It's been a bit wet where I ride too, and scary. Rock or hardpack in a lot of places and steep. Tyres are slipping all over the place. I'm a pussy when it comes to wet slippery stuff - not enough experience. I did learn a few things though - higher gear and momentum to get up wet rock. Not...
I used to have a whippet, and she used to run beside me while I was riding a bike. If she was with me, the magpies used to pick on her and leave me alone. She hated them :ROFLMAO:. If I saw a magpie coming up behind her, I'd yell "lookout!" She'd spin around and bark at them. I used to let her...
I'd be giving the bike the once over. Alignment - is the chainring straight? What does the chain look like (alignment wise) when it is in a gear that is close to lined up with the chain ring? Raise the rear wheel and work the chain while you keep an eye on alignment (no motor). You know, just...
if somebody is breaking chains, which is unusual, it would be good to find the cause before spending a small fortune on a rohloff hub and new wheel, chain tensioner, chainring, chain, rear sprocket etc
I will, for sure. I don't think my review will be beneficial for you, unless it's a negative review. Judging by your rear suspension requirements in another post, you're a much harder rider than me. Any reviews from me on suspension or tire toughness would only be of benefit to a lightweight or...
Or there is something else at play in the OP's case. I agree with you on the chains though - finding a supposedly stronger chain is addressing the symptom, not the cause. And shimano has lots of tiny engineering going on with their chains and cassettes - ideally you want to keep them together.
After reading here I've just ordered a tannus for the rear, and a couple of maxxis ultralight tubes (1.9 - 2.35) :oops:. If this setup is good, it will mean I can stay with my preferred maxxis 2.6 exo tyres (2.6 don't come in dd or anything substantial). I've had one pinch flat and one puncture...
Yes, you're right. I should have considered the question - stiction would be obvious. Mine have never had stiction - I would have known straight away. As already said, before every ride I clean and oil the stantions, then cycle the forks up and down as hard as I can, then wipe off excess oil...
I see what you've done with that photo :ROFLMAO: Nice clean bike, nice contrasting background, wheels in symmetry. Just a touch OCD? :ROFLMAO: I am looking forward to your thoughts on the tyres :)
My bike came with 165mm. I was getting a lot of pedal strikes, not so much anymore. I think I was being lazy and just spinning through everything. I've been relearning how to ride through obstacles, a couple of quick strokes to get over stuff with momentum. I'm contemplating going to my previous...
If it was me looking for a new emtb right now, the first thing I'd research is the newly announced 4 year warranty by specialized. If the warranty is good then that is a game changer. You may not know, emtb is not particularly reliable or long lived for the majority of people at this time - so...
It's all relative though, isn't it. I'm not a great rider and hope I didn't give that impression. For me I prefer picking lines and missing stuff - not hitting those big rocks, manoeuvring up technical climbs, slow drops, slow technical descents and I'm getting into fast and flowy with berms...
The all mountain, because it seems more of an all rounder and more realistic for where most of us ride. The enduro is really capable for whistler type riding - how many of us have that? After a quick look I'd probably prefer the all mountain 2. Better gearing and I don't want / need all the...
Yeah, OK. My partner came across something similar apparently - front foot like that, rear foot toes down heels up. It's supposed to be like a wedge. I've been aware of it going into jumps, exiting berms etc but it doesn't seem to gell with the push in then absorb thing. What you say sounds...
Well it depends - how much of your suspension are you using now? If you're not using it all, then it's worth going lower pressure. It isn't low pressure for me. If I needed more I'd add it. I was running 45psi, but then started getting into jumps and was bottoming out each ride because of it...