Anyone got any long term views on the Pilo derailleur hanger?
This one
It certainly looks better than the original. I'm interested to hear if anyone's had one for a while. Is it as robust as it looks? Does it strip itself the first time you remove the rear wheel like the original plastic thing?
You and me both! Paid full whack for mine. It was the only medium available anywhere when I bought it. 6 months later and they were knocking them out everywhere with massive discounts. My impatience cost me £1.5k 😂
Ah cool.
That might be where your struggling size wise. Generally, you wouldn't be able to get your feet down while you're on the saddle.
Obviously, dropper posts make it a bit easier these days but generally, the technique is to scoot forward off the saddle when you come to a stop. It's a bit...
I'm about 5000 miles away from LA so can't help in that regard afraid. However, the Giant shop that I visited said they could order in anything I wanted from Giant so it might be worth seeing if you can find a Giant store and see what they can do for you?
Do you mean standing over the top tube...
In general, the women's bikes that I looked at when buying my other half's bike were a different size to the equivalent men's frames. A generalisation is that if you take a man and a woman of the same height, the woman would likely have a shorter torso and longer legs. The women's frames I...
Not a trail builder but I'd say top tip is don't get caught. It's criminal damage.
Tip 2 would be don't be a dick about it. If you build something that's perceived to be dangerous, big mandatory gaps, drops etc and the landowner finds it, they'll probably destroy not just your trail but the...
I'd find one to sit on to get a feel for the sizing. My missus is about the same height as you and rides a small frame (its a hardtail so not entirely comparable) XS would be too small for her.
The giant size chart had me on a small Trance but it was hilariously small when I sat on it. I tried...
Yeah, stem is in the right place and the steerer is a decent length.
I've got probably ~5mm from the top of the stem to the top of the steerer. I did wonder whether it could be the standard stem slipping and allowing the tension to back off but I get the same issue even with a new stem. I say...
H30 Roth an Acros headset. Assume it's the fame across the range. I've airways had issues with it loosening off while riding. At first I thought it d the carbon spacers so changed then for alloy. Then I figured I was maybe the crown race settling after I'd changed the fork. Then maybe it was...
2.5 Dhf in Maxxgrip here.
To be fair, having ridden the Dissector on the back for a while and got used to it, I'm thinking about running out up front with something faster on the back.
Originally, I went 2.5 DHF Maxxgrip front and 2.4 DHR maxxterra on the back and it was sluggish as...
Glad it's not just me then 😂
I managed to get it done last night after Rod also mentioned that it's a bit of a pig to get back together.
I had tried bending and twisting section of the frame but gave yo because it was starting G to damage the threads.
In the end, I took the whole linkage...
XTs from Germany And they're cheap!
I've got some. Not from there though.
They cut pedal strikes down to a few per ride rather than every 5 seconds like the original 170s
EDIT....
There's a £175 minimum order for shipping to the UK so probably not all that helpful unless you want more than...
Has anyone that's been through bearing replacement or maintenance had issues getting the rear end back together?
Embarrassingly, I'm having a real hard time getting bt 11.1 back in.
It almost seems as though the seat stay section is twisted. If I assembly the linkage end first, it goes...
Well I finally received my new axle after a month of waiting and I'm pretty sure the left hand linkage is knackered.
Tried assembling it yesterday and when trying to preload the assembly, the axle was pulling out of the left hand linkage arm.
Balls.
I should have just ordered the linkage arm...
Anyone got the Rockguardz protector fitted to a Rise?
Ive been having a few issues woth the bike in the wet which I'm putting down to water ingress. Looking at the Rockguardz protector, it looks as though it might do a good job of helping to keep water off the motor.
The pictures on the...
What did it come with? 6100s?
Cheapest/ easiest route will be some better discs (XT IceTech) and sintered pads.
Next level cheap and easy would be to add some shimano 4 piston calipers.
6120 calipers are around £50 each and will fit straight onto your existing levers and hoses. SLX/ XT will...
Open the HSC fully if its feeling harsh. Slowing down (adding) HSC is making it harder to compress the fork on fast impacts. That sounds like the last thing you want.
Tokens only affect the end of the stroke so adding/ removing won't affect the feel of most of your ride. It will change how...
20psi is a big change.
22% if you started at 110.
With that much extra pressure, I'd consider dropping a token or 2 which should help with the fact you're still seeing 23mm travel unused. Not using the last 10mm is I guess a good thing. 23mm is a waste. Definitely slowdown the rebound with...
More pics please. I need a kick up the arse to get mine back up and running.
It's a '90 8v with a PG conversion. Moved house with me 3 years ago on the back of a truck and hasn't really moved since.
I'm sad every time I go in the garage lol
Had another look at it today.
The issue I've got is that the left hand spline on the axle doesn't sit tight in the left hand arm.
I got the linkage back on the bench and flipped the axle. With the right hand spline in the left arm, it's perfectly tight with no play which points to the axle...