I had a GX t type chain break into 3 pieces after 150 miles and a GX cassette creak like my old knees in the morning after 225, probably due to loose or loosening pins. Upgrading both to XO and hoping for a better result. The torque emtbs create is so much higher, these are the few parts that...
44mm is generally the most common single crown offset and I doubt many would really notice the difference. People change stem length often and it's about the same effect on steering, which is to say little.
You mentioned the pain is mostly in your fingers and I don't think anyone mentioned addressing brakes and levers.
Again, a lot of this is trial and error but something to think about.
- Is your lever angle in line with your arm during the times you're braking the most? This will put your...
Allow myself to introduce myself to the ebike world! Been meat powered for years but I couldn't hold out much longer. Call me a convert, it's all I expected and more... but I don't have to tell any of you.
Many upgrades to stock, highlights...
Limited edition Mavens
160mm Zeb, tuned by Fluid...
After 20 years of pedaling myself I'm waiting on delivery of my first ebike, so I've had some time to ponder what my new life will be like. I'm curious about how people generally view and use overrun. I can certainly see the advantages of the motor taking over for my legs when they stop, but I...
There could be a few things:
- Binding in the bushings. To avoid knocking in the lowers the tolerances are tight, if too tight it won't be smooth. Best for a tuner to fix this.
- 2022 means it's been sitting in a box for a while. Not likely to leak oils but anything is possible. Performing the...
My thoughts are: how well did he take care of his frame, was there existing rider causing damage and it's the internet, loud minorities get amplified unrealistically because people like attention. Every and any frame can break under the right circumstances, it can happen to you and me on the...
Unless I'm misunderstanding the situation, oil inside the stanchion would almost never make its way to the outside of the stanchion.
Any oil/grease on the outside of the stanchion, I'm guessing it's appearing above the wipers, would be coming from the lowers. This is not after a service for a...
All bikes, like all vehicles and many other things in life are a depreciating asset the second you take possession of it. I think in some ways we try to convince ourselves a high ticket item like these is a good investment to justify expenditure and so we can sleep better, when in reality...
I've been able to easily seat a bead with Filmores by simply using a standard floor pump. And add sealant easily through a tube like the one Orange provides. They really seem perfect, I have no idea why people use anything else.
I believe that muc-off valve is new, it's not out of stock but rather not yet in stock. On thier site...
To me it seems overly complicated. I'd suggest the Filmore value. Amazing in its simplicity and ease of use. It's been around a while and I see little to no long term complaints.
I do stupid stuff all the time and I can't think of one good outcome to letting my fork crown hit my frame. At minimum you're probably looking at replacing your frame and fork CSU in the event of even a mild crash. Maybe sprinkle in handle bars, brake levers and rim for fun.
People tend to be heavily opinionated when it comes to brakes so I'll try to keep that out of this....
DB8's are some of the weaker SRAM brake systems. They lack the "swing link like the Code RSC and Maven have which give them substantially more leverage at the lever, equaling more power...