For sure; I've had to ditch a couple with poor shape. I don't like rounded seats where the width is made pointless. I've also had to adjust the seats I do have for perineum issues eg generally I need the saddle flat or level with the top of the handle bars. A tilt of one or two mm can make a...
this is what I understand from nearly 40 years ago - it was supposedly old knowledge then - and I think it is still current: assuming you have a well designed saddle for your sit bones etc and application, then hardness is based on length of time in the saddle. It's actually contrary to what...
It is reasonably common - my acoustic bike has a wonky tyre. I've never perceived or heard of any negative impacts - other than the impact it has on our eyes of the marred beauty of our wonderful machines. Might be more meaningful on an ultra light road bike with 25mm tyres?
I feel for you. I had a similar thing happen, but with worse consequences. Riding a little motorbike on a regular ride home. There is an s bend with a single lane bridge forming the only straight bit in the middle of it. I come in reasonably fast, see it's all mine, lean the bike for the...
while you're riding the bike and leaning it down while you yourself stay relatively upright - imagine how the stresses affect the wheels. Where the wheel contacts the ground via the edge of the tyre - the force is pushing that section of the wheel up. The axle acts as a fulcrum, so that the top...
I only burp when one of the brakes gets spongy or the lever gets closer to the bar as the pads wear. I always assumed the spring was the cause of my zing :)
if it is out of warranty, or you want to try and fix it, consider this: the rotor is fixed to the hub. According to you the rotor is not buckled but is simply showing that the hub is buckled or warped. Because rotor and hub are fixed together, if you gently straighten the rotor as per normal...
I often burp my brakes because bleeding for me is useless. I also find I have to burp pretty often, like one brake once a week; so each brake every 120km?
I finally took the pad spring out, spread it a bit wider, and no zing :D
Before I bought my first dropper post, I used use the quick release, drop down my post, stop at the bottom of whatever it was, use the quick release and pull it up again. I felt bad doing this - I hate unnecessary wear, especially in part of the frame that can't really be replaced. I eventually...
I remember trying to explain how they work and the advantages of them to work mates who were non riders. I think they questioned me after something I said like "my dropper stopped working". I didn't hear the end of dropper jokes for months after that - all of a sexual nature, fuckers :ROFLMAO:
yeah, I always sit back and let others work out the bugs. The one exception was seat droppers...there are some great ones now that just work, but five or so years ago they were generally expensive and short lived and very fickle. But they still had real value :(
So, I see your tyres though. Your weight is an unknown. I have the same front and I'm running 16psi, but...I still have a tube in the front. After my experience with the rear tyre I might start out at 18psi for the front once I remove the tube and see how that goes. I'm surprised that 16 is...
Are you running double downs or dh? I have just exo, when I went to tubeless I had to add pressure. They didn't have the damping of the tubes anymore. I run 2.6 on the rear, and can't get them in dd, which is what I'd like. I almost went back to tubes, but I'm giving it more time.
Look to jackware's post! I run 23 rear (27.5 x 2.6 dhrII exo) 16 front (29x2.5 assegai exo). I'm about 80kg, not a hard rider, very steep country, lots of sharp rock.
I would use 100% because that is what I have, but I rarely clean them. Why do people clean them? I blast inside the calipers with compressed air before every ride - they always have dust or brake dust? in them. The rotors get a bit of a blast too. The only time I'd clean the pads or rotor is if...
I'm interested in your brainwashing method :) You're lucky, those specialized hard tails look as though they will take a dropper as long as you like. If it is flat where you ride, a dropper won't be as awesome as they are in hilly country. I'd always have one though for stairs, curbs, any little...
I can only assume you're new to mountain biking - the question could easily be seen as click bait. With the correct size frame a dropper is awesome; with a frame that is on the larger side a dropper is even more necessary. I use a dropper on an ancient mtb that has been repurposed for urban...