sick to barely have any speed on asphalt.

>havent ridden in years
>get to feeling to go do it the other day
>the intermediate trails scare the shit out of me now
is this what its like being old

New new >>236990

>>236546
I just got a V3 Edit after a ten plus year hiatus of all things mountainbiking - I got out just as they were trialling out 650b bikes and my buddy (who still kept riding) recommended that I get one. I'm pretty impressed how far bikes have come since 2012. This descends better than my old Giant Glory.

Two rides in though and I'm having intrusive thoughts that I'm too old for this shit. The average age of the kids I bump into around here must be about 17 years old.

>>237677
totally opposite where I ride, most people are in their mid to late 30's or 40's and it's very rare to see anyone else younger than me. Most people are also riding an ebike too.

Mine is a v1 edit and for how old it is it still rides great imo. Yes it does have a 2021 model fork on it but pretty much everything else is around about time specific for when it came out. I think the only issue with airdrops is that their seat tube length has always been too long (I ended up cutting around 15mm of mine off) and they have only really fixed it with their new mx models.

Should I get a 27.5" or a 29" ebike MTB or make a mullet out of the 27.5" for food delivery?
I tend to jump on curbs, lane-switch and such in the inner city but in the outskirts there are longer stretches of asphalt, potholes are not rare either